ALEX Classroom Resources

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7.5.2) Analyze healthy alternatives over unhealthy alternatives when making decisions.

Examples: eating regular meals vs. skipping meals, choosing healthy snacks vs. junk food, getting proper exercise vs. too much screen time

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7.6.2) Describe changing abilities, priorities, and responsibilities that impact personal health goals.

Examples: age, injuries, changing jobs, leaving active school life to work, sedentary to walking, walking to jogging, jogging to running; eating poorly to making healthy food choices leading to weight loss or weight gain

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8.7.1) Perform overall self-assessments and identify behaviors that will impact personal health.

Examples: assessing sleeping, eating, and exercising patterns

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8.7.2) Document healthy practices and behaviors that will improve the health of self and others.

Example: maintaining a personal health journal

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8.8.2) Work collaboratively to advocate for healthy individuals, families, and schools.

Examples: designing healthy recipes, supporting the school wellness policy, school newscasts, school newsletters

In this "Fuel It!" video, Maggie and Mrs. Kissell work together to demonstrate how to create a healthy and tasty after school snack of pitas filled with vegetables and a creamy sauce. The host, Mackenzie and Cynthia Cave- Gaetani, a registered dietician from Lourdes Hospital, discuss why it is so nutritious. 

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7.1.4) Predict the consequences of engaging in unhealthy behaviors.

a. Discuss ways to prevent obesity.

b. Determine health risks associated with body piercings or tattoos.

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7.2.1) Describe how family values and behaviors influence the health of adolescents.

Examples: eating family meals daily, participating in physical activity, practicing open communication

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7.5.2) Analyze healthy alternatives over unhealthy alternatives when making decisions.

Examples: eating regular meals vs. skipping meals, choosing healthy snacks vs. junk food, getting proper exercise vs. too much screen time

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7.8.1) Create ways to influence and support others in making positive health choices.

Examples: using social media campaigns, YouTube live campaign, posters; addressing local school board with the need for quality physical education and healthier food choices

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8.7.1) Perform overall self-assessments and identify behaviors that will impact personal health.

Examples: assessing sleeping, eating, and exercising patterns

In this video, Veronica, Julie, and Olga demonstrate how to create three healthy yet delightful dips. Making a fruit dip out of cream cheese and yogurt, a vegetable dip from yogurt, mayo, and spices, and guacamole dip from avocado and spices, the team demonstrates each step of the process and what fruits and vegetables to pair it with.

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8.1.3) Create a plan for eliminating personal unhealthy behaviors.

Examples: inappropriate use of needles, tobacco use, physical inactivity, sexual contact, alcohol consumption, inadequate sleep

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8.5.2) Critique the positive and negative outcomes of a health-related decision.

Examples: positive -- keeping calendar to manage time, reading food labels, getting adequate sleep
negative -- tobacco use, eating disorders, drug use

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8.7.1) Perform overall self-assessments and identify behaviors that will impact personal health.

Examples: assessing sleeping, eating, and exercising patterns

This TED-Ed learning activity guides students through understanding the importance of positive sleep habits.

In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn’t just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can cause serious bodily harm. Claudia Aguirre shows what happens to your body and brain when you skip sleep.

The activity includes a video, multiple choice and open-ended questions, additional resources to dig deeper, and a guided discussion.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.