Almost Painless Standards Based
Health Education Lessons
Dr. Karen Edwards
Vincent Fronczkowski
Emily Justice
Health Education
Lesson Plan Preparation
Drug Education – Sophomore Year
1 Lesson
Sexuality Education – Junior Year
1 Lesson
Health Methods – Senior Year
10-12 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.
1. Brainstorm lesson outline.
1. 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 Template
Lesson 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 Now
5 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/Lecture
Content Information/Lecture
Resources
Personalization
Learning Focused Strategies
Summarize 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/Lecture
10-15 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.org
Click 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 Organizer
Learning Partners/Elbow Partners
Small Group (Same Gender, Cross Gender)
Think Pair Share
I learned Statement
I’m Confused About
Frayer Diagram
Venn 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 female
body 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.
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 Guide
Essential 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 Edwards
Vincent Fronczkowski – vfronk@udel.edu
Emily Justice – ejustice@udel.edu