Health Lesson Plans for Grades K-12

K-12 Health Lesson Plans and Curriculum

Alignment Tables

Delaware State Alignments

1. Tobacco Harms Health			AI
Tobacco: Elementary Lessons
Content Descriptor	Grade Grouping	Lesson Location	Skills
1.1 Nicotine as a drug	Grades 4-5	Tobacco	AI
	Grades 4-5	Learning More About Tobacco	AI
	Grades 4-5	Effects of Tobacco	IC
1.2 Harmful effects of tobacco smoke	Grades K-1	No Tobacco!	SM
1.3 Risks of different types of tobacco	Grades 4-5	Learning More About Tobacco
	Grades 4-5	Decisions About Tobacco and Health	DM
1.4 Second-hand smoke risks	Grades 4-5	Clean Air Is Healthy	IC
2. Influences on Tobacco Use			INF
2.1 Internal influences	Grades 4-5	Who Influences You?	INF
2.2 Family influences	Grades 4-5	Who Influences You?	INF
2.3 Peer influences	Grades 2-3	Real Friends Protect Us	INF
	Grades 4-5	Who Influences You?	INF
2.4 Advertising	Grades 4-5	Tell the Tobacco Ads What You Think	INF
3. Choosing to Be Tobacco Free			DM / IC
3.1 Personal commitment not to use	Grades 4-5	You Know What to Say	IC
3.2 Resisting pressure to use	Grades 4-5	You Know What to Say	IC
	Grades 4-5	Stand Up for Your Health	IC
3.3 Encouraging others not to use	Grades 2-3	Real Friends Protect Us	INF
3.4 Recognizing that most people do not use tobacco		Teacher Supports
3.5 Recognizing the difficulty of stopping tobacco	Grades 2-3	Be Smart! Don't Start!	AI
		Teacher Supports
4. Benefits of Being Tobacco Free			INF / AV
4.1 Long-term and short-term health benefits	Grades K-1	No Tobacco!	SM
	Grades 2-3	Be Smart! Don't Start!	AI
4.2 Social benefits	Grades 4-5	Decisions About Tobacco and Health	DM
4.3 Financial benefits	Grades 4-5	Decisions About Tobacco and Health	DM
no specific descriptor	Grades K-1	Stay Safe and Healthy	IC
no specific descriptor	Grades 4-5	Caring for the Respiratory System	AI

1. Tobacco Harms Health			DM
Tobacco: Middle School Lessons
Content Descriptor	Grade Grouping	Lesson Location	Skills
1.1 Addictive effects of nicotine	Middle School	The Real Truth About Tobacco	AI
	Middle School	Your Air - Your Health	IC
1.2 Short-term effects of tobacco use: bad breath, heart rate, athletic performance	Middle School	The Real Truth About Tobacco	AI
1.3 Harmful effects of tobacco smoke	Middle School	Unsafe in Any Form	ADV
1.4 Risks of different types of tobacco	Middle School	Unsafe in Any Form	ADV
2. Influences on Tobacco Use			INF
2.1 Internal influences		Teacher Support
2.2 Family influences		Teacher Support
2.3 Peer influences	Middle School	Saying the Right Thing	INF
2.4 Advertising	Middle School	The Truth About Tobacco Ads	INF
	Middle School	Living Longer Through Labels	ADV
2.5 Role models	Middle School	Saying the Right Thing	INF
	Middle School	The Truth About Tobacco Ads	INF
2.6 Media	Middle School	The Truth About Tobacco Ads	INF
2.7 Legal factors
3. Choosing to Be Tobacco Free			DM / IC
3.1 Personal commitment not to use	Middle School	Be Smart- Don't Start	ADV
3.2 Resisting pressure to use	Middle School	Be Smart- Don't Start	ADV
3.3 Communicating personal attitudes about tobacco use	Middle School	Be Smart- Don't Start	ADV
3.4 Advocating for a smoke-free environment	Middle School	Unsafe in Any Form	ADV
	Middle School	Your Air - Your Health	IC
3.5 Supporting others to be tobacco free	Middle School	Be Smart- Don't Start	ADV
3.6 Recognizing that most people don't use tobacco		Teacher Supports
3.7 Alternatives to tobacco use	Middle School	Making Healthful Decisions About Tobacco	DM
3.8 Resources for quitting		Teacher Supports
3.9 Recognizing possibility and difficulty of stopping tobacco use	Middle School	Living Longer Through Labels	ADV
4. Benefits of Being Tobacco Free			DM / INF
4.1 Long-term and short-term health benefits	Middle School	The Real Truth About Tobacco	AI
	Middle School	Making Healthful Decisions About Tobacco	DM
4.2 Social benefits	Middle School	Your Air - Your Health	IC
4.3 Financial benefits	Middle School	It Makes NO Cents	ADV

1. Tobacco Harms Health			DM / AI
Tobacco: High School Lessons
Content Descriptor	Grade Grouping	Lesson Location	Skills
1.1 Adictive effects of nicotine	High School	No Form of Tobacco Is Safe	ADV
1.2 Short-term and long-term effects of tobacco use	High School	No Form of Tobacco Is Safe	ADV
1.3 Harmful effects of tobacco smoke	High School	No Form of Tobacco Is Safe	ADV
	High School	Communicating to Stay Smoke Free	IC
1.4 Risks of different types of tobacco	High School	No Form of Tobacco Is Safe	ADV
	High School	Cigars Are Tobacco Too	ADV
1.5 Effects of tobacco use on the fetus	High School	Communicating to Stay Smoke Free	IC
2. Influences on Tobacco Use			INF
2.1 Internal influences	High School	What Influences You?	INF
2.2 Family influences	High School	What Influences You?	INF
2.3 Peer influences	High School	What Influences You?	INF
2.4 Advertising	High School	What Influences You?	INF
2.5 Role models	High School	What Influences You?	INF
2.6 Media	High School	What Influences You?	INF
2.7 Legal factors	High School	What Influences You?	INF
3. Choosing to Be Tobacco Free			ADV / IC
3.1 Personal commitment not to use	High School	What Influences You?	INF
3.2 Resisting pressure to use	High School	What Influences You?	INF
	High School	Calling It Quits!	AI
3.3 Communicating personal attitudes about tobacco use	High School	Communicating to Stay Smoke Free	IC
3.4 Advocating for a tobacco-free community	High School	No Form of Tobacco Is Safe	ADV
3.5 Recognizing that most people don't use tobacco		Teacher Supports
3.6 Alternatives to tobacco use	High School	What Influences You?	INF
4. Benefits of Being Tobacco Free			DM / INF
4.1 Long-term and short-term health benefits	High School	Calling It Quits!	AI
4.2 Social benefits	High School	Calling It Quits!	AI
4.3 Financial benefits	High School	Calling It Quits!	AI
5. Cessation			AI / SM
5.1 Skills for quitting	High School	Calling It Quits!	AI
5.2 Where to get help	High School	Calling It Quits!	AI
5.3 Repeated efforts to quit	High School	Calling It Quits!	AI
5.4 Barriers to quitting	High School	Calling It Quits!	AI