This is the Health Grade 6 Quarter 2 Module 1 self-learning module, “The Healthy School and Community Environments.” It is a one-lesson Alternative Delivery Mode module from DepEd Region VI, written for Grade 6 learners studying at home or in class. After the module, learners should be able to describe what makes a school and a community environment healthy.
On this page 7 sections
What learners will learn
The module has one learning competency:
- Describe healthy school and community environments (H6CMH-IIa-1)
Lessons in this module
The module has one lesson only.
- Lesson 1 – Healthy School and Community Environments: explains why schools and communities need to be healthy, lists the characteristics of a healthy environment, and sorts them into physical and psychosocial environments.
Why healthy schools and communities matter
The module explains that schools play a vital role in developing children’s minds, and that a healthy school learning environment can help improve learners’ academic performance. A healthy community, in turn, makes people well and happy.
Citing the World Health Organization, the module lists these characteristics of a healthy school and community environment:
- Clean and safe physical environment
- Meets everyone’s basic needs
- Promotes social harmony and active involvement of everyone
- Has accessible health services and facilities
- Takes part in identifying local problems and local solutions
- Has sustainable use of available resources for all members of the community
- Understands local health and environmental issues
Physical and psychosocial environments
The module groups these characteristics into two kinds.
| Physical Environment | Psychosocial Environment |
|---|---|
| Safe, clean, good-quality air and water | Warm atmosphere |
| Visually pleasing surroundings | Healthy interpersonal relationships |
| Flexible spaces | Free from abuse and discrimination |
Physical environment
A healthy physical environment has safe and spacious surroundings where children are free from harm. Clean air and water keep children free from illnesses and diseases. Classrooms should be clean, comfortable, and conducive to learning, with enough space for children to play and move freely. An aesthetically (visually) pleasing setting helps learners develop a positive attitude toward learning and feel safe, calm, and at home.
Psychosocial environment
A healthy psychosocial environment encourages harmonious relationships among learners and positive interaction between learners and teachers. Learners do not experience discrimination or abuse, and they feel secure, respected, and accepted for who they are. The module notes that teachers should help learners build self-esteem and a sense of belonging.
Examples from the activities
The activities help learners tell healthy from unhealthy settings. Examples of healthy features include a warm atmosphere, flexible spaces, safe playgrounds, and clean food and water sources. Examples of unhealthy features include polluted water, air pollution from factory smoke, crowded classrooms, an abusive environment, and too little space for children to play.
How to use this module
The module follows the standard self-learning module parts:
- What I Know: a 10-item True or False pretest.
- What’s In: a word search for five words about healthy environments.
- What’s New: two pictures of a school and a community to describe.
- What is It: the lesson discussion.
- What’s More, What I Have Learned, and What I Can Do: Agree or Disagree, Yes or No picture items, and a matching activity.
- Assessment: a 10-item check or X post-test.
- Additional Activity: write at least five phrases or sentences describing a healthy school and community environment.
Learners: answer every activity on a separate sheet of paper and do not write on the module. Check your work honestly with the answer key at the end.
Parents: the module is meant for home-based learning, so guide your child through the parts in order and help them talk about their own school and neighborhood.
Teachers: the answer key covers all activities and tests; the What’s New and Additional Activity items have open answers for you to review.
Frequently asked questions
What grade and quarter is this Health module for?
It is for Grade 6 Health, Quarter 2, Module 1. It has one lesson, Healthy School and Community Environments.
What competency does the module cover?
It covers describing healthy school and community environments, with the competency code H6CMH-IIa-1.
What are the two kinds of healthy environment in the module?
The physical environment (safe, clean air and water, visually pleasing, flexible spaces) and the psychosocial environment (warm atmosphere, healthy relationships, free from abuse and discrimination).
Does the module have an answer key?
Yes. The answer key covers the pretest, word search, activities, and assessment. The What’s New and Additional Activity parts have answers that may vary.
What words are hidden in the What’s In word search?
According to the answer key, the words are safe, clean, harmless, peaceful, and conducive, in any order.
