Department of Education

Region VI – Western Visayas

Division of Aklan
District of Batan

KALANTIAW INSTITUTE
Batan, Aklan

Lesson Plan

Subject: MAPEH (HEALTH)

Name of Teacher: ERRA M. DALIDA
Grade Level: 7 Quarter: 1st Date Covered:
Content Standard
The learner…
demonstrates understanding of holistic health and its management of health concerns, the growth
and development of adolescents and how to manage its challenges
Performance Standard
The learner…
appropriately manages concerns and challenges during adolescence to achieve holistic health.
Learning Competency
 explains the dimensions of holistic health (physical, mental/ intellectual, emotional, social,
and moral-spiritual)
 analyzes the interplay among the health dimensions in developing holistic health
 practices health habits to achieve holistic health
 *Recognize changes in different aspects of growth that normally happen during
adolescence years.
 explains the proper health appraisal procedures
 demonstrates health appraisal procedures during adolescence in order to achieve holistic
health
 avails of health services in the school and community in order to appraise one’s health
 applies coping skills in dealing with health concerns during adolescence
Objectives
explains the dimensions of holistic health (physical, mental/ intellectual, emotional, social, and
moral-spiritual)
analyzes the interplay among the health dimensions in developing holistic health
practices health habits to achieve holistic health
Recognize changes in different aspects of growth that normally happen during adolescence
years.
explains the proper health appraisal procedures
demonstrates health appraisal procedures during adolescence in order to achieve holistic
health
avails of health services in the school and community in order to appraise one’s health
applies coping skills in dealing with health concerns during adolescence
I. Topic
A. Holistic health
B. Stages of growth and development (infancy to old age)
C. Changes in the health dimensions during adolescence
D. Management of health concerns during adolescence (poor eating habits, lack of sleep, lack of
physical activity, dental problems, body odor, postural problems, as well as other problems in other
health dimensions)
II. References
REX BOOK STORE MAPEH in ACTION GRADE 7
III. Time Allotment
2 Week
IV. Instructional Materials
Learning Module
V. Values Focus
- Patriotic, Trust Worthy, Critical Thinking
Procedure
I. Lesson Proper
Holistic Health
What is health and wellness?
Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity. Health is also the ability to lead a socially and economically
productive life. (WHO)
Wellness is the quality of life that includes physical, mental, emotional, family-social, and
spiritual health. It is also defined as a healthy balance of the mind, body, and spirit that results in an
overall feeling of well-being or as "an active process of becoming aware of and making choices
toward a more successful existence." (Wisconsin-based National Wellness Institute)
What are the dimensions of health?
Health could be categorized as physical, emotional, social, mental, and spiritual.
1. Physical health - means how well your body functions or how you can carry out everyday
tasks without becoming too tired. It also means you have enough energy to enjoy activities
and to meet emergencies. It means developing healthful habits and avoiding destructive
habits, such as smoking, drinking alcoholic beverages and taking dangerous drugs and
harmful substances. You can attain this by giving your body total care, which includes the
following:
 Keeping your body fit by exercising and participating in active games
 eating a well-balanced diet
 getting adequate sleep and rest
 drinking enough water
 practicing cleanliness and good grooming habits
 getting regular medical and dental checkup and treatment
 avoiding harmful substances, such as tobacco, alcohol and drugs of abuse
2. Emotional Health- involves understanding and liking yourself as well as accepting and
learning from your mistakes. It refers to how well you meet the demands of daily life and how
you adjust to new situations. It also means expressing your happiness, love, joy and hope as
well as your sadness, anger, stress and fear in healthful productive ways. You can best
practice these when you:
 face life’s problems squarely
 handle stress and seek help, if needed
 express your emotions in positive ways
 deal with life’s pressures and stresses in positive ways
 build strong communication network among family, friends and peers

3. Social Health- includes the ability to perform expected roles effectively, comfortably, with
pleasure and without hurting others and you are able to effectively interact or connect with
other people or a larger social unit by maintaining intimacy, with show of respect and
tolerance. This can be observed when you:
 make and keep friends
 play/work well with a group
 give and get help from others when needed
 communicate well and show respect and care for yourself and others
4. Mental Health - The ability to make sound decisions and critical thinking is part of mental
health. This includes determination of continuous personal growth and willingness to
effectively learn and use new information for personal, family, and career growth.
5. Spiritual Health – includes a high level of faith, hope, and commitment in a belief system/hat
provides a sense of meaning and a purpose of existence. You grow positively which includes
connection to oneself, others, and a higher or larger reality.

What is puberty?

Puberty is the start of adolescence, which brings physical and emotional changes. This is the
time when males and females are physically able to reproduce. During this period, secondary sex
characteristics begin developing. These characteristics include body hair, and development of
breasts in females and muscles in males.

Changes in the body vary and this means that we don t experience the exact changes that
another individual had experience. it is how our body reacts to those changes that make it unique for
every one of us.

