7th and 8th Grade Units at a Glance

  • 7th Grade

    Unit 1 Welcome

    Unit 2 Personal Health and Wellness

    • Hygiene
    • Sleep
    • Ears/Eyes/Skin
    • Physical Activity
    • Disease

    Unit 3 Mental & Emotional Health

    • What is mental health?
    • Being Emotionally Healthy
    • Healthy Relationships
    • Effective Communication
    • Troublesome Feelings
    • Asking for Help
    • What is Grief/How to deal with it
    • Stress, Reducing Stress & Managing Stress
    • Time Management
    • Making Healthy Decisions
    • Mood & Anxiety Disorders

    Unit 4 Puberty, Sexuality & Abstinence

    • Sexuality
    • Puberty
    • Female/Male Reproductive Systems
    • Menstruation and Ovulation
    • Taking Care of Sexual Health
    • Feelings and Relationships
    • Abstinence
    • Decision Making
    • Consent

    Unit 5 HIV/STD and Pregnancy

    • What are STD's
    • What is HIV
    • Teen pregnancy risks

    8th Grade  

    Unit 1 welcome

    Unit 2 Nutrition and Physical Activity

    • What are nutrients?
    • Eating habits
    • Snacking
    • Assessing Food Labels
    • Fast Food
    • Influences on food choices
    • Managing Weight
    • Body Image
    • Eating Disorders

    Unit 3 Drugs and Alcohol Prevention

    • What are Drugs
    • Alcohol
    • Tobacco/Vaping
    • Marijuana
    • Medicine/Opioids
    • Experimentation/Addiction
    • Consequences of Drug Use
    • Friends/Family/Community Influences
    • Consumer Advertising
    • Peer Pressure

    Unit 4 Injury and Safety

    • Violence
    • Risk Taking
    • Making Safe Decisions
    • Safe Environments
    • Responding to Danger
    • Injury Prevention