HEALTH K 12 Curriculum Guide
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue
Pasig City
K to 12 Curriculum Guide
HEALTH
(Grade 1 to Grade 10)
January 31, 2012
K TO 12 – HEALTH
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
With the K to 12 Health curriculum, a learner should be able to achieve, sustain and promote lifelong and wellness. challenging learning experiences promote the development of the macro skills of practicing desirable health habits.
The program’s rich and
Health Education from Kindergarten to Grade 10 focuses on the physical, mental, emotional, social, moral and spiritual dimensions of holistic health and enables the learners to acquire essential knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to promote good nutrition, prevent and control diseases and substance misuse and abuse, reduce health-related risk behaviors to prevent and control injuries with the end in view of maintaining and improving personal, family, community, and environmental health.
In order to facilitate the development of macro skills, the teacher is encouraged to use appropriate learner-centered teaching approaches, such as experiential/contextual learning; problem-based action learning; differentiated instruction; health skills–based education with life skills and value-based strategies... This is not to exclude teacher-centered pedagogical strategies, which are likewise applied, but to a lesser extent. Each learner-centered strategy is anchored on educational theories developed by theorists, expanded by other educators and validated by practitioners.
*TWG on K to 12 Curriculum – version as January 31, 2012
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K TO 12 – HEALTH
Conceptual Framework of Health Education
*TWG on K to 12 Curriculum – version as January 31, 2012
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K TO 12 – HEALTH
LEARNING AREA STANDARD:
The learner demonstrates understanding key concepts of health and fitness in achieving, promoting and sustaining wellness for quality life.
KEY STAGE STANDARDS:
K–3
The learner demonstrates understanding and observance
Department of Education
DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue
Pasig City
K to 12 Curriculum Guide
HEALTH
(Grade 1 to Grade 10)
January 31, 2012
K TO 12 – HEALTH
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
With the K to 12 Health curriculum, a learner should be able to achieve, sustain and promote lifelong and wellness. challenging learning experiences promote the development of the macro skills of practicing desirable health habits.
The program’s rich and
Health Education from Kindergarten to Grade 10 focuses on the physical, mental, emotional, social, moral and spiritual dimensions of holistic health and enables the learners to acquire essential knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to promote good nutrition, prevent and control diseases and substance misuse and abuse, reduce health-related risk behaviors to prevent and control injuries with the end in view of maintaining and improving personal, family, community, and environmental health.
In order to facilitate the development of macro skills, the teacher is encouraged to use appropriate learner-centered teaching approaches, such as experiential/contextual learning; problem-based action learning; differentiated instruction; health skills–based education with life skills and value-based strategies... This is not to exclude teacher-centered pedagogical strategies, which are likewise applied, but to a lesser extent. Each learner-centered strategy is anchored on educational theories developed by theorists, expanded by other educators and validated by practitioners.
*TWG on K to 12 Curriculum – version as January 31, 2012
2
K TO 12 – HEALTH
Conceptual Framework of Health Education
*TWG on K to 12 Curriculum – version as January 31, 2012
3
K TO 12 – HEALTH
LEARNING AREA STANDARD:
The learner demonstrates understanding key concepts of health and fitness in achieving, promoting and sustaining wellness for quality life.
KEY STAGE STANDARDS:
K–3
The learner demonstrates understanding and observance