Substance Abuse | Peer Pressure | Values and Decisions | Health | Middle School | Life Skills in the Middle Years | Upper Elementary Health | 6th to 8th Grade
This engaging low prep product is all you need to teach health education to middle years grades 6-8 students. Tackle substance abuse, peer pressure, anti-bullying, friendships, identity, goal setting and healthy decision making topics with this easy to implement mega bundle! Complete with numerous engaging activities and projects. Role play scenarios, small group activities, foldables for interactive notebooks, many project ideas, picture book read aloud recommendations and movie responses are all included. Simply print and teach! This unit is classroom tested and approved.
Included in this bundle you will find:
PEER PRESSURE:
- role play scenario activities (2 versions) allowing for differentiation to meet learner needs
- student templates allowing for students to clearly respond to scenarios in an easy to follow, organized format
- ‘Famous Lines’ activity (a favorite) where students act out a scene with the common peer pressure phrase
- peer pressure reflection which allows students to think critically about the topic of peer pressure
- a picture book recommendation list of 10 picture books to use as read alouds
- movie response on Pinocchio which is the movie I choose to wrap up these activities
BULLYING:
- a rationale or teacher note outlining what is included and how this unit allows for differentiation of instruction to meet many learning needs
- a bullying cover page where students could brainstorm words associated with that topic and record them around the image as a unit opener
- a scary facts sheet with statistics on bullying in the world today
- a task sheet with activities and discussion prompts for students to think about
- a bully write sheet where students confidentially share any experience they have had with bullying
- a thoughts sheet where students respond to what bullying looks like for them after a class discussion
- random acts of kindness challenge – this is always a popular activity! Students are challenged with finding ways to be kind to their family, friends and our world
- mini project ideas with differentiated choices including creating a song, poem, story or comic about the experience of bullying
- 3 clear, organized and easy to use student mini project templates
- bullying brochure project outline where students take what has been learned and discussed in this unit and create a final product
- types of bullying notes page
- foldable template for student interactive notebooks on the types of bullying and a clear instruction sheet
- 10 page ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ read aloud, response and dragon coloring sheets where students could complete partner read activities in a variety of ways (read to self, partner or small group) and discuss connections after
- be kind coloring sheet
FRIENDSHIP:
- a rationale or teacher note outlining what is included and how this unit allows for differentiation of instruction to meet many learning needs
- a friendship cover page where students could brainstorm words associated with that topic and record them around the image as a unit opener, as well as a coloring page
- a friendship text page outlining the definition of ‘friend’ and ‘true friend’
- a thoughts sheet where students respond to what bullying looks like for them after a class discussion
- compare and contrast activity where students think about what a true friend looks like
- ‘Who’s Who at Summer Camp?’ activity where students read about different characters then complete a chart about their positive or negative qualities and reasons they would or would not like to be their friend in clear, organized templates
- stages of friendship text page where students read about the four stages of friendship
- reflection page where students think about the different friendship stages
- a foldable flipbook template students could complete as a final project. The flip books make great wall displays or are a great way to share with their peers in a small group setting
- a list of 9 read aloud picture book options for middle school
GOAL SETTING:
- a rationale or teacher note outlining what is included and how this unit allows for differentiation of instruction to meet many learning needs
- notes on goal setting
- foldable template for interactive notebooks
- foldable instructions
- project outline for setting goals
- 2 unique student project examples
VALUES & DECISION MAKING:
- a rationale or teacher note outlining what is included and how this unit allows for differentiation of instruction to meet many learning needs
- values and decisions cover page for notebooks
- sociogram project where student values are analyzed
- sociogram outline allowing for student choice and differentiation
- plane crash scenarios
- plane crash cooperative learning activity (Students love this activity!)
- plane crash recording sheet and student template
- multiple values scenarios where students analyze choices that were made (great for a cooperative learning activity!)
- values scenarios recording sheets
- values overview activity where making decisions is introduced & student template
SUBSTANCE ABUSE:
- teacher notes and rationale explaining why this unit is important and items to consider when teaching
- engaging notes on depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens including examples of alcohol, cocaine and more commonly abused marijuana and steroids
- interactive notebook template foldable and example included
- popular celebrity project outline and student examples
What other teachers have said about resources in this bundle:
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Used this right away! Thanks it was great!
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved it!
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Easy to use!
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great resource for my tough middle school class!
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