速求一篇关于健康对中学生有益的英语议论文!

速求一篇关于健康对中学生有益的英语议论文!
速求一篇关于健康对中学生有益的英语议论文!

速求一篇关于健康对中学生有益的英语议论文!
Educating Middle School Students About Healthy Living
Focus on Fun and Health, Not Restrictions and Size
Students spend roughly six to seven hours a day in a classroom. Teachers have a huge amount of impact on students' outlook on life. By using good judgment and a sensitive approach, teachers can use this impact to help make a huge change in how students view weight, exercise and, healthy eating choices.
The following guide will get you started on creating your own unique unit on Healthy Living for use in a middle school classroom.
How to approach the subject
Any time you begin talking about weight and healthy living, people are bound to get uncomfortable. This is especially true in Middle School, where students feel as if their bodies are betraying them. There's a reason people often refer to Middle School as an "awkward stage." It's very important to be respectful of feelings and to keep from making anyone feel singled out.
A good way to approach the subject is through reading a book, such as The Fat Boy Chronicles, and creating a personal reaction journal. Students will likely empathize with Jimmy and his struggle with weight. The scene with Jimmy and his doctor, where the consequences of being overweight are discussed can lead to a research opportunity for current statistics.
Focusing on health and not size
Once the students have either identified with an unhealthy character, or feel more sympathetic to him, it's time to take a look at how to stay healthy. Throughout the unit, it's important to make sure that you focus on making healthy choices as opposed to the number on a scale or a BMI ratio. Spending time on what is or is not a "healthy" weight can actually be counterproductive. Underweight students may begin eating unhealthy foods because they're in an acceptable range. Overweight students may begin unhealthy eating practices just to reach a certain number.
By focusing on health and not size, you are giving your students the building blocks to lead a healthy life, no matter what their body style.
The background activities
The following activities will give students the background they need to make healthy choices from day to day
1. Reading nutrition labels: These labels can be mystifying to adults, so it's very important that students learn to harness the power these labels give them to make healthy decisions. After teaching the basic vocabulary and meaning of the most common terms used, have students bring in labels from food in their home. Mix up the labels, then put the students in groups with several and put them in order from healthiest food to least healthiest. Make sure students are looking at the four major categories (calories, fat, sugar, and sodium) while ranking the foods.
2. The food pyramid: A sure-fire way to get students thinking about what they eat is to introduce them to the food pyramid. Make sure to familiarize yourself with the new food pyramid the USDA has created. It's focus is on eating a variety of foods as opposed to levels that build on each other. The website for the new food pyramid is a great place to find interactive tools, worksheets, and coloring pages for kids.
3. Healthy food fair: After learning how to read labels and how to use the new food pyramid, have the students take part in a healthy food fair. Students can create nutrition labels for the foods they bring and fix their plate based on the food pyramid.
Making it personal
After learning the basics of healthy food choices, it's important to have the students really embrace the knowledge on a personal level. The following activities are designed to help students incorporate healthy lifestyle choices.
1. Keep a new food diary for a month: One problem that many people (adults included) face when making healthy eating choices is that we get stuck in a rut. We often stick to the same foods prepared the same way. Have students keep a new food diary for a month. In this diary, they will keep track of any new foods they eat (healthy or unhealthy), whether they liked it or not, and how it made them feel after they ate it (expect a wide range of unique responses to this question). Have a weekly class update, where students can share new foods they tried and enjoyed.
2. Fun ways to stay active: It's not only healthy eating that keeps us going, but staying physically active is also very important. There are very few people who genuinely enjoy going to the gym or doing repetitive exercises. Help students learn that exercise can be fun by creating a classroom list of ways to stay physically active and still have fun. Help students think outside of the box when it comes to that dirty word "exercise."
3. Healthy choices log: At the end of the unit (or several weeks later) have the students keep a log of the healthy (or unhealthy) choices they've made during a week. Explain that this is to celebrate the good hoices they've made and learn from the bad, not to punish the moments that we slip up. You might want to spend time discussing the dangers of being too strict or hard on oneself, and the importance of moving on from missteps.
By the end of the unit, your students will have learned how to make healthy decisions, focus on staying active, and learn to move beyond unhealthy choices. These skills will lead your students to a life of a healthier self-image and moving beyond the number on a scale to focusing on enjoying life in a healthy way.