Tools for Teaching Health

Acknowledgments ix

About the Authors xi

Notes to Teacher xiii

CHAPTER 1 TOBACCO

Icebreaker: Tobacco People Hunt 1

Lesson 1: Tobacco Grab Bag 5

Lesson 2: Demonstration of Tobacco’s Harmful Effects 7

Lesson 3: Tobacco No-No 14

Lesson 4: Tobacco Decision Making 18

Lesson 5: Tobacco Talk Show 22

Home–School Connection: Smoking Interview 24

Project: Multiple Intelligence Tobacco Project 27

Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 31

CHAPTER 2 ALCOHOL

Icebreaker: Concentric Circles 39

Lesson 1: Alcohol Concept Splash 42

Lesson 2: Alcohol Simulation Stations 45

Lesson 3: Drinking and Driving Timeline 53

Lesson 4: Dysfunctional Families—An Alcohol Story 56

Lesson 5: Pick-and-Choose Refusal Skills 62

Home–School Connection: Contract for Life 70

Project: Show Us the Money! Alcohol Grant Writing 73

Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 79

CHAPTER 3 DRUGS

Icebreaker: Raise Your Hand If You Take Drugs 87

Lesson 1: Paper Plate Pharmacology 89

Lesson 2: Refusal Skills and Marijuana 91

Lesson 3: How Social Is Norm? 97

Lesson 4: The “I’s” Have It 101

Lesson 5: Up Close and Personal 109

Home–School Connection: Talking About Marijuana 112

Project: What’s Up in Health? 116

Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 120

CHAPTER 4 NUTRITION

Icebreaker: Toilet Paper Game 127

Lesson 1: Puzzling Pieces 129

Lesson 2: Did I Eat That? How to Read a Food Label 147

Lesson 3: What’s That? 151

Lesson 4: Hearty Appetites 154

Lesson 5: Positive and Negative Weight Loss Cards 157

Home–School Connection: Favorite Family Recipe Conversion 162

Project: Food Diary and Reflection Paper 166

Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 173

CHAPTER 5 SEXUALITY EDUCATION

Icebreaker: Abstinence Bingo 179

Lesson 1: Sexuality Brainstorm 182

Lesson 2: That’s My Line 185

Lesson 3: Raw Oysters Have Feelings, Too! 188

Lesson 4: Contraception Commercials 191

Lesson 5: What Are They Selling? 195

Home–School Connection: Hopes and Fears 198

Project: Music with a Message 201

Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 206

CHAPTER 6 VIOLENCE PREVENTION

Icebreaker: Tie Activity—What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up? 213

Lesson 1: Violence Match Game 217

Lesson 2: Where Do You Stand? 219

Lesson 3: Managing Anger Round Robin 221

Lesson 4: Crossing the Line 225

Lesson 5: Conflict Resolution 228

Home–School Connection: Television Violence 234

Project: Production Company 237

Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 245

CHAPTER 7 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Icebreaker: Who’s Who on the Playground? 251

Lesson 1: The Secret Magic Super Pill for Good Health 253

Lesson 2: Disco Aerobics 258

Lesson 3: Physical Activity and Goal Setting 262

Lesson 4: “Counterfeit Fitness”—The Dangers of 272

Using Anabolic Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing Substances

Lesson 5: A Pound of Fat—Doing the Weight-Loss Math 277

Home–School Connection: Physical Activity 283

Project: Student-Created Public Service Announcements 286

Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 294