Begin a Year/Term Unit Lessons: A Best-Selling High School Health Unit: High School Health Curriculum
Another Great Unit from TeacherPayTeachers #1 Best-Selling High School Health Curriculum!!
This digital download product, is editable in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for print and online on Google Drive.
Have your best beginning of the school year ever! Help your students start high school with confidence using this super engaging 2-week back-to-school unit. You’ll also get final term assessments and classroom setup and organization materials.
★ Designed as a one-stop-shop teaching experience, the PowerPoint and online presentation slides include step-by-step guided teacher direction speaker notes for your convenience!
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Step-by step PowerPoint and Google Slides Speaker Notes: Guided Teacher Directions are now available in the PowerPoint and Google Slides Speaker Notes pull up tab. Simply click and drag up to view, designed to be a one-stop-shop teaching experience. Open your Presentation and you’re ready to teach!
Three slideshow presentation versions to choose from, depending on your technology needs: PowerPoint, Online (Google Slides) and PDF.
A ’Teacher/Student’ Document pairs with presentations providing exams/quizzes/keys, worksheets, student examples and many more additional resources, when available. Two link options will be provided for accessing Teacher/Student documents: a link to a printable version and/or an online student fill-in version.
Here’s what you’ll find in this resource:
These are the best beginning-of-the-year lessons and organization tips, drawn from 19 years of Health teaching experience. Students will leave the first day saying, “This is going to be the best class ever!”
- Start your class off strong with two weeks of fun activities to help students practice critical life skills.
- Lessons are editable in Word and PowerPoint.
- "Monday Morning Motivation" videos with reflection questions to start each week on a positive note.
- "Self-Advocacy Skills-Based Project" with student prompts included.
- A fun "Famous Old Proverbs" activity to challenge your students to think critically about sayings like, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink!”
- You’ll also get a year-end "Health Final" assessment to use as a pre-test and post-test for measuring student learning.
- Included are classroom setup strategies drawn from years of experience:
- High school and middle school “Begin a Term Units” are now separated and sold individually. If you teach middle school, check back soon!
Before School Organization Section Includes:
- How to set up a safe, inviting, and comfortable classroom environment.
- A customizable class syllabus template.
- Three different Learning Target “Success Criteria” exit sheets.
- Fun, editable worksheet templates.
- An easy and effective discipline system.
- Morning PowerPoint ideas, including “Fun Facts in the Mornings” with 30 Morning PowerPoint templates and real examples.
- A system for posting classwork on the board to eliminate “I didn’t know we had homework!”
- A class theme of “Be Above the Influence” with “Learning Targets.”
- Tips for acing teacher evaluations.
- Creative ideas for student art projects, including marker bag organization and an art rubric to enhance project quality.
This Unit Works for Teachers of Any Subject!
Topics include:
- Self-Advocacy
- Self-Reflection
- An “I Will” attitude
- Learning Styles
- SMART Goals
- Communication Skills
- Conversation Starters
- Motivating Videos
- Good Communication Skills
- Hard Work Ethic
- Self-Esteem and Pride
- Personality Traits
- Choosing Positivity
- Gratitude
What Buyers Are Saying:
- “This is an amazing resource! Worth every penny.”
- “Great ideas that I could modify for multiple grade levels.”
- “I loved the classroom organization tips!”
- “Easily adaptable and works cross-curriculum.”
- “Amazing resource!”
>> Integrated Skills Based, Content Based / Knowledge Based. The best of both worlds.
>> Meets all HS National Health Education Standards.
>> Meets all HS Technical Subjects Health Common Core Standards.
>> Meets all Washington State’s rigorous Health Education Standards.
★ This resource is taken from our #1 Best-Selling High School Health Curriculum on Teacher Pay Teachers!
Included in the “Beginning a Term” High School Lessons:
- 81 pages of detailed teacher directions walk you through PowerPoint slides for every lesson.
- 111 main PowerPoint slides.
- Stand-alone lessons that can be taught in any order!
DAY 1 LESSONS:
- Start the year with a “First Day of School” lesson that has been proven successful year after year.
- Introduce yourself to students using a fun quiz about you (template included).
- Administer a “Learning Styles Survey” to help students understand how they learn best.
- Provide a “Learning Styles Explanation Handout” to deepen their understanding.
- Share amazing YouTube videos that students love!
DAY 2 LESSONS:
- Encourage students to develop an “I will” attitude with engaging activities.
- Introduce the "Famous Failures" version of the "I Will" theme, tailored for high school students.
- Use the theme, "Stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will,'" to inspire determination.
- Implement the Classroom File Folders System for organization.
- Allow students to personalize and decorate their file folders.
- Introduce “Learning Target” posters and “Success Criteria Student Worksheets” to set clear goals.
- Show fun and inspiring videos to motivate students.
DAY 3 LESSONS:
- ★ NEW! Kick off the day with "Monday Morning Motivation" videos, featuring reflection questions to start the week on a positive note.
DAY 4 LESSONS:
- Present The Little Red Hen “I Will” Class Theme PowerPoint Story. A buyer once shared how students gave a round of applause after completing the included “Little Health Teacher” version!
DAY 5 LESSONS:
- Administer the Final Health Assessment as a pre-test to gauge students’ knowledge at the start of the term.
- Use the "Anonymous Teen Health Survey" to gain insight into students’ perspectives on various health topics. Highlight how student perceptions often differ from reality. For example, when students think, "Almost everyone drinks alcohol," the survey data reveals that only 26% of 140 peers surveyed had EVER consumed alcohol outside of family settings.
DAY 6 LESSONS:
- Optional: Use a "Getting to Know Your Classmates" icebreaker activity to build rapport.
- Practice communication skills with a partner activity that focuses on active listening.
DAY 7 LESSONS:
- Create a Mahatma Gandhi Poster project, complete with an "Artwork Rubric" to guide students.
- Introduce an “Art Competition for Extra Credit System” to inspire creativity.
DAY 8 LESSONS:
- Engage students in creating classroom rules with the “Sticky Note Rules” activity, allowing them to contribute to the classroom environment (template provided).
DAY 9 & 10 LESSONS:
- Challenge students with the Famous Old Proverbs Activity, encouraging critical thinking and discussions about the meaning behind classic proverbs. (See the “Preview” section for details.)
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