Health Education Standards and Resources
Students in grade eight have an understanding of the origins and causes of diseases, including the relationship between family history and certain health risks (self-awareness and social awareness). They begin to relate short- and long-term consequences of health choices (responsible decision making) and apply health skills to specific personal, family, and community health concerns (self-management, responsible decision making, and relationship skills). Students can discern relationships among all components of health and wellness and knowledgeably use consumer information.
Health Education Resources for all of Grade Eight
- Grade 8 Health Education Standards of Learning Word / PDF
- Grade 8 Health Instruction Resource Links Word / PDF
Body Systems
- Lesson 1 - Grade 8 - The Brain and Central Nervous System PDF
- Lesson 2 - Grade 8 - Communicable Diseases PDF
- Lesson 3 - Grade 8 - Brain and Nervous System PDF / PPT
- Lesson 4 - Grade 8 - The Brain PDF / PPT
- Lesson 5 - Grade 8 - Brain Surgery PDF
- Lesson 6 - Grade 8 - Ignite Your Brain PDF / PPT
- Lesson 7 - Grade 8 - Heart Disease PDF
- Lesson 8 - Grade 8 - Concussions PDF
- Lesson 9 - Grade 8 - Benefits of Physical Activities PDF
Community/Environmental Health
- Lesson 1 - Grade 8 - Pollution and Environmental Health Solutions PDF / PPT
- Lesson 2 - Grade 8 - Creating Health Through Building Design PDF
- CDC Healthy Community Design Fact Sheet
- CDC Slide on Climate Effects on Health.pptx
- FoodSpan Lesson A - Food System
- FoodSpan Lesson A - Food-System (PowerPoint)
- FoodSpan Lesson A - Food System-Handouts And Guides
- FoodSpan Lesson A - Food System - Slides.pdf
- Water and Air Pollution - History.com Facts & Summary
- Maryland 8th Grade Environmental Health Lesson
Mental Wellness/Social and Emotional Skills
- Lesson 1 - Grade 8 - Social Emotional Skills Lessons Overview PDF
- Lesson 2 - Grade 8 - Stepping Up to Depression and Suicide PDF / PPT
- Lesson 3 - Grade 8 - Socially Conscious Social Networking PDF / PPT
- Lesson 4 - Grade 8 - Mental Illnesses "Shark Tank" - Assessment PDF
- Lesson 5 - Grade 8 - Surviving High School Awareness Campaign - Assessment PDF
- Lesson 6 - Grade 8 - Effective Communication Skills - Assessment PDF
- Lesson 7 - Grade 8 - What Is It Like to Be You? - Assessment PDF
- Lesson 8 - Grade 8 - Emotional Intelligence Quotient - Assessment PDF
- Lesson 9 - Grade 8 - Mental Health Journals - Assessment PDF
- Lesson 10 - Grade 8 - TED Talk Reflection - Assessment PDF
- Lesson 11 - Grade 8 - Stressed Out PDF
- Lesson 12 - Grade 8 - Mental and Emotional Health PDF
- Lesson 13 - Grade 8 - Stress Management - Doctor Disease PDF / PPT
- Lesson 14 - Grade 8 - Life Saver PDF / PPT
- Lesson 15 - Grade 8 - The Do Over PDF / PPT
- Lesson 16 - Grade 8 - Tinkle Times PDF / PPT
- Lesson 17 - Grade 8 - Mental Health PDF / PPT / PPT
- Grade 8 Student Engagement and Assessment Ideas
- Stressed Out? How to Cope – National Institute on Drug Abuse
- 16 Mindful Teacher Activities
- 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 Dealing with Anger Journal- PBS Kids GO!.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
- 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
- CASEL Guide 2015 - Middle and High School Edition (Grades 6-12)
- Compassion Project - 15 Lessons
- Digital Citizenship and Social Emotional Learning - Commonsense 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)
- Princeton Brookings-Social and Emotional Learning (All Grades)
- Promoting social and emotional learning in the middle and high school years (Grades 6-12)
- Social-emotional learning assessment measures for middle school youth (Grades 6-8)
- The Positive Impact of Social and Emotional Learning for Kindergarten to Eighth-Grade Students-Findings from Three Scientific Reviews (Grades K-8)
- Toolkit for Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention K-12
Nutrition
- Lesson 1 - Grade 8 - Dangerous Diets PDF / PPT
- Lesson 2 - Grade 8 - In Defense of Food - Nutrition Reflection - Assessment PDF
- Lesson 3 - Grade 8 - Nutrition "Shark Tank" Assessment PDF
- Lesson 4 - Grade 8 - Nutrition for the Brain PDF
- FoodSpan Lesson A - Food-System Slides.pptx
- FoodSpan Lesson A - Food System
- FoodSpan Lesson A - Food System-Handouts And Guides
