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District Of Columbia
Office Of The State
Superintendent Of Education
Health and Physical
Education Booklist
An annotated list of books for
K – 12 students on a variety of health
topics, including but not limited to,
mental and emotional health, safety
skills, physical education and activity,
the environment, food and nutrition,
food cultures and customs, gardens
and farms, alcohol and drug use, and
personal and sexual health.
Disclaimer: The Health and Physical Education Booklist was created by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) to promote literacy
and wellness. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by OSSE.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 1
Elementary School Booklist (Grades K-5) ................................................................................... 3
Mental and Emotional Health 4
Safety Skills 11
Human Body and Personal Health 18
Disease Prevention 25
Nutrition 28
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs 31
Environmental Literacy 34
Middle School Booklist (Grades 6-8) .......................................................................................... 3 8
Mental and Emotional Health 39
Safety Skills 43
Human Body and Personal Health 46
Disease Prevention 50
Nutrition 52
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs 54
Environmental Literacy 57
High School Booklist (Grades 9-12) ............................................................................................ 5 9
Mental and Emotional Health 60
Safety Skills 64
Human Body and Personal Health 67
Disease Prevention 71
Nutrition 73
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs 75
Environmental Literacy 77
Appendix A ................................................................................................................................. 7 9
Appendix B ................................................................................................................................. 8 0
Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... 8 1
References .................................................................................................................................. 8 2
Credits ........................................................................................................................................ 8 5
Note: You may return to this page at any time by clicking on the Table of Contents box located at the bottom left corner in each page.
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ODUCTION
INTR
Welcome to the Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s The books in the Health and Physical Education Booklist have
Health and Physical Education Booklist! This booklist contains been aligned to the 2016 DC Health Education Standards, the
annotations for close to 300 books for elementary (K – 5), middle Common Core standards, and the Next Generation Science
(6 – 8), and high school (9 – 12) students on a variety of health Standards. A table that lists the individual standards that each
topics, including but not limited to, mental and emotional health, book addresses has been included at the end of each grade band
safety skills, physical education and activity, the environment, listing.
food and nutrition, food cultures and customs, gardens and farms, In addition to being used by classroom teachers and physical and
alcohol and drug use, and personal and sexual health. Each book health educators, the Health Education and Physical Education
has been aligned to the 2016 DC Health Education Standards, Booklist can be used by school health coordinators, dietitians,
the Common Core Standards, and the Next Generation Science nutritionists, school nurses, librarians, parents, foodservices staff
Standards to facilitate their implementation into curricula. A brief members, or anyone interested in enhancing students’ reading
description of each set of standards and where to find them can skills and knowledge about health and wellness, and teaching
be found in appendix A. them healthy habits.
How do I use this resource? To use the books you can:
This Health and Physical Education Booklist has been organized • Incorporate them into existing math, health, science,
by grade bands: Elementary (K – 5), middle (6 – 8), and high language arts and social studies curricula as a reading
(9 – 12) school. Within each grade band, books have been listed assignment and/or as part of an individual or group activity;
by categories, and within each category, by ascending age. The
categories can be found throughout the booklist in headings, and • Assign them as reading material during the summer and/or
correspond to those of the 2016 DC Health Education Standards. winter break;
Due to the nature of each topic, some sections reference more • Create a book club;
books than others. Each book has been listed as follows: • Add them to your school’s library; and
A Fire Engine for Ruthie Book Title • Host a teacher read aloud session or have an independent
By Lesléa Newman Author reading session in the classroom, followed by a discussion of
Theme(s): Defying Stereotypes, Being Yourself, Key Words the book’s content.
Accepting Differences Please note the above list is not exclusive, so please use your
Description: Nana has dolls and dress-up Description creativity to incorporate the books in any opportunity that
clothes for Ruthie to play with, but Ruthie encourages student learning!
would rather have a fire engine.
