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2. Read the article from Scholastic: http:\/\/choices.scholastic.com\/story\/who-said-it<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Discussion questions: On your feet! Think\/Pair\/Share:<\/strong><\/p>\n

After reflecting on each of the questions, hop up and share\u00a0your
\nanswer, starting with the \u00a0with someone you\u00a0don\u2019t usually work with. After sharing responses
\nwith each other, rotate to someone new for the next question.<\/p>\n

1. What about you challenges typical gender roles?<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. What sex-based stereotypes drive you crazy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now reflect on the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. What\u2019s something you\u2019d like to do but have been afraid to try because of your sex?<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Have your parents set expectations for you that you feel are based on your sex?<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. In what ways does your school community help you break out of gender<\/strong><\/p>\n

expectations? In what ways could they improve?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Welcome back!
\nWeek of April 5 – 7, 2016 – 4\/8 Friday =\u00a0Parent-Teacher conferences!
\nTuesday:\u00a0<\/strong>Meditation: Mindful eating
\nWork on project
\nThursday:\u00a0<\/strong>Journal
\nWalk and Talk to support Project work time<\/p>\n

SPRING BREAK!!!!!!
\n<\/strong>3\/26 – 4\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

WHERE WILL\/DID YOU GO?<\/p>\n

\"huangshan\"<\/a>I went to The Yellow Mountains!<\/p>\n

March 21 – 25, 2016
\n<\/strong><\/span>Tuesday: Meditation
\nClass time: <\/strong>On a note card, write the food guideline you are most interested in researching more and learning more about. (Think about Michael Pollen’s Food Rules) Why does this topic interest you so much?
\nGroup guidelines into categories.<\/p>\n

Food_Guidelines_Project_Rubric_S2015
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday:\u00a0<\/strong>Journal: Bread experiment with vinegar – reflection on what happened!!!
\nClass time:<\/strong> Work on paragraph description and begin project planning with partner.<\/p>\n

March 14 – 18, 2016
\n<\/span>Meditation<\/strong>: Monday and Friday<\/p>\n

Journal<\/strong> Wednesday: <\/strong>What food guideline are you most interested in researching and learning more about?? \u00a0Why does this topic interest you so much?<\/p>\n

Food Guidelines Project
\n– Write on post-its, your\u00a0favorite food guidelines\/messages they found and put up on board
\n– Sort post-its into categories
\n–\u00a0Create 6-8 food messages\/guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n

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March 7 – 11, 2016
\n<\/strong>Tuesday:
\n<\/strong>Journal<\/strong>: Write as much as you can remember about our nutrition unit from last year. \u00a0
\n<\/strong>Metabolism Game!<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday:\u00a0<\/strong>
\nMeditation<\/strong>
\nBrain Pop: Choose My Plate for Review
\nNutrition Around the world<\/p>\n

Break Fast Around the World
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ry1E1uzPSU0<\/a><\/p>\n

Lunches around the world
\nhttp:\/\/sweetgreen.tumblr.com\/post\/103458679563\/school-lunches-around-the-world<\/a><\/p>\n

Nutrition around the world research
\nFood_Guildlines_around_the_World_Notetaking_Sheet_S2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Food_Guidelines_Project_Rubric_S2015<\/a><\/p>\n

Feb. 29 – March 4, 2016 – Physical Activity
\n<\/strong><\/span>\"jennifer<\/a><\/p>\n

Monday:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Journal<\/strong>: How much physical activity do you get on a daily basis? What’s you favorite physical activity?
\nClasstime<\/strong>:\u00a0Physical Activity lesson.<\/p>\n

Wednesday<\/strong>:
\nJournal<\/strong>: What are our basic needs and how do we get those needs met?
\nClass Time<\/strong>: Watch HBO documentary ‘The Great Cafeteria Take Over’.\u00a0I realize not everyone can access Youtube, but if you can check it out Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday<\/strong>: Meditation #9 –\u00a0Meditation #9 – I Wish for You<\/a>
\nFinish, The Great Cafeteria Take Over.<\/p>\n

Feb.22 – 26, 2016<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday:
\nJournal – <\/strong>Tell me a joke, riddle or a pun…We can all use a good laugh once in a while!\u00a0
\n<\/strong>Thursday:
\nMeditation:\u00a0Smiling Minds #8 – I wish For Me<\/a>
\nContinue work on Your Sleep Advocacy Poster!
\nRemember: <\/em><\/strong>You are making a positive case for sleep, and so keep in mind all those benefits you get from 8-9 hours of sleep!\u00a0<\/em>\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

7th grade Sleep Advocacy Project<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\"7thgradesleep\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"7-2<\/a><\/p>\n