Full text of the module
The text below is a transcription of the PDF above, as printed.
Health Quarter 2 – Module 1: The Healthy School and Community Environments
CO_Q2_Health6_ Module1
Health
Quarter 2 – Module 1: The Healthy School and Community Environments
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Health – Grade 6 Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 2 – Module 1: The Healthy School and Community Environments First Edition, 2020
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Published by the Department of Education Secretary: Leonor Magtolis Briones Undersecretary: Diosdado M. San Antonio
Development Team of the Module
Author: Mary Lutz P. Panizales
Editor: Elsie P. Serafico
Reviewers: Ma. Lennie F. Pamposa, Elsie P. Serafico and John Mark Q. Apellado
Illustrators: Zoila Mae P. Panes, Riza E. Celebrado and Marvin P. Pagurayan
Layout Artists: Catherine P. Padrones, Ana Lorma A. Dahiroc and Mary Grace N. Prologo
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Health
Quarter 2 – Module 1: The Healthy School and Community Environments
Introductory Message
Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to describe healthy school and community environments.
The module consists of one lesson only.
- Lesson 1 – Healthy School and Community Environments
After going through this module, you are expected to describe healthy school and community environments (H6CMH-IIa-1).
What I Know
Directions: Write True if it describes a characteristic of a healthy school and community environments and False if it does not. Do it on a separate sheet of paper.
_____ 1. Free from harm environment
_____ 2. Conducive learning environment
_____ 3. An environment free from discrimination
_____ 4. Polluted water source
_____ 5. Promotes social harmony
_____ 6. Participates in identifying solutions to community problems
_____ 7. Scarcity of community resources
_____ 8. Not enough space for children to play and move freely
_____ 9. Aesthetically pleasing environment
_____ 10. Available community health services and facilities
Lesson 1 – Healthy School and Community Environments
Schools play a vital role in developing the children’s mind. A healthy school learning environment can help improve the academic performance of the learners.
Living in a healthy community is what human being needs. Having a healthy lifestyle are the priorities amongst families nowadays. Being healthy is the new trend. People become more aware of living a healthy life. A healthy community makes people well and happy.
What’s In
Directions: Identify at least five (5) words relating to healthy school and community environments whether arranged vertically or horizontally. Do it on a separate sheet of paper
[transcriber’s note: word-search letter grid, 16 columns by 18 rows; the first grid row is used as the table header]
| S | S | X | D | Y | N | E | C | O | W | O | G | I | F | T | E |
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| G | E | R | O | C | L | E | A | N | G | I | V | H | W | S | E |
| S | F | H | H | J | K | L | Q | W | E | R | T | E | I | O | A |
| A | T | S | E | E | N | E | U | R | O | L | O | A | I | S | T |
| C | O | N | D | U | C | I | V | E | L | Y | G | L | S | T | F |
| A | X | S | H | A | L | V | O | A | O | G | X | T | Q | T | F |
| Z | O | T | R | E | W | W | B | G | H | J | B | H | N | E | G |
| F | D | E | T | R | W | G | S | W | C | V | B | Y | S | W | H |
| V | I | D | T | D | S | D | T | W | S | U | R | S | E | O | N |
| S | A | S | F | P | E | A | C | E | F | U | L | C | H | J | J |
| A | T | C | V | T | D | A | T | P | O | I | U | H | G | F | Y |
| F | R | C | B | N | E | P | R | R | O | L | O | O | I | S | T |
| E | I | E | V | E | F | G | I | J | F | Q | A | O | Z | C | N |
| I | S | S | C | F | G | E | C | R | T | B | L | L | T | Y | U |
| S | T | R | G | H | J | K | I | W | S | X | C | L | E | S | R |
| T | P | S | R | C | H | I | Q | T | R | I | Z | T | E | R | S |
| H | A | R | M | L | E | S | S | S | D | F | F | G | R | E | E |
| F | T | Y | C | E | D | U | A | T | R | R | C | I | E | N | V |
What’s New
Look at the pictures below. How will you describe Picture A? How about Picture B? Does your school environment look like Picture A? How about your community environment? Does it look like Picture B? You will learn how to describe environment like this in our lesson specifically in the next part. “What is It.”
