A Healthy You

A Health and Fitness Curriculum for Envision Schools

By Doug Gilbert, Claudia Jimenez, Dana Nelson, Junko Tanaka

About the School• Bay Area Charter

School Network

• Art and Technology Project Based

• Serves a Diverse Community of Students

• Located in Downtown Oakland

Design Requirements

• No Health or PE Courses

• Advisory Structure

• 9th and 10th grade College-Prep students

• Specific Assessment Needs

Rationale• Why: Students need to feel empowered to

take responsibility for their physical and nutritional health so that they can lead healthy lives and contribute to society as a productive citizen.

Rationale

• What: Our curriculum will be based on five units that aim to achieve the previous goal.

• Food Groups and Labels

• Nutrients

• Healthy Body Image

• Physical Education

• Final Project

Rationale

• How: We will design our lessons using the following strategies:

• Optimized for personalization, based on individual histories and differences

• Standards based

• Utilizing both direct and inquiry-based instruction

• Focused on creative project-based student centered learning

• Integrating technology when applicable

Sample Lesson

• Students will learn how to read nutrition labels

• They will compare the nutrition facts of their favorites foods or common foods like McDonald’s french fries

Anchor Task Overview

• Students will synthesize their knowledge of food groups, nutrition labels, nutrients, healthy bodies, and exercise in a final poster presentation and in-class healthy food party.

• Nutrients: Research a nutrient and create a character

• Food Group: Cook a dish that features their nutrient

• Nutrition Labels: Present the nutrition facts of their dish

• Body Image: Create a T-Shirt and slogan that promotes healthy body image

• Physical Education: Design a stretching routine

Project Example

• Vitamin C Hero