Personal Health
This habit helps keep your teeth and gums healthy and should be done at least twice a day.
What is brushing your teeth?
Using your words kindly and listening are parts of this social skill that helps friendships.
What is communication (or active listening/kind communication)?
Stretching and walking are simple forms of this that help your muscles and heart stay healthy.
What is physical activity/exercise?
Saying "no" firmly and walking away when offered tobacco or drugs is a skill called what?
What is refusal skills / assertiveness?
Feeling sad sometimes is normal, but talking to a friend or adult when you feel down shows this healthy behavior.
What is seeking support / talking about feelings?
A balanced meal includes foods from several groups. Name two food groups that should be on your plate at lunch.
What are fruits and vegetables? (or protein and grains; accept any two appropriate food groups)
If a classmate is upset, you show this by asking if they are okay and offering help. This is called showing what?
What is empathy?
Drinking water during the day helps your body do this important job that keeps you hydrated and working well.
What is maintaining hydration / regulating body temperature?
This legal substance found in cigarettes is addictive and harmful to lungs and overall health.
What is nicotine?
Taking slow, deep breaths when upset is a technique used to help calm your body and mind.
What is deep breathing/relaxation?
Wearing a helmet when riding a bike helps protect this part of your body.
What is the head/brain?
When two students have different ideas, they can solve the problem by doing this instead of arguing.
What is compromise or peaceful problem-solving?
When your muscles get tired from exercise, this short rest and good nutrition help them recover.
What is muscle recovery / rest and refueling with healthy foods?
Using alcohol or drugs can harm school performance and relationships and may be addictive. Choosing not to use these substances is called what?
What is abstinence / substance-free choice?
Naming your feeling (for example, “I feel frustrated”) helps you and others understand and manage it. This is called what?
What is identifying emotions / emotional awareness?
This daily activity helps reduce germs on your hands and is especially important before eating and after using the restroom.
What is handwashing with soap and water?
This respectful behavior means accepting that others may have different backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.
What is tolerance (or respect for diversity)?
Regular check-ups with a doctor or school nurse help catch problems early and keep you up to date on these preventive treatments.
What are vaccinations / immunizations?
Peer pressure can influence decisions about substances. This is one strategy to handle pressure: plan and practice a short, polite response ahead of time.
What is rehearsing refusal statements / having a prepared response?
Keeping a daily routine, like consistent sleep and activity times, helps protect this part of health that includes mood and stress levels.
What is mental/emotional well-being?
This sleep-related habit helps your body grow, repair, and stay focused in school: going to bed at a regular time or getting this many hours recommended for middle schoolers.
What is getting regular sleep / about 8–10 hours of sleep?
You notice a peer being excluded. Reporting to a trusted adult and trying to include them are examples of taking this kind of action.
What is being an upstander / taking responsibility to help?
his measurement (done by a health professional) and this healthy habit (done daily) both help prevent illness: one tracks your body's condition and one helps reduce spread of germs.
What are checking temperature or health screenings, and handwashing? (Accept: taking temperature/health checks and good hygiene/handwashing)
These people or places you trust can help you if you or a friend are facing substance use problems; seeking them is an important prevention step.
Who are trusted adults and support services (parents, teachers, counselors, health professionals)?
If feelings are intense, last a long time, or make it hard to do daily activities, the best next step is to do this: seek help from this kind of professional.
What is talk to a trusted adult and get help from a counselor or mental health professional?