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Content Area: Health and Physical Education
Index: 2.2B Grade 12 CPI 3
Standard: 2.2 - Integrated Skills
Strand: B - Decision Making
Cumulative Progress Indicator: 3 - The student will use reliable and valid health information to assess social situations and conditions that impact health and safety.
Grade: 12
Sample Activities:
· NEGOTIATING FOR LIFE - Write a number of health and safety situations on slips of paper and place in a hat. Each student selects one situation, reads it to the class, and without further preparation, describes how he/she would handle the situation. The class votes, thumbs up or down , on the choice of skills proposed by the “performer”. Allow one thumbs-down participant to challenge and offer an alternative strategy. Encourage students to be creative in the use of the skills.
· DEALING WITH ANGER - Brainstorm causes of anger and list on the board. Discuss the causes and associate with patterns of behavior. Since anger often results when a need is not met, discuss the difference between needs and wants. Then have students create a chart to rate anger (e.g., 1 = mild to 3 = severe) and describe the characteristics of each rating. Discuss who controls one’s anger (self) and ways of dealing with anger so the person doesn’t harm self, others, or the environment.
Variation: Incidents of “road rage” appear to be more common. As novice drivers,
high school students may be involved in a road rage situation. Students
brainstorm possible situations when this might occur. Divide the class into two
groups. The first group develops strategies to deal with road
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