Tools for Teaching Health

Tools 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.

Acknowledgments 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