Staying Healthy 5, a Weekly Reader publication articles

Recent articles from Staying Healthy 5, a Weekly Reader publication

Series Overview.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... What is the connection between lifestyle behaviors and health? Healthcare professionals are finding more and more links between youthful behaviors and health throughout life. The Staying Healthy series will help students understand the...

Book Overview.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... In Staying Healthy, Grade Five, students examine the link between emotions and their overall health. They see how their behavior and decisions may be affected by their feelings and level of stress. Students also make decisions about coping with...

Objectives.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Students learn to * explore their range of feelings and learn how their feelings may affect them and others; * identify stress and develop methods of coping with stress; * identify functions of the heart, lungs, bones, and muscles...

Suggested Monthly Plan.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... By using timely topics and activities to introduce concepts and teach corresponding skills, the Staying Healthy series updates and enriches your health curriculum. Students can spend at least two to four weeks engaged in lesson and enrichment...

Classroom. (Resources).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Unit 1: Magazines, poster board, paste, tape, scissors, note cards Unit 2: Different-size balloons, rubber bands, 2-liter soda bottles, clay, several magazines, pictures of Joe Camel and Josephine Camel, "Just Say No" literature,...

Community. (Resources).(health education)
January 1, 1994... For information about health, have the health and/or physical education teacher, school counselor or psychologist, or school nurse speak to the class. Invite a DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) officer to present a DARE program. ...

Books To Enjoy. (Resources).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Reserve one or more of these books at the school or public library for the duration of the book. Read from these to the class each week. Encourage students to read some of the books on their own or with a book buddy. The Body Book, Sara...

Unit 1: Emotions and Stress.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Background Bonus Stress is any physical or psychological stimulus that forces a person to respond. A growing body of evidence supports the theory that stress may have as much effect on health as diet or exercise. Stress can be negative--a...

Unit 2: Heart and Lungs.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Background Bonus Blood delivers necessary oxygen throughout the body. When arteries become blocked and blood cannot deliver the necessary oxygen to the heart or brain, a heart attack or stroke results. The heart works hard. Every 24...

Unit 3: Foods and Fitness.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Background Bonus According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food contaminated by bacteria causes 6 million cases of food poisoning each year in the United States. The majority of these cases stem from contaminated meat...

Unit 4: Diseases and Infection.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Background Bonus Before doctors realized that bacteria cause diseases, they did not scrub before treating a patient. They didn't even wash their hands before performing surgery. Many patients died not from illness or surgery but from a...

Emotions Up, Down, and Back Again. (Emotions and Stress).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Feelings and Behavior A feeling--also called an emotion--is a mind-body answer to something. Let's take fear: Your brain and your body get the message that something is happening. Depending on how you usually react to things, your...

Under Pressure. (Emotions and Stress).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Stress is any extra demand on a system. Disasters cause tremendous stress, but everyday events can put pressure on you and cause stress too. If you put too much importance on winning a game, you may fumble the ball. Stress is how a...

Coping with Stress. (Emotions and Stress).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... How do you know when you're feeling stress? Your mind and body will let you know. * Your heart beats faster; your breathing is quicker. * Peppy people slow down. Light eaters may binge or stop eating altogether. * You can't fall...

Finding Solutions To Stress. (Emotions and Stress).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Stressful situations demand solutions to lessen the stress. Just as President Bill Clinton helped during a stressful time for earthquake victims by making important decisions and displaying a caring attitude, you can help yourself and others in...

The Heart Not Only for Loving. (Heart and Lungs).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Alex Chandler is a Chicago baseball fan. But until recently he never even had a chance to play on a Little League team. Alex had cardiomyopathy, a disease that destroys the muscle of the heart. Doctors think Alex contracted the disease...

Breathe In ... Breathe Out.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Take a deep breath, and then exhale. In that short time, millions of air sacs (called alveoli) in your lungs absorbed oxygen from the air you inhaled and released carbon dioxide, which you then exhaled. A Respiratory Disease Jenny...

Chemical Abuse. (Heart and Lungs).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Steven Caldwell loved to play soccer. He practiced nearly every day after school and played a game every Saturday with his team, the Sonics. He was probably the best player on his team. He took control of the ball and dribbled, passed, and...

Healthy Heart, Healthy Lungs. (Heart and Lungs).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Lisa Allan rode her bike as fast as she could to the pool, about two miles away. By the time she got there, she was breathing hard and her heart was pounding. At the pool, she swam several laps until her Lungs ached from the effort. Later, she...

Your Nutritional Needs. (Foods and Fitness).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Fun Food or Frankenfood? Scientists have crossed cauliflower with broccoli to produce a vegetable shaped like cauliflower but green in color. Called broccoflower, it tastes sweeter than cauliflower and has twice the vitamin C and folic...

Too Much...Too Little. (Foods and Fitness).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Diet programs are often advertised on TV and in magazines, but some diet programs aren't based on healthful eating. Young people whose bodies are still growing should base their eating habits on the recommendations of the daily food pyramid,...

First Aid for Food. (Foods and Fitness).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... To safeguard yourself from E. coli food poisoning, cook your hamburgers and other meats until they are 155[degrees]F or above and no longer pink in the middle. The heat will kill any bacteria. If you are eating out and your hamburger isn't done...

Building Strong Bones and Muscles. (Foods and Fitness).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Your appearance is affected by your fitness level and the foods you eat. Your body needs certain nutrients for your muscles and bones to grow properly. Your muscles need the protein contained in foods from the meat group. Your bones need the...

Fighting Disease. (Diseases and Infection).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Bacteria and viruses are tiny germs or pathogens that can cause disease. Measles is caused by a virus. Bacteria are one-celled living things-and not all are harmful. Viruses are not considered living things and are even smaller than bacteria....

The Cold Common but Complicated. (Diseases and Infection).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Parents often say, "Put on a hat--you'll catch a cold!" Although wearing a hat is a very good idea, you don't catch a cold by going without one. You catch a cold by coming in contact with the viruses that cause colds. Here's how that may...

Taking Control of Disease. (Diseases and Infection).(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... Scientists have made exciting advances in the treatment of a disease called cystic fibrosis (CF). It's an inherited disease. Some people are born with it. A defective gene prevents certain body cells from working properly and causes mucus to...

Glossary.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1994... antibiotics--medicines that are used to destroy harmful bacteria anorexia--an unreasonable fear of becoming fat that leads to starving oneself arteries--tubes that carry blood from the heart to all parts of the body bacteria--tiny...