This resource is an infographic about underage drinking in high school seniors. This graphic could be printed as a poster to display in the health education classroom or could be shown during a class discussion related to the topic.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They are committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.
This is a resource that teachers can make students aware of in the event that a student needs emotional support.
The crisis services center team is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. People are encouraged to reach out if they are in crisis. This would be a good resource for teachers to make their students aware of issues facing secondary students.
The following activities will help your students learn about teeth and the mouth as well as gain insight into the importance of dental health.
Students will:
Every day millions of lives in the U.S. are devastated by violence. On average, 24 people a minute are victims of physical violence, rape or stalking by an intimate partner. That adds up to more than 12 million women and men a year. The reality is that this doesn’t only affect adults. There are millions of young people in this country, many of whom may be students of yours, whose lives are affected—sometimes shaped—by violence.
This resource toolkit includes scenarios for teacher and student discussion, questions for students, and classroom activities.
This is a library of downloadable resources focused on the topic of cyberbullying. These resources are in PDF format and are easily downloadable. These resources are geared towards educators.
This is a resource library with downloadable PDFs related to the topics of online safety, cyberbullying, social media, cell phone safety, and technology use. These resources are geared for both students and educators.
Handball can be played with any kind of bouncing ball on practically any kind of wall. The United States Handball Association promotes “any ball, any wall” in teaching. Teachers are encouraged to use any available equipment and space. Handball can be taught as a unit for the entire class in the gymnasium or used as a station activity in one section of the gym. There is no need for regulation-sized courts in a gymnasium. Cones and floor tape work well to mark playing spaces and boundaries.
The following lesson plans for teaching handball in middle and secondary schools have been written for grades 6-12. Court size and distances (from the wall when hitting a ball) can easily be adjusted to match the developmental levels of learners.
This is a 10 day lesson plan to teach 4th and 5th graders the skills for team handball. Students will have the opportunity to practice dribbling, passing, and catching skills at the beginning of the unit and will use these skills in modified game play at the end of the unit.
Handball can be played cooperatively or competitively. This booklet is written with a cooperative focus since it is intended for the elementary level. However, handball can be played recreationally or competitively, with many avenues for high-level competition. The United States Handball Association and local organizations host many local, state, regional, and national tournaments. There are a variety of formats including one-wall, three- wall and four-wall handball. Divisions include a wide variety of age groups (including juniors) and skill level categories.
This resource includes seven lesson plans, including assessments, on the game of team handball. These lesson plans are geared to sixth graders. In addition to students learning the skills and the rules of the game, these plans are also geared towards the affective and social skills necessary when playing the game.
Students will analyze the painting, New York, by George Bellows. They will create their own cityscape using colored paper and oil pastels.
Students will analyze the sculpture, Spider, by Louise Bourgeois. They will build an animal sculpture using a lightweight wire.
Students will analyze the painting, Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, by Mary Cassatt. They will paint a special place where they like to spend quiet time.
Students will analyze Untitled (Medici Prince) by Joseph Cornell. They will build a box using found objects and various art supplies.
Students will analyze the painting, Improvisation 31 (Sea Battle), by Wassily Kandinsky. They will listen to a piece of music and paint the melody, mood, and repeated patterns they hear.
Students will analyze the painting, Street to Mbari, by Joseph Lawrence. They will draw and paint a scene where people gather.
Students will analyze Beasts of the Sea by Henri Matisse. They will create a piece of art using colored paper cut into different shapes.
Students will analyze the painting, The Farm, by Joan Miró. They will imagine and draw their favorite place.
Students will analyze the painting, The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil, by Claude Monet. They will paint a garden scene.
Students will analyze the painting, Jack-in-the-Pulpit No. 3, by Georgia O'Keeffe. They will examine a flower. Then, they will draw and paint the flower.
Students will analyze the painting, Saint George and the Dragon, by Raphael. Students will create a mask with a brave animal face.
Students will analyze the painting, No. 9, Nature Morte Espagnole, by Diego Rivera. They will draw still life images of three objects. Then, they will create a still life collage.
Students will analyze the painting, Tropical Forest with Monkeys, by Henri Rousseau. Students will paint an imaginary jungle with animals.
Students will analyze the painting, Pansies in Washington, by Alma Thomas. Students will create a color square. Students can work independently or collaboratively.
Students will analyze works by Monet, Matisse, and Kandinsky. They will discuss primary, secondary, complementary, cool, and warm colors. Students will complete a painting and a worksheet about colors.
Students will be introduced to one of the basic elements of art—line—by analyzing types of lines used in various works of art to help students understand how artists use line to convey movement and mood. They will then create an abstract line art piece based on an activity they enjoy doing or watching.
Students will be introduced to one of the basic elements of art—shape—by analyzing the types of shapes used in various works of art to differentiate between geometric and natural shapes. They will then create their own cut paper collage based on a theme they select.
Students will analyze the painting style of Horace Pippin. They will analyze the painting, School Studies. Then, they will create a painting of a room in their house based on Pippin's "secret number."
Students will analyze the painting, Cakes, by Wayne Theibaud. They will practice fractions and paint a decorated cake.
Students will examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters to better understand the artist’s life story and personality. Then, they will paint two Van Gogh-style self-portraits to show two parts of their own personality and write a letter describing the one that reveals their “true character” best.
All Trails is an online and app based resource that can be used to identify walking, running, biking, and hiking trails all over the globe. This resource categorizes trails in different categories based on difficulty, length, and terrain. Using the app, users can track their real-time position on specific trails. This is a great tool that can make users feel comfortable exercising on a new trail.
There is a free and upgraded (pro) version.
As with most skills, it’s best to start teaching goal setting early. Although parents are perhaps the best source of skill-building and development for their children, it’s vital to have some goal setting material in the school curriculum as well. Learning how to set goals in school and seeing goal setting modeled by peers and teachers is a great way to encourage effective goal setting in children.
At the high school level, goal setting gets a bit easier to teach, but not necessarily easier to learn and implement for the students. High school brings with it all kinds of distractions that can make setting good goals a challenge.
This resource includes downloadable worksheets and powerpoints. Additionally, by using the activities and worksheets you can help your older students navigate effective goal setting.
Running can take your fitness level up a notch or two. But for running rookies--even athletes successful in other sports--creating a training program can be daunting. Here's a 10-week beginner running program that takes the guesswork out of running. At the end of the 10 weeks, you should be able to run three miles.
Here's the best part. The only equipment needed is a pair of running shoes, some comfortable clothes, and a watch.
This resource explains a "Couch to 5K" program and what one must consider before attempting this training. This informational material gives great tips and suggestions for students to understand to be successful. Additionally, this site has links to a specific training program.
