Eighth-Grade Health
Health Education
The goal of Health Education is to help students adopt and maintain healthy behaviors. Health Education directly supports a student's ability to practice behaviors that protect and promote health while avoiding or reducing health risks.
Educator roles in contributing to the Health Education goal include:
Teaching functional health information (essential concepts)
Helping students determine personal values that support healthy behaviors
Helping students develop group norms that value a healthy lifestyle
Helping students develop the essential skills necessary to adopt, practice, and maintain health-enhancing behaviors
(Idaho State Department of Education)
Introduction to Health
Health & Wellness
Emotional Health (SOS Training)
Mental and Emotional Disorders
The Life Cycle
Your Body Systems: Lessons 1-5
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
UNIT 1 LOG
Unit 1: Intro to Health and Wellness
Standards
Students will demonstrate interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Objectives
In Health and PE, we will learn skills to build and maintain a well-rounded, healthy life.
Help students make responsible decisions about their own personal health, as well as that of their families and the community.
Help students gain the knowledge, values, and skills needed to communicate more effectively and reduce health risks.
Get to know each other to earn trust so students are willing to share and respect each other's confidentiality.
WEEK 9: October 13 and 15, 2026
Classroom Instruction Resources
(8th) Unit 2 - Student Portfolio Table Of Contents (2026-2027) (Link Here)
Unit 2 - Emotional Health (Google Slides Presentation)
10/13: Day 17 - Google Slides Pages (TBD)
10/15: Day 18 - Google Slides Pages (TBD)
Assignments Due
10/13 - Student Portfolio (Turn in for Grade Check)
10/15 - Portfolio Grade Check Reflection
Focus/Topics of Discussion
Focus/Topics of Discussion (Bullying and Cyberbullying)
Introduction - What do you know about this topic?
Lesson 1 - Emotional Health
In-Class Activities
Day 17
Question of the Day - "If you were a cell phone and your emotional energy today was a phone battery percentage, what is your energy at, and what information are you scrolling through that drains or charges your battery fastest?"
Independent Work - Binder Check (Student-Led Example)
Day 18
Make Up Day!! - Get Late, Missing, Re-do Work in! Improve your grade for 1st Quarter!
Materials/Handouts
(8th) Unit 2 - Student Portfolio Table Of Contents (2026-2027) (Link Here)
Student Evaluation Sheet (Link Here)
HOMEWORK!
UNIT 1 Assessment - Health Education One Pager Project (Link - Instructions and Rubric)
Examples on Unit 1 - Slides 66 - 74 (Due 10/15/27)
Binder Check Reflection Sheet w/Parent-Student Comments
WEEK 8: October 6 & October 8, 2026
(DC Field Trip!)
Classroom Instruction Resources
Intro to Health and Wellness (Google Slides Presentation)
Day 15 - Google Slides Pages 86-87
Day 16 - Google Slides Pages (No Slides... Make Up Work Day)
HOMEWORK!
UNIT 1 Assessment - Health Education One Pager Project (Link - Instructions and Rubric)
Examples on Slides 66 - 74
Due Date 10/15/27
WEEK 7: September 29 & October 1, 2026
Classroom Instruction Resources
Intro to Health and Wellness (Google Slides Presentation)
Day 13 - Google Slides Pages 66 - 74
Day 14 - Google Slides Pages 75-85 (Sub Day In-Class Work)
HOMEWORK!
UNIT 1 Assessment - Health Education One Pager Project (Click for Instructions and Rubric)
Examples on Slides 66 - 74
Due Date 10/15/27
WEEK 1: August 18 & 20, 2026
Classroom Instruction Resources
Intro to Health and Wellness (Google Slides Presentation)
Day 1 - Google Slides Pages 3 - 9
Day 2 - Google Slides Pages 10 - 12
Focus/Topics of Discussion
Lesson 1 - Safety, Health, & Wellness
Recap/Review
Course Overview
Class Policies & Norms (Syllabus)
Meet Your Teacher/Meet Your Team
Create Your Team Name (More to Come...)
Behavior Expectations: The 3 B's
Let's Talk About Respect!
Key Message/Warm Ups
"As humans, we are all alike in some ways yet unique in others."
