Description
Book SynopsisTools for Teaching Health presents classroom-tested, ready to use activities and lessons developed and written by highly acclaimed health educators. This much-needed resource provides any health educator who works with various populations with the strategies that will enhance the health education experience and make learning fun. Designed to be practical, all the book's proven activities are reproducible, hands-on, student-centered, and interactive.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix
About the Authors xi
Notes to Teacher xiii
CHAPTER 1 TOBACCO
Icebreaker: Tobacco People Hunt 1
Lesson 1: Tobacco Grab Bag 5
Lesson 2: Demonstration of Tobacco’s Harmful Effects 7
Lesson 3: Tobacco No-No 14
Lesson 4: Tobacco Decision Making 18
Lesson 5: Tobacco Talk Show 22
Home–School Connection: Smoking Interview 24
Project: Multiple Intelligence Tobacco Project 27
Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 31
CHAPTER 2 ALCOHOL
Icebreaker: Concentric Circles 39
Lesson 1: Alcohol Concept Splash 42
Lesson 2: Alcohol Simulation Stations 45
Lesson 3: Drinking and Driving Timeline 53
Lesson 4: Dysfunctional Families—An Alcohol Story 56
Lesson 5: Pick-and-Choose Refusal Skills 62
Home–School Connection: Contract for Life 70
Project: Show Us the Money! Alcohol Grant Writing 73
Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 79
CHAPTER 3 DRUGS
Icebreaker: Raise Your Hand If You Take Drugs 87
Lesson 1: Paper Plate Pharmacology 89
Lesson 2: Refusal Skills and Marijuana 91
Lesson 3: How Social Is Norm? 97
Lesson 4: The “I’s” Have It 101
Lesson 5: Up Close and Personal 109
Home–School Connection: Talking About Marijuana 112
Project: What’s Up in Health? 116
Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 120
CHAPTER 4 NUTRITION
Icebreaker: Toilet Paper Game 127
Lesson 1: Puzzling Pieces 129
Lesson 2: Did I Eat That? How to Read a Food Label 147
Lesson 3: What’s That? 151
Lesson 4: Hearty Appetites 154
Lesson 5: Positive and Negative Weight Loss Cards 157
Home–School Connection: Favorite Family Recipe Conversion 162
Project: Food Diary and Reflection Paper 166
Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 173
CHAPTER 5 SEXUALITY EDUCATION
Icebreaker: Abstinence Bingo 179
Lesson 1: Sexuality Brainstorm 182
Lesson 2: That’s My Line 185
Lesson 3: Raw Oysters Have Feelings, Too! 188
Lesson 4: Contraception Commercials 191
Lesson 5: What Are They Selling? 195
Home–School Connection: Hopes and Fears 198
Project: Music with a Message 201
Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 206
CHAPTER 6 VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Icebreaker: Tie Activity—What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up? 213
Lesson 1: Violence Match Game 217
Lesson 2: Where Do You Stand? 219
Lesson 3: Managing Anger Round Robin 221
Lesson 4: Crossing the Line 225
Lesson 5: Conflict Resolution 228
Home–School Connection: Television Violence 234
Project: Production Company 237
Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 245
CHAPTER 7 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Icebreaker: Who’s Who on the Playground? 251
Lesson 1: The Secret Magic Super Pill for Good Health 253
Lesson 2: Disco Aerobics 258
Lesson 3: Physical Activity and Goal Setting 262
Lesson 4: “Counterfeit Fitness”—The Dangers of 272
Using Anabolic Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing Substances
Lesson 5: A Pound of Fat—Doing the Weight-Loss Math 277
Home–School Connection: Physical Activity 283
Project: Student-Created Public Service Announcements 286
Assessment: Functional Knowledge and Skills Exam 294
