Health Education Standards and Resources
Students in grade seven generate and choose positive alternatives to risky behaviors (responsible decision making). They use skills to resist peer pressure (relationship skills) and manage stress and anxiety (self-management). Students are able to relate health choices to alertness, feelings, and performance at school or during physical activity (self-awareness). Students exhibit a healthy lifestyle, interpret health information, and promote good health.
Health Education Resources for all of Grade Seven
- Grade 7 Health Education Standards of Learning Word / PDF
- Grade 7 Health Instruction Resource Links Word / PDF
Body Systems
Community/Environmental Health
- CDC Slide on Climate Effects on Health.pptx
- Department of Conservation Treasure Hunt Chart
- National Safety Council Teachers Guide-Indoor Air Quality
- Teach Health and Physical Education Using the Environment
- US Forest Service Conservation Activity
- Water and Air Pollution - History.com Facts & Summary
Mental Wellness/Social and Emotional Skills
- Lesson 1 - Grade 7 - Social Emotional Skills Lessons Overview PDF
- Lesson 2 - Grade 7 - Mental and Emotional Health PDF
- Lesson 3 - Grade 7 - Carrots, Eggs, or Coffee PDF
- Lesson 4 - Grade 7 - Stressors, Coping Strategies, Mindfulness Breathing PDF / PPT
- Lesson 5 - Grade 7 - Mindfulness PDF / PPT
- Lesson 6 - Grade 7 - Mindfulness Yoga PDF / PPT
- Lesson 7 - Grade 7 - Mindful Yoga Introduction PDF
- Lesson 8 - Grade 7 - Summative Assessment PDF / PPT
- Lesson 9 - Grade 7 - Relationship Skills and Communication PDF / PPT
- Lesson 10 - Grade 7 - Social Awareness: Empathy PDF / PPT
- Lesson 11 - Grade 7 - Self-Awareness PDF / PPT
- Lesson 12 - Grade 7 - Decision Making PDF
- Lesson 13 - Grade 7 - Stress PDF / PPT / MOV
- Lesson 14 - Grade 7 - Mental Health PDF / PPT / PPT
- Stressed Out? How to Cope – National Institute on Drug Abuse
- 16 Mindful Teacher Activities.pdf
- Adolescent Mental Health Curriculum Starter Kit For Schools.pdf
- CA Media Smarts Body Image Lesson - Avatars.pdf
- CA Media Smarts Gender Stereotypes Body Image Lesson .pdf
- CA Mission Nutrition - Gender Influences Gr 6-8 .pdf
- CA Mission Nutrition - Media Awareness Gr 6-8.pdf
- CA Mission Nutrition - Self Esteem Gr 6-8.pdf
- Creating Safe Spaces - Social Emotional Lessons.pdf
- Cross the Line - Similarities Differences Activity.pdf
- Discovery Lesson Gr 6-8 Building Self Esteem.pdf
- Healthy Communication Teachers Guide-CDC.pdf
- Healthy Relationships Talking Points-CDC.pdf
- In the Mix - Violence and SE Lesson Plans And Discussion Guides.pdf
- It's My Life Depression Journal - PBS Kids GO!.pdf
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Conflict Resolution Teachers Guide.pdf
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Depression Teachers Guide.pdf
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Empathy Teachers Guide.pdf
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Getting Along Teachers Guide.pdf
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Healthy Relationships Teachers GUide.pdf
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Peer Pressure Teachers Guide.pdf
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Self Esteem Teachers Guide.pdf
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Stress Teachers Guide.pdf
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Suicide Teachers Guide .pdf
- Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide - CMHA.pdf
- Mental Health HS Curriculum Guide - TeenMentalHealthorg.pdf
- NIDA CDC What Does Respect Mean Teachers Guide .pdf
- NIDA Scholastic Decision Making Student Magazine.pdf
- Open Up - Empathy Lesson - How are You Feeling.pdf
- Open Up - It's All In Your Viewpoint Lesson.pdf
- PE Central - Mental Health Scenarios.pdf
- PE Central - Emotions in Motion .pdf
- PE Central - Sound of Music (Stress Management) .pdf
- PE Central - What is Stress? .pdf
- Purdue Healthy Body Image Middle School Lessons.pdf
