LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Identify benefits of keeping your backpack clean and light.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

CASEL COMPETENCY: Responsible Decision-Making

NHES: 1: Use functional health information to support health and well-being of self and others.

Lesson Plan: Everything You Need to Know About Backpacks

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the article “Everything You Need to Know About Backpacks,” ask your students the following essential question:

How can taking care of your backpack improve your health?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the article; read the article out loud to them; or have students partner-read the article out loud. Then revisit the essential question. Have their answers changed? 

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension and engagement with the story by using the comprehension quiz, critical-thinking questions, and interactive quiz.

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