Almost Painless Standards Based Health Education Lessons

Dr. Karen EdwardsVincent Fronczkowski

Emily Justice

Health Education Lesson Plan Preparation

Drug Education – Sophomore Year 1 Lesson

Sexuality Education – Junior Year1 Lesson

Health Methods – Senior Year10-12 Lessons

Health Education Lesson Plan Preparation

University of Delaware students:

Use National Health Education Standards to frame lessons

Write scripted lesson plans

Write student focused Learning Guides which correspond with lesson plans.

Steps to Writing an Effective Lesson

1. Read age appropriate lesson content.

2. Brainstorm lesson outline.

3. Evaluate outline, then select content and activity relevant to student population.

Steps to Writing an Effective Lesson

4. Write lesson plan, learning guide, and powerpoint in chosen order.

5. Print each part of the lesson, check alignment of each segment.

6. Re-read and proof lesson, make needed revisions.

Lesson Plan TemplateLesson Topic: Anabolic Steroids Lesson Focus: Students will learn selected steroid information and be able to avoid steroid use and be an advocate for non-use.

Essential Question: Why is it important to avoid steroid use?

National Standards:

Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. (Drug Education)

Standard 4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks. (Discussing, Writing, and Body Sculpture Activity)

Assessment: 1. Students will complete a Steroid Learning Guide.2. Students will present different unhealthy steroids effects from the male and female

body composition activity.

Lesson Plan Template

Introduction/Welcome

Essential Question

Bellringer/Warmup

Summarize Bellringer

Introduction/Welcome

Hook students, pull them in before they loose their focus.

Object is to grab the students attention and begin class.

Introduction/Welcome

Good afternoon class.Today we will be continuing our drug education unit by learning about steroids. You may have heard about steroids due to the case of Lance Armstrong.

Bellringer/Warm-Up/Do Now5 minutes

Used as a learning trigger to focus students on lesson.

Relevant to the lesson or review previous lesson.

Teacher uses this time for administrative duties.

Bellringer

List 2 healthy, safe, and legal activities you enjoy participating in during the weekends.

1. Hanging out with friends

2. Playing soccer.

Summarize Bellringer

Discuss student Bellringer answers.

Teacher may add own thoughts/answers.

Lesson Plan Template

Intro to Content/LectureContent Information/Lecture

ResourcesPersonalization

Learning Focused StrategiesSummarize Lecture

Introduction to Content/Lecture

Sell the content, so students feel the lesson will be relevant.

Introduction to Steroid Prevention Lesson

You may have heard of several well known athletes using illegal steroids. Marion Jones was stripped of her Olympic medals in 2000 after it was determined she used steroids. The other members of her relay team also lost their medals.

Todays lesson will give you reasons to avoid illegal steroid use.

Introduction to Steroid Prevention Lesson

Former Oakland Raiders professional football player Lyle Alzado admitted to steroid use. He said it attributed to his brain cancer which led to his death.

Todays lesson will give you reasons to avoid illegal steroid use.

Content Information/Lecture10-15 minutes

Includes personalization infused throughout the lesson.

Current events and pop culture are used.

Relevant resources are taught to provide students with sources for additional information.

Break up in to 5-10 minute intervals.

kidshealth.org

Go to kidshealth.orgClick teen site

Type in steroids in the search box

Resources

www.kidshealth.org

A webquest homework assignment

Read and summarize the article “Are Steroids Worth the Risk?”

List 2 reasons you will avoid steroid use.

Personalization Question

Write a statement telling your teammates you are responsible for being disqualified due to your illegal drug use.

List one school related activity you would miss if you were suspended for 30 days beginning today.

April 24-May 24

Learning Focused Strategies Infused Throughout Lesson

Graphic OrganizerLearning Partners/Elbow Partners

Small Group (Same Gender, Cross Gender)Think Pair Share

I learned StatementI’m Confused About

Frayer DiagramVenn Diagram

Graphic Organizer

Summarize Lecture

Students answer a question, write a statement summarizing what they learned that from the lesson.

List one fact you will tell a younger family member or friend about the importance of avoiding steroids.

You should avoid steroids because they cause really bad acne.

Lesson Plan Template

Introduction to Activity

Activity Single Step Directions

Activity Summary

Entire Activity (15-20 minutes)Introduction to Activity

Ties lesson content together.

Allows different learners to process the lesson.

Introduction to Body Sculpture Activity

We have learned important information about the unhealthy effects of steroid use.

We are going to put this information to work by creating male and femalebody sculptures to highlight unhealthy steroid effects.

Activity Single Step Directions

Step by step directions that facilitate the effectiveness of an activity.

Make sure step 1 is accomplished prior to moving to step 2.

Some teachers give too many directions at one time which causes confusion.

Activity Single Step Directions

1. Turn to page 11 of your Steroid Prevention Learning Guide.

2. Complete #16 on your Learning Guide ‘List 4 unhealthy effects of steroid use for males and female.

3. When I say Go, move to your learning guides, pencils and move to your learning group spaces and sit quietly.

Activity Single Step Directions

4. Partner A come to the front of the room, take 2 big pieces of paper and 2

markers to your learning group.

5. Learning groups 1 & 2 draw a male, groups 3 & 4 draw a female body

sculpture.

6. Draw the 4 appropriate unhealthy steroid effects on your sculpture.

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Summarize Activity

Encapsulate the information.

Tie it in to the content.

Summarize Activity

If you are a male answer:List one reason you do not want shrunken testicles.

If you are a female answer:List one reason you do not want excessive facial hair.

Summarize Activity

List the name of an important male in your life.

List one reason you will tell this person to avoid steroid use.

Overall Lesson Summary

Answer the essential question given at the beginning of the class.

Answers are discussed as a class.

Teachers offers a take away message.

Overall Lesson Summary

Essential Question:Why is it important to avoid steroid use?

Essential Question Answer:I do not want to have really bad acne.

Learning Guide

Tool for students so they can follow lecture.

Personalization infused throughout

Daily Formative Assessment

Unit Study Guides

Learning GuideEssential Question

Essential Question:

Essential Question Answer:

Learning Guide Essential Question

Essential Question:

Why is it important to avoid steroid use?

Essential Question Answer:

Steroid Learning Guide Example

Steroid Medical Uses:12. Some types of breast cancer treatment

13. Asthma treatment

14. Severe burns

15. Congenital or acquired testosterone deficiency

16. Steroids can be injected or taken orally.

Personalization Examples

Triggers for individual learning.Makes the content relevant to each student.

11. List a member in your family you will tell to avoid illegal steroid use._______________________________________

12. List the fact you tell this person._____________________________________________________________________________

Overall Lesson Summary

After students answer the essential question.

Discuss student answers.

Teacher may add additional personal thought.

Overall Lesson Summary

I can see from your essential question answers you understand the importance both physically and mentally of avoiding steroid abuse.

Next week in physical education you will create your own healthy workout plan based on the fitness component unit.

HAVE A HEALTHY DAY : )

Almost Painless Standards Based Health Education Lessons

Dr. Karen EdwardsVincent Fronczkowski – vfronk@udel.edu

Emily Justice – ejustice@udel.edu