Picture A
[illustration: school building with a sign reading “SCHOOL”, two children tending plants, a child sweeping leaves, a child watering a hedge, and a trash bin]
Picture B
[illustration: city skyline, houses, trees, people walking and cycling, children playing on a slide and seesaw, and a park with a dog]
Illustrated by Zoila Mae P. Panes, Riza E. Celebrado, and Marvin P. Pagurayan
What is It
[illustration: Picture A and Picture B shown side by side, as in What’s New]
Illustrated by Zoila Mae P. Panes, Riza E. Celebrado, and Marvin P. Pagurayan
A healthy school and community environment has a physical characteristic like clean air, clean water and flexible spaces.
[transcriber’s note: the following sentence is printed in a speech bubble beside an illustration of a girl]
The pictures above show a healthy school and community environments.
Let us learn more from the two friends below.
[illustration: a girl and a boy waving, with speech bubbles]
What are the characteristics of a healthy school and community environments?
According to the World Health Organization some of the characteristics of a healthy school and community environments are:
- clean and safe physical environment
- meets everyone’s basic needs
- promotes social harmony and active involvement of everyone
- have accessible health services and facilities
- takes part in identifying local problems and local solutions
- have sustainable use of available resources for all member of the community
- understands local health and environmental issues
[illustration: a girl and a boy waving, with speech bubbles]
The characteristics of a healthy school and community environments can be classified into two. These are Physical Environment and Psychosocial Environment.
Illustrated by Zoila Mae P. Panes, Riza E. Celebrado, and Marvin P. Pagurayan
[illustration: a girl waving beside a speech bubble]
Physical Environment includes safe, clean and good quality of air and water, visually pleasing and with flexible spaces.
In other words, physical environment must have safe and spacious surroundings wherein the children are free from harm. The clean and good quality of air and water supply keep the children free from illnesses and diseases.
[illustration: a boy and a girl waving, with speech bubbles]
School facilities like classrooms should be clean, comfortable, and conducive for learning. There should be enough space for the children to play and move freely.
Learners are usually more aware of their surroundings. It can either motivate them to learn or discourage them. An aesthetically or visually pleasing environment can help develop the child’s positive attitude towards learning. It is also an environment that can make them feel safe, calm and open to learning. It can help them feel at home to be able to learn effectively and develop their full potential.
Illustrated by Zoila Mae P. Panes, Riza E. Celebrado, and Marvin P. Pagurayan
[illustration: a boy waving, with a speech bubble]
Psychosocial Environment includes warm atmosphere, healthy interpersonal relationships, and free from abuse and discrimination.
It is where learners are encouraged to build a harmonious relationship with each other. There is also a positive interaction among learners and teachers.
[illustration: a girl waving, with a speech bubble]
This is an environment where learners do not experience discrimination and abuse. It is here that they feel secured, respected and accepted for who they are. Teachers should help them develop their self-esteem and sense of belonging so they will feel secured and emotionally supported.
Illustrated by Zoila Mae P. Panes, Riza E. Celebrado, and Marvin P. Pagurayan
What’s More
Directions: Write Agree if it describes a healthy school and community environments and Disagree if it does not. Do it on a separate sheet of paper.
- [illustration: a classroom with two students standing near a chalkboard] Warm Atmosphere
- [illustration: four children joining hands and playing] Healthy Interpersonal Relationship
- [illustration: three girls, one looking sad while the other two stand close together] Abusive Environment
- [illustration: a boy dropping trash beside a polluted stream] Water Pollution
- [illustration: a boy and a girl coughing while objects float in the air] Clean Air and Water
Illustrated by Zoila Mae P. Panes, Riza E. Celebrado, and Marvin P. Pagurayan
What I Have Learned
Directions: Write Yes if the picture describes a healthy school and community environments and No if it does not. Do it on a separate sheet of paper.
