A writing team, coordinated by Ainslee Coates, spent two half days working together to develop examples of starter units in health education. This team was made up of practising classroom teachers who are passionate and committed to health education in primary and intermediate schools.

Case Studies Keryn Hensley "I Feel Angry, What Can I Do?" Years 1-3 Aranui Primary School Key Area of Learning: Mental Health Cindy Giddens Stereotyping and Discrimination Year 7 Heaton Intermediate Key Area of Learning: Mental Health Jodie Howard The In Crowd Year 7 Halswell School Key Area of Learning: Mental Health Alan Fielding Breakfast Year 6 Darfield School Key Area of Learning: Food and Nutrition

The starter activities produced as a result of this writing group include learning outcomes, links to achievement objectives, student activities, assessment tasks, teaching methodology, and links to the underlying concepts of Health and Physical Education in the New Zealand Curriculum.