6th GradeChapter 1& Vocabulary

VocabularyHealth

◦A state of well being that includes physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects.

Wellness◦the attainment and maintenance of a

moderate to high level of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social health.

VocabularyHygiene

◦Conditions or practices that serve to promote or preserve health; habits of cleanliness.

Health-Related Physical Fitness ◦the personal fitness component most

associated with health (cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, body composition, and muscular endurance.)

What is Health?

Your Physical HealthPhysical Health: deals with the

condition of your body◦Eating balanced meals◦Engaging in physical activity◦Getting 8 hours of sleep every night◦Maintaining good hygiene. For

example: washing your hands before eating.

◦Avoiding alcohol, drugs, and tobacco

Your Emotional HealthEmotional Health: is the way you

express your feelings.◦Express their emotions in healthy

ways◦Deal with sadness and ask for help if

they need to◦Accept both their strengths and

weaknesses

Your Mental HealthMental Health: The way that you

cope with the demands of daily life.◦The ability to handle stress

effectively and to solve problems◦Openness to new ideas and new

ways of doing things◦The ability to adjust to change

Your Social HealthSocial Health: the way you

interact with people◦Are you considerate of others?◦Do you show respect to other

people?◦Are you dependable?◦Do you support your friends when

they make good choices?◦Do you share your feelings with your

friends?

Conditioning ◦engaging in regular physical activity

or exercise that result in a improved state of physical fitness.

Exercise ◦physical activity that is planned,

structured, repetitive, and results in the improvement or maintenance of personal fitness.

Vocabulary

VocabularyAerobic

◦the form of energy production in the body that requires the presence of oxygen; it is used for activities such as walking or jogging.

Behavior Movement Skills ◦Locomotor: movement skills are:

gallop, hop, jump, leap, run, skip, slide, and walk. Manipulative: catch, kick, strike, and throw.

What is Wellness?Stay physically healthy by

taking care of your body.Stay mentally healthy by

dealing with stress appropriately.Stay emotionally healthy by

expressing your feelings in a healthy way.

Stay socially healthy by being considerate of others.

Wellness QuizOn a piece of paper, write “true”

or “false” for each of the following statements to check your overall health.

Wellness QuizPhysical Health

◦I am physically active at least 3 days per week.

◦I eat well-balanced meals.◦I rarely snack on junk food.◦I sleep 8 hours almost every night.◦I avoid risky behavior.◦I brush and floss my teeth daily.

Wellness QuizEmotional and Mental Health

◦I do well in most of my subjects at school.

◦I tell others about how I feel.◦I can talk about problems.◦I am a responsible person.◦My family is important to me.◦I am not afraid to be alone.◦I enjoy many different activities.

Wellness QuizSocial Health

◦I have at least one good friend.◦I can say no to others.◦I can get along with different kinds of

people.◦I keep my promises to friends.◦I enjoy doing things with my family.◦My friends trust me.◦I can communicate with others.

Your Score!!Give yourself 1 point for every

question that you answered “true”.

A score of 6 or 7 in any area indicates excellent health in that area.

If you scored below 4 in an area, you probably need to improve that part of your overall health.

What Influences Your Health?

Who You AreWhat makes up who you are?

◦Heredity: the passing of traits from a parent to a child.

◦These traits determine your physical features. Color of your eyes Hair

What Is Around You?Your health can be effected by

your environment.Environment: all of the living and

nonliving things around you.◦You can’t always control your

environment. Air pollution can trigger asthma, which is

a lung disease, and can contribute to allergies.

Healthy Attitudes

Healthy LivingLifestyle: set of behaviors by which

you live your life.Healthy lifestyle begins with a good

attitude.Attitude: is the way in which you

act, think, or feel that causes you to make certain choices.

A good attitude allows you to make choices that are good for you and your health.

Being Responsible

As you get older, you become more responsible for taking care of yourself.

Taking steps to prevent illness and accidents before they happen.

For example: going to the doctor for regular exams is preventive healthcare.

Also includes, when you eat right, avoid risky behavior, and buckle your seat belt, you are protecting yourself from possible illness or injury.

Life Skills to Improve You Health

The Life SkillsLife Skills: are skills that help you

deal with situations that can affect your health.

The Nine Life Skills 1. Assessing your

healthEvaluating each of the four parts of you health and assessing your health behaviors

2. Making good decisions

Making choices that are healthy and responsible

3. Setting goals Aiming for something that will give you a sense of accomplishment and achievement.

4. Using refusal skills Saying no to things that you don’t want to do as well as avoiding dangerous situations.

5. Communicating effectively

Avoiding misunderstandings by expressing your feelings in a healthy way.

The Nine Life Skills6. Coping Dealing with problems and emotions in an

effective way

7. Evaluating media messages

Judging the accuracy of advertising and other media messages

8. Practicing wellness

Practicing good health habits, such as getting plenty of exercise and eating good foods

9. Being a wise consumer

Comparing different products and services for value and quality

Using the Life SkillsMake a decision or set a goalSay no to someoneExpress your feelings to other

peoplePractice good health habitsCope with problems and

emotionsBecome a better consumer

Life Skills and Staying Healthy

Staying healthy takes some effort.

Your goal is to keep all parts of your health in balance.

When you health is balanced, you will feel good physically, emotionally, mentally, and socially.

And feeling good is what wellness is about.