| Unit |
Time Frame |
Big Ideas |
Major Learning Experiences |
| Unit 1 |
5 classes |
What is Stress? |
Students will be able to identify stress and stressors and be able to build a mental health toolkit to manage stress including stress reduction techniques |
| Unit 2 |
7 classes |
Sleep; Meditation; Yoga |
Students will be able to understand how sleep factors into stress levels and how meditation and mindfulness can help to support healthy sleep habits as well as combat stress |
| Unit 3 |
2 classes |
Cliques, Teen Stressors |
Students will be able to identify social factors that contribute to stress levels and develop skills to mitigate these factors |
| Unit 4 |
1 class |
Nutrition |
Students will learn the connection between healthy eating and nutrition to the levels of stress that a body endures. Students will be able to identify that food can be used to decrease overall stress levels |
| Unit 5 |
2 classes |
Volunteering/Community Service |
Students will be presented with data and evidence that shows how stress levels including anxiety are decreased when volunteering and community service are practiced |
| Unit 6 |
6 Classes |
Distraction Techniques/Humor |
Students will learn skills to decrease overall stress levels |
| Unit 7 |
2 classes |
This I Believe |
Students will take part in a PBL discovery personalized to their own health and stress levels |
| Unit 8 |
2 classes |
Physical Activity |
Students will learn how physical activity decreases stress as well as the physiological impacts of physical activity on the body |
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4 classes |
Final Project |
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