How I Use Choices May 8, 2018
Why Health Education Should Be Mandatory

Universities all over the U.S. are scrambling to meet the mental health needs of a stressed out, anxious, and unhappy generation of teens. This current mental health epidemic is only going to get worse. Here, teacher-adviser Amy Lauren Smith weighs in.

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Teaching Tough Topics March 7, 2018
Responding to Tragedy: What My 7th Graders in China Are Learning from the Survivors of Stoneman Douglas

Amy Lauren Smith, a Choices teacher-adviser, led her class through a lesson on advocacy after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy. 

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How I Use Choices January 23, 2018
The Teen Campaigning for Comprehensive Sex Ed

When he realized how limited health education was at his school, this high school student wrote new legislation and started a nonprofit organization to make a difference. Ever more important in this time of consent and the #MeToo movement, this teen’s efforts are helping sex ed for all teens. 

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How I Use Choices January 23, 2018
Health Education: How the "Fitspo" Trend Impacts Body Image and Health

In this honest post, a health teacher opens up about her own struggle with fitness and health inspiration.

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About the Ideabook

The Choices Ideabook is the one-stop shop for teachers and educators dedicated to their students’ physical, social, and emotional health. Here you’ll find fresh, creative, inspiring ideas for using Scholastic’s teen health and life skills magazine (and its many spectacular resources!) to bring your classroom to life, plus invaluable expert guidance that will help make your school a healthier, happier, kinder, more inclusive community.