Date Approved
6-27-2006
Embargo Period
4-7-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S. in Teaching
Department
Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education
College
College of Education
Advisor
Browne, Susan
Subject(s)
Health education (Elementary)--New Jersey; Inquiry-based learning--New Jersey
Disciplines
Elementary Education and Teaching
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Shalhoub, Casey, "What happens when a fifth grade class takes an inquiry stance into their own wellness through a critical literacy lens?" (2006). Theses and Dissertations. 932.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/932