- Scholastic - Teens and Decision Making - Teachers Edition.pdf
- Scholastic - Decision Making Teachers Guide.pdf
- Scholastic Grade 6-8 Social Emotional Lessons.pdf
- SDCDA Girls Only Toolkit .pdf
- Walk In Our Shoes Mental Health Lesson Plans.pdf
- When Grief Enters the Classroom Teachers Guide.pdf
- 10 Conflict Resolution Lessons, Fairfax County (VA)
- CASEL Guide 2015 - Middle and High School Edition (Grades 6-12)
- Compassion Project - 15 Lessons
- Digital Citizenship and Social Emotional Learning - Common Sense Education
- EverFi Free Resource - Mental Wellness - Basic Information Sheet
- Everfi - Stress Management for Students
- Improving Social Emotional Skills in Childhood Enhances Long-Term Well-Being and Economic Outcomes (All Grades)
- The Positive Impact of Social and Emotional Learning for Kindergarten to Eighth-Grade Students-Findings from Three Scientific Reviews (Grades K-8)
- Princeton Brookings - Social and Emotional Learning (All Grades)
- Social-emotional Learning Assessment Measures for Middle School Youth (Grades 6-8)
- Promoting Social and Emotional Learning in the Middle and High School Years (Grades 6-12)
- Toolkit for Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention K-12
Nutrition
- Lesson 1 - Grade 7 - Healthy Nutrition PDF
- Lesson 2 - Grade 7 - Fast Food / DRV References PDF
- Lesson 3 - Grade 7 - Snack Attack (Nutrition) PDF
- Lesson 4 - Grade 7 - Nutrition PDF / PPT1 / PPT2
- Lesson 5 - Grade 7 - Hydration PDF / PPT
- Lesson 6 - Grade 7 - Hydration PDF
- Lesson 7 - Grade 7 - Caffeine PDF
- Lesson 8 - Grade 7 - Eating Disorders PDF / PPT / MOV
- Grade 7 Student Engagement and Assessment Ideas
- 101 Tips for Teaching Nutrition
- 5210 Lets Go - Middle High School Toolkit
- AHA - What or Who Influences Your Food Choices
- AHA - Garden Growing While on the Move
- AHA Middle School Lesson Plans
- AHA Obesity Epidemic Research
- AHA Obesity Trends Research Lesson Plan
- AHA We Jump We Shoot We Save Middle School Lesson Plan 2013-14
- AHA We Jump We Shoot We Save Middle School Teacher Guide 2012-13
- Body Works 1 Toolkit For Teens
- Body Works 2 Toolkit For Teen Guys
- Body Works 3 Body Basics Booklet
- Body Works 4 Body Basics Booklet - Spanish
- Body Works 5 Weekly Planner
- Body Works 6 Weekly Planner-Spanish
- Body Works 7 Food and Fitness Diary
- Body Works 8 Grocery Shopping List
- Body Works 9 Grocery Shopping List- Spanish
- Care 2 Eat Unit Gr 7-12 - Alliance Healthy Generation
- CDC BAM Tip Sheet - Energy
- CDC BAM Tip Sheet - Nutrition
- FCS Fast Food Commercials Lesson
- Food Day School Curriculum 2014
- FoodSpan Lesson A-Food-System-Slides.pptx
- FoodSpan Lesson A-Food System-Handouts and Guides
- FoodSpan Lesson A-Food System-Slides
- FoodSpan Lesson A-Food System
- FoodSpan Lesson10-Labels - Handouts and Guides
- FoodSpan Lesson10-Labels - Slides
- FoodSpan Lesson10-Labels
- FoodSpan Lesson10-Labels-Slides.pptx
- FoodSpan Lesson12-Why We Eat - Lesson Plan
- FoodSpan Lesson12-Why We Eat - Slides
- FoodSpan Lesson12-Why We Eat - Slides.pptx
- FoodSpan Lesson12-Why We Eat-Handouts And Guides
- FoodSpan Lesson14-Hunger-Handouts
- FoodSpan Lesson14-Hunger-Slides
- FoodSpan Lesson14-Hunger-Slides.pptx
- FoodSpan Lesson14-Hunger
- Frontline - FAT Teachers' Guide obesity, habits, weight loss
- Frontline - FAT Teachers' Guide - Lesson1, weight, stereo, eating disorders
- Healthy Body Image Lesson Plan Middle School
- Kids Health Poster- 5-2-1-Almost None
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Breakfast Teacher's Guide
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Fitness Teacher's Guide
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Food Labels Teacher's Guide
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Healthy Snacking Teacher's Guide
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 School Lunch Teacher's Guide
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Screen Time Teacher's Guide
- Mission Nutrition - 1- Exploring Healthy Eating