Introduction
Talk About It - Ground Rules
Materials/Handouts
Homework
Ground Rules Handout (Please read and add a 10th Ground Rule)
WEEK 2: August 25 & 27, 2026
Classroom Instruction Resources
Intro to Health and Wellness (Google Slides Presentation)
Day 3 - Google Slides Pages 13 - 19
Day 4 - Google Slides Pages 20 - 26
Focus/Topics of Discussion
Lesson 1 - Safety, Health, & Wellness
Lesson 2 - Health Literacy
Recap/Review
Unit 1: Intro to Health and Wellness
Health Pre-Test (Team Activity)
Introduction
Lesson 1: Total Health
Key Message/Warm Ups
Let's Talk About It
Discuss some ways that the people in this class are similar.
Discuss some ways that the people in this class are unique.
In-Class Materials/Handouts/Activities
Communication Game - How Are We Connected?
Homework
Strengths and Talents (Due Thursday 9/03) (See Google Slides Page 23-24)
WEEK 3: September 1 & 3, 2026
Classroom Instruction Resources
Intro to Health and Wellness (Google Slides Presentation)
Day 5 - Google Slides Pages 27 - 30
Day 6 - Google Slides Pages 31 - 37
Focus/Topics of Discussion
Lesson 2 - Health Literacy
Assignments Due Today!
Strengths and Talents Cover Page (See Google Slides Page 23-24)
Review/Recap
Review/Recap: Health & Safety
Review/Recap: Strengths and Talents Example (Low-Key Example)
Introduction
Lesson 2: Health Influences and Risk Factors
Team Banner Duties and Directions
Key Message/Warm Ups
What do These Words Mean to you? (See Google Slides Page 30)
Brainstorming... Empty Your Think Tank!
In-Class Materials/Handouts/Activities
Pair, Share, Table Talk, and Express Opinions
Brainstorm/Discussion Focus
Homework
Strengths and Talents (Due Thursday 9/03) (See Google Slides Page 23-24)
Team Banner/PE Activity (Homework - Due Thursday 9/15) (See Google Slides Page 33)
WEEK 4: September 8 & 10, 2026
Classroom Instruction Resources
Intro to Health and Wellness (Google Slides Presentation)
Day 7 - Google Slides Pages 38 - 43
Day 8 - Google Slides Pages 44 - 47
Focus/Topics of Discussion
Lesson 2 - Health Literacy
Lesson 3 - Health Influences and Risk Factors
MAP Testing for 1st and 2nd Period
Due Today!
Reflection - Exit Ticket #1
Review/Recap
Key Message: Enter Ticket #1
Think About It! - Enter Ticket #2 (pt. 1)
Introduction
The Wellness Scale: Where Do You See Yourself?
Key Message/Warm Ups
Don't Forget This! - Journal Challenge
Add to Notes!
Enter Ticket #2 (Pt. 2)
In-Class Materials/Handouts/Activities
Helena's Story (Read/Reflect)
Homework
(September 8) Reflection - Exit Ticket #1 (Due September 10)
(September 10) Reflection - Exit Ticket #1 (Answer All 4 Questions)
(September 10 Period 3-6) Key Message - Enter Ticket #2 (pt.2)
WEEK 5: September 15 & 17, 2026
Classroom Instruction Resources
Intro to Health and Wellness (Google Slides Presentation)
Day 9 - Google Slides Pages 48 - 52
Day 10 - Google Slides Pages 53 - 56
Focus/Topics of Discussion
Lesson 3 - Health Influences and Risk Factors
Lesson 4 - Making Healthy Choices
Due Today!
(September 15) Reflection - Exit Ticket #1
Make-Up Work by September 18
Review/Recap
Think About It! - Enter Ticket #2 (pt. 1)
Introduction
Notes - Achieving Wellness
Enter Ticket #2 (pt.3)
Periods 1 and 2 are behind but will catch up this week!
Key Message/Warm Ups
NOTES: Key Message - Don't Forget This!
Add to Notes!
In-Class Materials/Handouts/Activities
Binder Check (Practice)
Revision of Notes
Homework
September 15
(Period 1) Key Message - Enter Ticket #2 (pt.2)
(Period 2) Key Message - The Wellness Scale: Think about the choices you can make to maintain "Total Health"
(Period 3-6)
NOTES: Key Message - Don't Forget This!! (See Google Slides Page 51)
EXIT Ticket #2 (See Google Slides Page 52)
September 17
(Period 1-2 Only) - Reflection - EXIT Ticket #2