Tenth Grade Curriculum Resources
Standard of Learning
10.2 The student will analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the protective factors related to achieving and maintaining a sound mind and healthy body throughout life. Key concepts/skills include:
- the empowerment and effectiveness of being assertive;
- the impact of involvement in school and community activities;
- the value of exercising self-control;
- the merits of goal setting;
- the influence of emotions and peer approval on personal decision-making;
- the effects of an individual's environment;
- family health habits and behaviors as they relate to the promotion of health and wellness;
- the importance of support and encouragement from positive role models.
Understanding the Standard
The student will identify and understand the positive benefits of assertiveness, goal setting, and exercising self-control.
Essential Knowledge and Skills
The student will:
- compare and contrast assertive and aggressive behavior. (assertive behavior is bold and confident behavior - speaks with conviction, leaving no doubt of feelings or intentions, while aggressive behavior attacks the situation in an overly forceful, hostile, bullying way)
- explain the power of assertiveness. (the ability to express thoughts, feelings, and beliefs in a direct, honest, and appropriate way - often the best way to deal with negative peer influence)
- compose a scenario providing exemplars of assertive and aggressive behavior.
- recommend ways to be assertive in a variety of situations.
- define self-control and explain how it is a protective factor. (the person's ability to choose responsible behavior rather than eliciting an impulsive emotional response)
-
establish a health goal:
- select a measurable, realistic health goal to work on - make sure the selected goal will not harm your health; (Note: Be very careful that the chosen goal does not offend parents, guardians, etc. The teacher may want to have parents sign the "goal sheet.")
- list what you need to do to reach the goal;
- identify sources of support;
- set a reasonable time frame to reach your goal;
- evaluate your progress; and
- reward yourself after reaching the goal.
Sample Lessons
"24 Gold Coins in A Day - Teachable Moment”
Grade(s): 5-12
This is a lesson designed for students to gain an understanding on time management. The students are given a message, then discuss and think of activities they can do in that time given.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/O24GoldCoinsInADayTimeManagement
Free
Lifetime Health and Fitness Project
Grade(s): 9-12
The lesson will need to be done at your school's computer lab. The students are going to be in groups of 4 and are going to explore the internet about diets, physical fitness and effects of being overweight, cooking healthy and life time activities, and effects of drugs/alcohol/tobacco.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/PECILifetimeHealthAndFitnessProject912.htm
Free
Natural Disaster Recovery
Grade(s): K-12
This lesson teaches students about disaster relief and recovery organizations that work to help the victims of disasters all over the world.
http://lesson-plan-help.suite101.com/article.cfm/natural_disaster_recovery
Free
Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles: BENEFITS OF LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Grade(s): 9-12
Students will identity the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle: proper nutrition, balancing caloric intake with energy output, and the role of exercise.
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=1156
Free
Organizational Skills
Grade(s): K-12
Upon completion of this lesson students will understand how to become more organized and will display good time management techniques. Additionally, students will be able to better handle stress and change.
http://www.daltonstate.edu/faculty/lsweenie/work_ethics/
Free
Volunteering
Grade(s): K-12
In this activity pupils are asked to consider what the beneficial outcomes might be when people voluntarily give their time, expertise or money.
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/supportpack/module
Free
"Volunteerism"
Grade(s): K-12
To get students to reflect on the power of volunteerism and gain some perspective on the immense impact volunteers make on our economy and society. Students will discuss what they contribute to their own school communities.
http://www.gng.org/pulse/Volunteerism_2A.pdf
Free
Additional Instructional Resources
- Life Skills Programs
- PE Central - http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/health/healthlp.asp
- Powerful Written Goals - http://www.topachievement.com/goalsetting.html
- Self-Control - http://www.coping.org/control/selfcont.htm
- Ten Steps to Getting What You Want in Life with Goals - http://www.gems4friends.com/goals/
Assessment Ideas
The student will:
- create and implement an action plan to accomplish a health goal.
- describe how aggressiveness differs from assertiveness.
- develop an assertiveness tip sheet.
- role-play a situation in which exercising self-control was a protective factor.
- provide examples of assertive behavior and benefits of self-control.
