HPHE 3520 - Teaching Health in the Elementary School

This course will provide students with knowledge and skills needed to design, implement, and evaluate health education curricula for grades K-6. The focus of the course will be on the following: (a) planning a developmentally appropriate instructional program for elementary students, (b) identifying and evaluating existing health curricula, and (c) implementing health lesson/units into primary and intermediate grade levels in a public school setting.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisites: ED 2500 and (HPHE 1110 or HOL 1000); with a grade of “C” or better in all prerequisites.

Credits: 2 hours

Restrictions: This course is restricted to majors in: Early Childhood Professional Education, Elementary Professional Education, Health Education: School, Special Education: Learning Disabilities and Cognitive Impairment, Special Education: Learning Disabilities and Emotional Impairment and Special Education & Elementary Education: Learning Disabilities & Emotional Impairments K-12.