Students will listen to and read lyrics from popular songs that explore themes of self-esteem, body image, and eating disorders. The song interpretations will serve as a jumping-off point to deeper discussion on the issues, culminating in a writing exercise.
This resource discusses risk factors of heart disease.
In this lesson, students will measure their heart rates after a variety of physical activities and compare the results with their resting heart rates, and with the heart rates of other students in their groups.
Students gain an understanding of the reasons for increased heat risks in urban desert environments, differentiate among heat-related health issues (heat stroke, heat exhaustion), and follow the correct emergency response to scenarios of heat-related health issues.
This article provides information on how to prevent heat exhaustion during athletic activities.
This article explains how to prepare to safely exercise outdoors in hot weather.
This video teaches students the importance of wearing a helmet and how to make sure your helmet fits properly.
Students will understand the sources of healthy foods.
This resource provides coping strategies to help students cope with stress.
This article explains how to recognize stress and its symptoms in children. The article also offers ways to help children cope with stress.
In this lesson students will identify different types of breakfast options and research breakfast choices from around the world.
This video discusses how too much sodium is bad for your health and can increase your blood pressure and your risk for heart attack and stroke.
This article discusses the dangers of hookahs including hookah smoke and cancer.
In this activity students will learn how to de-stress when they face stressful situations.
In this lesson students will recognize the importance of eating a variety of foods for lunch.
In this lesson students will brainstorm ways to overcome obstacles to eating a healthy lunch.
This Google Form could be used for a check-in for students or adults. Can be used as an introduction to dicsussing mental health with students or adults by having them conduct a self-assessment with how they are feeling and listing why they are feeling the way they disclosed. This link to copy form.
This Google Form could be used for a check-in for students or adults.This link to copy form.
Students learn about anger and impulsive behavior. Some anger issues may be caused by the changes your body's going through: All those hormones you hear so much about can cause mood swings and confused emotions. Some of it may be stress: People who are under a lot of pressure tend to get angry more easily. Part of it may be your personality: You may be someone who feels your emotions intensely or tends to act impulsively or lose control. And part of it may be your role models: Maybe you've seen other people in your family blow a fuse when they're mad. No matter what pushes your buttons, one thing is certain ? you're sure to get angry sometimes. Everyone does. Anger is a normal emotion, and there's nothing wrong with feeling mad. What counts is how we handle it (and ourselves) when we're angry.
Students learn how to talk about how you feel about yourself, as well as, how important eating healthy and staying active are to having a healthy body.