Standards-aligned learning objectives focused on building health skill proficiency and strengthening students’ health literacy through real-world application.

✅ Students can identify trusted adults in their lives and explain how and when those adults can help them.

✅ Students can explore school and community helpers (nurse, counselor, firefighter, etc.) and understand their roles.

✅ Students can learn when to call 911 and what to expect in an emergency.

✅ Students can begin to check if information is true or not by asking questions like “Who said this?” or “Does this make sense?”

Hands-on, engaging teaching activities that give students opportunities to practice each health skill in realistic, relevant ways.

🔎 ​​Matching and Sorting Activity: Students match different helpers (nurse, counselor, firefighter, etc.) with the ways they help or situations they support.

🔎 ​​Fire Safety Scenarios: Read or role-play safety scenarios and discuss which adult to go to and what to do.

🔎 ​​Call 911 Role-Play: Practice how and when to call 911 using pretend phones and simple scripts, helping students feel confident and prepared.

Standards-based assessment measures students' health literacy and their ability to apply the health skills in a real-life scenario, demonstrating both their understanding of the health skill and their capacity to use it to manage their health.

📚 Community Helper Project: Each student chooses one school or community helper (nurse, counselor, police officer, etc.) and creates a mini-presentation or poster that explains who the person is, how they help, and includes a “How to Ask for Help” section showing when and how to reach out.

Standards-aligned learning objectives focused on building health skill proficiency and strengthening students’ health literacy through real-world application.

✅ Students can understand what it means to access valid and reliable health information and services.

✅ Students can use the PROVE It skill cues (Purpose, Recency, Objective, Verifiable, Expertise) to fact-check health information.

✅ Students can use the ACT skill cues (Acknowledge, Check the Severity and Consider Your Options, Take action) to determine when and how to seek help.

✅ Students can identify common health issues they and their peers experience and who can help in those situations.

✅ Students can recognize red flags that signal they should ask for help or question the information they’re receiving.

Hands-on, engaging teaching activities that give students opportunities to practice each health skill in realistic, relevant ways.

🔎 Skill Cue Matching Activity: Introduce the PROVE It and ACT skill cues through a fun matching game to reinforce each step.

🔎 ​​Red Flag Scenario Analysis: Students read short scenarios and highlight “red flags” that indicate a need for help or more information.

🔎 ​​PROVE It Scavenger Hunt: Give students health-related claims or social media posts and have them use PROVE It to verify or debunk them.

🔎 ​​Helper Scavenger Hunt: Create a school or community-based scavenger hunt where students identify where and how to access different support services.

Standards-based assessment measures students' health literacy and their ability to apply the health skills in a real-life scenario, demonstrating both their understanding of the health skill and their capacity to use it to manage their health.

📚PROVE It Analysis: Students are given various articles, social media posts, or videos and must apply the PROVE It skill cue to determine if the information is valid and trustworthy.

📚ACT Scenario Response: Students analyze health-related scenarios and use the ACT skill cue to identify red flags, assess the severity of the situation, and determine what actions to take or who to ask for help.

Standards-aligned learning objectives focused on building health skill proficiency and strengthening students’ health literacy through real-world application.

✅ Students can independently apply the PROVE It and ACT skill cues to evaluate information and seek appropriate services.

✅ Students can identify and differentiate between types of health providers, resources, and services, and know who to go to in specific situations.

✅ Students can reach out to trusted professionals when needed and communicate their needs with clarity and confidence.

✅ Students can identify misinformation and replace it with accurate, reliable information to support their health and well-being.

Hands-on, engaging teaching activities that give students opportunities to practice each health skill in realistic, relevant ways.

🔎 Online Info Check: Students bring in health content they find online (TikToks, articles, influencer posts) and evaluate it together using the PROVE It skill cue.

🔎 Health Services Web Quest: Students complete a guided exploration to learn what services (mental health, clinics, crisis lines, etc.) are available locally and online.

🔎 Severity Assessment Practice: Give students realistic scenarios and have them identify red flags, assess severity, and determine whether and how to take action using the ACT cue.

Standards-based assessment measures students' health literacy and their ability to apply the health skills in a real-life scenario, demonstrating both their understanding of the health skill and their capacity to use it to manage their health.

📚 PSA + Check-In Tool Project: Students identify a relevant health issue affecting their peer group (e.g., anxiety, substance use, sleep deprivation). They research and cite valid sources using PROVE It, identify trustworthy services, and design a simple peer check-in tool. The tool should help peers recognize warning signs, assess severity, and understand who to reach out to and how.