Description
This curriculum supports the CDC National Health Education Standards and aligns with all 81 HECAT Healthy Behavior Outcomes. It is designed for students in grades 5 through 8. The goal of the curriculum is to develop students into young adults who prioritize safety, mitigate risks, treat all people with respect and make confident, healthy decisions.
This download includes:
• 12 Units (147 Lessons) (Printable and Digital)
• 12 Unit Reflections/Essays (Printable and Digital)
• 12 Editable Unit Assessments
• 2 Projects (Printable and Digital)
• 3 Practice Cumulative Assessments (75 Questions Total – Editable)
• One Editable 60-Question Cumulative Assessment
Important Note
• Download a FREE EXCERPT from my Middle School Health Curriculum
The curriculum is divided into 12 modules:
1. Pathogens and Disease
2. Nutrition and Healthy Eating
3. Personal Health and Fitness
4. Summer Safety, First Aid and Emergencies
5. Highway and Traffic Safety
6. Tobacco, Marijuana and Alcohol
7. Medicine, Illicit Drugs and Drug Abuse
8. Peer Pressure and Digital Safety
9. Violence Prevention, Gun Safety and Healthy Communication
10. Adolescent Development and Mental Health
11. HIV/AIDS Education
12. Sexual Health and Relationships
Each module includes 6 to 22 activities so to satisfactorily achieve the objectives of that module. Some modules have a “larger landscape” to cover and include more activities than others.
Successive modules progress into more intense and mature topics. Attention to the CDC National Health Standards, the HECAT and the Healthy Behavior Outcomes were used to guide the scope of these topics specifically for middle school students in grades 6 through 8. Special attention to current issues and safety was noted in all modules.
Note: Education regarding sexual relationships is limited to the Sexual Health and Relationships Module.
The curriculum also includes two projects, practice exams and a reference sheet:
• Health Pledge Project
• Health Campaign Project
• Middle School Health Practice Exams
• Health Resources and Tips for Adolescents and Teens
INTERNET REQUIRED
Activities require internet access on a computer, laptop or tablet. Activities work well in in a variety of academic settings including one-to-one classrooms, asynchronous learning and with homeschooling families.
These activities work particularly well in academic settings that promote student autonomy, independent work and research/evidence-based learning.
STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH
Activities are student-centered, inquiry-based exercises that require students to collect empirical evidence from primary sources, government agencies and credible health organizations. Students use scientific data to make evidence-based conclusions about how to make healthy, safe and considerate choices that positively impact their health (and the health of others).
Sources were carefully vetted for this curriculum to ensure the safest and most reliable information was provided to students. Students deserve nothing but the best so they can make educated, safe and healthy decisions.
NATIONAL HEALTH STANDARDS
My Middle School Health Curriculum supports National Health Education Standards. It was evaluated against the Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) to assess it as a comprehensive K-12 health curriculum. You can access these resources at https://bit.ly/3UnzRN3.
The activities in this excerpt help students achieve the healthy behavior outcomes (HBOs) identified by the CDC as the most important behaviors to promote in a K-12 health curriculum. Collectively, the 12 modules in the curriculum support all HECAT HBOs: https://bit.ly/46aKqdL.
TIME COMMITMENT
Each activity varies in time commitment from 20 to 40 minutes. There is a variety in the length of time to make activities meaningful. Concepts are chunked together to be substantial but not overwhelming. Some activities require more time to fully develop students’ understanding and mastery of health skills and ideas.
PRINTABLE RESOURCES
This file includes printable copies to distribute in a traditional brick-and-mortar classroom. An answer key is included. Due to the nature of the activities, this resource works best in its digital form (Google Forms). Shortened links are provided to make it easier to access sites and videos.
GOOGLE FORMS
Fully editable, self-grading Google Forms are included for each activity in this module. To access your copies, use the force-copy links provided.
UNIT ASSESSMENTS
Each unit includes an editable summative assessment as a DOCX file. A digital, self-grading Google Form version of the assessment is included and accessed with a force-copy link.
CUMULATIVE ASSESSMENT
The curriculum also included a cumulative assessment. The assessment is 60 vignette-style questions that assess all topics covered in the curriculum. This assessment is provided as an editable DOCX file and a self-grading Google Form. Key included.
TERMS OF USE
• All rights reserved by Stephanie Elkowitz.
• This product is to be used by the original purchaser only.
• Intended for classroom and personal use only.
• Copying for more than one teacher, classroom, department, school, or school system is prohibited.
• This product may not be distributed or displayed digitally for public view.
• Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