- Mission Nutrition - 2 - Food for Energy and Nutrients
- Mission Nutrition - 3 - Body Signals
- Mission Nutrition - 4 - Using Food Labels
- PE Central - Calculating Fat, Carbohydrates & Protein
- PE Central Food Pyramid Game
- Read Write Think Grocery Scavenger Hunt Guide
- Saving_Smiles_Series Grades 6-10
- USA Today - Obesity Article
Physical Health and Disease Prevention/Health Promotion
- Lesson 1 - Grade 7 - Advertising Techniques PDF
- Lesson 2 - Grade 7 - Physical Activity and Stress Management PDF
- Lesson 3 - Grade 7 - Weather and Climate-Related Health Issues PDF
- Lesson 4 - Grade 7 - Media and Other Behavioral Influences PDF
- Lesson 5 - Grade 7 - Evaluating Fraudulent Health Claims PDF
- Lesson 6 - Grade 7 - Community Financial Resources for Health PDF
- Lesson 7 - Grade 7 - Extreme Heat PDF
- Lesson 8 - Grade 7 - Extreme Cold PDF
- Lesson 9 - Grade 7 - The Ears Hear PDF / PPT
- Lesson 10 - Grade 7 - Finding Valid and Reliable Sources of Information PDF / PPT
- Lesson 11 - Grade 7 - Stress PDF
- Lesson 12 - Grade 7 - Health and Wellness PDF
- Grade 7 Student Engagement and Assessment Ideas
- 5210 Lets Go - Middle High School Toolkit
- AHA - Brain Power and Physical Activity
- AHA - Don't Fumble with This Jumble
- AHA - Garden Growing While on the Move
- AHA - Lesson in Sportsmanship
- AHA Middle School Lesson Plans
- AHA NFL PLAY 60 Challenge
- AHA Stepping Across the States Lesson
- AHA We Jump We Shoot We Save Middle School Lesson Plan 2013-14
- AHA We Jump We Shoot We Save Middle School Teacher Guide 2012-13
- Body Works 1 Toolkit For Teens
- Body Works 2 Toolkit For Teen Guys
- Body Works 3 Body Basics Booklet
- Body Works 4 Body Basics Booklet - Spanish
- Body Works 5 Weekly Planner
- Body Works 6 Weekly Planner-Spanish
- Body Works 7 Food and Fitness Diary
- CDC BAM Tip Sheet - Physical Activity
- CDC BAM Tip Sheet - Stress
- Grade 7 Stress Management - Alberta Health Services
- KidsHealth - NBA Fit Classroom Lesson
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Screen Time Teacher's Guide
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Fitness Teacher's Guide
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Sleep Teachers Guide
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Sports Safety Teachers Guide
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Sportsmanship Teachers Guide
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Stress Teachers Guide
- KidsHealth Poster - 5-2-1-Almost None
- Lets Get Moving - Class Comparison of Physical Activity
- Lets Get Moving - Physical Activity Log Lesson
- Mission Nutrition - Physical Activity 1 - FItness Fun
- Mission Nutrition - Physical Activity 2 - Fitness Benefits
- Mission Nutrition - Physical Activity 3 - Fitness Challenges
- Sleep- NIH Curriculum Supplement
- Stress Lessons - Grades 7-9 - Canada Psychology Foundation
- AHA - What or Who Influences Your Food Choices
- CA Media Smarts -Looking at Food Advertising Lesson
- CA Media Smarts You've Gotta Have a Gimmick Lesson
- CDC Body Image Ad Decoder
- CDC Lesson - If Those Dolls Were Real People
- FoodSpan Lesson 11-Marketing
- FoodSpan Lesson 11-Marketing - Handouts and Guides
- FoodSpan Lesson 11-Marketing - Slides
- FoodSpan Lesson 11-Marketing - Slides.pptx
- FoodSpan Lesson12-Why We Eat - Lesson Plan
- FoodSpan Lesson12-Why We Eat - Slides
- FoodSpan Lesson12-Why We Eat - Slides.pptx
- FoodSpan Lesson12-Why We Eat - Handouts and Guides
- Glencoe - Analyzing Influences on Health Lesson
- Influences on Health
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Media Literacy and Health Teacher's Guide
- Mission Nutrition - Self Esteem 3 - Media Awareness
- NIH Healthy Behaviors-Lesson 2 - Influences on Behavior
- Purdue Extension - Middle School Healthy Body Image Lesson
- Read Write Think - Analyzing Ads Persuasive Techniques
- Read Write Think - Advertisement Analysis
- Thinking Critically About Advertising - New York Times Lesson Plan
