THIRD SEMESTER SYLLABUS

EDU – 301.2 : Health and Physical Education. (1credits – 30 hours & 25 marks )

  Objectives

 • Acquire knowledge of the fundamentals of Health, Health Education and Physical fitness.

 • Provide knowledge and understanding regarding the scientific basis and benefits of Physical activity. 

• Develop right attitudes and habits for a healthy living in personal and community life. 

• To impart knowledge regarding food and nutrition, first aid and the importance of posture. 

• Develop awareness about various diseases and their prevention. • Guiding the next generation to live with social commitment and obligations. 

Contents 

Unit – 1 Health & Health Education : meaning, scope and aims 

Unit – 2 Hygiene & Health Hazards 

Unit – 3 Food and Nutrition, Lifestyle Diseases, First aid and Posture 

Unit – 4 Yoga in schools. 

Unit 1: Health & Health Education : meaning, scope and aims Learning Outcome Major concepts Strategies & Approaches Assessment 

1. Acquire knowledge of the fundamentals of Health, Health Education and Physical fitness. 

• Health & Health Education – 4 hours • Meaning, importance and factors affecting Health • Significance, scope ,aims and objectives of Health Education Meaningful verbal presentation • Test

 Unit 2: Hygiene & Health Hazards Learning Outcome Major concepts Strategies & Approaches Assessment 

1. Develop right attitudes and habits for a healthy living in personal and community life. 

2. Guiding the next generation to live with social commitment and obligations. • Hygiene & Health Hazards – 6 hours • Personal and Community Hygiene • Smoking ,Alcoholism and Abuse of drugs Dramatization Presentations in small/medium groups • Evaluation of daily reflective behaviour • Test 

Unit 3: Food and Nutrition, Lifestyle Diseases, First aid and Posture Learning Outcome Major concepts Strategies & Approaches Assessment 

1. To impart knowledge regarding food and nutrition, first aid and the importance of posture. 

2. Develop awareness about various lifestyle diseases and their prevention. • Food and Nutrition – 15 hours 

• Macro and Micro Nutrients • Balanced diet • Vitamin deficiency and related diseases • Mal nutrition • Diseases • Hypo kinetic /Lifestyle diseases and it’s management • First Aid • Definition • Aims and Principles • Management of fracture, Dislocation, Wounds, Sprain, Strain, Cramp, Fainting, Narrative expressions Practical sessions Group activity Dramatization Personal profiles Preparation of database Social survey • Debating and discussions • Test • Survey reports • Group presentation • Posture assessment Grid 402 Burns, etc. • Posture • Congenital and acquired postural deformities • Remedial measures for acquired postural problems 

Unit 4: Yoga in schools. Learning Outcome Major concepts Strategies & Approaches Assessment 1. Understands the significance of yoga in school. • Yoga in Schools – 5 hours.

 • Catch them young and watch them grow. • Empowering children with yoga: • Need for practicing yoga • Diet and Hygiene • Pranayama (breath awareness) • Visualization (developing positive thoughts and building self-esteem. • Meditation. Narrative expressions Practical sessions Group activity Dramatization Personal profiles • Practice of yoga • Practical classes in schools • Discussions • Tests • Awareness campaign.

 Guidelines for Practical work : 

• Personal Health &Nutrition Chart - 5 marks 

• Record of Health Education -10 marks 

• Practice of Yoga - 10 marks • Practice teaching - 25 marks (conduct two classes in schools by preparing teaching-learning resources, one Yoga & one HE)