Grade 8 - Saskatchewan Health - Full Year Bundle

Grade 8 - Saskatchewan Health Curriculum - Full Year Bundle – This bundle covers all outcomes in the Grade 8, Saskatchewan Health Curriculum.

This comprehensive bundle contains readings, research assignments, true/false, diagrams, reflections, drawings, word searches, word scrambles and more. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all units!

USC8.1 - Helping Others

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Benefits of Helping Others
• Support Roles
• Blog Post: Building Your Support Circle
• Case Study: When Support Goes Wrong
• Fact or Fiction: Support Systems & Helping Others
• Informal vs Formal Supports
• Role Play – Choosing the Right Support
• Traditional First Nations Support Systems
• Story: The Circle That Helped Me Stand
• Activity – First Nations Support Circle Simulation
• Métis Community Support: Buffalo Hunt
• What Makes Someone a Good Support Person?
• Am I a Good Support Person?
• Activity – My Week of Supporting Others
• How Do You Like to Be Helped?
• Activity – My Week of Seeking Help
• Recognizing When Someone Needs Help
• Conversation: Helping a Friend with Anxiety
• Helping vs Over-Helping
• Empowerment: Helping Others Help Themselves
• Word Search – Support Systems & Healthy Choices
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

USC8.2 - Family Roles and Responsibilities

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Family Structures
• Foster Care in Canada
• Overview of Canadian Families in 2021
• Blog Post: Family Roles Then and Now
• Activity – Family Roles Interview Project
• Social Media Post: Gender Roles in Families
• Activity: Gender Roles Debate
• Story: Family Expectations
• Religion and Family Expectations
• Youth Caregiving
• Conversation: Immigration and Family Roles
• Activity – My Week of Family Roles
• Indigenous Families
• Bias and Its Impact
• Story: Poor Bashing
• Podcast Script: Blended Family Stereotypes
• Privilege in Families
• Social Media and Family Pressure
• Role Play: Family Roles, Bias, and Real-Life Situations
• Laws Protecting Families
• Newspaper Article: Work and Family Rights
• Fact or Fiction: Families and Laws
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

USC8.3 - Non-Curable Infections

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Non-Curable Diseases
• Infectious Diseases in Families and Communities
• Blog Post: HIV Stigma and Myths
• Fact or Myth Relay Race: HIV and Hepatitis C
• Risky Behaviours and HIV
• Activity – Risk and Prevention Tracker
• HIV Testing Today
• Conversation: After a Positive HIV Test
• Role Play: HIV Testing Clinic and Support Scenarios
• Healthcare Access
• Case Study: HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Community Supports
• Activity: Advice Column Responses
• Story: The Empty Chair
• Podcast Script: Needle Exchange Programs
• Activity: Family Impact Story Circles
• Snowman – Community Health Vocabulary
• Newspaper Article: HIV Awareness
• Case Study: Ryan White’s Impact
• Activity – HIV and Hepatitis C Awareness Poster
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

USC8.4 - Violence and Abuse

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Violence and Abuse
• Word Search – Violence and Abuse Terms
• When Posts Turn Toxic: Online Abuse & Social Media
• Text It Better: Challenge Online Abuse
• Types of Abuse
• The Hidden Damage of Emotional Abuse
• Interview: Understanding the Cycle of Abuse
• Causes Behind Abuse
• Fact or Fiction? – Abuse Myths and Truths
• Abuse at Any Age
• Teen Dating Violence and Controlling Relationships
• Blog Post: Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
• Intergenerational Trauma in Canada
• Story: The Sounds Upstairs
• Helping Friends and Finding Support
• Activity – Violence and Support Tracker
• Newspaper Article: Domestic Violence Warning Signs
• Podcast Script: Why Victims Are Never to Blame
• Healing After Violence
• Role Play: Healing After Violence Scenarios
• Why Abuse Victims Keep Abuse a Secret
• Activity: Secret Stories Discussion Circles
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

USC8.5 - Body Image

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Body Image
• When Looks Run Your Confidence
• Healthy Weight
• Social Media Filters and Edited Photos
• Fact or Fiction? – Body Image Myths
• Podcast Script: The Truth About Diet Culture
• Why You Eat the Way You Do
• Blog Post: Teen Exercise Habits and Fitness Pressure
• Positive Body Image
• Role Play: Body Image Pressure Scenarios
• Tanning, Piercings, and Appearance Trends
• Newspaper Article: Profits Over People
• Body Image and Clothing Choices
• Social Media Post: Plastic Surgery & Body Image
• Activity: Plastic Surgery & Self-Image Debate
• Weight-Loss Product Profits
• Story: The Mirror on the Wall
• Building Identity Beyond Appearance
• Activity – Body Image & Self-Esteem Tracker
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

USC8.6 - Sustainability

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Sustainability
• What Does a Healthy Environment Look Like?
• Environmental Health Checklist
• How Nature Meets Human Needs
• Case Study: Nature Deficit Disorder
• Biggest Human Threats to the Environment
• Activity – Threat or Not? Scenario Cards
• Fast Fashion: The Journey of One Pair of Jeans
• Interview: Single-Use Plastic and Human Health
• Questioning Environmental Norms
• Activity – Family Norms Interview
• Canadian Environmental Protection Laws
• Story: The Lunchroom Bin
• Activity – Sustainability Hot Seat
• Carbon Footprint
• Blog Post: Changes Needed to Protect the Planet
• Activity – Change Maker Planning Sheet
• Case Study: The Green New Deal
• Indigenous Contributions to Environmental Health
• Newspaper Article: Idle No More
• Greta Thunberg: One Teenager Who Moved the World
• Saskatchewan's Relationship With Sustainability
• Activity: Saskatchewan's Energy Future Debate
• How Environmentalism Grew Over Time
• Social Media Post: A Sustainable Future
• Activity – My Week of Sustainable Living
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

USC8.7 - Sexual Health

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Sexual Health
• Community Norms and Sexual Health
• Activity - Norm Myth Busters
• Blog Post: Where Teens Get Sexual Health Info
• Media and Sexual Norms
• South Asian Culture and Family Honour
• What Adults & Youth Think About Sexual Health
• Then vs Now: Generational Interview Project
• Questioning Community Norms
• Fact or Fiction: Questioning Community Norms
• Story: The Cost of Not Knowing
• How Religion Shapes Sexual Health
• The Talk: When Mum Finally Said It
• Activity - Mapping What Shapes You
• #MeToo: Breaking the Silence
• Staying True to Your Standards
• Building My Personal Commitment: 7-Day Action Plan
• Podcast Script: Supporting Others Without Judgement
• Access to Sexual Health Services
• Spelling Bee: Sexual Health
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has been tested and found effective in helping students achieve the learning goals in the new health curriculum.