What happens when a fifth grade class takes an inquiry stance into their own wellness through a critical literacy lens?

<p>The purpose of this study is to teach wellness to students in a fifth grade class using inquiry and critical literacy books. I taught lessons that incorporate the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Health to find out how this knowledge affected the students' lives. I worked with twenty-four students in a fifth grade class for a sixteen week period during my student teaching. I used a student questionnaire to gather information and also analyzed the student participation during lessons and responses to what was taught. I found that through the teaching of wellness through inquiry and critical literacy books, my class developed into a learning community in which they worked together, enjoyed books, treated each other with respect, and learned how to be their best selves by making good decisions.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S. in Teaching

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education

Year dc:date.available

2006

Author dc:creator

• Shalhoub, Casey

Contributors dc:contributor

• Browne, Susan

• Health education (Elementary)--New Jersey; Inquiry-based learning--New Jersey
• Elementary Education and Teaching

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/932

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1932