DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Subject: WELLNESS _____ Semester

Grade: __________________________ _____ Year

	TOPIC	ESSENTIAL QUESTION
AUGUST	Mental/Social Health	How do you determine what makes good mental health? Are goals an important part of our life? How do you react to conflicts with your peers? How do you recognize signals for potential suicide?
SEPTEMBER	Presidential Physical Fitness Training/Testing
OCTOBER	Nutrition and Fitness	Describe the components of the food guide pyramid. Why do companies put nutrition info on food labels? How can your eating habits be dangerous to your health?
NOVEMBER	Volleyball Skills Training
DECEMBER	Volleyball Intramural Games
JANUARY	Basketball Skills/Intramurals
FEBRUARY	Substance use/abuse.	Are all drugs harmful? How can alcohol affect individuals and society? How do you treat and assist substance abusers? How healthy are smokers?
MARCH	Softball Skills/Intramurals
APRIL	Safety-first aid. Lifetime Wellness Sports	How many risks will you be exposed to this week? Why is it important to be able to react to emergency situations?
MAY	Sexuality/disease prevention.	Why is Dyer County having an overabundance of teen pregnancy? Are STD’s fact or fiction? HIV/Aids: Communicable or non-communicable?