- Health Information on the Web - Finding Reliable Information - familydoctor.org
- How to Spot Health Fraud - FDA
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Media Literacy and Health Teacher's Guide
- Online Health Information - What Can You Trust? University of Iowa Children's Hospital
- Read Write Think - Analyzing Ads Persuasive Techniques
- Finding Low-Cost Medical Care
- KidsHealth - Health Insurance Basics
- VA FAMIS Children’s Health Insurance Brochure
Safety/Injury Prevention
Substance Abuse Prevention
- Lesson 1 - Grade 7 - ATOD Use Prevention PDF
- Lesson 2 - Grade 7 - Substance Abuse Prevention PDF / PPT / MOV
- Marijuana Talk Kit for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators - Partnership to End Addiction
- Canada Media Smarts Alcohol Myths Lesson
- Virginia ABC MS Guide
- NIDA Drugs and Your Body - It Isn't Pretty Poster
- NIDA Drugs and Your Body - It Isn't Pretty Teaching Guide
- NIDA Drugs and the Brain Student Magazine
- NIDA Drugs and the Brain Teacher's Guide
- NIDA Drugs and Your Body Student Magazine
- NIDA Drugs and Your Body Teacher's Guide
- NIDA ECigarettes Student Magazine
- NIDA ECigarettes Teacher's Guide
- NIDA Marijuana Facts Student Magazine
- NIDA Marijuana Facts Teacher's Guide
- Ask Listen Learn Program - Alcohol and Your Brain Lesson
- Ask Listen Learn Program - The Impact of Peer Pressure
- Ask Listen Learn Program - Conversations About Alcohol at Different Ages
- Ask Listen Learn Program - The Importance of a Healthy Body Lesson
- AAAS alcohol and your organs Grades 6-9
- AAAS alcohol lesson Grades 6-9
- Alcohol and your body - Scholastic Grades 6-8
- Alcohol Education Trust - Teacher Workbook for Ages 11-18
- Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Grades 6-8 PE Central
- Anti E-cigarette lesson Grade 6
- Drugs: Not Fit for Human Bodies Grades 4-6
- Drug Free American Foundation Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit
- Focus on Prevention - Strategies and Programs to Prevent Substance Use
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Generation Rx – Teen ToolkitMedication Safety for Teens (PowerPoint)Champions of Rx (PowerPoint)Lead the Scene (PowerPoint)
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Generation Rx – Teen Toolkit (Spanish)Medication Safety for Teens (Spanish) (PowerPoint)Champions of Rx (Spanish) (PowerPoint)Lead the Scene (Spanish) (PowerPoint)Lead the Scene – Speaking Notes (Spanish) (PowerPoint)
- Grades 6-10 Opioid Lessons Virginia Beach, Virginia
- How Do Genes Affect Addiction Grades 4-6
- How Do Genes Affect Addiction - NIDA
- Inhalants - NIDA
- Johnny’s Ambassadors Online Marijuana Curriculum
- Keeping Youth Drug Free
- Kids, Alcohol and Advertising: Messages about Drinking
- Mapping the Brain Grades 4-6 - NIDA
- Mapping the Brain - NIDA
- Marijuana - What Does a Poison Center Doctor Want You To Know-Blue Ridge Poison Center
- Maryland Department of Health-Heroin and Opioid Awareness and Prevention Toolkit
- NPW 2018 Organizations and Places to Turn to for Assistance
- NPW 2018 Prevention Resources for Healthy Communities
- Opioid Epidemic Grades 4-6 NIDA
- Opioid Epidemic - NIDA
- OP Middle School Opioid Use Prevention Unit 1
- OP Middle School Opioid Use Prevention Unit 1 PowerPoint
- OP Middle School Opioid Use Prevention Unit 2
- OP Middle School Opioid Use Prevention Unit 2 PowerPoint
- Overcounter Tobacco Products - VHFY
- Overcounter Tobacco Products - VHFY PowerPoint
- RX Pain Meds - NIDA
- Stanford Cannabis Awareness & Prevention Toolkit
- Stressed Out? Learn how the body responds to stress and healthy ways to cope
- Stress and Coping - NIDA8
Violence Prevention
- Lesson 1 - Grade 7 - Violence Prevention Education Resources PDF
- Lesson 2 - Grade 7 - Take a Stand, Lend a Hand - End Bullying PDF
- Lesson 3 - Grade 7 - Stop It! Campaign to Stop Bullying PDF / PPT
- Lesson 4 - Grade 7 - Stop It! Campaign to Stop Bullying Summative Lesson PDF
- Lesson 5 - Grade 7 - Stepping Up PDF