- [illustration: a classroom with desks arranged in groups] Flexible spaces
- [illustration: a boy drinking from a glass while a woman raises her arms beside floating debris] With clean and good quality of air and water around
- [illustration: a boy standing beside a dark, polluted river] Water pollution
- [illustration: factory smokestacks releasing dark smoke over people standing nearby] Air Pollution
- [illustration: children playing on a playground with slides and swings] Safe Environment
Illustrated by Zoila Mae P. Panes, Riza E. Celebrado, and Marvin P. Pagurayan
What I Can Do
Directions: Match each characteristic of a healthy school and community environments in Column A with the statement that best describes in Column B. Write the letter only of the correct answer. Do it on a separate sheet of paper.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1. Free from abuse and discrimination | A. It is safe and welcoming wherein the children are free from harm. |
| 2. Flexible spaces | B. It promotes and encourages positive interaction among learners and teachers. |
| 3. Healthy personal relationship | C. It is an environment where the children are free from illnesses and diseases. |
| 4. Clean environment | D. There is enough space for the children to play. |
| 5. Safe environment | E. It is an environment where learners are free from abusive experiences, feel secured and accepted. |
Assessment
Directions: Write ✓ if it describes the characteristic of a healthy school and community environments and X if it does not. Do it on a separate sheet of paper.
_____1. Clean surroundings
_____2. Safe and secure environment
_____3. Crowded classrooms
_____4. Abusive environment
_____5. Clean food and water source
_____6. Meets the basic needs of all the members of the community
_____7. Harmonious relationship among community members
_____8. An environment that is free from diseases
_____9. Free from discrimination
_____10. Polluted air
Thank you for accomplishing this module. Congratulations!
Additional Activity
Directions: Give at least 5 phrases or sentences to describe the characteristics of a healthy school and community environments. Do it on a separate sheet of paper.
| What have I learned about the characteristics of a healthy school and community environments? |
|---|
| 1. |
| 2. |
| 3. |
| 4. |
| 5. |
[transcriber’s note: this page is printed upside down; the content is transcribed in reading order]
Answer Key
What I Know
- True
- True
- True
- False
- True
- True
- False
- False
- True
- True
What’s In
(In any order)
SAFE CLEAN HARMLESS PEACEFUL CONDUCIVE
What’s New
Pupil’s answer may vary.
What’s More
- Agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Disagree
- Agree
What I Have Learned
- Yes
- Yes
- No
- No
- Yes
What I Can Do
- E
- D
- B
- C
- A
Assessment
- √
- √
- X
- X
- √
- √
- √
- √
- √
- X
Additional Activity
Pupil’s answer may vary.
References
Abdullatif AA. Healthy Villages, A Guide for Communities and Community Health Workers, Eastern Mediterranean Region, Mediterranean Health Journal, 1999. Retrieved on June 30, 2020 at https://www.who.int>hvchap1
Benefits of a Healthy School Community. Retrieved on July 2, 2020 at https://www.schools4health.com/school-health-modles/benefits-of-csh/
Characteristics of a healthy community. Retrieved on July 1, 2020 at https://brainly.ph/question//662677
Government of South Australia SA Health. Retrieved on July 1, 2020 at https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au?wps/wcm/connect/public+content?sa+health+internet/healthy+living/healthy+communities?schools?what+can+i+do+as+a+teacher+or+school+to+encourage+healthy+eating+habits+and+to+be+active
Health and social services. Retrieved on July 1, 2020 https://hnhu.org/health-topic/the-importance-of-healthy-schools/
Importance characteristics of a healthy community. Retrieved on July 1, 2020 at https://vistancia.com/5-important-characteristics-of-a-healthy-community/
K to 12 Health Curriculum Guide August 2016 page 57
MELC Health 6
Teacher’s Guide Health 6
The 4 Characteristics of a Healthy School Culture. Retrieved on June 30, 2020 at https://www.theedadvocate.org/the-4-characteristics-of-a-healthy-school-culture/
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