1. What makes a person healthy?
Put your answer on a post it note & bell ringer and hold on to it for later.
Bell Ringer: Have students write the answer on a post it note and have them put them one the board.

2. Parts of the Health Triangle
Social
Mental/ Emotional
Physical
Introduce the parts of the triangle

3. Parts of the Health Triangle
Physical health: the condition of your body
Examples?
Physical
Examples: eating healthy, exercising, getting enough sleep, drinking water, etc.

4. Parts of the Health Triangle
Social
Examples: Hanging friends, joining activities, maintaining healthy relationships
Social health: communicating well with others and having respect for family and friends
Examples?

5. Parts of the Health Triangle
Mental/Emotional health: the way you think and express your feelings
Examples?
Mental/ Emotional
Examples: Studying for test, completing homework, destress, talking about problems with appropriate people, allowing yourself to express emotions.

6. Wellness: a state of total well-being, or total health
The Health Triangle
How might one aspect of the health triangle effect the other sides of the triangle?
Physical Health
Social Health
Ask Class:
How might one aspect of the health triangle effect the other sides of the triangle?
Dig Deeper:
How can having strong physical health positively effect your mental health?
How can having poor physical health negatively effect your mental health?
How can having strong social health positively or negatively effect your physical or mental health?
Mental/Emotional Health
Wellness: a state of total well-being, or total health

7. Mental/Emotional Health
Put your post it note on the triangle
Physical Health
Social Health
Have students place their healthily post-its on a part of the triangle that it would represent.
Mental/Emotional Health

8. Personal Health Inventory
Take 10 minutes to complete your personal health inventory

9. Small Group Discussion
What did you learn about yourself?
In what ways could you use this information in your daily life?
What similarities do you have with your classmates? What differences?
See small group discussion strategies

10. Day 2

11. Bell Ringer
Without using notes, list two example components for each section of the health triangle.
Based off your health self assessment from yesterday, draw your health triangle using your scores.

12. What is the problem with these triangles?

13. Should Schools Start Later?
Read the Choices article on page 2 and 3
Personal Reflection
In your notebook answer the following questions
What side of the debate do you agree with, why?
If Hickory Creek moved their start time back to 10:00, how would this effect your health triangle?
Write a short note to Mr. Seidelmann to persuade him on your stance
Choices Feb. 2016

14. Health Triangle Worksheet
Complete Triangle Worksheet

15. Bell Ringer Day 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45mMioJ5szc
Please get your bell ringer sheet ready. We will watch a video and then you will answer the question below.
How does the relate to you, and your life?

16. Personal Health Inventory
Please take 5-7 minutes to fill out your “Personal Health Inventory”. Please be sure to elaborate and explain your answers. For example: What are you good at… Do not just write “Sports”
Which questions were challenging to answer?
What did you learn about yourself?

17. Differences between self-esteem and self-concept
Self-esteem: a measure of how much you like and respect yourself Self-concept: the view you have of yourself

18. Who influences your self concept?
Parents Coaches Relatives Teachers Friends Grandparents Religious mentors
Whole group discussion

19. Ways to develop a positive self-concept
Concentrate on what you do well.
Have confidence in yourself.
Set goals and work to reach them.
Find friends that support and encourage you.
Avoid worrying about hurtful remarks or looks.

20. Negative impacts on self-concept
Abuse- a pattern of mistreatment of another person
Neglect- the failure of parents to provide their children with basic physical and emotional care and protection
What would not be provided?
Examples of physical and emotional

21. Movie Character Worksheet

22. Bell Ringer What was the last decision you made?
What were the other possible choices?
What was the outcome?
Are you satisfied with the outcome?

23. D.E.C.I.D.E Step 1: Define the problem Ask these three questions:
Who is involved?
How much time do I have?
How did the problem develop?

24. D.E.C.I.D.E Step 2: EXPlORE THE OPTIONS
- Get suggestions from family, friends, and teachers

25. D.E.C.I.D.E Step 3: CONSIDER THE POSSIBLE OUTCOMES - think about…
1) positives and negatives for each option
2) risks involved
3) short and long term goals

26. D.E.C.I.D.E Step 4: IDENTIFY YOUR VALUES
- Values are the beliefs that you feel strongly about that help guide the way you live

27. D.E.C.I.D.E
Step 5: DECIDE AND ACT

28. D.E.C.I.D.E STEP 6: EVALUATE THE DECISION
- Decide whether or not you made the right decision
- If not, review your list of options

29. Decision Making Wheel
It is recess. Everyone is out on the playing fields, including the teacher. You have to go to the bathroom. On the way to the toilet, you pass your class and notice that there is someone in the room. You stop and peek in out of curiosity. Just as you do, you see one of your best friends reach into another person’s desk and take something out of it. You quickly move past the door before you are seen. Just before the lunch bell rings, the students whose desk you saw your friend reach into, walks up to the teacher. A moment later the teacher announces that this student’s entire pencil case with pencils, pens and lunch money in it has been stolen. What do you do?

