Health Lesson Plans
PE
Central Health Lesson Plans
An excellent source for lesson plans and resources.
Awesome Library Health and Nutrition Lesson Plans
National Crime Prevention Council: Activities and Lesson Plans
Many safety-related lesson plans.
Free Coronavirus Science Lesson Plans
One for elementary and one for secondary
Healthy Choices, Healthy Me!
Curriculum from the
California Department of Education..
Teaching Heart's Dental Health Unit
For grades K-3.
Smile Smarts Oral Health Curriculum
Many dental health
lessons for grade 8 from the American Dental Association.
Body Systems Project
A 6-8 activity in which students identify, describe and diagram
parts of various body systems.
Artery Demonstration
A grades 3-5 lesson plan designed to teach kids what may happen
when they do not eat properly or participate in physical activity
regularly.
Muscles Mania
A K-6 lesson that teaches students the major muscles through
word association and movement.
'Dem Bones
A lesson plan for grade 4-5 on the skeletal system
Germs
Evertwhere
Lesson ideas from Teacher.net.
Surgeon General's Report
A lesson plan for grades 9-12 on the new health and physical
activity standards.
First Aid Kit
A lesson for grades 3-5 which teachers children about the
contents of a first aid kit.
First Aid Booklet
A lesson plan for grades 5-7 in which students create their own
first aid booklet.
Rescue
Procedures: CPR and First Aid
A high school lesson plan.
Gender and Tobacco
A lesson plan for grades 7-9. See also
The Great American Smokeout
for
anti-smoking activities from Education World.
Lung Disease
A lesson plan for grades 6-8 on the effects of smoking.
Smoking Aerobics
A 6-12 lesson plan designed to show how smoking tobacco affects
physical activity.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Dugs
A activity for grades 2-3.
See also
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs: Grades 4-5.
Impaired
Another 6-12 lesson plan designed to show the effects of drugs
and alcohol on our ability to perform tasks.
Ask a Cop.org
Great site for crime prevention and safety lesson plans.
Common Vaccinations
A lesson plan for grades 6-8.
The
Polio History Pages
Information for teaching about polio and its history.
Fighting Invisible Enemeies
A lesson plan on bacteria and antibiotics.
Noncommunicable and Communicable Diseases
A lesson plan for grades 6-12.
STD Web
An activity designed to illustrate that sexual activity results
in the risk of contacting sexually transmitted diseases.
Resources for HIV and AIDS Lesson plans and Activities
See
also
HIV Project.
Sexuality Education Lesson
plans and Resources
Sex Ed
Library
Many lesson plans on a variety of topics including
Reproductive Health and Sexuality and Society.
Teaching
Sexual Health - Canada
A "Teaching Portal" with lesson plans,
teaching tools, resources and more.
Getting Ready to Teach Sexuality Education
Four Activities from Advocates for Youth.
The Circles of Human Sexuality
One activity from the source above.
Sample Sexual Health Lesson Plan
A high school lesson plan
aligned with Illinois State Goal/Learning Standard 23.
Taking Care of Your Sexual Health
A lesson plan for ages 9-15.
Advocates for Youth - Lesson Plans
Many lesson plans designed to help young people protect
themselves from unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted
diseases.
Talking about Sexuality and Values
One lesson plan from the above source.
Smart
Choices about Sex
A
lesson plan for grades 7-12 in which students explore peer pressure
as it relates to sex and their decision whether to yield to such
pressure.
STD Web
An activity designed to illustrate that sexual activity results
in the risk of contacting sexually transmitted diseases.
AIDS: Who's at Risk?
A lesson plan for grades 9-12
from DiscoverySchool.com.
Resources for HIV and AIDS
Lesson plans and Activities
Sexual Harassment
A high school lesson plan in which
students define, identify examples of, and consider appropriate
responses to sexual harassment.
GLSEN Educator
Resources
Many resources regarding gay/lesbian issues for
teachers including
educator guides;
LBGT-inclusive curriculum; and
lesson
plans on bullying, bias, and diversity.
History of same-Sex Marriage in the United States
A lesson plan alligned with the New Jersey State Standards.
Winning the Right to Marry: Historic Parallels
A lesson plan for grades 8 and up.
Constitutional Ammendments and Gay Marriage
A
discussion-based high school lesson plan utilizing online background
documents.
Understanding Families with Gay and Lesbian Parents
A lesson
plan for grades K-6.
Teaching and Learning About Gay History Issues
Many lesson
plans from the
NY Times.
Nutrition Lesson Plans and Resources
Nutrition Education - Curricula and Lesson Plans
Lesson plans and resources from the USDA.
High School Presentations and Lesson Plans
From the Nutrition
Education Program at Drexel University.
Nutrition WebQuest
For 9th-grade health class.
Using the Food Pyramid
A lesson plan for grades 6-8.
Internet Nutrition
A lesson plan for grades 6-12.
Fast Food
A high school lesson plan. See also
Fast Food Alert.
Nutritional Budgeting
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 applying nutritional principles to
meal planning and financial budgeting.
Sugar for Breakfast
A lesson plan for grades 6-12 designed to help students
understand how easy it is to overeat sugary cereals at breakfast.
What is Cholesterol?
A lesson plan for grades 9-12.
Eating Disorders Lesson Plan
See Eating
Disorders Unit.
Hearing Between the Lines
A lesson plan on
self-esteem, body image, and
eating disorders.
Physical Education Lesson Plans and Resources
Fun-Attic Game and Activity Guide
Looking for new and different games to play with your students?
This site has them! It also offers free fund-raising ideas, sports
history and rules information, and recreational products for sale.
PE Central
(K-2 Lesson Ideas,
3-5 Lesson Ideas,
Middle/High School Lesson Ideas)
Perhaps the best source for P.E. lessons. In addition to the
menus above, see also their
P.E.
Assessment Ideas
and
Holiday Lesson Plan Menu,
which lists p. e. activities designed for specific holidays.
Teachers.Net P.E. Lesson Plans
Twenty-two lesson plans for a variety of grade levels.
Physical
Education Lesson Plan Page
Many P.E. lesson plans.
Lining Up Strategies
Several ideas for getting elementary students to line up and
move in a safe, quiet, and controlled manner.
Teacher Basketball Lesson Plan Booklet
Ten lesson plans . See
also
Basketball Station Team Challenge.
Titanic - A
Great Cooperative Game
An elementary lesson plan.
Fitness
Analysis
A high school lesson plan.
Fitness Education Unit Plan
For middle school.
Fitness Fun Times Five
From Education World.
Emotion Walk
Another movement lesson plan.
Movement
and Music ONE!
An elementary lesson plan. See also
Rhythmic
Pattern and Expressive Movement.
Dance lesson Ideas
A good selection of dance lesson plans from P.E. Central.
See also
Dance Toolkit.