Welcome

I am thrilled to have you as part of the encore team this year! The materials covered in health
will give students important information that will help them make good choices throughout their
lives. The following overview will guide your instruction throughout the trimester.

You will have “view only” access to each of the documents. I invite you to comment and add
suggestions so we can constantly be improving. Please also email me with any concerns and/or
suggestions. I look forward to working with you this year.
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Explanation
The format of this curriculum is meant to give you freedom to pursue the topics related to these
topics in a way that is most engaging to your students. This is meant to be a springboard, and
you are welcome to use resources that are not included on this list as long as they are still
meeting academic goals.

Please remember that you are expected to have learning targets each day. Learning targets
have been proven to increase student engagement and learning.
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Calendar Overview
Week Topic Reminders/To-Dos

Week 1 Class Set-Up and Get butcher paper/print

Introduction questions before class.

Week 2 Take Care of You! Week 5 is a CPR guest

speaker. This can be an
EMT, firefighter, nursing
student from BYU-Idaho, etc.
The goal is to have a
professional​ ​come and teach
students CPR and answer
questions. ​You are
responsible to find a guest
speaker.

Week 3 Food and Nutrition

Week 4 First Aid You will need yoga mats for

week 6. ​Talk to Debbie Miles

Follow up with guest speaker

to make sure they are still
available.

Week 5 CPR Guest Speaker

 Week 6 Stress Management

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Weekly Outline
This is an overall outline for each week of the rotation. There are also suggested learning
targets. Note that the learning targets will be the same regardless of the activity you choose,
because students should learn no matter what the activity/lesson is. You should have learning
targets displayed each day.
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Week 1: Class Set-Up and Introduction
Standards Addressed 
● 6-8.H.1.1.2: Describe the interrelationships of mental, emotional, physical, and social 
health in adolescence. 
● 6-8.H.2.1.1: Examine how family, culture, peers, school, and community influence 
healthy and unhealthy behaviors (e.g., social norms). 
● 6-8.H.8.1.2: Demonstrate how to influence and support others to make positive health 
choices. 
 
Major Topics 
● Rules and Procedures 
● Introduction to class 
 
Suggested Activities 
• Nametags 
• Question cards activity 
• Rules and procedures powerpoint and activity 
 
Learning Targets 
● I can learn classroom rules and procedures.
● I can participate appropriately in class activities.
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Week 2: Take Care of You!
Standards Addressed 
● 6-8.H.1.1.1: Analyze the relationship between behaviors, body systems, and wellness. 
● 6-8.H.1.1.2: Describe the interrelationships of mental, emotional, physical, and social 
health in adolescence. 
● 6-8.H.2.1.1: Examine how family, culture, peers, school, and community influence 
healthy and unhealthy behaviors (e.g., social norms). 
● 6-8.H.2.1.3: Explain the influence of personal values and beliefs on individual health 
practices and behaviors. 
● 6-8.H.6.1.1: Assess personal health practices. 
● 6-8.H.6.1.2: Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health practice. 
● 6-8.H.6.1.3: Apply effective strategies and skills needed to attain a personal health goal 
(e.g., S.M.A.R.T. goal setting strategy). 
 ● 6-8.H.7.1.1: Explain the importance of assuming responsibility for personal health 
behaviors. 
 
Major Topics 
● Areas of physical health 
● Ideas to improve physical health 
 
Suggested Activities 
• Direct instruction: physical health 
• Discussion: ways to improve physical health/what students like to do 
• Goal setting: improve physical health 
 
Learning Targets 
● I can identify aspects of physical health.
● I can choose one goal to improve my physical health. 
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Week 3: Food and Nutrition
Standards Addressed 
● 6-8.H.1.1.1: Analyze the relationship between behaviors, body systems, and 
wellness. 
● 6-8.H.5.1.6: Choose healthy alternatives over unhealthy alternatives when 
making a decision. 
● Analyze the outcomes of a health-related decision. 
● 6-8.H.6.1.2: Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health 
practice. 
● 6-8.H.7.1.2: Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or 
improve the health of self and others. 
● 6-8.H.5.1.7: Analyze the outcomes of a health-related decision. 
 
Major Topics 
● Food Groups 
● Nutrition 
● Improving personal nutrition 
 
Suggested Activities 
• Brainstorm (cause and effect) 
• Direct instruction: food and nutrition 
• Goal setting: improve personal nutrition 
 
Learning Targets 
● I can identify basic food groups.
● I can make good choices about my nutrition.
● I can choose one way to improve my nutritional habits. 
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Week 4: First Aid
Standards Addressed 
 ● 6-8.H.3.1.2: Access valid health information from home, school, and community. 
● 6-8.H.3.1.3: Locate reliable and valid health products and services and 
determine accessibility. 
● 6-8.H.4.1.1: Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to 
enhance health. 
● 6-8.H.7.1.2: Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or 
improve the health of self and others. 
 
Major Topics 
● First aid 
● What to do for choking 
● How to treat minor cuts and burns 
● When to seek medical attention 
 
Suggested Activities 
• Discussion: what would you do? 
• Direct instruction: steps to take to do first aid/when to call for help 
• Goal setting: teach someone what you learned today 
• Video presentations 
 
Learning Targets 
● I can summarize what to do when someone is choking.
● I can explain the basic first aid steps for minor cuts and burns.
● I can teach others what I learned today.
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Week 5: CPR Guest Speaker
Standards Addressed 
● 6-8.H.3.1.4: Describe situations that may require professional health services. 
● 6-8.H.4.1: Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health. 
● 6-8.H.5.1.2: Determine when health-related situations require the application of a 
thoughtful decision-making process (e.g., alcohol, tobacco and other drug use and 
consequences of a criminal record, recreational safety, texting, social media and 
general online presence, physical activity, nutritional choices). 
● 6-8.H.7.1.2: Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve 
the health of self and others. 
 
Major Topics 
● CPR 
● Practical application of CPR 
 
Suggested Activities 
• Guest speaker 
• Question and answer 
• CPR instruction/practice 
 
Learning Targets 
 ● I can listen respectfully to the guest speaker.
● I can participate appropriately.
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Week 6: Stress Management
Standards Addressed 
● 6-8.H.1.1.2: Describe the interrelationships of mental, emotional, physical, and 
social health in adolescence. 
● 6-8.H.1.1.7: Describe the benefits of and barriers to practicing healthy 
behaviors. 
● 6-8.H.5.1.4: Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health- 
related issues or problems. 
● 6-8.H.5.1.5: Predict the potential short-term and long-term impact of each 
alternative on self, others, and the environment. 
● 6-8.H.5.1.6: Choose healthy alternatives over unhealthy alternatives when 
making a decision. 
● 6-8.H.6.1.2: Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health 
practice. 
● 6-8.H.7.1.1: Explain the importance of assuming responsibility for personal 
health behaviors. 
● 6-8.H.7.1.2: Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or 
improve the health of self and others. 
● 6-8 H.7.1.4: Explain the importance of personal hygiene, self-care, food 
behavior, and physical activity. 
 
Major Topics 
● Stress management techniques 
● Healthy/unhealthy stress management 
 
Suggested Activities 
• Brainstorm: stress management 
• Discuss: good and bad strategies 
• Participate in guided meditation and yoga 
 
Learning Targets 
● I can identify ways to manage stress.
● I can explain the difference between healthy and unhealthy stress management
techniques.
● I can participate in class activities with an open mind.
● I can set a goal to better manage my stress. 
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