Teaching Today's Health (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Gene Ezell (Author)

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B> This book is a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of health and wellness, with strategies for teaching health education in elementary and middle schools. The book begins with an introductory overview of the philosophical bases for health education, national standards, and evaluation methods, and includes a variety of activities and strategies for approaching health education in the classroom. Each content chapter is followed by a strategy chapter that shows the teacher how to effectively apply and teach the content in a meaningful way. The strategies include value clarification activities, dramatizations, puzzles, and games, as well as suggestions for World Wide Web sites, references, and videos for teaching in each of the content areas. The theme of instilling lifelong health and wellness through positive lifestyle choices is used throughout. For health educators working with elementary and middle school students, or anyone else with an interest in health education. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Teaching TodayUs Health balances a strong foundation of health methods theory with a wealth of activities to give readers the tools they need to become successful health educators. In addition to an enhanced design and photo program, the Seventh Edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect current health issues such as violence and questions about terrorism. New features like Teaching in Action boxes and suggested grade levels for each activity help readers create a curriculum for their own K-8 classroom. The bookUs comprehensive coverage includes topics such as mental health, personal health, family life, and substance abuse. A dynamic new website includes chapter quizzes and weblinks for additional review. For college instructors, students, or anyone interested in health and wellness. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 719 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 5th edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205274137
• ISBN-13: 978-0205274130
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,870,178 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars teaching today's helath, March 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Teaching Today's Health (Hardcover)

This textbook I found to be very helpful in my study as an elementary classroom teacher. I would not reccommend this book for use by parents, but it is a great text book.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great for lesson plans, March 16, 2007

By	grtmomx3 "Jennifer" (Modesto, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teaching Today's Health, Seventh Edition (Hardcover)

This book has very little text and does not include a wide spectrum of information but has a LOT of lesson plans and activities for teaching on the topics.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Required, but poor quality, February 13, 2009

By	A. Wagner "happy mama" (san francisco) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Teaching Today's Health, Seventh Edition (Hardcover)

This text may have been required by the course I took, but it is a low quality test written in the obscure, academic way that gives textbooks bad name. It takes an interesting subject and makes it boring.