Health Methods-C367 (Pre-
Assessments) Questions And All Correct
Answers.
A first-grade student has justbegun school for the first time. Previously, the student has been
attending a schoolroom tent that was set up in fields where her parents picked vegetables. The
student is resisting going to the restroom to wash her hands before lunch.
How should the teacher modify this activity to take into consideration the family's influence on
the student's health? - Answer Sanitation in her previous school was different, so the student
should be eased into a new routine.
While teaching a unit on the problems of illicit drug use, the teacher eels that factual
information about drugs is having little impact on the students. The teacher feels the students
do not approve of drug use but fears they will not be able to communicate this to thier peers.
How should this teacher encourage the students to achieve this skill? - Answer The teacher
should provide opportunities for students to identify their feelings and personalize the
information on drugs.
A teacher is helping students resolve a conflict on the playground and would like to promote
student leraning of conflict management and resolution.
How can the teacher meet this goal? - Answer Teach students to name the problem and
identify solutions before implementing their decision.
A fourth-grade teacher has been working with two students to resolve a conflict. The students
have agreed on a solution to the problem.
What should the teacher do to help the students implement and evaluate the plan? - Answer
Observe the students to make sure the plan is working.
The teacher wants to involve family and community members in the development of tornado-
safety emergency procedures.
, A second-grade teacher is planning a learning activity to help students learn effective ways to
respond if approached by an adult stranger who asks them for directions to a nearby store.
How can the teacher effectively meet the objective? - Answer Have students role-play running
to a safe place and telling an adult they trust about the sittuation.
Which activity supports a first-grade teacher's goal to help her students be safe if a fire occurs at
home? - Answer Invite firefighters to school to show students what firefighters look like and
explain how they help.
A new student in the school district is HIV positive. Although this information is not disclosed,
administration wants to implement safety practices in case an accident should occur with this
student.
How should the school communicate information to parents about these new safety practices? -
Answer Include the school's policy statement concerning HIV students in the parent
handbook.
What should a teacher do when a child complains of a stiff neck and has a high fever? - Answer
Call the parents and advise them to seek prompt medical care.
What would be a sign of a serious head injury? - Answer The student is unable to remember
events that happened before the accident.
Which action would be appropriate for a teacher to take to aviod transmission of strep throat? -
Answer Have infected students stay home from school until they have been free of fever for
24-48 hours.
How is the health of children impacted when they fail to wash their hands regularly? - Answer
There is an increased risk for infectious diseases.
A student reports stomach pain and feels like he is going to vomit. The teacher noticed he ate
three brownies for lunch.
How should the teacher respond to this incident? - Answer Send the student to the school
nurse and inform the parents of the symptoms that were observed.