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Grade 7 Student Engagement and Assessment Idea
- Advocates for Youth - Ways of Handling Anger
- Advocates for Youth Lesson Plan - Healthy Relationships
- Break the Cycle - DV101 Single Day DV Lesson Plan
- Building Community and Combating Hate Lesson Plans
- CDC Healthy Communication Skills Guide
- CDC Healthy Relationship Talking Points
- CDC NIDA Respect Others Respect Yourself Communication Teaching Guide
- Coaching Boys Into Men Violence Prevention International Playbook
- Coaching Boys into Men Violence Prevention Playbook
- Conflict Resolution Role Plays
- Dating Violence Lesson Plan - Grades 7-8 - Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Discovery Online - Resolving Conflicts
- Do Something Bully Lesson 1 - Bullying
- Do Something Bully Lesson 2 - In My Shoes
- Do Something Bully Lesson 3 - Mean Girls
- Do Something Bully Lesson 4 - School Bully Zones
- Do Something Bully Lesson 5 - Groupthink and Gangs
- Do Something Bully Lesson 6 - Stand Up
- Do Something Bully Lesson 7 - Responsibility
- Do Something Bully Lesson 8 - Zero Tolerance
- Do Something Bully Lesson 9 - Still I Rise
- Do Something Bully Lesson 10 - Anti Bullying Campaign
- Fairfax Schools - 10 Conflict Resolution Lessons
- Hernando County Anger Management Lesson
- Kate Brown Education Program Tip Sheet - Healthy Unhealthy Relationships
- Love is Not Abuse High School TDV Curriculum
- Michigan Dating Violence Youth Education Package
- National Crime Prevention Council Session 14 Dating Violence
- National Crime Prevention Youth Gang Fact Sheet
- Ophelia Project - It Has a Name - Relational Aggression - Middle School Lessons
- Pacer Student Action Plan Against Bullying
- Salt Lake Teen Dating Violence Toolbox
- School Climate Definition – Safe Supportive Learning
- SDCDA Girls Only Toolkit
- Stop Bullying Now Youth Engagement Toolkit
- Teaching Health and Happiness - Communication
- Teaching Tolerance Clique survey
- Teaching Tolerance Cliques in Schools Discussion
- Teen Dating Violence Lesson - FamilyConsumerSciences.com
- VSDVAA_Bldg Healthy Relationships Across VA Facilitator's Guide TDV Prevention
Physical Education Standards and Resources
Students in grade seven continue to develop competence in modified versions of various game/sport, rhythmic, and recreational activities. They vary movement during dynamic and unpredictable game situations. Recreational pursuits become an additional curriculum option, broadening lifelong physical activity options. The ability to analyze skill performance through observing and understanding critical elements (small, isolated parts of the whole skill or movement) is increasingly apparent, as is the application of basic scientific principles of anatomical structures, movement principles, energy balance, and personal fitness. Students relate the importance of physical activity to health, focusing particularly on obesity and stress. Students achieve and maintain personal fitness standards and create plans by setting reasonable and appropriate goals for improvement or maintenance of health-related fitness. Students continue to develop social skills and cooperative behaviors by demonstrating problem solving, conflict resolution, communication skills, appropriate etiquette, integrity, and respect for others.
Physical Education Resources for all of Grade Seven
- Grade Seven Physical Education Standards of Learning
- Virginia Standards of Learning - Physical Education Framework 2022 - Grade 7
- All Academic Language Cards for Grade 7
- Essential Strand Glossary - Grade 7
- Virginia Physical Education SOLs - EIP Goal Bank
- The Open 8 Middle School Challenge (Grades 6-8)
- Tools for Learning Rugby (Grades 6-8)
- Tabata Training (Grades 6-8)
- Tools for Learning Ultimate Disc (Grades 6-8)
- Tools for Learning Circus Arts (Grades 6-8)
- Tools for Learning Roundnet (Grades 6-8)
- Tools for Learning Basketball Skills (Grades 6-8)
- Tools for Teaching Pickleball (Grades 6-8)