Grade 8 - Alberta Health and Wellness - Lessons/Workbook Mega Bundle

This mega bundle provides everything you need to teach all the units in the Grade 8 Alberta Health Curriculum.

With your purchase, you will receive lesson slides that follow the 3-Part lesson format, engaging your students from start to finish. You will also receive the workbooks, which contain fun activities and worksheets for your students to demonstrate their understanding.

Wellness Choices Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Understanding Health in the Teenage Years
• Wellness Triangle
• Story: Long-Term Effects of Everyday Choices
• Weekly Habit Tracker
• Newspaper Article: Consequences of Smoking and Vaping
• Choices and Consequences Web
• Sleep, Growth, and Brain Health
• Sleep Routine Comic Challenge
• Blog Post: Growing at Your Own Pace
• Growth Story Collage
• Story: Media Pressure & Unrealistic Expectations
• Role Play - Behind The Filter
• Building a Positive Body Image
• Activity - Body Image Billboard
• Making Smart Food Choices While Eating Out
• Activity – Home-Made Meal Plan
• Story: The Impact of Diet on Mental and Physical Health
• Fact or Fiction – How Food Affects Our Body and Brain
• The Risks of Substance Use on Adolescent Health
• Poster Design – Say No to Substance Abuse
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Generational Impact
• Activity: Chain of Choices
• Recognizing the Forms and Effects of Abuse
• Activity: Spot the Warning
• Newspaper Article: Staying Safe in Your Community
• Activity: Describe and Draw a Safe Community
• Blog Post: Strategies for Staying Safe in Risky Environments
• Activity: My Safety Footprint
• Youth Rights and Responsibilities in the Workplace
• Activity: Job Ad Remix
• Story: Liam’s Search for Answers
• Activity: Sorting Health Advice
• Case Study: Clara Hughes: Bouncing Back
• Activity: Resilience Wheel
• Blog Post: Healthy Relationship Foundations
• Activity: Trust Tree
• Story: Tessa’s Big Decision
• Activity: Relationship Recipe
• Understanding STIs and How to Prevent Them
• Activity – Word Search on STIs and Prevention
• Understanding Contraceptive Options
• Four Corners Activity: Making Informed Health Choices
• Story: Saying No with Confidence and Respect
• Role Play - Practising Confident Choices
• Blog Post: Risk Behaviour in Teen Culture
• Activity - Consequence Compass
• Understanding About Mental Health
• Activity – Visualizing Mental Health
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Relationship Choices Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Story: Understanding Emotional Health in Adolescence
• Activity – Show What You Feel
• Recognizing Depression and Mood Disorders
• Inside Out: Understanding Mood Changes
• Newspaper Article: Suicide Warning Signs and How to Help
• Role Play - Warning Signs and Seeking Help
• Blog Post: Reducing Risk Through Stress Management
• Activity - Stress Management Chart
• The Link Between Confidence and Communication
• Activity – Talk For A Minute
• Story: How Self-Talk Shapes the Way We Relate to Others
• Mirror Talk: What I See in Me
• Building and Maintaining Healthy Relationships
• Activity – Setting Relationship Boundaries
• Newspaper Article: Recognizing Unhealthy Relationship
• Activity: Relationship Red Flag
• Blog Post: Integrity and Ethics in Relationships
• Trust Test: The Web of Integrity
• Story: Practising Respect in Difficult Situations
• Activity – Respect In Our Hands
• Strategies for Conflict Resolution
• Activity – Conflict Resolution
• Newspaper Article: Handling Group Disagreements 
• Activity: Team Tower Challenge
• Blog Post: Peer Pressure and Conformity
• Activity : Peer Pressure Mapping
• Story: The Day Maya Spoke Up
• Activity: Dissent Debate Circles
• What Makes a Good Leader?
• What Would You Do? - Leadership Challenge
• Story: How to Be a Great Team Member
• Activity: Make A Teamwork Potion
• Newspaper Article: Managing Emotional Triggers
• Activity: Triggers and Coping Strategies
• Blog Post: How Pressure Can Push People Apart
• Fact or Fiction – Stress and Friendships
• Communicating Without Making Things Worse 
• Activity: Six Thinking Hats
• Story: Strengthening Group Identity and Respect
• Activity: Pieces of Me, Parts of Us
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Life Learning Choices Unit

Workbook

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Creating Balance in a Busy Life
• Activity - Wheel of Life
• Story: Time Management Skills for Teens
• Activity - Stoplight Priorities
• Blog Post: Identifying Your Learning Priorities
• My Learning Plan
• Creating My Personal Learning Plan
• Newspaper Article: Making Decisions with Ethics in Mind
• Ethical Decision-Making Chart
• Story: Applying Ethics to Real-Life Situations
• Role Play - Ethics in Everyday Choices
• Blog Post: Setting Goals for High School
• Activity - Goal Setting
• Turning Interests Into Career Goals
• Activity – Passion to Profession Map
• Story: How Personal Interests Can Shape Future Careers
• Activity – My Jar of Dreams
• Blog Post: Matching Skills to Career Paths
• Activity – Career Cluster Cube
• Newspaper Article: Researching Career Options Online
• Activity: My Career Infographic
• Case Study: Learning From Real People in Real Jobs
• Activity – Career Guessing Game
• Understanding the Role of Media in Career Planning
• Activity: High School Career Planner
• Blog Post: Volunteer Opportunities That Match Your Strengths
• Activity: Strength Match-Up
• Story: The Benefits of Volunteering as a Teen
• Activity: Volunteer Poster Challenge
• Newspaper Article: Exploring the Roles of a Mentor
• Activity: Peer Tutoring Showcase
• Setting SMART Goals for Personal Growth
• Activity - Setting SMART Goals
• Story: Identifying Strengths Through Self-Assessment
• Activity: My School Habits Self-Check
• Blog Post: Using Skills and Values to Guide Life Choices
• Activity - My Values and Strengths Lantern
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Google Lesson Slides

Grade 8 - Google Lesson Slides - Alberta Health and Wellness Curriculum. This resource is packed with all the lessons you need to teach the Grade 8, Alberta Health and Wellness 2024 Curriculum.

We have structured these lessons to follow the popular 3-Part Lesson format. By using these lessons, you will be provided with learning goals, discussion questions, relevant YouTube videos, interactive slides, exit cards, and more. Check out the variety of activities you'll receive below.

Part 1: Minds On!
- Learning Goals
- Discussion Questions

- Polls/Surveys

- Picture Prompts

- Jokes and Riddles

- Relevant Quotes

Part 2: Action!
- Interactive Activities

- Drag and Drop

- Fill in the Blanks

- Matching

- Sorting

- Polls/Surveys and Graphing

- Embedded YouTube Videos

Part 3: Consolidation

- Exit Cards

- 3-2-1 Reflections

- One Word Reflections

- Act It Out!

- Quick Draw

- One Sentence Summary

After purchasing this resource, you will be able to download copies of the Google Slides for the three different units to your Google Drive. From there, you can complete these lessons with your class, and/or assign these slides in Google Classroom.