6th Grade

This trimester students in 6th Grade were introduced to:

• Community Building Activities focusing on the five SEL competencies

• Self-Management, Self-Awareness, Responsible Decision Making, Social Awareness and Relationship Skills

• Personal Health
• A User’s Guide to Life’s Little Emergencies

• Learning Objective - Identify health benefits involved in emergency preparedness; describe how to respond in some common emergency scenarios; identify facts and myths associated with emergency preparedness.
• Health Education Standard - Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
• CASEL Competency - Responsible decision-making

• Your Body On…. Sunlight

• Learning Objective - Identify a range of health benefits and dangers associated with sun exposure; distinguish facts from myths about sun exposure; describe a variety of ways to protect yourself from the sun.
• Health Education Standard - Comprehend concepts to promote health and disease prevention.
• CASEL Competency - Responsible decision-making

• Fitness Portfolio

• Learning Objectives - Analyze results of fitness assessments (pre and post); compare results to fitness components for good health; design a fitness plan to address ways to use physical activity to enhance fitness
• Health Education Standards - Comprehend concepts to promote health and disease prevention; students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health; students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

• Nutrition
• Eat the Rainbow

• Learning Objectives - Identify three different types of food the human body needs; describe a range of health benefits associated with eating the rainbow; evaluate how balanced your own diet is.
• Health Education Standard - Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
• CASEL Competency - Responsible decision-making

• Your Body On…. Sugar

• Learning Objectives - Identify the negative effects of excess sugar consumption; describe healthy ways to satisfy sugar cravings.
• Health Education Standard - Identify concepts that promote health and prevent disease.
• CASEL Competencies - Self-management; responsible decision-making

• It’s Snack O’Clock

• Learning Objectives - Identify times of day when teens need a healthy, satisfying snack; describe a variety of snack solutions for teens; explain how making these choices can improve teens’ health.
• Health Education Standard - Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
• CASEL Competencies - Self-management, responsible decision-making

• Your Body on Processed Food

• Learning Objectives - Identify qualities of highly processed foods; identify a range of health risks associated with consuming processed foods; distinguish facts from myths about processed foods.
• Health Education Standard - Avoid or reduce health risks.
• CASEL Competency - Responsible decision-making

7th Grade

This trimester students in 7th Grade were introduced to:

• Community Building Activities focusing on the five SEL competencies

• Self-Management, Self-Awareness, Responsible Decision Making, Social Awareness and Relationship Skills

• Personal Health 
• Your Body On…. Sunlight

• Learning Objective - Identify a range of health benefits and dangers associated with sun exposure; distinguish facts from myths about sun exposure; describe a variety of ways to protect yourself from the sun.
• Health Education Standard - Comprehend concepts to promote health and disease prevention.
• CASEL Competency - Responsible decision-making

• Fitness Portfolio

• Learning Objectives - Analyze results of fitness assessments (pre and post); compare results to fitness components for good health; design a fitness plan to address ways to use physical activity to enhance fitness
• Health Education Standards - Comprehend concepts to promote health and disease prevention; students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health; students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

• Nutrition
• Eat the Rainbow

• Learning Objectives - Identify three different types of food the human body needs; describe a range of health benefits associated with eating the rainbow; evaluate how balanced your own diet is.
• Health Education Standard - Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
• CASEL Competency - Responsible decision-making

• Your Body On…. Sugar

• Learning Objectives - Identify the negative effects of excess sugar consumption; describe healthy ways to satisfy sugar cravings.
• Health Education Standard - Identify concepts that promote health and prevent disease.
• CASEL Competencies - Self-management; responsible decision-making

• It’s Snack O’Clock

• Learning Objectives - Identify times of day when teens need a healthy, satisfying snack; describe a variety of snack solutions for teens; explain how making these choices can improve teens’ health.
• Health Education Standard - Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
• CASEL Competencies - Self-management, responsible decision-making

• Your Body on Processed Food

• Learning Objectives - Identify qualities of highly processed foods; identify a range of health risks associated with consuming processed foods; distinguish facts from myths about processed foods.
• Health Education Standard - Avoid or reduce health risks.
• CASEL Competency - Responsible decision-making

8th Grade

This trimester students in 8th Grade were introduced to:

• Community Building Activities focusing on the five SEL competencies

• Self-Management, Self-Awareness, Responsible Decision Making, Social Awareness and Relationship Skills

• Personal Health
• Your Body On…. Sunlight

• Learning Objective - Identify a range of health benefits and dangers associated with sun exposure; distinguish facts from myths about sun exposure; describe a variety of ways to protect yourself from the sun.
• Health Education Standard - Comprehend concepts to promote health and disease prevention.
• CASEL Competency - Responsible decision-making

• Fitness Portfolio

• Learning Objectives - Analyze results of fitness assessments (pre and post); compare results to fitness components for good health; design a fitness plan to address ways to use physical activity to enhance fitness
• Health Education Standards - Comprehend concepts to promote health and disease prevention; students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health; students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

• Nutrition
• Eat the Rainbow

• Learning Objectives - Identify three different types of food the human body needs; describe a range of health benefits associated with eating the rainbow; evaluate how balanced your own diet is.
• Health Education Standard - Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
• CASEL Competency - Responsible decision-making

• Your Body On…. Caffeine

• Learning Objectives - Identify a range of health issues associated with excess caffeine consumption; distinguish facts from myths about caffeine consumption; describe a variety of ways to protect yourself from the dangers of excess caffeine consumption.
• Health Education Standard - Comprehend concepts to promote health and disease prevention.
• CASEL Competency - Responsible decision-making

• Listen to Your Gut

• Learning Objectives - Identify different causes of stomach aches; distinguish stomach-related facts from myths; describe a variety of approaches to healing stomach aches.
• Health Education Standard - Demonstrate a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks to self.
• CASEL Competency - Self-management