The document provides information about a upcoming 4th grade Health Education unit. It outlines what students will learn about healthy eating, exercise, and obesity. Students will participate in a daily activity log and create a healthy meal. Parents are encouraged to support their child's learning at home by being active together, choosing snacks, and cooking meals. Teachers will assess student understanding and guide collaborative work and discussions throughout the unit.

1. 
Health Education

2. Parents and guardians,
 This presentation will inform you everything that
your child will be doing over the next two weeks for
our Health Education unit. You will learn what your
child will be expected to know, what you can do to
help, and what will be expected of each of the 4th
Grade teachers.

3. What should my student know?
 By the end of this unit, your student should understand:
 1. How can we be healthy?
 2. How can we make our diet more healthy?
 3. How can we increase our daily physical activity?
 4. What is obesity?
 5. How can we prevent becoming overweight/
 6. What benefits do we get from exercise and a healthy
diet?

4. What will my child be doing?
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Your child will be learning about and participating in the Play
60 campaign. This is a campaign sponsored by the NFL that
encourages kids to be active for 60 minutes a day to reverse
childhood obesity.
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Your child will be keeping a log of his or her daily physical
activity. This includes Physical Education and recess.
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Students will use technology to research the properties of a
balanced meal and what a person should do if he or she eats
more than they should to make up for the extra consumption.
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Once the students have learned the components to healthy
eating they will create a healthy dish in groups.

5. How to help your child
 It is highly encouraged for parents to be
encouraging of this project at home. This can be
done by encouraging your child to go outside and
play, having your child determine and choose
healthy snacks, having them help prepare a healthy
meal, or simply showing interest and asking
questions about what was learned each day.

6. The Role of the 4th Grade Teachers
 Teachers will help students to work collaboratively in
groups.
 Encouragement will be given to maintain a healthy
lifestyle during and after the unit.
 Teachers will assess students on their understanding of a
healthy diet, the importance of exercise and their
completion of creating a healthy meal.
 Questions will be asked throughout the unit to
determine what students have learned each day.

7. Contact Information
 The four 4th grade teachers participating in this
Project Based Learning unit can be contacted for
any questions and concerns by the following:
 Sarah Edwards: sledwards1@crimson.ua.edu
 Wayne Fox: wcfox@crimson.ua.edu
 Andrew Lee: drewlee09@gmail.com
 Ronald Moody: rmoody@crimson.ua.edu

8. Other Resources
 We are all so exited for your students to have the
opportunity to participate in this Project Based
Learning unit. Here are some outside resources that
you may find helpful:
 What is Project Based Learning?
http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning
 What is Play 60? http://www.nflrush.com/play60