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Preventive Health

Twelfth graders learn the value of preventive health — checkups, cleanings, vaccines, and screenings that catch problems early or stop them entirely — versus a reactive approach that only responds once something goes wrong.

Grade 12Wellness55 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Explain preventive health.
  • ✓Value early care.
  • ✓Sort the habits.
  • ✓Stay ahead of problems.
Essential Question

The smartest health move is preventing problems before they start. What’s the difference between preventive care and just waiting for problems?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Preventive or Reactive?

Project this and sort each into preventive care or waiting for problems.

🛡️ Sort each — preventive care, or waiting for problems?Try it
🛡️ Preventive Care
⏰ Waiting for Problems
Tap one, then tap a bucket.
The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

55 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Prevent, Don’t React

6 min

The smartest health move is preventing problems before they start — how?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about a small issue that grew.
  • Ask how to prevent it.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Consider.
  • Reflect.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Preventive Health

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Preventive or Reactive?
  • Sort each one.
  • Discuss them.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Discuss.
  • Name.
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Practice — Practice

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • List preventive habits.
  • Note a checkup schedule.
  • Explain the benefit.

🎒 Student Actions

  • List them.
  • Note it.
  • Explain.
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Apply — Apply

13 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Plan your preventive care.
  • Schedule a checkup.
  • Explain it.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Plan it.
  • Schedule.
  • Explain.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a preventive habit.
  • Say why it helps.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say why.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

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HE.1

Comprehend preventive-health concepts.

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HE.7

Practice preventive behaviors.

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HE.5

Use decision-making for health.

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HE.2

Analyze influences on health.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Preventive-habit cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is preventive / reactive.”
  • Use real examples.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with checkup vs. waiting.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Use clear examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Build a preventive schedule.
  • Explain early detection.
  • Research a screening.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 📅A checkup calendar
  • 💻Preventive or Reactive?
  • 📋Habit cards
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

preventive healthstopping problems earlycheckupa routine health visitscreeninga test to catch issues earlyvaccineprotection from diseaseearly detectioncatching a problem earlyreactiveonly acting after a problemcleaninga dental care visitroutinea regular schedule
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
Name a preventive-health habit.
A yearly checkup, dental cleanings, vaccines, or screenings.
QUESTION 2
Why is preventive care smart?
It catches problems early or stops them before they start.
QUESTION 3
Is only seeing a doctor when very sick preventive?
No — that’s waiting for problems (reactive).

Cool-Down: stay ahead.

Have students name two preventive-health habits they can build as adults. A printable preventive-health sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

🖨️ Preventive HealthPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: checkup, cleaning, early detection, preventive health, reactive, routine, screening, vaccine
  1. protection from disease
  2. only acting after a problem
  3. a test to catch issues early
  4. catching a problem early
  5. a regular schedule
  6. a routine health visit
  7. a dental care visit
  8. stopping problems early

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name a preventive-health habit.
  2. Why is preventive care smart?
  3. Is only seeing a doctor when very sick preventive?
Answer key — Part A: 1) vaccine · 2) reactive · 3) screening · 4) early detection · 5) routine · 6) checkup · 7) cleaning · 8) preventive health
Part B: 1) A yearly checkup, dental cleanings, vaccines, or screenings. 2) It catches problems early or stops them before they start. 3) No — that’s waiting for problems (reactive).