- FoodSpan Lesson A - Food System-Slides
- Health Poster- 5-2-1-Almost None
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Body Image and Disordered Eating
- Anayzing Influences - Issue: Body Image & Positive Self-Concept
- Analyzing Influences - Issue: Body Image & Positive Self-Concept (PowerPoint)
- CDC Body Image Ad Decoder
- CDC Body Image Ad Lesson
- CDC Lesson - If Those Dolls Were Real People
- Discovery - When Food Becomes An Enemy Lesson
- Frontline - FAT Teachers Guide Obesity- Habits - Weight Loss
- Frontline - FAT Teachers Guide - Lesson 1 - Weight - Stereotypes - Eating Disorders
- Girls Health - Having Eating Disorders
- Girls Health Body Image and Media Grade 8
- Glencoe - Analyzing Influences on Health Lesson
- Hearing Between the Lines - PBS In the Mix
- Kids Health Eating Disorders Teachers Guides Gr 9-12
- NEDA Educator Tool Kit
- NIH Healthy Behaviors - Lesson 2 - Influences on Behavior
- PE Central - Body Image and Eating Disorders Lesson
- Purdue Extension - Mixed Messages - Living in A Supersized World
- USA Today - Obesity Article
Physical Health and Disease Prevention/Health Promotion
- Lesson 1 - Grade 8 - Health and Fitness Goals PDF
- Lesson 2 - Grade 8 - Chronic Disease Prevention PDF
- Lesson 3 - Grade 8 - Healthy and Unhealthy Weight Management PDF
- Lesson 4 - Grade 8 - SMART Goal Setting to Stay Fit PDF / PPT
- Lesson 5 - Grade 8 - Radio Ad - Podcast Project - Assessment PDF
- Lesson 6 - Grade 8 - Communicable / Non-communicable Diseases PDF
- Lesson 7 - Grade 8 - Stroke Prevention PDF
- Lesson 8 - Grade 8 - Preventing Diabetes PDF
- Lesson 9 - Grade 8 - Preventative Health Immunization PDF
- Grade 8 Student Engagement and Assessment Ideas
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Health and Fitness Goals
- 5210 Lets Go - Middle High School Toolkit
- AHA - Brain Power
- AHA - Don't Fumble with this Jumble
- AHA - What or Who Influences Your Food Choices
- AHA Middle School Lesson Plans
- AHA NFL PLAY 60 Challenge
- AHA Stepping Across the States
- 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
- Analyze Influences on Health Lesson
- 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
- Goal Setting - Colorado Education Initiative Grade 6-8
- KidsHealth Gr 6-8 Fitness 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 - Physical Activity 1 - FItness Fun
- Mission Nutrition - Physical Activity 2 - Fitness Benefits
- Mission Nutrition - Physical Activity 3 - Fitness Challenges
- NIH Healthy Behaviors-Lesson 2 - Influences on Behavior
- Sample Physical Activity Log - Michigan State University
- Sleep- NIH Curriculum Supplement
- SMART Goals Lesson Plan - Fit Armadillo
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Disease Prevention
- Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases Lesson Plan.pdf
- Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases Presentation.pptx
- Communicable Disease Lesson_Danny Clark
- Glencoe - Analyzing Influences on Health Lesson
- PE Central - Non-Communicable Disease Research Lesson Idea
- PE Central - Non or Communicable Disease Lesson Plan
- Sentara Stroke Education Toolkit Overview
- Sentara Stroke Education Toolkit Handouts
- Stroke Education Toolkit Student PowerPoint
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Healthy and Unhealthy Weight
- Anayzing Influences - Issue: Body Image & Positive Self-Concept
- Analyzing Influences - Issue: Body Image & Positive Self-Concept (PowerPoint)
- CDC Body Image Ad Decoder
- CDC Body Image Ad Lesson
- CDC Lesson - If Those Dolls Were Real People
- Discovery - When Food Becomes An Enemy Lesson
- Frontline - FAT Teachers Guide Obesity- Habits - Weight Loss
- Frontline - FAT Teachers Guide - Lesson 1 - Weight - Stereotypes - Eating Disorders
- Girls Health - Having Eating Disorders
- GirlsHealth Body Image and Media Grade 8
- Glencoe - Analyzing Influences on Health Lesson
- Hearing Between the Lines - PBS In the Mix
- Kids Health Eating Disorders Teachers Guides Gr 9-12
- NEDA Educator Tool Kit
- NIH Healthy Behaviors - Lesson 2 - Influences on Behavior
- PE Central - Body Image and Eating Disorders Lesson
- Purdue Extension - Mixed Messages - Living in A Supersized World
- USA Today - Obesity Article
Safety/Injury Prevention
