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Health Grade 5

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Science and health share an instructional time block, with science taught three-fourths of the year and health one-fourth.

Notes:

Education Code Section 51550 requires that parents be notified in writing about Social Health Education classes and be given the opportunity to request in writing that their children not attend. (Sending the required notice through the United States mail meets the notification requirement of the law.) The law also requires that parents be given the opportunity to inspect any written and audiovisual materials to be used in the teaching and learning process.

Course Description:

This level of instruction is intended to help students meet health education content standards 5.1 through 5.6.

CONTENT AREAS

Being a Wise Health Consumer	Legal and Illegal Drugs
Keeping Fit and Active	About Tobacco and Alcohol
Working Toward a Healthful Community	Foods for Good Nutrition
Planning for Safety	Supporting Your Family
Learning About Disease	A Growing and Changing Body
Preventing Violence	Dealing with Feelings

State Course Code(s):

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Basic Texts and Teaching Guides:

Harcourt Health and Fitness Learning System for California, Harcourt School Publishers, 2006.
Growth and Development: A Resource for Teachers, Harcourt School Publishers, 2006.

Health Grade 5