Health

The health genre covers all content areas related to student wellness. These books are often written by health care professionals. These books provide students with information about how to maintain a healthy life style. Health texts can include topics like, nutrition, emotional well-being, physical wellness, puberty, injury and violence prevention, and diseases. Just like science, health practices are always changing and new practices for staying healthy are being introduced. When I select my books I’ll make sure the information is accurate and up to date. In my classroom I will use these books for read-aloud and shared readings. I plan on having a variety of health books for my classroom library so my students can multiple options and select the one that seems more interesting or appealing for them. Also, these books can be used as a secondary resource when introducing new health care practices to students. Before I select my books I will make sure it contains text features that will engage my students into reading the book. Also, health text can work with different science units, which means that I can use these books for science lessons related to health education.



American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. (2012). Journal of physical education, recreation & dance. Philadelphia, PA.

Grade level for which text is complex:

• Fourth & Fifth 

Level for read aloud:

• Third & Fourth

This is a journal about physical education, recreation, and dance. In this journal information about how to use technology for PE is given, as well as student centered strategies for teaching modern dance in secondary physical education. This journal contains information about movement in the classroom and its benefits. This article provides information about how much a child’s life can change if s/he involves in a physical activity. An active child is able to retain more information, stay focused for longer periods of time, and has a positive experience about learning. As educators we will be responsible for getting our kids active in the classroom and in some cases outside the classroom. Exposing students to this information will help them become more active, which will lead to them being healthier. I chose this article because it focuses on younger children, which makes it easier for students to relate to it.

Joanna Cole, (1989). The Magic School Bus : Inside the Human Body. New York : Scholastic Inc.

Grade level for which text is complex:

• ·         First & second

Grade level for read aloud:

• ·         Kindergarten & First

This is a good book to use when introducing the human body to students. It contains humor which will make the students want to read it, but it also contains real facts about the digestive system. This book provides facts about the digestive system, the blood vessels, the heart, and the brain. The illustrations used in this text guide the reader along with the information that is being provided. This book contains side bars which help which help explain difficult concepts that are found throughout the text. These sidebars break down the concepts into student friendly terms.