Building the Foundation: Peace and Conflict Education in Early Childhood Development Programs in...
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- Building the Foundation: Peace and Conflict Education in Early
Childhood Development Programs in Partnership with PenMedia Module
5: Healthy Me, Healthy Us! Pilot Version May 2011
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- Learning Objectives Describe the importance of health for pre-
school children Know three of the most important health behavior
habits for preschool children to promote good health List three
health threats that children can face and one action that children
can take to avoid each threat
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- Importance of Health for Education Healthy children are more
likely to be able to concentrate on educational activities and
benefit from them Healthy children are more likely to attend school
and participate in educational activities Some health problems are
associated with learning problems for example, exposure to
pesticides and lead paint The school provides a good forum for
teaching children about healthy lifestyle and specific health
practices
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- HEALTHY ME, HEALTHY YOU, HEALTHY HABITS Exercise Eating
Sleep
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- Keeping Active, Moving Together! Look at me, look at you, look
at what we can do! Dance, dance! Run, run! We can jump, we can hop,
we can twist, we can stop! We can tap, we can clap We can sit, we
can rest, we can do our very best We can whisper, we can breath, we
can smile and then We can start to move all over again!
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- Healthy Eating! Healthy eating habits start when children are
very young, so it is important to help to make certain they begin
these habits now! Natural foods are the healthiest processed foods
often have too much sugar and too much salt and some have chemicals
to which children may be allergic Fresh produce is best so its
important for children to learn what is available in their region
of Palestine and when the fruits and vegetables are in season
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- Promoting Healthy Eating
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- Healthy Sleep To develop well, children must have adequate
sleep. Children 3-6 years of age need 19-12 hours of sleep every 24
hours. Three-year-olds still need naps, but by 5, most children
sleep only at night.
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- HEALTHY CHILDREN Ears Eyes Mouths & Teeth Skin
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- HEARING: THE EAR IS HERE! Why is hearing important, what does
it help us to do? What parts of the body help us to hear? What are
your favorite sounds? Why? What are your least favorite sounds?
Why? How can you take care of your ears?
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- SEEING: THE EYES HAVE IT! Our eyes are for exploring and
observing the world around us It is important to protect our
eyeshow do we do this? How inventions such as glasses help some of
us to see It is important to have our eyes examined to keep them
healthy!
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- KEEPING MY MOUTH AND TEETH HEALTHY What are cavities and tooth
decay? What foods can cause problems with teeth? What can a child
do to keep his or her mouth healthy? Why it is important to visit a
dentist regularly?
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- KEEPING HEALTHY: SKIN How does childrens skin protect them? How
can children protect their skin? What threats are there to the
skins protective capacity, and how can these threats be minimized
in children?
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- KEEPING HEALTHY: MY SKIN What are the main kinds of injuries
that happen to skin? How do injuries to the skin heal? What happens
if such injuries arent cared for?
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- THREATS TO CHILDRENS HEALTH Injuries -- at home -- in cars
Illnesses -- diarrhea -- respiratory problems
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- KEEPING SAFE FROM INJURIES Where do most injuries happen to
children? What are the most common injuries for children? How can
we prevent these injuries?
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- KEEPING SAFE FROM POISINS AND PESTICIDES What are some common
poisons? What are pesticides? Can pesticides make us sick? What can
I do to protect myself from pesticides?
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- KEEPING SAFEFROM GERMS What are germs? How do things we cant
see make us sick? Where are germs found? What can we do to keep
germs from hurting us?
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- KEEPING SAFE FROM GERMS: WHAT CHILDREN CAN DO Wash hands often
Wash hands with soap for at least 20 seconds Dont put items that
are dirty or have been on a dirty surface into their mouths Keep
their hands out of their mouths
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- KEEPING SAFE FROM DIARRHEA AND RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS What
causes these? How are they prevented? How are they treated?
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- Keeping Healthy in Mind and in Body It is important to pay
attention to the mental health of young children as well as to
their physical health. The signs and symptoms they may exhibit are
different from those of adults. It is important for you to learn
some of the basic signs of possible mental health problems in
children so that you can know what is behavior that may be expected
when it is necessary refer children for care and how to do so.
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- DOCTORS AND NURSES CARE FOR CHILDREN
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- KEEPING HEALTHY: DOCTORS AND NURSES CAN HELP! It is important
to see a doctor or nurse often to make certain that you are healthy
your parents will take you there Vaccines help us to stay healthy
they may sting just a little bit but it is very fast and you will
get a big smile from your parents and the doctor and nurse when you
have taken the vaccine. It helps you to stay healthy, and other
children and adults too, because it helps to make certain that
sicknesses dont spread from one person to another.