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