Kinderhealth

Kindergarten
60-Minute Program

Course Description

Students visit TAM and learn how to keep their bodies healthy. Emphasis is also placed on dealing with feelings. Food models are used to categorize foods into groups that can be eaten everyday. Children participate in light physical activity to see that it is fun and healthy. Sheriff Tuffy Tooth shares the importance of dental care. Students discuss safety and ways to protect themselves, both indoors and outdoors. Proper use of medicine is also included.

Goal

Students have fun learning about their bodies and common ways to stay healthy and safe.

Learning Objectives

• Recognize the heart, lungs, and brain as major body organs essential for life.
• Name routine measures needed to keep the body healthy.
• Identify fruits, vegetables, meat & beans, grains, oils, and milk as healthy foods necessary for growth.
• Give examples of sweet or fatty foods that can be eaten as treats now and then.
• Name play activities that provide opportunities for fitness.
• Recognize healthy ways to handle feelings.
• Recall ways to care for teeth.
• Point out what to do for a safe ride on a bike or in a car.
• State safety rules to follow when playing in water or on the playground.
• Recognize potential household dangers in order to prevent accidental injury.
• Discuss the need for adult help with medicines.

12/07
Complements:
Indiana Academic Standards for Health & Wellness 2007: K.1.1, K.1.2, K.1.4, K.5.1, K.5.2, K.7.1, K.7.2, K.8.1
National Health Education Standards 2007: 1.2.1, 1.2.3, 1.2.4, 4.2.1, 7.2.1
Healthy People 2010: 15–7,15–19, 15–20, 15–23

TAM – Transparent Anatomical Manikin

TAM is the foremost teaching exhibit at RLHEC for general human biology. It is a clear, life–size female figure that describes body systems. TAM speaks and turns as lights illuminate the visible organs. The instructor re–emphasizes the important aspects of the presentation with interactive follow–up. TAM is also used at the University of Michigan, the Museum of Science and Industry–Chicago, and the Korean Children's Center–Seoul.

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