Health Lesson Plan Life, Loss, and Relationships
N. Whye EDUC 354 Dr. Ambrose 10/11/10
Health Lesson Plan Life, Loss, and Relationships
Lesson Description/Learner Characteristics
Title: Life, Loss, and Relationships Duration: 60 minutes
Subject: Health___________ Grade Level/Setting-Grouping: 8th Grade/Merit Team Taught
Learner Characteristics:
Students have varying strengths and abilities, with 30% of the students reading at a 5th grade level. (Lexile scores range from 500-900). Students must be monitored closely and teachers should adhere to the following guidelines:
Scaffold material to ensure that students are engaged and accessing the lesson.
Teacher pacing will vary depending upon the students’ ability to grasp the material.
Repeat, rephrase, and review material to ensure student comprehension.
Teachers must be motivating and enthusiastic. Students respond well to verbal praise and your enthusiasm.
Teachers must use firm and consistent behavior management techniques.
Make sure that students are seated in their assigned seats. Group C seating chart is posted on the wall as you enter the door. (right hand side of the door)
Students explored interpersonal relationships in their 7th grade Health class (developing and maintaining). Currently in their Language Arts class, students are exploring the topics of loss and interpersonal relationships. During this exploration they have read/viewed/discussed: the novels Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt and Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson, several short stories from the text Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, by Jack Canfield, and the film The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch. Today’s lesson will be an interdisciplinary presentation that will
Health Lesson Plan Life, Loss, and Relationships
Lesson Description/Learner Characteristics
Title: Life, Loss, and Relationships Duration: 60 minutes
Subject: Health___________ Grade Level/Setting-Grouping: 8th Grade/Merit Team Taught
Learner Characteristics:
Students have varying strengths and abilities, with 30% of the students reading at a 5th grade level. (Lexile scores range from 500-900). Students must be monitored closely and teachers should adhere to the following guidelines:
Scaffold material to ensure that students are engaged and accessing the lesson.
Teacher pacing will vary depending upon the students’ ability to grasp the material.
Repeat, rephrase, and review material to ensure student comprehension.
Teachers must be motivating and enthusiastic. Students respond well to verbal praise and your enthusiasm.
Teachers must use firm and consistent behavior management techniques.
Make sure that students are seated in their assigned seats. Group C seating chart is posted on the wall as you enter the door. (right hand side of the door)
Students explored interpersonal relationships in their 7th grade Health class (developing and maintaining). Currently in their Language Arts class, students are exploring the topics of loss and interpersonal relationships. During this exploration they have read/viewed/discussed: the novels Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt and Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson, several short stories from the text Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, by Jack Canfield, and the film The Last Lecture, by Randy Pausch. Today’s lesson will be an interdisciplinary presentation that will