School Health Programs
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Course Introduction
This course offers an in-depth exploration of school health programs, emphasizing their role in promoting student wellness and academic success. Students will examine the foundations and components of comprehensive school health, including health education, physical education, nutrition services, health services, counseling and psychological services, safe environments, staff wellness, and family/community involvement. Through analysis of policies, program planning, and implementation strategies, learners gain practical skills to address health challenges in educational settings and foster a supportive environment that nurtures physical, mental, and social well-being among school-aged children and adolescents.
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Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom 1st Edition by Robert P. Pangrazi
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Chapter 1: Improving the Health of Americas Children
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Q1) Which of the physical education content standards addresses learning primarily in the psychomotor domain?
A)Standard 1
B)Standard 2
C)Standard 3
D)Standard 5
Answer: A
Q2) This component of an active and healthy school environment serves as the foundation because it is dedicated to learning in the psychomotor domain.
A)Quality physical education
B)Physical activity breaks
C)Nutrition and healthful eating activities
D)Sun safety instruction
Answer: A
Q3) Exercise is a set of attributes that people have or achieve relating to their ability to perform physical activity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Understanding Childrens Needs and Readiness for
Physical Activity
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Q1) A teacher should expect a child to be able to dribble a ball with his or her feet before dribbling with his or her hands.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Children's need for rhythmic expression can be satisfied by marching,clapping,and jump roping.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Because there is a 5- to 6-year variation in maturity among children,it is reasonable to expect 8-year-olds to perform at an 11-year-old level.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Needs are NOT affected by developmental maturity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Teaching Physical Activities Safely and Effectively
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Q1) Enlarging the size of the target or increasing the size of the equipment represents appropriate ways to modify equipment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Children should be encouraged to swing the bat in a horizontal plane when striking.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a type of kicking?
A)Tap
B)Punting
C)Placekicking
D)Soccer kicking
Answer: A
Q4) Children are expected to learn throwing skills before catching skills.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Improving the Effectiveness of Instruction and Feedback
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Q1) Cooperative learning is one way to teach for diversity.
A)True
B)False
Q2) "Does everybody understand?" is an appropriate method for checking for understanding.
A)True
B)False
Q3) It is always necessary to use anticipatory set.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The four major variables influencing how teachers and students think and learn are
A)race/ethnicity,gender,attitude,and character.
B)race/ethnicity,gender,attitude,and appearance.
C)race/ethnicity,gender,cooperation,and appearance.
D)race/ethnicity,gender,social class,and ability.
Q5) Closure is a time to review learning that has taken place during the lesson.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Management and Discipline in an Activity Setting
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Q1) Which of the following scenarios describes positive discipline?
A)Offering 5 minutes of activity of choice for appropriate behavior
B)Taking away 5 minutes of recess for inappropriate behavior
C)Sending a child to timeout for off-task behavior
D)Giving a student the option to walk laps or do push-ups for misbehaving
Q2) ________ is defined as organizing and controlling the affairs of the class,and ________ is defined as the method for discouraging non-adherence to rules.
A)Management; discipline
B)Discipline; management
C)Leading; punishment
D)Punishment; leading
Q3) Which of the following is an appropriately stated rule for students?
A)No pushing others.
B)When freezing,do not play with equipment.
C)Do not hurt other students.
D)Treat others as you would like to be treated.
Q4) A high five is an example of an activity reinforcer.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Teaching Children With Special Needs
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Q1) Having a student who is blind ________ is providing him with the least restrictive environment.
A)jump rope with peers twirling the rope
B)juggling scarves
C)trap a rolling ball
D)balance on three body parts
Q2) Least restrictive environment is a term commonly used in public education for the process of placing students with disabilities in classrooms with non-disabled students.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A student who is in a wheelchair who participates in physical education during activities using the hands and balancing activities is experiencing ________.
A)full mainstreaming
B)mainstreaming for physical activities only
C)partial mainstreaming
D)special development classes
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Chapter 7: Integrating Physical Activity and Academics
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a primary academic content area in most elementary school curricula?
A)Math
B)Physical education
C)Science
D)Social studies
Q2) Introducing games of different countries is an example of an integration activity for geography in social studies.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the group collaboration model of integration,multiple classroom teachers from a common grade level work together to center on a theme and generate learning activities that cut across academic areas.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Studying how climate affects physical activity habits is an example of an integration activity for directions in social studies.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Increasing Students Activity Levels
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Q1) According to the news clip on PE4Life,advocates claim that teaching ________ skills is not a smart use of the limited time dedicated to physical activity during the school day since less than 3% of American continue to engage after age 24.
A)sports
B)lifetime
C)competitive
D)recreational
Q2) According to NASPE,it is recommended that children accumulate ________ minutes of physical activity per day.
A)30
B)45
C)60
D)120
Q3) The physical activity pyramid includes six categories of activities arranged into four levels.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Helping Students Develop Physical Fitness
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Q1) An appropriate fitness routine includes a 2-3 minute warm-up.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Moving forward,backward,and to the side in crab position is a challenge that develops
A)arm-shoulder girdle strength.
B)abdominal strength.
C)the trunk muscles.
D)leg muscles and cardiovascular endurance.
Q3) Performing multiple curl-ups will help develop which component of health-related fitness?
A)Cardiovascular endurance
B)Body composition
C)Flexibility
D)Muscular strength and endurance
Q4) Having students perform high-intensity activities such as running stairs will promote a positive attitude towards fitness.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Improving Students Nutrition
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Q1) On average,children experience approximately 40 to 60 school celebrations per year.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT true about processed food?
A)It is cheaper than fresh food.
B)It has a longer shelf life than fresh food.
C)It is generally more nutritious.
D)It is more appealing to many students.
Q3) Which of the following foods are NOT recommended to serve as healthy choices during school celebrations?
A)Peanut butter crackers
B)Graham crackers
C)Whole-grain crackers with string cheese
D)Dried fruit
Q4) Research indicates that eating breakfast has no effect on facilitators of learning such as attention span.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Teaching Sun Safety
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Q1) The best time for children to play is midday.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ultraviolet index
A)reports previous ultraviolet radiation levels throughout the United States.
B)predicts the next day's ultraviolet radiation levels throughout the United States.
C)indicates how much sunscreen to wear.
D)estimates the amount of melanin produced by skin cells.
Q3) All of the following are factors affecting ultraviolet exposure EXCEPT
A)environmental factors.
B)intrinsic factors.
C)the ultraviolet index.
D)age.
Q4) Heat stress is a long-term risk of UV exposure.
A)True
B)False
Q5) When the SPF of sunscreen is doubled,the percent of protection is doubled.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Promoting Childrens Health Beyond the School
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Q1) Elementary school children accumulate ________ of their daily steps outside of school.
A)10%
B)20%
C)30%
D)60%
Q2) Errands with a Pedometer is an activity using pedometers that involves tracking the number of steps taken while completing activities such as vacuuming,mowing the lawn,and folding clothes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) All of the following are ways classroom teachers can promote children's health outside the school environment EXCEPT
A)assigning health-promoting homework.
B)helping develop structured after-school programs.
C)encouraging family and community involvement.
D)providing classroom physical activity.
Q4) After-school programs provide opportunities for children to work on homework.
A)True
B)False
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