30. Small Groups Teacher will assign one of the 4 class scenarios
Work in your small group to fill out the decision wheel
Once group is finished, share your scenario with other tables

31. Scenario 1
Football season starts this weekend and Steve is excited about his school’s first game. He has already purchased his ticket and has made plans to meet his friends there. His school team is playing their long-time rival and it should be the best game of the season. On the night before the game, Steve’s parents receive a phone call from friends visiting in a city 30 miles away. Steve’s parents have not seen these friends in years because they live in a distant state. Friday night is the only time Steve’s parents can drive to see their friends. Steve’s parents have asked him to stay home from the game to baby-sit his six-year-old brother. They realize Steve has made plans to go to the game but feel that he will have an opportunity to attend many more games this year. Steve’s parents will let him make the final decision. What should he do?

32. Scenario 2
Marie is in the eighth grade at East Middle School. She earns above-average grades in all of her school courses except science. Her favorite after-school activity is playing basketball. She would like to play basketball in high school next year. However, the high school says that athletes must pass all their classes in order to participate in a sport. This summer Marie can participate in a special summer science school that will help her in science. She also has been given the chance to go to basketball camp. The basketball camp takes place the exact time as the science school. Marie has two weeks before she either has to sign up for basketball camp or summer science school. What should she do?

33. Scenario 3
A not-so-popular student has invited you to a sleepover at a birthday party on Friday night. You have accepted the invitation and are planning to attend. On Wednesday, you are invited to a boy-girl party for the same Friday night by one of the most popular students in your school, someone you have hoped to become friends with. After talking with your friends, you realize most of them will attend the boy-girl party. Your parents have told you it is your decision, but that you should attend the party you responded to first. You really want to be a part of the popular crowd. What do you do?

34. Scenario 4
You are an eighth grade student. Since the seventh grade you have been on the Junior Varsity Cheerleading Squad. You recently tried out for the Varsity team for this year. You were notified that you made the team. The cheerleading sponsor informs you that you can no longer be in band if you are cheering on Varsity football nights, since the band marches during halftime at the football games. You have been in band since fifth grade and have really enjoyed being in the band and going on band trips. Next year the band is going to Disney World. What do you do?

35. Exit Ticket
Using knowledge from today’s class, would you make a different decision regarding the bell ringer question?

36. SHORT TERM & LONG TERM GOALS
UNIT 1

37. Bell ringer
If you knew that you were going to fail at something, would you attempt it?

38. Goal Definitions
Short Term Goal - something you want to do in the near future. The near future can mean today, this week, this month, or even this year. Long Term Goal - important for a success in school, career and with family. A long-term goal is something you want to accomplish in the future. Long-term goals require time and planning. They are not something you can do this week or even this year.

39. Questions for discussion
Is it ever okay to take risks? What kinds of risks are okay? What kinds of risks are not okay?

40. Questions for discussion
What's the difference between failing and being a failure?

41. Break out session….
Agree or disagree: It's better to set lower goals than to risk failure by setting higher ones? Have the students split up onto one side of the room or the other. One side of the room will be the students who think it is better to set lower goals and not risk failure. The other side of the room is setting higher goals even though there is a potential for failing. Have them discuss as a civil debate, why they made that choice.

42. How can we incorporate this wisdom into our lives?
Day 2
How can we incorporate this wisdom into our lives?

43. Create Locker tag
The Setting Goals worksheet should be filled out and colored. Cut them out and place them in their locker. This way they can reflect on and visualize their goals every day.

44. Friends, Peers and Peer Pressure

45. Bell Ringer
What is the difference between a friend and a peer? In what way do the two influence you ?
After students answer, then have them share with a partner and share out.

46. Friends
Friendship- a special type of relationship between people who enjoy being together
What do you look for in friendships?
What do you look for in friendship? Honesty, caring, thoughtful, trusting, make you be a better person, encouraging, ect.

47. Peers Peers- friends and other people in your age group
Do you get to choose your peers?
You do not choose your peers. Peers are someone in your age group (you necessarily do not need to be friends with them).

48. Peer Pressure
Peer Pressure- the influence that people your age may have on you
Different Types
Positive
Negative

49. Types of Peer Pressure Examples? Negative Peer Pressure
Pressure that causes you to do things that can hurt you or damage your character
Examples?
Positive Peer Pressure
Pressure that causes you to try new things, or push you to be a better person.
Examples?
Negative peer pressure examples? Cheating on a test, bullying, pressure to do drugs or drink alcohol, lying or stealing.
Positive Peer Pressure examples?
Encouraging someone to try out for a team or club.
Encouraging someone to study for a test.
Encouraging someone to exercise or eat healthy.

50. Checking for Understanding…
Next apply what you have learned about positive peer pressure and negative peer pressure and apply it to situations in YOUR life.