MS Health I Instructional Guide

Health I

Strand 1: Health Foundations (HF)

STRAND 1: HEALTH FOUNDATIONS AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF HEALTHY SELF (HF)

Health Foundations and Protective Factors of Healthy Self (HF) is intended to be the foundation of the Health Education Core. Protective factors are attributes such as skills, strengths, or coping strategies which increase the health and well-being of individuals. These attributes help people deal more effectively with stress, peer-pressure, and other potentially harmful situations. Students with strong protective factors are less likely to develop mental illness or substance use disorders. Students will use goal-setting, decision-making, and communication skills to promote health. Students will also practice resiliency skills.

PACING

SEQUENCING

KEY LANGUAGE USES

11 Days - 4 Standards

Unit 1

Inform & Explain

HEALTH I: STRAND 1

Health Foundations and Protective Factors of Health Self (HF) Students will understand the responsibility and outcomes of personal decisions. Students will also apply their knowledge to develop social and emotional competence to make healthy and safe choices. K-12 LEARNING SEQUENCE

Grade5

Health II (9-12)

Students will apply their knowledge to develop social and emotional competence to make healthy and safe choices.

Students will use goal-setting and decision-making skills to enhance health.

Students will apply their knowledge to develop social and emotional competence to make healthy and safe choices.

END OF STRAND SAMPLE COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS

● Use SMART goal criteria to design and implement a plan for positive lifelong healthy habits. ○ Verbs to describe skills like use, design, implement, etc. ○ Nouns to explain concepts like plan, smart goal, criteria, lifelong healthy habits, etc. ○ Key terms to outline goals like specifc, measurable, action, realistic, time-bound, healthy habits, etc.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Essential Health Skills for Middle School Textbook Login Site Botvin Teacher Companion Site Follett Resources