Week of 9/6/16 - 9/10/16: Health Projects

Monday - Students will start chapter 20 active notes. Chapter 21 covers Tobacco.
Tuesday - Students will continue chapter 20 notes. Students will start work on health projects. Groups for their health projects will be developed. Students will be given a rubric and expectations for their projects. Projects will consist of a 4 page paper and a presentations that outlines their paper. Each group will turn in a paper and present their presentation to their peers. Once groups are developed students will create an outline for their papers, each group member will understand his/her responsibilities, and the group will decide on the kind of presentation that the group will like to develop. All of this should be complete before the computers are delivered for the next three days so students can maximize their computer time.
Wednesday - Students will work on health project for the entire class block. Students will work on their 4 page paper and the presentation that goes along with their paper. Students will have rubrics to guide them through the project.
Thursday- Students will work on health project for the entire class block. Students will work on their 4 page paper and the presentation that goes along with their paper. Students will have rubrics to guide them through the project.
Friday - Students will work on health project for the entire class block in the computer lab. Students will work on their 4 page paper and the presentation that goes along with their paper. Students will have rubrics to guide them through the project.

Week of 8/29/16 - 9/2/16: Reproduction and Endocrine Health

Monday - The teacher and students will complete the notes for chapter 16.1 and 16.2 using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will start their group assignment, which is to develop a learning pamphlet for middle school students using visuals and facts about the reproduction system.

Tuesday - Students will complete chapter 16 and 17.1 using PowerPoint and open discussion.

Wednesday - Students will review chapter 16 and lesson 1 of chapter 17 to get ready for their test with a cooperative learning assignment. Students will get into small groups and will be given a topic from chapter 16 or 17.1. They will develop a short lesson plan to teach it to their peers. They will also develop a review game.

Thursday - Students will present their lesson that they developed and the class will participate in their review games.

Friday -  Students will watch "The Miracle of Life" video. Follow the video students will have their 2nd writing prompt.

Week of 8/22/16 - 8/26/16: Reproduction and the Endocrine System

Monday - Student will complete writing prompt #1 and they will have their first notebook check. 

Tuesday - Students will complete cooperative learning activity.

Wednesday - Students will take chapter 5 unit assessment. Students will complete vocabulary for chapter 16 and 17. The next unit will be Reproduction. Students will be given handouts of the reproduction system to label then students and the teacher will cover chapter16 lessons 1 and 2. As the teacher covers the lesson students will be able to check their labeling and make corrections.

Thursday- The teacher and students will complete the notes of chapter 16 using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will start their group assignment, which is to develop a learning pamphlet for middle school students using visuals and facts about the reproduction system.

Friday - Students will review chapter 16 and lesson 1 of chapter 17 to get ready for their test. Students will watch "The Miracle of Life" video. Follow the video students will have their 2nd writing prompt.

Week of 8/15/16 - 8/19/16: Mental and Emotional Health

Week of August 15 - 19: Mental and Emotional Health

Monday - Students start vocabulary for chapter 5 Mental and Emotional Health


Tuesday - The teachers will cover chapter 5 lesson 1 and 2 using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will complete a Cooperative Learning assignment. This will be group work.


Wednesday - Teacher and students will complete chapter 5 lesson 3 using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will watch short videos describing different mental disabilities. Students will develop Anti-Suicide material. They will make a flyer, brochure, or poster that delivers a positive message and provide accurate information for students who may be thinking about suicide.


Thursday - The class will complete chapter 5 notes using PowerPoint and open discussion. Students will start their Eye on the Media assignment. Students will develop a brochure, billboard, a newspaper add, and a slogan encouraging people to see help for mental and emotional problems. The will be a group assignment that will take two days to complete.


Friday - Students will complete their Eye on the Media assignment. Students will watch short film covering Mental and Emotional Health. Students will have a writing assignment once the film is over.

 

Week of August 1 - 5: Introduction

Monday - Students will be given the rules and expectations of health class

Tuesday - Students will participate in an activity to learn each other and their peers

Wednesday - Students will participate in an activity from their Choosing the Best Workbook. Their assignment will help students make better decisions

Thursday - Students will complete their choosing the best assignment

Friday - Students will complete pre-assessment.



Writing Prompt #3

Complete this writing prompt and put it in your portfolio. All writing prompts should be typed!

Writing Prompt #3: Final Thought

Directions: Writing prompt must be at least 1 page long. Remember how we write. Refer back to your writing rubric. Be specific, give examples and answer each question in complete sentences.

Topic: What progress did you make during Personal Fitness during class and outside of class, what changed within your lifestyle? What goals did you master and which goals are you still working on? How do you feel concerning your progress or lack of progress? What could you have done to see better results?

Week of 4/25 - 4/29

Monday - Students developed short in-class projects covering different sections from chapter 4, Nutrition and your Personal Fitness. Each group developed a mini lesson and a game to review their lesson. Students will start presenting their information. Students will participate in a student led workout for the second half of class. Workout will include warm-up, workout, and cool-down led by peers.


Tuesday - Students will work on final exam study guide. Students will participate in workout the 2nd half of class.


Wednesday - Students developed short in-class projects covering different sections from chapter 4, Nutrition and your Personal Fitness. Each group developed a mini lesson and a game to review their lesson. Students will start presenting their information. Students will participate in a student led workout for the second half of class. Workout will include warm-up, workout, and cool-down led by peers.


Thursday - Students developed short in-class projects covering different sections from chapter 4, Nutrition and your Personal Fitness. Each group developed a mini lesson and a game to review their lesson. Students will start presenting their information. Students will participate in a student led workout for the second half of class. Workout will include warm-up, workout, and cool-down led by peers.


Friday - Students will review chapter 4 material and will have a notebook check. Students will participate in a student led workout for the second half of class. Workout will include warm-up, workout, and cool-down led by peers.

Week of 4/18/16 - 4/22/16

Monday - Students will work through chapter 3 lesson 2. Students will use information given to them to compare their pre-assessments measurements to standards. They will write how they will make progress to their fitness levels by changing their FITT. Students will participate in a workout for the 2nd half of class. The workout will be on the field. Students will do push-ups, sit-ups, lounges, squats, and sprints. They will participate in an ab workout then end with stretching.


Tuesday - Students will complete chapter 3 lesson 3 using PowerPoint, guided notes, and open discussion. Students will participate in a class workout for the 2nd half of class. The workout will consist of students running a mile. The mile will be untimed. It will prepare them for their final mile of the class.


Wednesday - Students will finish chapter 3. Students will complete the diet part of their personal fitness program that they are developing. They will participate in a workout the 2nd half of class. The workout will consist of students running hills outside of the health classroom. Students will do an ab workout after the hill and end with stretching.


Thursday - Students will start their active challenge for their school. The 2nd half of class they will participate in a cardio workout. The cardio workout will be students running around the track.


Friday - Students will complete writing prompt number 2. There will be a sub so students will not dress out for workouts.