Daily Lesson Plan for Comprehensive Prep & Modifications

Subject/Project:

Healthy Living

Grade: 7th

Duration: 1 Week

Todays Theme/
Purpose

Culture, Media, & Community: Health

Todays Essential
Question(s)

In what ways does your culture influence your state of health?

Student Project
Working
Towards

Nutritional SMART goal:

Be able to understand what
a SMART goal is and be
able to set a SMART goal
for ones self, following
through with the goal.

Culture, SMART goal, community resources, self-monitoring

Todays Key
Terms/Vocabulary
Todays Student
Reminders or
Messages
Key Skills,
Content
Standards, or
Competencies

Student Learning
Activities

Make sure they turn in their self-assessment paper from last weeks lesson, as it will aid in
their self-setting SMART goals for this week.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.2.A
Introduce a topic clearly, previewing
what is to follow; organize ideas,
concepts, and information, using
strategies such as definition,
classification, comparison/contrast, and
cause/effect; include formatting(e.g.,
headings), graphics (e.g., charts, tables),
and multimedia when useful to aiding
comprehension.

Watch YouTube video on Ted Talks Promoting Motivation,

Health, and Excellence
Split into small groups for discussion and decision of top
three take-a-ways from the video, each group present to class

Teacher
Instructional
Activities

Modifications:
Only come up with one
take-a-way.

Teacher(s) will (chronologically): Teach to students what a SMART goal is and define
each letter of the acronym providing an example to go along with the definition. The class
will take a short neighborhood field trip to walk around and identify what resources are
around the school such as fast food restaurants, YMCAs, grocery stores, Rogers Park Food
Market, etc. This will help them identify the communitys role in aiding or hurting healthy
lifestyle.

Assessments of /
for Learning

Student progress known with/by: Collaborating with a

small group of students to complete a short quiz where they
have to describe what a SMART goal is and give an example
of one to test comprehension of the lesson. This is to make
sure the students understand what they are learning and
allows them to work together and help one another come up
with an example collectively.
Students will write down a SMART goal as discussed in class
for themselves. They will also track themselves. Are they
completing their goal? Is their culture contributing to what
they are in-taking or prohibiting them from essential
nutrients? They should follow up with an explanation.

Enrichment /
Homework

For homework students will: Complete a poster with the

SMART acronym down the side and filled in with their own
personal goal including visuals, color, cutouts, etc. to aid
poster. Students will present to class what SMART goal they
have set for themselves. Then they will create a SMART goal
for their own homes, and a SMART goal for the community.
These last two goals will be produced in a smaller form on a
blank sheet of white paper instead of a poster board.

Modifications:
Only define what a
SMART goal is.
They do not need provide
an explanation, only the
personalized SMART
goal.

Modifications:
More time given to
complete poster.
Less requirements for
poster.

Needed Resources

Watch YouTube video, Ted Talks, Promoting Motivation, Health, and Excellence,
Poster boards, Markers, Scissors, school computers, blank white paper, tape, glue.

Post-Lesson
Reflection

Successes:
Understanding what a SMART goal is and how it can aid in a healthier lifestyle for
themselves, at home, and in their community.
Challenges/areas for growth:
Not everyone was making sure they were staying on top of their personal SMART goals.
Next steps:
Work on completing the culminating group project.