- Lesson 1 - Grade 8 - We Are Not Invincible! Injuries Are Preventable PDF
Substance Abuse Prevention
- Lesson 1 - Grade 8 - ATOD Use Prevention Education PDF
- Lesson 2 - Grade 8 - The 411 on Drugs PDF / PPT
- Lesson 3 - Grade 8 - Cycle of Addiction PDF / PPT
- Lesson 4 - Grade 8 - Parent/Guardian Discussion about Binge Drinking PDF
- Lesson 5 - Grade 8 - Persuade Me PDF
- Lesson 6 - Grade 8 - Negative Effects Research Project PDF
- Lesson 7 - Grade 8 - E Cigarettes PDF
- Grade 8 Student Engagement and Assessment Ideas
- Marijuana Talk Kit for Parents, Caregivers, and Educators - Partnership to End Addiction
- Advocacy Toolkit: Drug Use Prevention – Partnership to End Addiction
- NIDA Weeding Out The Grass – Lesson on long- and short-term consequences, adverse effects
- NIDA Drugs and Your Body - It Isn't Pretty Teacher's Guide
- NIDA Drugs and Your Body - It Isn't Pretty Poster
- Virginia ABC - MS Guide
- PE Central -The Pressure is On!
- NIDA Teachers Guide - Science and Decision Making of Peer Pressure
- NIDA Article - Science and Decision Making of Peer Pressure
- 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
- Cycle of Addiction Cards (PowerPoint)
- AlcoholEdu Lesson Plan - Marijuana Project Based Learning
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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)
Violence Prevention
- Lesson 1 - Grade 8 - Violence Prevention Education Resources PDF
- Lesson 2 - Grade 8 - Attitude of Gratitude PDF / PPT
- Lesson 3 - Grade 8 - Refusal Strategies PDF / PPT / MOV
- 10 Conflict Resolution Lessons, Fairfax County (VA) Public Schools
- Advocates for Youth Lesson Plan - Healthy Relationships
- Advocates for Youth - Ways of Handling Anger
- Break the Cycle - Single Day DV Lesson Plan
- Building Community and Combating Hate Lesson Plans
- Clique survey - Teaching Tolerance
- Cliques in Schools Discussion - Teaching Tolerance
- 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
- Fairfax Schools - Harassment Bullying Prevention Grade 8
- Healthy Communication Guide-CDC
- Healthy Relationship Talking Points-CDC
- 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
- NIDA-CDC Respect Others Respect Yourself Healthy Communication Teaching Guide
- Ophelia Project - It Has a Name - Relational Aggression - Middle School Lessons
- Pacer Student Action Plan Against Bullying
- Salt Lake Teen Dating Violence Toolbox
- SDCDA Girls Only Toolkit
- Stop Bullying Now Youth Engagement Toolkit
- Teaching Health and Happiness - Communication
- 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 eight demonstrate competence in skillful movement in modified, dynamic game/sport situations and in a variety of rhythmic and recreational activities. They transition from modified versions of movement forms to more complex applications across all types of activities. The grade-eight student applies knowledge of major body structures to explain how body systems interact with and respond to physical activity and how structures help the body create movement. Students will explain the relationship between nutrition, activity, and body composition to deepen understanding of energy balance. They will demonstrate socially responsible behavior as they show respect for others, make reasoned and appropriate choices, resist negative peer pressure, and exhibit integrity and fair play to achieve individual and group goals in the physical activity setting. Students are able to set goals, track progress, and participate in physical activities to improve health-related fitness. They have a repertoire of abilities across a variety of game/sport, dance, and recreational pursuits and begin to develop competence in specialized versions of lifelong game/sport activities.
Physical Education Resources for all of Grade Eight
- Grade Eight Physical Education Standards of Learning
- Virginia Standards of Learning - Physical Education Framework 2022 - Grade 8
- All Academic Language Cards for Grade 8
- Essential Strand Glossary - Grade 8
- Virginia Physical Education SOLs - EIP Goal Bank
- Adapted Physical Education Goal Bank (Excel file)
- 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)
Motor Skill Development
Anatomic Basis of Movement
Fitness Planning
Social Development
- Unit 1 - Grade 8 - Social Development Assessment pdf