Class: Health
Teacher: Heather Jefferson
Lesson Plan
Week: 12/1-12/5
Monday:
Standards/TEKS: 3A, 3B, 3C
Title: Preventing the Spread of Disease
Objectives:
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Discuss the causes of communicable diseases
Identify the types of organisms that cause diseases
Describe how diseases are spread
Discuss the practices that can protect them and others from disease
Distinguish risk factors associated with communicable diseases
Materials/Resources: paper, pen or pencil, journal notebook
Procedure: Chapter 17, Lesson 1
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Review Previous Lesson (Chapter 17, Lesson 2)
Read/Discuss Chapter 17, Lesson 1
Print Lesson Review as guide
Collect Ritok project and HW (take quiz), Collect Niah HW
Warm-up: What do you think is the single most important action you can take to help prevent the
spread of disease in your home and school?
Activity: Habits for Health, pg. 448 in book
Assessment/Assignment: Concept Map (turn in for a grade)
Review: What did you learned today that you did not know before?
Other:
Tuesday:
Standards/TEKS: 3C, 3D, 5D, 5F, 5I
Title: HIV/AIDS
Objectives:
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Define the term AIDS and HIV
Explain how HIV is spread as well as how it is not spread
Discuss how to avoid getting HIV
Summarize the facts related to HIV infection
Materials/Resources: paper, pen or pencil, journal notebook, text book
Procedure: Chapter 17, Lesson 5
-Read/discuss chapter 17, lesson 5
-Warm-up: Can you separate HIV/AIDS facts from myths? Write down two things that you have heard
about HIV/AIDS. After reading this lesson, see whether the information was accurate.
Chapter 17, Lesson 5 of text book
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Review Previous Lesson
PowerPoint/ student take notes
Collect HW
Activity: Article on famous people with HIV/AIDS or Video
Assessment/Assignment: Review Chapter 18, Lesson 1
Review: Ask students to explain why every person should understand the facts about HIV/AIDS.
Other:
Wednesday:
Standards/TEKS: 3B, 3C, 4C, 5I, 6A, 6B, 12E
Title: Noncommunicable Diseases
Objectives:
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Describe some common noncommunicable diseases and their causes
Explain how lifestyle behaviors can contribute to disease
Discuss how substances in the environment can cause diseases
Materials/Resources: paper, pen or pencil, journal notebook, text book
Procedure: Chapter 18, Lesson 1
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Read/discuss chapter 18, Lesson 1
Warm-up: List common diseases that you think are not passed from person to person. What do
you think causes these diseases?
Review Previous Lesson, Chapter 17, Lesson 5
PowerPoint/ student take notes
Activity: Developing Good Character pg. 478: Discuss with the class why it is important to recognize and
support the special health needs of people with noncommunicable diseases. Ask: how does doing this
help us all develop good character and be good people? How can it help us develop a better
community?
Assessment/Assignment: Class Discussion for grade
Review: Ask students to identify and describe a common noncommunicable disease?
Other: Sub Tomorrow
Thursday:
Standards/TEKS:
Title: Time Health Article
Objectives:
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Explain the history of diabetes
Describe risk factors for type 2 diabetes and ways to reduce them
List signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes
Materials/Resources: paper, pen or pencil, journal notebook
Procedure: Time Health
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Read warm-up/students should answer questions in their journal, while you take roll (5 min)
Students will Read/Review Time Health Article on pg. 498-499 (15 min)
Students will complete activity and turn in for me to grade (20 min)
Have students read AR book when finish with activity
Warm-up: What are diabetes? Write what you know about diabetes?
Activity: Write a 2-3 paragraph summary about the article on diabetes:
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What did you already know about diabetes?
What did you learn about diabetes after reading article?
How can someone reduce their risks of getting diabetes?
Assessment/Assignment: Summary of article due tomorrow for a grade
Review: What did you learned today that you did not know before?
Other: Thank you!
Friday:
Standards/TEKS: 3C, 11E, 12B
Title: Allergies and Asthma
Objectives:
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Describe what happens during an allergic reaction
Summarize how allergies are diagnosed and treated
Explain what happens during an asthma attack
Materials/Resources: paper, pen or pencil, journal notebook, text book
Procedure: Chapter 18, Lesson 2
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Read/Discuss Chapter 18, Lesson 2
Student will take notes
Collect Diabetes Assignment for a grade
Warm-up: List several substances to which you or people you know are allergic to. How are those
substances similar?
Activity: Visual Learning: Figure 18.3 pg. 481: Have volunteers describe the skin in the photograph and
read aloud the title and caption. Then help students consider each of the body’s responses to allergens.
Have them share their own experiences with allergens and allergic responses.
Assessment/Assignment: Chapter 18, Lesson 2 Quiz
Review: Ask each student to name one way allergies and asthma are similar and one way they are
different?
Other: Have a great weekend!