| ON-GOING EXTRA CREDIT POSSIBILITIES FOR HEALTH CLASS PLEASE NOTE: Most units in Health and also the Physical Education page have specific EXTRA CREDIT associated with that topic. The suggestions below are "ALL THE TIME" extra credit SUBSTITUTE PROJECTS When projects are given out with more than one option, do an extra project. Each extra project can be used to substitute for future projects OR passed projects that you did not get the "best" grade on. PLUS...... Do ANY project choice from the Nutrition/Exercise Unit OR Safety and Disease Prevention unit and receive the points for those projects...always worth full amount! MONTHLY THEMES: Below this extra credit box are a list of just some of the national and local monthly Health themes. If you participate in an event OR create a project INDEPENDENT on your own about a theme, it can count towards extra credit. How much? Depends on what you do. We'll conference ahead of time and decide how many points it's worth and what category. In other words, it's negotiable. May be worth full credit subsittution for missing items or just points..maybe 50, 100, 150, 200... .maybe even more! SUBSTITUTE and extra WRITINGS EXTRA Constructed responses or current events done in advance if everything is up to date in the writing component count for full credit. If you are missing a writing assignment, turn it in late each extra response is worth 1 point (3 of them = 3 points, 4 of them = 4 points..etc). Late responses need to be at least 3 complete sentences. On time or in advance need to be at least 1 full solid paragraph. Change a constructive response into an essay? get 50 points for a 5 paragraph essay added to project grades plus the credit for the writing assignment. SUBSTITUTE CLASSWORK By downloading the appropriate handouts, power points, and MP3 files, as well as visiting the suggested additional websites and doing their activities, you can "take Health class from home" Points: full points for handouts if the handout is due and is available online and it's downloaded and completed by the due date, full points. 2 points per activity: If you missed Health class OR want to learn more about any topic, there are A TON of activities both downloadable and web based for each topic area. If the activity does not have a handout to be completed, write a 1 mini paragraph of 2-4 sentences that summarize each activity (what you did, what you learned, how can it be applied to you or your life?) and send or give it to me. Play a game, do a quiz/survey, read an article, etc. |
| All About Mr. Corabi Hey! In case you wanted to know who I am professionally, I have been teaching Health and Physical Education since September 1997. I attended Philadelphia Public Schools my entire life beginning at Olney Elementary in September 1980 for Kindergarten and staying there until 5th grade in June 1986. In fall 1986, my Mom and I moved to the Hawwogate/Kensington section of the city and I transferred to Conwell. I graduated from Conwell in June 1989 and attended Mastbaum AVTS. A 1993 graduate at Mastbaum, I played soccer all 4 years and became a volunteer assistant coach while still in 12th grade for the first ever girls soccer team at the school. From Mastbaum, I continued to coach but studied Kinesiology at Temple University with an emphasis on Teaching Health and Physical Education. I graduated from Temple in May 1997 and began teaching at Central East Middle School which eventually got changed to the Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences. In 1999, I began coaching the school's first ever soccer team. All in all, as of June 2010, I have taught Health and Physical Education 13 years and coached (at either an assistant or head coach level) for 17 years. Educationally, I have 99 post graduate credits past my Bachelors of Science degree from Temple including a Master's of Education degree from American Intercontinental University. If you want to read my personal bio, click here |
| The programs at the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush follow the Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Health and Physical Education as well as the National Standards for Health Education |
| extra credit, standards, themes, bio This page contains the state standards, EXTRA CREDIT, monthly themes and a short bio about me The main navigation boxes appear at bottom of page |
| 10.1: Concepts of Health A: Stages of Growth and Development B: Interaction of Body Systems C: Nutrition D: Alcohol, Tobacco, & Chemical Substances E: Health Problems and Disease Prevention |
10.3: Safety and Injury Prevention: A: Safe/Unsafe practices B: Emergency Responses/Injury Management C: Strategies to avoid and manage conflict D: Safe Practices in Physical Activity |
10.5: Concepts, Principals and Strategies of Movement A: Movement Skills and Concepts B: Motor Skill Development C: Practice of Strategies D: Principals of Exercise and Training E: Scientific Principals of movement F: Game Strategies |
| 10.2: Healthful Living A: Health practices, products and services B: Health information and consumer choices C: Health information and the media D: Decision Making Skills E: Health and the Environment |
10.4: Physical Activity:
A: Activities that Promote Health
and Fitness
B: Effects of Regular Participation
C: Responses of body systems to
physical activity
D: Activity preferences
E: Activity and Motor skill
development
F: Activity and Group Interaction
NATIONAL HEALTH STANDARDS:
1 = Core Concepts = Comprehend concepts [facts]
related to health promotion and disease prevention
2 = Accessing Information = Access valid
health-promoting products and services
3 = Self-Management = Demonstrate the ability
to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce
health risks
4 = Analyzing Influences = Analyze the influence
of culture, media, technology and other factors on
health
5 = Interpersonal Communication = Demonstrate
communication skills with others to enhance health
6 = Decision Making/Goal setting = Demonstrate
goal-setting and decision making skills to enhance
health
7 = Advocacy = Advocate for personal, family, and
community health
| Health by the months: National Monthly Health "themes" (Our class will NOT usually follow these themes but they are encourages to be used for your independent study or senior project options) September: World Heart Day (September 26th) Liberty Day (9/11…Conflict Resolution) Nick's World Wide get out and play day Childhood Obesity Awareness Month National Food Safety Fruit and Veggies “More Matters” National Emergency Preparedness National Cholesterol Education Sports and Home Eye Safety October: National Breast Cancer Awareness Philadelphia AIDS Walk National Red Ribbon Week (Drug abuse prevention) National Popcorn Popping National Fire prevention National Dental Hygiene National Crime Prevention November: National Diabetes Awareness and Education National Alzheimer’s Awareness and Education National Epilepsy Awareness Tobacco Awareness (Great Smoke out 11/18) Healthy Skin Month December: HIV Awareness (World Aids day = 12/1) National 3D Month (Drunk Drugged Driving) January: National Bath Safety National Blood Donor National Glaucoma Awareness and Education National Cervical Cancer Awareness Birth Defects Prevention National Radon Action February: National Heart Healthy (Valentine’s day = 2/14) National Girls and Women in Sports day National Children’s Dental Health March: Red Cross Month National Nutrition Education National Kidney Disease Awareness Multiple Sclerosis Awareness April: National Donate Life (organ donor awareness) National Autism Awareness National Child Abuse Prevention YMCA Healthy kids Day (date varies) 4/8 = National D.A.R.E day 4/28 = National Get out and Walk at Lunch day May: National Physical Fitness and Sports Month National Physical Education. and Sport week National Barbeque National Bike Safety month National Mental Health National Stroke Awareness National Fibromyalgia Awareness National Electrical Safety National Arthritis Awareness Hepatitis Awareness (week) National Military Appreciation Breast Cancer Walk in Philadelphia 5/31 = World No Tobacco Day |
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