Colleen Mistler

Westfield High School Health Lesson

Lesson Duration: 49 minutes
Lesson 9/11
March 30, 2017
Grade Level: 9.10

Materials:
Ipad/computer
Whiteboard and markers
Large white paper
markers
Glencoe Health Textbook

Objectives: should be posted in the classroom for the students to reference, as well as
an agenda
by the end of the lesson, students will be able to :
Describe the 8 stages of grief
Identify the feelings of depression
Provide examples for coping, closure, perception and mourning

Standards:
MACF 1.12 Describe the growth patterns and body changes within human beings
throughout the life cycle (from prenatal through late adulthood), including critical periods
in growth and development
MACF 5.11 Analyze healthy ways to express emotions and to cope with feelings,
including the common causes of stress, its effects on the body, and managing stress
MACF 5.12 Identify the factors that help people deal with grief
MACF 5.19 Explain positive techniques for handling difficult decisions
MACF 6.11 Identify steps for getting support or help, including identifying resources for
families whose members have special health needs

Activity 1: Question of the Day

The students will enter the classroom and sit in their assigned seat. The question of the
day will be on the board and the students will immediately answer it in their notebook.

Introduction: Discuss Coping with Loss and Grief. Advise the students to talk to you
personally after class if they are sensitive to the material.
Ask the students...
Can it happen to you?
Activity 2: Timeline Activity
The students will provide suggestions for life accomplishments of a typical united states
citizen and the teacher will write them on the board on a timeline of events. After the
students have each provided at least one example, the teacher will praise this persons
life accomplishments. Then she will erase everything that occurred after 16 years old.
This person could not express their feelings and did not know how to relieve the stress
of school and family issues.
Ask the students
How could this have been prevented?

Activity 3: Carousel Brainstorming

The teacher will play the songs the students provided from their homework assignment.
Large sheets of paper will be set up around the room, students will rotate from one chart
to the next, pausing for several minutes at each chart to brainstorm and record what
they know or feel about the subtopic. Each group has a different color marker, groups
end up back where they started and are able to see what others have added.
Plan to use at least 10 subtopics to spread the students into groups of 2-4 students.
Use information from the textbook, worksheets, and questions form the unit test.

Discuss with the students at the end of the activity, ask why some people answered how
they did and notice the variety of answers and opinions.

Ticket to leave: Students will fill out an answer to the question on the ticket to leave,
and hand to the teacher before exiting the room
Todays questions is: What is the definition of grieving?