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Obesity, diabetes, eating disorders, growth, development, active lifestyles, environmental health, and mental health are just some of the areas of concern where teachers are actively seeking accurate, accessible information.
Health and Understanding is a literacy-based series written for students in the last three years of primary school. This series provides teachers and students with the opportunity to explore a range of health topics that are involved in, and required for, a healthy lifestyle.
Written by experienced children’s authors including Hazel Edwards, Goldie Alexander, Alan Horsfield and Wendy St Germain, Health and Understanding is endorsed by The Centre for Hormone Research, a joint department of the The Royal Children’s Hospital and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute.
Suitable for independent reading, guided reading and library reference.
Structure of the series consists of three strands that focus on different aspects of a healthy lifestyle:
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the need for an active lifestyle
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how relationship and health needs change as people grow
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personal health choices that students must make for themselves in order to enjoy good health
Key Features:
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develops an understanding and ability to value themselves and others
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Promotes the need for physical activity
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encourages a healthy diet
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develops feelings of self-confidence and self-acceptance
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builds the skills necessary for positive interpersonal relationships
Titles in the Health and Understanding series:
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Active Lifestyles Set
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Components of an Active Lifestyle
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Leisure Time
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Effects of Physical Activity
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Passport to Safety
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Teamwork
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Overcoming Obstacles to Physical Activity
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Physical Activity in the Real World
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Achieving Optimal Health |
Growth and Development Set
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Who am I?
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Body Image
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Gender Image
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The Body's Processes
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Hurdles to Relationships
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Growth and Change
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Relationships
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Improving Communication |
Personal Health Set
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Influences on Health Choices
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Nutrition Across a Lifetime
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How Good is My Food?
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Why Weight?
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Food and the Environment
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Tobacco, Alcohol and Caffeine
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Risky BusinessIlnesses
Student Books: 24
Teacher Guides: 3
Big Books: 3
Interactive Whiteboard CD-ROMs: 3
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