LIFE SKILLS - YOUR HEALTH: Nutrition, Exercise, Drugs, Diet, Sleep, Vaping

There’s a lot to know when it comes to being healthy... "How much sleep do I need?" "How do I avoid getting sick?" "Is vaping really that bad?" "What is a good weight for me?" These are just a few of the 14 relevant topics in these high-interest lessons! Students get the facts about exercise, nutrition, grooming, acne, drinking, vaping and more while also improving their essential reading skills.

Created to appeal to teens and young adults, these lessons help students navigate the challenges of the real world. Featuring real-life scenarios and an easy-reading style, students learn about the consequences of eating food with no nutritional value, dieting, drinking, drugs, and more. They also learn about moderation and the benefits of eating a well-balanced diet, good grooming, and finding exercises that they enjoy.

These relevant and light-hearted lessons are sure to make learning essential reading and life skills more engaging. Specific Reading Comprehension activities follow each story and align with national standards.

STANDARDS-BASED READING & WRITING ACTIVITIES:

Each lesson is followed by specific reading comprehension and writing activities that require complete-sentence answers.

• Locate Information 
• Summarize
• Generalize
• Compare & Contrast
• Cause & Effect
• Form Opinions
• Draw Conclusions 
• Main Idea
• Make Inferences
• Use Context Clues
• Sequence
• Determine Author’s Viewpoint 
• Analyze, Evaluate & Apply

TOPICS INCLUDE:
• "I’m so tired of acne. What can I do?"

• "What is the difference between dieting and eating healthy?"

• "What is good grooming?"

• "What is the best exercise for me?"

• "What does all that stuff on a nutrition label mean?"

• "How much sleep do I need, and why?"

• "What does it mean to listen to your body?"

• "How can I tell if I’m a good weight for me?"

• "Are taking drugs, drinking, and smoking really so bad?"

and more...

Reading Level: Gr 3 - 4

Interest Level: Gr 6 - 12