LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read about how to plan for a fun, relaxing, and productive summer vacation; understand the health benefits of organizing your time off.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 6: Use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

CASEL COMPETENCY: Self-management; responsible decision making

KEY VOCAB

leisure

momentum

food insecurity

like-minded

Lesson Plan: The Best Summer Ever Checklist

Want to make sure your summer’s “oh yeah!” instead of “ho hum”? Now’s the perfect time to start planning for your break.

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “The Best Summer Ever Checklist,” ask your students the following pre-reading question:

What are the benefits of organizing your time off?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article “The Best Summer Ever Checklist”; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud.
  • After they’ve read the article, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION AND VOCAB

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz
  • Vocab Builder

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following writing prompt:

In READY FOR SUMMER: CHECK!, have students get pumped for the summer by writing about how they want to spend their time off. Have them start by considering the physical and mental health benefits of organizing their time off. Then, have them list a few fun things they’d like to put on their checklist, such as getting a job, spending tons of time outdoors, or learning something new (they can use the article for inspo!). Students should conclude by describing what steps they might need to take: Can they take any steps now? Which item(s) on their checklist are they most looking forward to completing?

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