8th Grade Life Education
8th Grade
Elective
Course Description:
Life Education provides the opportunity for students to learn life skills such as study strategies and time management, as well as provide academic support. This course focuses on reinforcing positive and productive behaviors, good character traits, building relationships, and exposure to the community and its resources.
Life Education is vertically aligned, grades 6 - 8. Each grade level includes the following five units and build off each other in a sequential fashion to provide consistency in developing a positive, caring learning environment. This curriculum is written for 30 days of the course. The remaining days are divided among additional building level educational topics and experiences.
Semester 1
Goals Setting
Topic 1: Goal Setting
Executive Skills
Topic 1: Skills
Semester 2
Note: if the following section is blank the course is 1 semester long
Growth and Development
Topic 1: Growth and Development
Drugs and Alcohol
Topic 1: Drugs and Alcohol Prevention