Age: 2-5 Recommended Age
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Where can I download this booklist? Comprehensive school health and physical education and
You can download a PDF version of the Health and Physical physical activity should be comprised of curricula and instruction
Education Booklist at http://osse.dc.gov/service/health-and- that address a variety of topics as included in this booklist. These
wellness-division. include, but are not limited to, mental and emotional health,
Why is health education important? safety skills, physical education and activity, the environment,
food and nutrition, food cultures and customs, gardens ODUCTION
It is a well-known fact that healthier students are better learners and farms, alcohol and drug use, and personal and sexual
(Basch, 2010). Research shows that health-risk behaviors such health. When provided by qualified, trained teachers, health
as early sexual initiation, violence, and physical inactivity are and physical education helps students obtain the necessary INTR
consistently linked to poor grades and test scores and lower knowledge, attitudes, and skills to make health-promoting
educational attainment (Carlson et al., 2008; MacLellan, Taylor, decisions, achieve health literacy, adopt health-enhancing
& Wood, 2008; Spriggs & Halpern, 2008; Srabstein & Piazza, behaviors, and promote health for themselves, their family, and
2008). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the community (CDC, 2015).
developed the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Providing students with quality health and physical education
Child model (WSCC) (Figure 1), a model that depicts how the is a collaborative effort, as it requires coordination between
school environment and local community impact the child’s school administrative staff, teachers, parents, and health care
academic attainment and health (Centers for Disease Control providers, among other adults that may influence students’ lives.
and Prevention [CDC], 2015). Two out of the ten components It is encouraged that partnerships with government agencies,
of the WSCC model are covered thoroughly by the books nonprofit organizations, and the private sector be established to
included in this booklist. The two components are: (1) Health work with the school to enhance students’ learning experience.
Education and (2) Physical Education and Physical Activity. The ultimate goal of this booklist is to enhance health and
Health education is defined as “education that consists of any physical education by encouraging reading of the books outlined.
combination of planned learning experiences that provide the This will motivate students to adopt positive behaviors during
opportunity to acquire information and the skills students need childhood, which is easier and more effective than trying to
to make quality health decisions (CDC, 2010). Hand-in-hand with change unhealthy behaviors during adulthood (CDC, 2015).
health education is physical education. Physical education is In addition, it will enhance students’ reading skills, which will
characterized by a planned, sequential curriculum that provides contribute positively to both their academic achievement in
cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor school and health literacy in adulthood. Low health literacy, the
skills, knowledge, and behaviors for healthy active living, physical degree to which individuals have the ability to obtain, process,
fitness, sportsmanship, self-efficacy, and emotional intelligence, and understand basic health information and services needed
and allows students to learn concepts and skills to establish and to make informed health decisions (Office of Disease Prevention
maintain a physically active lifestyle (CDC, 2015). A physically and Health Promotion, n.d.), is associated with poor health. As
active lifestyle contains recommended amounts of physical you can see, by encouraging reading of the books outlined in this
activity, which consists of bodily movement produced by skeletal booklist, you will not only motivate students to adopt positive
muscle that increases energy expenditure (CDC, 2015). Physical behaviors, but will enhance their reading skills, helping them
activity is an essential component of health and a contributor to succeed academically and in life!
enhanced academic achievement (CDC, 2010). How was this resource created?
The Health and Physical Education Booklist was created by the
Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) through
a rigorous selection and review process. First, each books was
researched and its content was reviewed to ensure it was age
appropriate for the intended audience, addressed concepts
that are aligned to health objectives or the framework of study,
introduced factual material, and would contribute to the student’s
knowledge of that topic as well as their overall education. If
found appropriate, its content was aligned to the 2016 DC Health
Education Standards, the Common Core standards, and the Next
Generation Science Standards. If you know of a great book that
you think should be included in this booklist, please send us an
email with the title, author, publisher, and ISBN of the book to:
osse.hydt@dc.gov.
Additional Resources:
- DC Public Library: DC Public Library has an array of books,
special services, online and print resources for kids, teens,
and educators, as well as enhanced borrowing privileges for
educators. For more information visit http://dclibrary.org/
freebooks.
Figure 1: Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model - Healthy Schools Booklist: The Healthy Schools booklist
contains annotations for over 400 books about food and
nutrition, food cultures and customs, gardens and farms,
physical education and activity, the environment, and
healthy habits for children in grades K-5. The Healthy
Schools Booklist can be downloaded from
http://osse.dc.gov/service/health-and-wellness-division.
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