All grades will be in the gym for a day or two buying PE uniforms and/or locks. Students coming to health will need a 2-pocket 3-prong folder or notebook with paper and pencil; they need to get not only the PE syllabus but also the health syllabus signed and returned right away; they will be required to write daily warm-ups and define vocabulary words in class.
**Permission forms for the sex eduction program called "Choosing the Best" will be sent home on the first day of health and should be returned by the following week ONLY if you DO NOT want your child to participate. They will be sent to the media center during that time, not back to physical education.
WEEK 2 (8/18-8/22):
6th grade: Chapter 1 Lesson 1 "The Health Triangle"
Objectives - Describe the 3 components of the health triangle and tell how to maintain a balance between those components; List 4 ways to prevent illness and injury.
7th grade: Chapter 11 Lesson 1 "Use and Abuse of Alcohol"
Objectives - Explain what alcohol is and discuss why some teens begin drinking alcohol; Discuss the effects alcohol has on the body; Identify sources of help for alcoholism.
8th grade: Chapter 8 Lesson 1 "What is Physical Fitness?"
Objectives - Discuss the benefits of physical fitness; Describe the importance of exercise; Explain the difference between aerobic and anaerobic exercise.
NOTE: Quizzes will be given often to reinforce content learned that day.
WEEK 3 (8/25-8/29):
Notebook check on Friday 8/29 for A-day and Tuesday 9/2 for B-day for all grades.
6th grade: Chapter 1 Lesson 2 "Your Self-Concept"
Objectives - Tell why it is important to have a good self-concept; List who influences someone's self-concept and how they influence it.
Chapter 1 Lesson 3 "Decision Making"
Objectives - Summarize the 6 steps of decision making; List positive and negative parts of each option when making a decision; Describe benefits of making good decisions.
7th grade: Chapter 11 Lesson 2 "Use and Abuse of Drugs"
Objectives - Identify ways in which drugs are misused and abused; Discuss dangers associated with marijuana; Name common stimulants, inhalants, and other illegal drugs and their dangers.
8th grade: Chapter 8 Lesson 2 "Elements of Fitness"
Objectives - Describe muscle strength and endurance; Define the 5 elements; Discuss how to set goals for physical fitness.
Chapter 8 Lesson 3 "Planning a Fitness Program"
Objectives - Discuss the components of a balanced fitness program; Describe 3 stages of an exercise program; List ways to avoid the risk of injury.
WEEK 4 (9/2-9/5):
6th grade: Chapter 1 Lesson 4 "Setting Goals"
Objectives - Differentiate between fixed goals and flexible goals; Summarize how to select goals; List the steps in a plan of action to achieve a goal.
7th grade: Chapter 11 Lesson 4 "Risks Involved with Alcohol and Drug Use"
Objectives - Explain why drinking alcohol and taking drugs are risk behaviors; Discuss the physical, mental, and social consequences of using alcohol and drugs.
Chapter 11 Lesson 5 "Avoiding Substance Abuse"
Objectives - List reasons for avoiding substance abuse; Discuss how teens can say no to substance abuse; Explain how avoiding alcohol and drugs can help them reach their full potential.
8th grade: Chapter 8 Lesson 4 "Individual and Team Sports"
Objectives - Compare the benefits of individual sports with those of team sports; Discuss a lifetime plan for staying fit; Describe the equipment and facilities needed for an exercise program
Weight Training 101
Objectives - Describe which exercise works which muscle and how to lift weights safely; Perform various exercises correctly.
WEEK 5 (9/8-9/12):
NOTE: Monday (9/8) for B-day and Tuesday (9/9) for A-day, each grade will be turning in their warm-ups, playing a Jeopardy Game to review chapter content, and taking a Chapter Test.
6th grade: Begin "Choosing the Best Way" Program
Objectives - Learn the decision-making process and practice it; discover the value of goal setting; determine the qualities of a good friend; learn the difference between a crush, an infatuation and love; learn how to prevent sexual abuse; identify emotional needs; and discover ways to build self-esteem.
7th grade: Begin "Choosing the Best Path" Program
Objectives - Identify the risks of being sexually active; learn about the possible emotional consequences of premarital sexual activity; discuss self-respect and its role in abstinence; learn about the most commonly sexually transmitted diseases; learn about teen pregnancy and the circumstances of a couple who becomes pregnant; discuss if "safe sex" is really safe enough; discover how responsibility relates to sexual activity.
8th grade: Begin "Choosing the Best Life" Program
Objectives - Discuss how girls and guys view sex differently and how teens can misuse sex to meet emotional needs; learn why premarital sex can have negative emotional consequences; discover how alcohol increases the risk of casual or unwanted sex; discuss how STDs can lead to serious health consequences; learn why sexually active teens are at risk to contract an STD; discover how "safe sex" is not safe enough and does not eliminate the risk of STDs.
WEEK 6 (9/15-9/19):
6th grade: Finish "Choosing the Best Way" Program
Objectives - Discover the facts about teen pregnancy; consider the emotional risks of teen sex; learn about sexually transmitted diseases; discover why abstinence is the best WAY; find out the facts about "safe sex"; decide how to respond to the Choosing Abstinence Pledge.
7th grade: Finish "Choosing the Best Path" Program
Objectives - Identify the four major pressures to have sex; understand the role of alcohol in influencing teenagers; discuss respect and how it relates to not pressuring others; discuss abstinence; consider the reasons to be abstinent until marriage; discuss the difference between infatuation, love, and sex; learn how to set boundaries.
8th grade: Finish "Choosing the Best Life" Program
Objectives - Learn abstinence is the only way to eliminate the risk of pregnancy and how the consequences of teen pregnancy changes lives; discover that HIV/AIDS is a devastating disease that has no cure and that abstinence eliminates the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS sexually; discuss all choices have consequences and abstinence can bring freedom and help teens reach their goals.
New health classes will begin Monday 9/22/08.
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