Virtual Bookshelf
1. Policy 2520.55 --21 st Century
Wellness Pre-K through 4 Content Standards and Objectives for West
Virginia Schools. This policy defines the content standards and objectives for the program of study required by policy
2510 in wellness for grades Pre-K thorough 4.
http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p2520.55_ne.pdf
2. PE Central is
the premier website for health and physical education teachers, parents,
and students. Their goal is to
provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate
physical education programs. These programs
are in place to help combat the hight obesity rate. It includes lesson
ideas, assessment ideas, professional information, instructional
resources, and a job center along with other areas to promote health
and physical education.
http://www.pecentral.org
3. Health In Schools is
a website with a vast amount of resources for teachers on the
topics of health and health
related issues. The website is operated by The Center For Health
and Health Care in Schools located out of The George
Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. The
site contains fact sheets of various health related issues
for children.
http://www.healthinschools.org/
4. Planet Health is a curriculum developed by Harvard University researchers that
integrates the message of the benefits of physical activity and health food into
core curriculum subjects such as language, math, science, and social studies.
The site provides materials for classroom lessons designed to fit within the
existing curriculum. Planet health's mission is "to produce innovative,
informative products in all areas of physical activity that help people
worldwide lead healthier, more active lives".
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/prc/proj_planet.html
5. Awesome Library is
a resource for teachers, kids, teens , parents, librarians and college
students. For teachers it offers a variety of subject that contain many
topics, as well as, a link for lesson plans. It has 33,000 reviewed
resources including the top 5 percent in education.
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/HealthPe/HeathPE.html