Lesson Plan #1

Designing a “Healthy Quote”Poster

EDAD 518

Franklin TLA

Patty Crow

 

 

Purpose:  Help students research, choose, design and present to the class a poster emphasizing a Health related message.

 

Unit:  Stress and How to Handle It

 

Student Outcome:

1.     Students will discuss and use resources (books supplied and inter-

net sites) to help choose a quote.

2.     Students will use the Publisher 2000 program to design a  poster

(one displayed in the classroom and one to be taken home with the

Student).

3.     Student will explain why they choose the quote and the health sig-

nificance it has to their life.

 

Materials:

1.     Books with quotations

2.     Internet sites with quotations

3.     Computer for each student

4.     Examples of  teacher made posters

 

Time:

1.     10 minutes to choose quote

2.      40 minutes to design poster

3.      30 minutes to print & laminate poster

 

Method:

                1.  Show class several books on various quotations.  Have some

       sites listed on paper of various search engines they can go to

       find different quotes.  Explain to the class they will be looking

       for a quote that is associated with health (metal health, phys-

       cal health or social health)

2.          Show class some posters that have been developed by teacher

that illustrates various health related messages.

3.          Proceed to the computer lab & demonstrate how to use Publisher 2000 in the most effective method.

 

4.          Students begin making their poster.  When they have comple-

ted one they may work on other poster ideas.

 

    State Standards:

1.     22B:  Give examples of health-related advertisements.

2.     22C:   Compare healthy and unhealthy environments.

3.     23A:    Portray how the systems all have an impact on one another in a positive or negative way. 

Assessment/Evaluation

 

                Students will present their poster to the class and discuss why they

                choose the idea, how it relates to making good health choices, and        

                 how they made the poster.