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7 Ways to Turn Health Literacy Month Into a School-Wide Celebration

SHAPE America

What if the entire school and community applauded students for developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to be health-literate individuals ? As a middle school health and physical education teacher, I know first-hand that initiatives impacting the whole school and surrounding community can be powerful.

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How To Improve Mental Health In Schools

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Student mental health issues are on the rise! Tiered Systems Of Support For Mental Health In Schools A comprehensive school mental health system is designed to support all students and teachers with a coordinated, tiered approach. A student looks at their laptop during a physical education class.

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Middle School Health Curriculum

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That means updating the existing middle school health curriculum while also filling any missing gaps. Regardless of the class and teaching structure, schools must consider the complete picture and support teachers and students with a full set of tools for complete health and wellness.

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Should Physical Education Be Required?

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Much of this criticism comes from outdated stereotypes of “gym class.” ” The old school term “gym class” usually elicits images of rolling out the balls and playing dodgeball. ” “It is unfair to have graded PE classes because it disproportionately hurts GPAs of un-athletic students.”

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Sleep Lesson Plans For Students

PLT4M

If students can understand the profound impact of sleep on their physical, mental, and emotional well-being, they can make more informed decisions for their sleep behaviors. Integrating sleep education into physical education and health classes is a progressive step towards fostering holistic well-being among students.

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Online Health Textbook

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Interactive Learning : Features like video tutorials, interactive elements, and other features enhance health education lesson plans. Accessibility : Materials can be accessed anytime, anywhere, on various devices, making them perfect for health classes, at-home, or anywhere in between. Get Our FREE Health E-Book!

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Health Education Curriculum

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Challenges Of Health Education Curriculum Implementing a comprehensive health education curriculum in schools isn’t easy! Let’s be honest, health class has a bad wrap! And beyond just the common misconceptions of school health class, there are also a lot of other challenges teaching health!