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Classroom Teacher's Guide Appendix A:

Lesson materials for Beginning Health Advocates

Part 1: Lessons for any Healthy NewsWorks book Lesson 1: Writing to a Health Leader. BHA1-1—Letterwriting whole-class lesson BHA1-2—Health Leader letter (scaffolded)

Lesson 2: Exploring careers. BHA 2-1—Careers student activity

Lesson 3: Health heroes and health commercials. BHA 3-1—Health superheros student activities BHA 3-2—My health superhero illustration template

Part 2: Lessons for the 2015 "Leading Healthy Change" book Lesson 4: Promoting kindness. BHA 4-1—Kindness pockets model

Lesson 5: Nutrition awareness. BHA 5-1—Choose My Plate student worksheet BHA 5-2—Healthy eating survey example BHA 5-3—Healthy eating survey student worksheets

Part 3: Lessons for Healthy NewsWorks newspapers Lesson 6: Health vocabulary. BHA 6-1—Frayer model and student worksheet

Lesson 7: Dental health. BHA 7-1—Dental songs and poetry BHA 7-2—Finders keepers student activity BHA 7-3—Healthy teeth and food student handout BHA 7-4—Healthy smiles poster contest

Lesson 8: Bullying prevention. BHA 8-1—Bullying prevention book list BHA 8-2—Scenario-based templates for student illustrations

Lesson 9: Letter to the editor. BHA 9-1—Responding to newspaper article worksheet

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 1 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Writing a Letter to a Health Leader Teacher Resource: Whole Class Lesson


Three steps to writing a letter to a leader

Step 1: Read-aloud Use a leader’s profile in any of the "Leading Healthy Change" books for an interactive read-aloud exercise. As you read, stop often and ask students (1) questions on basic stated information and (2) questions which require analysis. Examples:

Basic stated information questions Questions requiring analysis

What does this leader do? Why is this important, do you think?

Whom does she work with? Do you know anybody whom you could imagine working with her?

What are some ways she helps people?

Would you like to do this kind of work? Why? Or why not?

Step 2: Formulating an opinion Using chart paper and sentence starters that invite students to form opinions, formulate an opinion-based main topic for your letter. You will need to guide students directly, so they create statements which state opinions rather than restate facts. Example: “Lily Yeh is a hero” rather than “Lily Yeh is an artist.” You can encourage students to ask who or what the health leader reminds them of, or what words they would describe a health leader’s work.

Step 3: Drafting a class letter Use a cloze sentence / sentence starters on chart paper. Include formal genre requirements and the opinion students formulated in step 2. These will form the basis of a draft letter to your chosen Health Leader. Point out the features of the letter you want your students to know: salutation, date, etc., regardless of students’ abilities, the letter can include:

Both facts and opinions Text-based evidence developing the facts and substantiating the opinions Student signatures in closing

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 1 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Writing a Letter to a Health Leader Teacher Resource: Health Leader Letter (scaffolded)


Dear _________________________,

We are the students of _____________________________

_________________________. We read about the work you

do with __________________________________________

_________________________. We think this work is

important because _________________________________

________________________________________________

______________________________________. If you

weren’t there, then _________________________________

______________________________________. The best

part of your work is the _____________________________

______________________________________.

One question we have for you is: ______________________

________________________________________________

___________________________________________?

Thank you for doing what you do!

Your friends,

_____________________,

______________________,

______________________

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 2 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Exploring Careers Resource: Career activity/model handout


Here is a model list of terms students might find in Leading Healthy Change 2015, using the chapter “Steve Bandura: Coaching kids to reach small goals and dream big.” Baseball Taney Dragons World Series Little League Hard work Basketball Coach Education Business Recreation center Soccer Hall of Fame South Philadelphia Jackie Robinson Healthy Mentoring Exercise Personal Trainer Children Nutritious Food Positive Frame Of Mind Teacher Sports Illustrated Pressure African Americans Mo’Ne Davis Game Potential Feel Good All these terms were used to make the “wordsplash" below with Wordle (www.Wordle.net). The wordsplash below also shows students’ identifications of health-related careers they can imagine, based on the reading.