Feb. 15 – 19, 2016
\n<\/strong>
\nJournal:<\/strong>\u00a0Since\u00a0watching the TED talk by Russell Foster, reflect on your own sleep habits. What might be getting in your way to get 8-9 hours of sleep? What would it look like if you reorganized your time, considering all you still have to do?<\/p>\n

Research Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mash:\u00a0Screen Time Before Bedtime<\/a>
\nNY Times: Lost Sleep Can Lead to Weight Gain<\/a>
\nThe Atlantic:\u00a0Building Better Athletes with Sleep<\/a> or\u00a0Sleep Deprivation Makes us Appear Unattractive and Sad<\/a>
\nHuffPost Healthy Living: 5 Ways to Change the World in Your Sleep<\/a>
\nTED Talk: Russell Foster: Why do we sleep?<\/a><\/p>\n

RESEARCH<\/strong>: Can you find more articles highlighting the positive benefits<\/strong> of sleep???<\/p>\n

Project: Sleep Advocacy Poster!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sleep Rubric F2015<\/a><\/p>\n

******We interrupt this regularly scheduled program for a…Quick Counselor Survey!<\/strong><\/em>
\nClick Here for Survey<\/a>******<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nWeek of Feb 1-4, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sleep Rubric F2015Feb. 1
\n1. Journal: what makes for effective communication? Write down as many things as you can remember. What about ineffective communication?
\n2. Skit work session #2<\/p>\n

Feb. 3
\n1. Meditation – Smiling Minds, Session\u00a06\u00a0Exploring Emotions<\/a>
\n2. Ineffective and Effective Communication Performances!!!!<\/strong><\/em>
\n\"ameliapunch\"
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"chelsea<\/a>Ineffective…<\/p>\n

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vs<\/p>\n

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Effective…<\/p>\n

January 28, 2016<\/p>\n

B1 Class:
\n1. Meditation:\u00a0Smiling Minds Session 4<\/a>
\n2. Skit work session #1 – In your groups explore your topics and come up with a ineffective solution and then an effective way to communicate your conflict scenario topic! Practice. Have fun!<\/p>\n

D1 Class:
\n1. Meditation:\u00a0Smiling Minds Session 4<\/a>
\n2. Divide up into your Journal turn-in groups and decide on a scenario for a conflict resolution skit.\u00a0In your groups explore your topics and come up with a ineffective solution and then an effective way to communicate your conflict scenario topic! Make sure each group has a different conflict scenario. Practice. Have fun!
\nWelcome to 7th grade Health!<\/p>\n

Click on the link below to see what we will be up to this semester. Some projects may change a bit in context, but the topics we address stay the same. It’s going to be an exciting semester!!!!!<\/p>\n

Spring 2016 7th Grade Contract<\/a><\/p>\n

Our two amazing full-time Health teachers here at Shanghai American School both have excellent websites:<\/p>\n

Amy Smith:\u00a0The Health Teacher<\/a>
\nLeah Hefte:\u00a0Teaching Health and Happiness<\/a><\/p>\n

Also for even more great health information please visit the link below:<\/p>\n

Kids Health<\/a><\/p>\n

Classroom Norms, Expectations and Agreements<\/strong>
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

We started this semester off with student written Health Class Norms\/Agreements\/Expectations. Each\u00a06th grade section\u00a0wrote and agreed on on how they would like to be treated in class creating\u00a0categories such as: Respect, Responsibility, Kindness, Cooperation and How they might support each other. These are posted on the wall of the classroom, easily visible and easy to refer to if needed.<\/p>\n

\"7th<\/a>
\nWe started this semester off with student written Health Class Norms\/Agreements\/Expectations. Each\u00a06th, 7th and 8th grade section\u00a0wrote and agreed on on how they would like to be treated in class creating\u00a0categories such as: Respect, Responsibility, Kindness, Cooperation and How they might support each other. These are posted on the wall of the classroom, easily visible and easy to refer to if needed.<\/p>\n

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2. Read the article from Scholastic: http:\/\/choices.scholastic.com\/story\/who-said-it 3. Discussion questions: On your feet! Think\/Pair\/Share: After reflecting on each of the questions, hop up and share\u00a0your answer, starting with the \u00a0with someone you\u00a0don\u2019t usually work with. After sharing responses with each other, rotate to someone new for the next question. 1. What about you challenges typical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-260","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3NZ0V-4c","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethbowie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethbowie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethbowie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethbowie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethbowie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=260"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethbowie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":457,"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethbowie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/260\/revisions\/457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elizabethbowie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}