Getting a Hand on Wellness

Relationships; Communication; Body Parts; Physical Activity; Children; Habits of Health & Habits of Mind (Ubbes, 2008)

National Health Education Standards

Standard 4:
Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Performance Indicator for Grade 2:
Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.

Standard 7:
Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

Performance Indicator for Grade 2:
Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

Standard 8:
Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Performance Indicator for Grade 2:
Encourage peers to make positive health choices.

DeWitt, Jessica; Fusco, Bryan

Miami University Libraries

2013

Ubbes, Valerie (editor and genre designer); Fusco, Pattie (translator)

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English, Spanish

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GettingAHandOnWellness

Getting a Hand on Wellness
By Jessica DeWitt & Bryan Fusco

I use my hands to put on my coat before I go to the park.
I use my hands to brush my teeth to keep them nice and shiny.
Holding hands with my mom shows her that I love her.
I use my hands to play tag at recess with my friends.
Painting with my hands expresses my emotions.
I use my hands to practice piano to play a pretty song.
At the end of my baseball game I give everyone a high five for a job well done.
I use my hands to carve a pumpkin for Halloween.
I use my hands to play catch with my Dad.
I eat ribs with my hands for dinner.
When I climb the monkey bars, I use my hands to hold on.