FAQs to improve the look of your Worldle: www.wordle.net/faq

I could be a cook

I could be a photographer

I want to be a baseball player

http://www.wordle.net/

http://www.wordle.net/faq

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 3 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Health Heroes Resources: Health superhero characteristics—words and worksheets


What characteristics does

my health superhero have?

brave entertaining kind

patient happy strong

caring peaceful smart

curious creative energetic

gentle thankful hopeful

loving friendly helpful

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 3 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Health Heroes Resources: Health superhero characteristics—words and worksheets


INSTRUCTIONS: Draw your health superhero and list the words that describe your health superhero. Name:_________________________________

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 4 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Promoting Kindness Resource: Model of classroom message pockets


Sample Kindness Message Pockets Fill with compliments, affirmations, successes, notes about students’ acts of kindness in the classroom

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This quotation box on the next page can be used to write a kindness note.

KINDNESS CENTER

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Teacher's Guide: Lesson 4 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Promoting Kindness Resource: Model of classroom message pockets


Center for NutritionPolicy and Promotion

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 5 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Nutrition Awareness Resource: Healthy eating survey example


Healthy eating tally Draw the fruits and vegetables you have eaten on four recent days. Make tallies below to count the total for each day. Monday

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l l l l l l l l l l l l Now use this information to color in your HEALTHY EATING BAR GRAPH on the next page.

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 5 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Nutrition Awareness Resource: Healthy eating survey example


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Teacher's Guide: Lesson 5 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Nutrition Awareness Resource: Healthy eating survey worksheets


Healthy eating tally Draw the fruits and vegetables you have eaten on four recent days. Make tallies below to count the total for each day. Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Now use this information to color in your HEALTHY EATING BAR GRAPH on the next page.

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 5 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Nutrition Awareness Resource: Healthy eating survey worksheets


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Teacher's Guide: Lesson 6 for Beginning Health Advocates • Healthy Vocabulary • Frayer model/handout

What it is What it is not

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Teacher's Guide: Lesson 6 for Beginning Health Advocates • Healthy Vocabulary • Frayer model/handout

What it is.

what we eat

What it is not.

food that tastes bad

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yogurt, cereal, sandwich,

chicken

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Teacher's Guide: Lesson 7 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Dental Health Resource: Dental songs and poems

Illustrations from Microsoft ClipArt

Dental Health Songs The source of the following songs: www.mycohi.org/pdfs/Code_Red_Spiral_FINAL.pdf Brush Your Teeth (Sung to: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”) Brush, brush, brush your teeth At least two times a day Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning Fighting tooth decay. Floss, floss, floss your teeth Every single day Gently, gently, gently, gently Whisking plaque away. Rinse, rinse, rinse your teeth Every single day Swishing, swishing, swishing, swishing Fighting tooth decay Brushing Song (Sung to Old MacDonald Had a Farm) In my mouth I have some teeth E-I-E-I-O And in my mouth I put my brush E-I-E-I-O With a brush, brush here And a brush, brush there Here a brush There a brush Everywhere a brush, brush In my mouth I’ll keep my teeth! E-I-E-I-O!!!!

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 7 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Dental Health Resource: Dental songs and poems

Illustrations from Microsoft ClipArt

Poems to partner read The source of the following poems:

www.mycohi.org/pdfs/Code_Red_Spiral_FINAL.pdf

My Tooth

My tooth fell out and left a space So big my tongue can touch my face. And every time I smile I show The place where something used to grow. I miss my tooth as you can guess But now I have to brush one less!

I Have a Loose Tooth

I have a loose tooth A wiggly jiggly loose tooth I have a loose tooth A-hanging by a thread. So I pulled my loose tooth My wiggly jiggly loose tooth Put it ‘neath my pillow And then I went to bed.

The fairy took my loose tooth My wiggly jiggly loose tooth And now I have a nickel And a hole inside my head.

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 7 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Dental Health Resource: Healthy NewsWorks handout about teeth and food


HEALTHY TEETH: What to eat to help your teeth Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic health problems of childhood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The good news is the problem is preventable by routine dental care. You also can keep your teeth and gums in shape by watching what you eat.

Plaque is a sticky substance in the mouth that has bacteria (which are germs), according to KidsHealth.org. After people eat, the bacteria seek out sugary and some starchy foods and break them down into acids. The acid can wear down the outermost layer of the tooth, called enamel. This can cause a cavity—a hole in a tooth, says KidsHealth.

Here are 3 things to think about before you eat, says the American Dental Association.

How often do you eat sugary food? Routine snacking on sugary or starchysnacks such as candy or chips increases the chance for tooth decay.

What is the texture of the food? It makes a difference if the food is sticky,liquid, or solid. Does it slowly dissolve? Raisins, fruit snacks, chips, and cerealsare four examples of food that can stick to teeth. Hard candies and cough dropsstay in the mouth for a long time, giving bacteria time to attack the teeth.

