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Changes of Puberty
Examine the growth and development that takes place during the pre-teen and teen years. Middle schoolers discuss puberty and then research specific changes that occur during puberty. The class performs skits based on the changes they...
Purdue University
Healthy Body Image: A Lesson Plan for Middle School Students
This is a very valuable lesson for middle schoolers on the importance of maintaining a healthy body image through diet, exercise, and positive mentality. The resource includes four lesson plans. The first two plans outline the physical...
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Personal/Social Development
Many teenagers dream of growing up to work in health and safety fields; give them some real-world insight using this research lesson plan. Although there are just the basics here, you can easily use them as an outline for an engaging...
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Reproduction, Day 2: Pregnancy
Nearly all students have seen pregnant women and may have questions about human development. Intended for secondary students with mild to moderate mental disabilities, this lesson defines the process of pregnancy in a developmentally...
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Birth, Growth and Development
Young scholars discover that all living things have a life cycle in which they are born, reproduce and die. In groups, they examine and analyze the changes that happen during the lifespan of a human. To end the lesson, they discuss how...
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Some Similarities Between the Spread of an Infectious Disease and Population Growth
Students compare and contrast the spread of infectious diseases and population growth. In this biology lesson, students identify the exponential growth pattern of spreading diseases. They relate this to HIV infection and AIDS.
University of Rhode Island
Success Through Self Awareness
Knowing yourself is the first step to a successful life! Introduce scholars to the value of self awareness through an eight-part personal development unit. A series of hands-on activities provides participants with insight into their...
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Mortified: What Does it Feel Like?
Students discover what it means to be mortified or embarrassed. In this personal development lesson, students watch a video clip and discuss why the character becomes embarrassed and how it relates to their every day life. The students...
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
Health and the Whole Person
Health is more than measuring your blood pressure and eating nutritious foods. Eighth graders discuss the factors that play into an individual's health, including spirituality, social life and friendships, emotional stability, cognitive...
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Growth and Development
Middle schoolers analyze potentially stressful situations to determine the degree of control and individual has over behaviors. They provide examples of each of the following types of potentially negative thinking such as selective...
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Growth and Development
Students read the folktale, "The Magical Stone", and discuss questions imbedded in the lesson plan.
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Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence
Young scholars become familiar with body changes during puberty. In this stages of human development lesson, students review the stages of development from 1-5. Young scholars read an article called I'm Growing but Am I Normal? and...
Vanderbilt University
Healthy Bodies for Girls
Make human growth development education an inclusive experience with a guide to puberty designed to support girls with disabilities. Topics include exercise, hygiene, menstruation, and more!
Whole Person Associates
Teen Self Esteem Workbook
Happy teens are healthy teens! Pupils embark on a self-reflective journey using a series of assessments and discussions to promote personal development. The lessons focus on identifying low and high self-esteem attitudes and behaviors,...
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Puberty
A simple cloze activity gets learners developing a comfort level with sexual development terminology. For Activity 1, they use 12 terms to fill in 11 blanks in an informational text, including sperm, eggs, sex hormones, puberty,...
ESL Kids World
Daily Routines
What is a daily routine, and how can it be important for our growth and development? Introduce youngsters to their daily routines and habits, from the moment they awake in the morning through their meals and bedtime.
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Introduction to Child Development
Students introduce themselves, and discuss childhood experiences that had profound influences on them. They write essays on their own personal development.
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Family Life Cycle - Children's Lab
Students identify the changing nutritional needs across the life cycle. They create and prepare a variety of healthy foods for children that provide adequate nutrients for optimum growth and development. They identify guidelines in...
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Sexual Development
Students identify what puberty is and what changes they can expect during this period of time. Students discuss the challenging aspects of puberty and celebrate the best and most exciting aspects. Students record the best/easiest things...
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Health: Symptoms and Stages of Pregnancy
Students examine the growth and changes that occur during the three trimesters of pregnancy. Issues such as toxemia and spontaneous abortion are also considered. In groups, students rotate to various stations exploring aspects related...
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Development of a Nutritional Snack
High schoolers develop a new line of nutritional snacks. They work in teams to submit a proposal for a snack that not only tastes good, but is nutritional as well. Their end-product consists of four parts: background information,...
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Health and Growth
Students identify healthy foods. In this nutrition lesson, students review the five food groups and categorize healthy and unhealthy foods on a chart. Students develop their own menus.
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Personal Development (Safety and Injury Prevention)
Demonstrate an ability to make informed choices about the prevention of injury with your class and others. Through class discussion, observational studies, simulation, and the creation of a handbook, high schoolers will understand the...
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Growth and Development
Fourth graders explore an interactive site and discover new facts about the brain and its functions. They play a game demonstrating which areas of the brain control specific muscles.
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