| : Being Healthy |
 Approach: One
to one |
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Resources: None |
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Questions / instructions: 1. I would like you to think about what a person needs to do to be really healthy. Tell me as many things as you can think of and I will record them for you. As the student says each idea, write it down on the recording sheet (abbreviated where appropriate) and read aloud. Where two or more ideas are given as one, suggest that they be written separately. |
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% responses | |||
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y4
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y8
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Category of ideas: food
and diet : >2 |
27
41 31 1 |
23
39 38 1 |
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physical
activity: >2
2 1 0 |
11
30 41 18 |
12
33 51 4 |
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| personal
hygiene: >1 1 0 |
6
9 85 |
8
15 77 |
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| accident
/ illness prevention: >1 1 0 |
8
11 81 |
17
20 63 |
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| socialisation
and relationships: >1 1 0 |
0
2 98 |
1
5 94 |
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| intellectual/emotional/spiritual
needs: >1 1 0 |
0
5 95 |
2
11 87 |
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| balanced
lifestyle: >1 1 0 |
3
12 85 |
6
30 64 |
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| 2. Now tell me what you think is the most important thing on your list, and I'll put a tick beside it. | ||||
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food and diet physical activity accident / illness prevention other |
76 13 6 5 |
56 21 10 13 |
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| 3. Why do you think that is most important? | ||||
| Responses too complex to be summarised here. | ||||
| Commentary
Overwhelmingly, both year 4 and year 8 students emphasised physical aspects of health. Socialisation, relationships and intellectual, emotional and spiritual needs were rarely mentioned in students responses. |
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