It's time for your school's annual Health and Wellness Fair, and your administrator has requested that teachers at each grade level create a presentation to be shared with parents and caregivers at the fair.

 

Preparation

Choose a grade level between K-5th grade to use as the basis for this assessment. 

 

• Introduction: Identify your selected grade level and explain the purpose of the presentation.
• Active Lifestyle and Fitness: Explain what is meant by the phrase active lifestyle and fitness and how you will support students of your selected grade level in their development via the following:
• Classroom Practices: Describe how you will promote an active lifestyle and fitness to students through your classroom's environment and in your instructional practice.
• Resources: Identify the school and community resources that may be available to students related to establishing and maintaining an active lifestyle and fitness, including a brief description of their purpose.
• Healthy Habits and Behaviors: Explain what is meant by the phrase healthy habits and behaviors and how you will support students of your selected grade level in their development via the following:
• Classroom Practices: Describe how you will promote healthy habits and behaviors to students through your classroom's environment and in your instructional practice.
• Resources: Identify the school and community resources that may be available to students related to establishing and maintaining healthy habits and behaviors, including a brief description of their purpose.
• Social and Emotional Learning: Explain what is meant by social and emotional learning competencies and how you will support students of your selected grade level in their development via the following:
• Classroom Practices: Describe how you will promote social and emotional learning to students through your classroom's environment and in your instructional practice.
• Resources: Identify the school and community resources that may be available to students related to enhancing social and emotional learning, including a brief description of how they support students' life skills development.
• Bullying Prevention and Awareness: Explain the importance of teaching bullying prevention and awareness education to your students, including how you will support this via the following:
• Classroom Practices: Describe how you will promote bullying prevention and awareness to students in your classroom's environment and in your instructional practice.
• Resources: Identify the school and community resources that may be available to students related to bullying prevention and awareness, including a brief description of their purpose.
• References: Cite 3 to 5 references to support your presentation. Format your citations and references for sources and images according to APA guidelines.

 

To accompany your presentation, create a 1-page handout for your audience of parents and caregivers. Describe strategies, tips, and recommendations that they can use at home to help students with the following: 

• Establishing and maintaining an active lifestyle and fitness
• Establishing and maintaining healthy habits and behaviors
• Developing social and emotional learning competencies
• Employing bullying prevention and awareness skills