Lesson Plans
Health Hounds This is the first health lesson for Day 2 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. A problem scenario is read to students. Students are asked to become health experts to solve the problem. Unit Sunshine State Standards and vocabulary are introduced.
Listen and Learn This lesson is for Day 2 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students participate in a listening game and brainstorm ways to communicate health information and ideas.
Please Explain This language arts lesson is for Day 3 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students interact with various examples of expository writing identifying any irrelevant and/or repeated information.
Pyramid Power This health lesson plan is for Day 3 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students brainstorm facets of well-being and investigate health behaviors related to nutrition.
Nutrition with a Smile This lesson is for Day 4 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students will listen to a literature selection and then play a game about personal health behaviors related to nutrition.
Making Connections This language arts lesson is for Day 4 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students learn how to connect ideas in expository writing with effective transitions.
Survey Savvy This is a math lesson for Days 4 and 5 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students design appropriate questions for a survey, survey classmates, create a pictograph to represent the results, and explain the survey results.
Health Hunt This lesson is for Days 5-7 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students listen to speakers to learn about personal health behaviors that influence individual well-being.
That's a Fact This language arts lesson is for Day 5 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students use various media (newspapers, magazines, brochures, catalogs, etc.) to distinguish fact from opinion.
Food for Thought This language arts lesson is for Day 6 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students play a fact and opinion game concerning foods.
Scores of Surveys This lesson is for Days 6-8 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students create appropriate survey questions, administer a survey, create pictographs to display the survey results, and explain the results from the data.
Media Moves This lesson is for Day 7 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students examine various media to identify ways the media influence thoughts and feelings about health behaviors.
Guest Performance This lesson is for Day 8 of the unit
Wellness Wonders. Students use pretend television performances to practice how the media influence thoughts and feelings about health behaviors and distinguishing fact from opinion.