Lesson Plan: Health and Career

David Gwilliam

Date: December 3, 2015

IB Middle Years Programme: Year 1/2

IB Objectives: A: Knowing and Understanding D: Reflecting and improving
performance
Subject: Health and
Career Education

Grade: 6/7

Total Time: 55 minutes

09:05am-10:00pm

Lesson Topic: The Power of Positive Thinking

Purpose:

To teach students how to change their negative

thoughts and beliefs

Link to B.C.s New

Curriculum (Big
Idea):

Healthy choices influence our physical, emotional,

and mental well-being (Physical and Health
Education-Grade 7)

Lesson Aims (IB):

Objectives

By the end of the lesson, students will

1. participate effectively in a variety of contexts
2. achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle

Core Competencies:
(BC Curriculum)

Objectives
(Elements of this
content provided by
Strong Kids- Grade 68)

Prior Knowledge:

From the Draft for Career Ed- Stage 3:

Exploration (understanding person identity;
self-advocacy)
(A15) Describe and assess strategies for
developing and maintaining healthy
relationships
(A16) Explore strategies for promoting the
health and well-being of the school
community
Students will be introduced to the steps of
the Model of Learned Optimism: (ABCDE)
Students will consider the application of this
model to aid in changing negative thoughts
to positive ones
Students have begun the Strong Kids
curriculum
Concepts of better understanding emotions
and responses to those emotions as well as
additional SEL vocabulary and definitions
Student are familiar with completing
worksheets quietly and independently during
class time
Respect for others students perspectives
and respectful listening practices have been
stressed
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Materials:

Time
(mins
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30

Teacher

Date: December 3, 2015

The lesson will be somewhat structured by

the Strong Kids manual- Chapter 8
Handouts will be provided (copied from
manual
Slide show (Google Sheets)
Students

Hook/Opening
Opening:
Short introductory
Quiet at assigned
video
seat facing front
screen
Review of previous
Raised hands
lesson: clear
thinking
called upon to
share ideas about
Big Question:
the big question
When faced with a
and lesson topics
challenge, is your
(familiarity check
response most
with terminology)
often positive or
negative?
(Alternate- as sugg
Directed learning:
Directed Learning
Introduction of
Students will
terminology
participate in a
discussion of
Review of
terms
ABCDE Model
Note taking on the
of Learned
Optimism
info sheet
provided
Think, Pair, Shareto define terms on
worksheet
Activity 1: Student Activity 1: Student
Directed Learning
Directed Learning
Provide prompt
Demonstrate
scenario for
effective use of the
students to utilize
ABCDE model to
ABCDE Model
prompt scenario
Circulate room as
Students can share
students work
examples with the
through model
class
(worksheet)
Offer input or
seeking discussion
examples of terms

Materials

Computer and
Projector
Slide show
(Google slides)

Handout:
Supplement 8.1

Worksheet:
Supplement 8,2
The Power of
Positive
Thinking
(Strong Kids:
Supplement 8.4)
Sharing of
responses will be
elicited prior to
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points from
students

Date: December 3, 2015

discussed

lesson review

Review of lessons
Review of lesson and
key concepts &
homework
-Notes
introduction of
assignment:
handout
homework
-Revisit
Student will
10
assignment
slideshow
discuss the main
Return to slide
focal points of the
show
lesson
Student driven
Students will be
discussion to fill
encouraged to
in Lets Talk
revisit an activity
About What We
they previously
Know
felt less confident
Worksheet
doing
TED Talk videoCarol Dweck
Yet (if time
allows)
Assessmen Formative Discussion of worksheet and correlation of
t of
positive thinking in everyday life; Responses and
Learning:
explanation elicited from students. Conversations about
personal endeavours as reporting positivity (sharing of
Think, Pair, Share)
Extensions: Consideration of the application of mindful practice to aid in
changing negative thoughts to positive ones prior to
reacting to emotionally changed situations
Approaches Thinking skills: Identifying patterns of thinking and
to Learning understanding the range of emotions and corresponding
(ATL)
thoughts
Self-management skills: Correlating emotional responses to
thoughts and actions and assessing the appropriateness of
those thoughts or actions (Reflection)
Communication skills (Think, Pair, Share) and general
discussion

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Interdiscipl
inary
relevance
Adaptation
s:

Date: December 3, 2015

Self-regulation throughout various scenarios in school and

personal life
Social emotional learning
Positivity in all endeavours and a growth mindset building
resilience ensures personal success in all pursuits
With an emphasis placed on student-led discussion,
commentary and class wide interaction, all opportunities to
elicit student responses will be of high priority this lesson.
(TCs personal goal building on feedback from FA)

Plan B:

Video: TED talks- Carol Dweck The power of believing that

you can improve

DUE DATE

No homework will be assigned for this lesson