Sixth Grade Health

Welcome to Sixth Grade Health!

You are going to learn about taking care of your health this year through a variety of activities and discussion. It will be a busy year but we will have fun learning too.

COURSE OUTLINE

Unit 1. A Healthy YOU
• What Is Health?
• Decision Making model

Unit 2. Respect, diversity & handling conflict
• Three components of self confidence
• Individual differences
• Stereotyping & prejudice
• Bullying and harassment
• Conflict Escalator
• De - escalating conflict
• Boundaries/assertiveness

Unit 3. Communication skills, managing emotions and reducing stress
• Keys to listening
• Dealing with emotions
• Stress-causes and relaxation techniques

Unit 4. Tobacco, Alcohol, Marijuana, Inhalants
• Tobacco
• Alcohol
• Marijuana
• Inhalants
• External - internal pressures
• Advertising and Media Literacy

Unit 5. Topics in Healthy Living
• Body Systems - Respiratory, Circulatory, Digestive
• Self care/hygiene
• HIV /AIDS
• Healthy eating celebration