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Lesson 2
Grade 7-8
Objective
There are skills to practice that will lead to a
healthful lifestyle.
Learner
Outcome
Understand the impact of AIDS on the family.
Comprehensive Health
Education Topic(s)
II Emotional Health
V Family Life Education
VI Diseases and Disorders
X Community Health
Values
Integration
Respect for others: Responsibilities to one's
family; compassion, showing care and understanding
Respect for Self: Asking for help from groups that
are able to provide assistance.
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Identification
Students will identify:
· physical concerns and needs
emotional concerns and needs
· family concerns and needs
Effective Conmunication Students will discuss roles of various family
members:
· parents, guardians
siblings
relatives
Decision
Making
Students will discuss community resources that the
family can use:
friends
· school
religious organization
community organization
Students will decide how family members can help
one another and the person with AIDS.
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Positive Health
Behaviors
Students will understand the impact of AIDS, and
the importance of maintaining positive social
behaviors with persons with AIDS:
sharing family responsibilities to support the
person
spending time together with the person
including the person in activities
· being attentive and sensitive to the person's
needs and concerns
Students will recognize that there are community
resources available.
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