Stressed out? To begin a mental and emotional health unit, participants take a stress test to determine their level of stress. They study the effects of stress, identify sources of stress in their lives, and learn different ways to...

Investigate the primary causes for the increase in overweight youth and discover its impact on the health care system. After watching segments from the Bill Moyers Now program, your students develop campaigns to implement in school that...

Twelfth graders set up a formal table setting in their classroom. Individually, they identify the proper serving or eating utensil for the various courses of a meal. To end the lesson, they discuss and role-play proper table manners and...

Fourth graders discuss the benefits of regular exercise.  In this physical health studies lesson, 4th graders create visual demonstrations to track their progress with physical fitness related goals.  Students discuss various...

Third graders study the food pyramid. In this diet lesson, 3rd graders discuss healthy foods, food servings, and food groups. Students cut out a few pictures from magazines representing each food group and create a...

Seventh graders build muscle strength by using elastic bands. In this elastic band exercise lesson, 7th graders do various stretches and movements using an elastic band. Students go to different stations to do different exercises....

Young scholars develop and implement a fitness station. Students base their exercise stations upon flexibility, muscular strength, and endurance. They complete a health related fitness portfolio. Young scholars design and take a fitness...

Students complete a variety of activities to learn about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. In this healthy eating lesson, students complete activity sheets, make a wall poster, create a take home flyer, participate in a...

Special needs students practice completing everyday tasks such as organizing a day plan, reading a clock and completing simple math problems. They define the proper learning techniques for their disorder and utilize props in...

Students reflect on their own personal fitness. They work together to develop fitness plans for each other. They implement and monitor their progress and evaluate their plan.

Learners work in groups to complete challenges. In this cooperation, endurance and strength lesson, students complete challenges from their Survivor Challenge Task Card and when complete, do the closing challenge together.

Students describe self-esteem and what it means to them. In this health related lesson, students work through 4 exercises to become more aware of what self-esteem means to them and others in the classroom. The lesson ends with an...

Seventh graders examine the trait of perseverance. In this character education lesson, 7th graders discuss community causes they care about and make plans to contribute their time and energy to overcome their personally-selected issues.

Students evaluate human health by completing an interactive activity on the Internet. In this food choice lesson, students identify a list of foods which can make you unhealthy and sick compared to a list of nutritional ingredients....

Fourth graders get into groups and brainstorm ways to obtain physical activity and different healthy foods to eat. They then develop and write and individual plan for healthy living and commit to enforcing their plan for a minimum of one...

Pupils read the story by Tandy Braid to explain the concepts of tattling and reporting, then discussing the difference between them. They play a game to determine if something is a tattle or report.

Learners determine if something is a tattle or report.

Students persevere to build character. In this philanthropy activity, students consider how to put forth their personal best in all areas of their lives as they participate in a physical activity.

Students read the folktale, "The Magical Stone", and discuss questions imbedded in the lesson.

Students review what the three bees are: respect, responsibility and safety. Individually, they use the internet to complete a webquest to examine how to be respectful to others and be responsible for their actions. To end the lesson,...

Learners tally results from a previously conducted diabetes questionnaire. Students identify new ways for health information or messages to effectively reach more community members and thereby motivate them to improve their health.

Students (and adults) who can identify their strengths will be more likely to build on them to improve their areas of growth; they will probably have greater motivation and will be more self-confident. Here are 3 suggested steps to talk...