How much sugar is in the drink? Sugary drinks such as soda, lemonade, juice,and sweetened coffee or tea are harmful because they give teeth a sugar bath,which promotes tooth decay.

Keep your mouth in tip-top shape by following these American Dental Association tips:

Choose healthy snacks. Do your mouth a favor by limiting the amount of soda,juice, or other sweetened beverages you drink.

Read food labels to find the added sugar. If sugar is listed among the first fewingredients, it’s a good bet that food is high in sugar. Another tip for spottingsources of sugar: Terms ending in “-ose,” such as glucose or sucrose, indicate asugar ingredient.

Eat fruits and vegetables. They contain a lot of water and fiber that protect theteeth by washing away harmful acids and food particles from the teeth.

If you chew gum, make sure it’s sugarless. Drink water. Water is the most tooth-friendly beverage. Eat foods high in calcium and phosphorus. These minerals protect and

strengthen tooth enamel. Cheese, milk, plain yogurt, calcium-fortified tofu, leafygreens, and almonds are high in calcium. Meat, poultry, fish, milk, and eggs arethe best sources of phosphorus.

Poster Contest: Healthy Smiles A project of Healthy NewsWorks

Help raise awareness about preventing tooth decay!

Attention, students! Draw a poster that shows 1 of these tooth-friendly messages:

Brush your teeth at least twice a day.

Floss between teeth at least once a day.

Cut down on candy, cookies, and chips.

Visit your dentist every six months.

Eat low-fat dairy foods.

Drink water instead of soda and other sugary beverages.

You may illustrate a different tooth-friendly message, but it must have accurate medical informa-tion. Reliable dental information can be found on the Pennsylvania Dental Association website: www.padental.org/online/public/children/children_homepage Contest winners will receive prizes. Selected posters will be displayed in Healthy NewsWorks schools, in the community, and in Healthy NewsWorks communications. Poster judging will be based on the Healthy Smiles theme, creativity, artistic quality, and neatness. Winners will be notified through their teachers.

Contest rules: 1. The contest is open to all students in Healthy NewsWorks schools. 2. Posters should be illustrated on 8.5" x 11" white paper. 3. On the poster's back, include the student artist's name, age, school, homeroom teacher,

and poster title. 4. Each student may submit only one entry. 5. Students may use pencil, colored pencils, markers, or crayons. 6. Any words must be accurate, correctly spelled, clearly written, and large enough to read. 7. Students must create the poster themselves. It should be original and hand-drawn. 8. Students should NOT illustrate any brand names or trademarked products. 9. Parents/guardians of semifinalists will be required to fill out the Healthy NewsWorks

Consent and Release for a Minor Form in order for student work to be exhibited. 10. Posters will not be returned. They become the property of Healthy NewsWorks.

Poster contest entries are due by Friday, November 20, 2015, To homeroom teachers or a teacher designated by your school!

Questions? Visit www.HealthyNewsWorks.org or send an email to [email protected]

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 8 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Bullying Prevention Teacher Resource: Suggested read-aloud book list


READ ALOUDS

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell

The Hallo-Wiener by Dan Pilkey

The Bully Blockers Club by Teresa Bateman

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst.

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric

Don’t Be a Bully Billy: A Cautionary Tale by Phil Roxbee Cox

How to Lose All of Your Friends by Nancy Carlson

King of the Playground by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Stop Picking on Me: A First Look at Bullying by Pat Thomas

We Can Work It Out: Conflict Resolution for Children by Barbara Polland

Being Bullied by Kate Petty & Charlotte Firmin

Billy Bully: A School-Yard Counting Tale by Ana Galan and Alvaro Galan

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/book/chrysanthemum

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/book/stand-tall-molly-lou-melon

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/book/hallo-wiener

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/book/bully-blockers-club

http://www.scholastic.com/parents/book/billy-bully

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 8 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Bullying Prevention Teacher Resource: Scenario-based templates for student illustrations


Bullying is hitting or pushing.

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Bullying is teasing or name-calling.

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Bullying is taking things without permission.

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Bullying is not letting someone play.

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____________________________________ Bullying is being mean and not stopping.



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Teacher's Guide: Lesson 9 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Letter to the Editor Resource: Response to newspaper article handout


Response to a newspaper article How I feel about _________________________________________________ (topic or name of the healthy newspaper article) Put the big idea of the article in the center, and draw or write how it makes you feel, and why, on the lines.

Teacher's Guide: Lesson 9 for Beginning Health Advocates Activity: Letter to the Editor Resource: Response to newspaper article handout


Now use your brainstorming to draw a picture and write a short paragraph about the article or topic.

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