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Michigan Model® for Comprehensive School Health Curriculum


Grade Six School Health Curriculum

Student Learning Objectives for Grade Six Phase I are listed below M Support Materials: To view a list of the materials used in each lesson, select the blue box to the left of the lesson number.

Phase II | Phase III | Phase IV | Phase V | Phase VI |

  PHASE I - Resolving Conflicts and Having Friends
M Lesson I-1: Health and Risks
  I-1. Students will define the terms “health” and “risks.”
  I-2. Students will describe the relationship between health and risks.
  I-3. Students will identify the content for this health course.
  I-4. Students will develop guidelines/rules for working together in the health classroom.
M Lesson I-2: The Challenges and Hazards of Friendships
  I-5. Students will describe how friendships can involve positive and negative risks.
  I-6. Students will demonstrate how to make and keep positive friends.
  I-7. Students will practice effective listening skills.
M Lesson I-3: Checking Out Emotions
  I-8. Students will prepare a list of words which describe emotions.
  I-9. Students will demonstrate how to identify emotions in self and others.
  I-10. Students will practice listening for and responding to the emotions of others.
M Lesson I-4: Expressing Emotions in a Positive Way
  I-11. Students will practice expressing emotions in positive ways.
M Lesson I-5: When You're Mad...
  I-12. Students will recognize that anger is a natural, normal emotion.
  I-13. Students will differentiate between angry feelings and angry behavior.
  I-14. Students will identify ways to manage anger in positive ways.
M Lesson I-6: Gaining POWER in Positive Ways–Part I
  I-15. Students will explain the steps for solving problems and making decisions.
  I-16. Students will demonstrate use of the steps for solving problems and making decisions.
  I-17. Students will examine the value of getting help from trusted adults during problem solving.
M Lesson I-7: Gaining POWER in Positive Ways–Part II
  I-18. Students will practice using the steps for solving problems and making decisions.
M Lesson I-8: Using Positive POWER between Two People
  I-19. Students will summarize how to solve problems and make decisions when two people are in a conflict.
  I-20. Students will practice how to resolve conflicts peacefully.
M Lesson I-9: But It's Just Teasing!–Part I
  I-21. Students will identify the underlying dynamics of bullying behavior.
  I-22. Students will list the three steps for dealing with a bully.
  I-23. Students will practice walking away from a bully.
M Lesson I-10: But It's Just Teasing!–Part II
  I-24. Students will distinguish between teasing and harassment.
  I-25. Students will apply appropriate skills for handling harassment.
M Lesson I-11: Only One Me...Only One You!
  I-26. Students will recognize and accept individual differences and similarities.
  I-27. Students will examine the impact of a lack of acceptance for individual differences.
  I-28. Students will conclude that friendships between people who have differences can be a positive way to learn and grow.

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