Colleen Mistler

Westfield High School Health Lesson

Lesson Duration: 49 minutes
Lesson 8/11
March 29, 2017
Grade Level: 9.10

Materials:
Ipad/computer
Whiteboard and markers
Glencoe Health Textbook
Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Worksheet
Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Managing Stress Reteaching Activity
Youtube Video: Quicksand Giraffe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Z3lmidmrY

Objectives: should be posted in the classroom for the students to reference, as well as
an agenda
by the end of the lesson, students will be able to :
Name and describe the eight stage of grief
Define coping, closure, mourning, and traumatic event on the Chapter 4
Lesson 3 Worksheet

Standards:
MACF 1.12 Describe the growth patterns and body changes within human beings
throughout the life cycle (from prenatal through late adulthood), including critical periods
in growth and development
MACF 5.11 Analyze healthy ways to express emotions and to cope with feelings,
including the common causes of stress, its effects on the body, and managing stress
MACF 5.12 Identify the factors that help people deal with grief
MACF 5.19 Explain positive techniques for handling difficult decisions
MACF 6.11 Identify steps for getting support or help, including identifying resources for
families whose members have special health needs

Activity 1: Question of the Day

The students will enter the classroom and sit in their assigned seat. The question of the
day will be on the board and the students will immediately answer it in their notebook.
Introduction: Review methods for managing stress. Discuss how stress can affect all
parts of a persons life, including their social, mental, and physical health. Introduce the
next topic of stress: Coping with Loss and Grief. Advise the students to talk to you
personally after class if they are sensitive to the material.
Ask the students...
How can you calm down after a traumatic event?
Does the pain ever really go away?
Why are some people better than others at dealing with loss and grief?

Activity 2: Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Managing Stress Reteaching Activity Worksheet

The students will complete the list of ways to manage stress, using the information from
Lesson 2

Activity 3: Youtube Video- Quicksand Giraffe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Z3lmidmrY
The students will watch the short clip that references the eight stages of grief

Activity 4: Chapter 4 Lesson 3 Worksheet

The students will use their textbooks to complete the worksheet independently.

Homework assignment:
The students will write down one song that references or is the focus of any form of
coping with loss and/or dealing with grief.

Ticket to leave: Students will fill out an answer to the question on the ticket to leave,
and hand to the teacher before exiting the room
Todays questions is: Name three of the eight stages of grief and describe one of the
stages