Health Education I (7-8)
Lesson Plans

Strand 3: SAFETY AND DISEASE PREVENTION (SDP)

Students will apply practical knowledge and skills to develop lifelong behaviors for personal and community well-being.

Standard HI.SDP.2:

Demonstrate how to apply thoughtful decision-making in health-related situations (for example, substance use, vehicle safety, sun safety, recreational safety, firearm safety, physical activity, nutritional choices).

• Violence in the Media
  In small groups, students will define violence and discuss different examples of violence in the media. Each group will then share its definition and examples with the class, the teacher will then conduct the activity: "Taking a Stand on Media Violence". After the activity, the small groups will then discuss different ways of dealing with violence in the media and share ideas with the class.
• What It's Like to Walk in Their Shoes
  This lesson will help students identify personal behaviors that contribute to, or detract from a safe caring community.

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