WORKSHEET in HEALTH

Grade 6- Health
Week 8: Day 1: Lesson 3: Demonstrate ways to build and keep school and
community environments healthy.

Name of Learner: _____________________________________________ Date: _________________

Name of School: ____________________________________________ District: _______________

What you need to know?

What is a Healthy School and Community Environment?

Healthy school communities are places where all the members of the community
such as, pupils, parents, teachers and other group of people work together to build and
keep the physical and psychosocial community health and wellbeing environment.

 Physical Environment focuses on creating and maintaining a healthy place that

protect those who spend time here.

These includes:

1. Safe & clean environment.

2. Access of good quality air and water
3. Pleasing and flexible spaces which can help stimulate and develop different
interest and abilities of a certain individual.

 Psychosocial environment refers to the interpersonal relationships between people

and how they interact and respond in different situations, it enhances social and
emotional well-being and promote warm, healthy relations, and bullying and
discrimination free setting.

Doing Your Share of the Work

Every member of the community regardless of age, can help building a healthy
environment. There’s no need to give money just to be influential or famous to be able to
do something for the school and community.

The following are some simple yet very helpful things you can do to make your
school and community a healthy place to live and grow in.

In School
1. Follow school rules and regulations at all times.
2. Throw garbage and wastes in trash cans.
3. Help in cleaning classrooms, corridors and school grounds.
4. Buy only nutritious foods and drinks.
5. Write a letter to student government about the importance of healthy food choices in
the school canteen.
6. Do not vandalize school properties.
7. Return lost items to the school guidance office.
8. Participate actively in the school disaster preparedness progress and activities.
9. Join organizations or clubs that help make the school a healthy place to learn and do
productive things.
10. Respect your teachers, schoolmates, and other school personnel.

In the Community
1. Join activities in your community that are aimed to help make the community clean
and healthy.
2. Do not throw wastes and garbage in public places.
3. Encourage family members to segregate waste and garbage.
4. Reuse, reduce, recycle and repair.
5. Assist in preparing emergency kits with basic needs for emergency purposes such as
flashlights, drinking water, medicines, spare batteries, dry food, first aid items and
others.

How much do you understand?

Activity 1

Direction: Write Yes if the statement shows a way to build and keep school and
community environments healthy and No if it is not. Write your answer in a separate
paper.

1. Develop unmanaged crowded spaces for social interaction.

2. Create a pleasant setting which encourages better learning.

3. Reduce air pollution to prevent the risk of health related illnesses.

4. Encourage shared responsibilities to keep positive work environment.

5. Treat others with disrespect to build trust, love and dignity.

6. Improve sanitation facilities to protect people from diseases.

7. Promote public understanding to create discrimination and bullying.

8. Show kindness for each other to make them feel more comfortable and cared.

9. Surround yourself with positive people who contribute a happy wellbeing.

10. Create flexible spaces that will make them feel unsafe and unmotivated.
 Activity 2

Direction: Write True if the statement demonstrates ways to build and keep school and
community environments healthy and False if it is not. Write your answer on a separate
sheet of paper.

1. Share responsibilities with your classmates and friends.

2. Burn plastics and other materials.

3. Participate in a tree planting or gardening activity.

4. Show people around with disrespect.

5. Use environmentally safe products instead of hazardous materials.

6. Keep sanitation facilities unclean.

7. Maintain access of air and water clean and free from contaminations.

8. Encourage others to treat person with disability (PWD) fairly.

9. Remain kind for one another.

10. Make fun and give hurtful comments with others.