Tools for Teaching Health

Chapter 1: Tobacco; Icebreaker: Tobacco People Hunt; Lesson 1: Tobacco Grab Bag; Lesson 2: Demonstration Of Tobacco’s Harmful Effects; Lesson 3: Tobacco No-No; Lesson 4: Tobacco Decision Making; Lesson 5: Tobacco Talk Show; Home–School Connection: Smoking Interview; Project: Multiple Intelligence Tobacco Project; Assessment: Functional Knowledge And Skills Exam.

Chapter 2: Alcohol; Icebreaker: Concentric Circles; Lesson 1: Alcohol Concept Splash; Lesson 2: Alcohol Simulation Stations; Lesson 3: Drinking And Driving Timeline; Lesson 4: Dysfunctional Families—An Alcohol Story; Lesson 5: Pick-And-Choose Refusal Skills; Home–School Connection: Contract For Life; Project: Show Us The Money! Alcohol Grant Writing; Assessment: Functional Knowledge And Skills Exam.

Chapter 3: Drugs; Icebreaker: Raise Your Hand If You Take Drugs; Lesson 1: Paper Plate Pharmacology; Lesson 2: Refusal Skills And Marijuana; Lesson 3: How Social Is Norm?; Lesson 4: The “I’s” Have It; Lesson 5: Up Close And Personal; Home–School Connection: Talking About Marijuana; Project: What’s Up In Health? 1; Assessment: Functional Knowledge And Skills Exam.

Chapter 4: Nutrition; Icebreaker: Toilet Paper Game; Lesson 1: Puzzling Pieces; Lesson 2: Did I Eat That? How To Read A Food Label; Lesson 3: What’s That?; Lesson 4: Hearty Appetites; Lesson 5: Positive And Negative Weight Loss Cards; Home–School Connection: Favorite Family Recipe; Conversion; Project: Food Diary And Reflection Paper; Assessment: Functional Knowledge And Skills Exam.

Chapter 5: Sexuality Education; Icebreaker: Abstinence Bingo; Lesson 1: Sexuality Brainstorm; Lesson 2: That’s My Line; Lesson 3: Raw Oysters Have Feelings, Too!; Lesson 4: Contraception Commercials; Lesson 5: What Are They Selling?; Home–School Connection: Hopes And Fears; Project: Music With A Message; Assessment: Functional Knowledge And Skills Exam.

Chapter 6: Violence Prevention; Icebreaker: Tie Activity—What Do I Want To Be When; I Grow Up?; Lesson 1: Violence Match Game; Lesson 2: Where Do You Stand?; Lesson 3: Managing Anger Round Robin; Lesson 4: Crossing The Line; Lesson 5: Conflict Resolution; Home–School Connection: Television Violence; Project: Production Company; Assessment: Functional Knowledge And Skills Exam.

Chapter 7: Physical Activity; Icebreaker: Who’s Who On The Playground?; Lesson 1: The Secret Magic Super Pill For Good Health; Lesson 2: Disco Aerobics; Lesson 3: Physical Activity And Goal Setting; Lesson 4: “Counterfeit Fitness”—The Dangers Of Using Anabolic Steroids And Other; Performance-Enhancing Substances; Lesson 5: A Pound Of Fat—Doing The Weight-Loss Math; Home–School Connection: Physical Activity; Project: Student-Created Public Service Announcements; Assessment: Functional Knowledge And Skills Exam.