Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.4A Grade 8 CPI 1

 

Standard: 2.4 - Human Relationships & Sexuality

 

Strand: A - Relationship

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator:  1 - The student will compare and contrast the current and historical role of marriage and the family in community and society.

 

Grade: 8

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        YOU CAN COUNT ON ME - On the chalkboard, write the following words in columns, allowing space below each for student comments:

 

 

     Ask students: “How does your family manage time? How do family members keep track of what they have to do? Do you think families are different now then twenty years ago? Ten years ago? Why? Define the term time management and engage the students in a discussion of family rituals and routines that help or hinder time management. As the students offer responses, place the activity in the appropriate column on the board. Students develop their own time management plan by outlining what happens to them during the course of a normal day and assessing the activities to see if they match any of the 3 health categories noted on the board. Students identify the strengths and weaknesses of their plan and make suggestions to improve their time management skills.