Changes in the Health Dimensions During Adolescence

Physical changes and developments
Female body
Between the ages of 8 and 15, girls go through a lot of physical changes. These changes
include the following:
1. Breasts develop
2. Height increases with an average of inches
3. Weight increases due to fat development
4. Hips and waist become more defined
5. Menstruation cycle starts
6. Mood changes may occur
7. Growth of body hair in. pubic area, under arms and more on arms and legs
8. Muscles develop and become stronger
9. 9, Fat tissue normally increases
10. Vocal cords get thicker and longer
11. More active sweat and oil glands, and body odor changes
12. Acne may develop
13. Maturity in reproductive system

Male Body
1. Height increases with an average of 4.1 inches
2. Weight increases due to increased muscle development
3. Growth of body hair in pubic area, underarms, face and more on legs
4. Muscles become stronger
5. Vocal cords get thicker: longer and deepens
6. Increased number of red blood cells
7. More active sweat and oil glands, and body odor changes
8. Acne can develop
9. some develop Small and temporary breast tissues
10. Reproductive system begins to work

Changes in different aspects that normally happen during adolescence stage

Physical Changes
Every individual goes through the changes of puberty at his/her own rate. Some may
experience the changes sooner or later than the others. The growth pattern for girls is a little
different from the growth pattern for boys. Girls are usually taller than boys around the age of 11 or
12. Then growth in height slows down for most girls while this speeds up for many adolescent boys.
Within a few years, boys in general become taller than girls. This difference may cause
uncomfortable feelings. Boys may also feel embarrassed when their voice “cracks” because of the
growth of their larynx. This is part of growing up.

Remember, every teenager experiences these changes. These are normal experiences and
events in everybody’s life so there is no reason to worry and feel uncomfortable about it. Eventually,
these awkward feelings will disappear as teens adjust to the changes in their growth and
development.
Here are some of the physical changes affect the adolescents
1. They frequently sleep longer.
2. They may be clumsier because of growth spurts.
3. Girls may become overly sensitive about their weight.
4. They may be self-conscious because they are not physically developing at the same rate
with their peers.

Mental Changes
As adolescents mature, there are mental changes, that take place during the adolescent
stage. They learn to look beyond themselves and understand others' Many would develop new
interests and begin to focus on career goals. Logical reasoning. develops late in the adolescent
stage where adolescents start to solve more complicated problems. Exploring new ways of thinking,
reasoning decisions enhances them to think more flexibly and help in making later choices.
Here are some of the physical changes affect the adolescents
1. They demonstrate a heightened level of consciousness.
2. They tend to become very cause-oriented.
3. They tend to exhibit a "justice" orientation.
4. They exhibit “it can happen to me" syndrome also known as "personal fable."

Emotional changes
Many adolescents feel awkward during this stage of their life. They feel more sensitive about
many things including what others will say about them. They are very conscious about what they
consider as their "defects." Sometimes, they feel that others do not understand them.
This difficulty in communicating thoughts and feelings is a normal part of development. Love
and support from family and friends help the adolescents in dealing with these emotional changes.

Here are some of the physical changes affect the adolescents

1. They start spending more time with their friends than with their families.
2. They may have more questions about sexuality.
3. They may begin to keep a journal.
4. They tend to begin locking their bedroom doors.
5. They may become elusive about where they are going or with whom.

Social Changes
During the developmental stage of adolescents, they begin to embrace opinions oi people
who are influential to their lives into their own preferences, their likes and dislikes. An adolescent
must realize who he or she is and be able to establish goals and what he or she wants to do with his
or her lives. Those who have secure identities know how to fit in their environment.

Here are some of the physical changes affect the adolescents

1. They become involved in multiple hobbies or clubs.
2. They may become more argumentative.
3. They may not want to be seen with their parents in public.
4. They may begin to interact with their parents.

What is health appraisal?

Health appraisal refers to a series of procedure to assess or determine the health status of
the students. These include the use of teacher's observations, screening tests, health histories or
medical records, medical and dental inspections, and psychological tests. Success of the health
appraisal procedures is dependent upon the collaborative effort of parents, teachers, physicians,
dentists, health educators, nurses, and others in the school program.

Health Appraisal Activities

There are several health appraisal activities that are part of the school health Service program.
These include the provision of a health examination in which the complete health history and status
of the child is noted and several screening programs designed to identify early problems.

A health examination should provide a history of the health status of the child and identify any
health problems that the child might have. A health history is usually obtained prior to the
examination. These include:
1. History of health problems
2. Growth and development
3. Diseases
4. Allergies
5. Nutritional status
6. Immunization
7. Other factors related to the child

Usually health history also includes family health records such as information on who have
diseases like cancer, diabetes, heart diseases, arid chronic conditions, A physician always conducts
health examination.
Health Screening
The following are parts of health screening.

1. Physical growth and development - measure of height and weight; these measurements
are helpful in determining if normal physiological growth patterns are occurring.

2. Vision screening is an effective school endeavor because deviations from normal can be
identified and refractive errors can be corrected. The Snellen chart is the commonly used, the
least expensive, and the easiest to perform; and a remarkably high degree of success in
identifying students having vision problems using this procedure.

3. Hearing screening - the ability to hear sound determines how well one can Communicate
within the environment. A child who has even minor hearing problems can develop speech
problems. Hearing screening is performed with a pure-tone audiometer, which is the most
reliable procedure for detection of hearing loss.

4. Screening for scoliosis - Scoliosis is a familiar problem during the rapid growth in late
childhood to early teenage years. Girls have more chances of acquiring it than boys; and it
can be acquired genetically. Some indications are having disproportionate shoulders and
hips. Scoliosis screening will identify students who have spinal irregularities that would
worsen body's movement and stamina and most likely lead to back pains and other body
parts. Early detection and intervention may avert scoliosis from developing. into conditions
that may impede comfortable movements or activities.

Management of Health Concerns During Adolescents

Health concerns/problems brought about by changes during adolescence should be dealt with
properly to prevent negative consequences. Since many of these can be prevented, you should
learn coping skills/self- management skills to face these challenges positively.

Coping skills – this will help you deal with sad, difficult and stressful situations /experiences in
your lives. If you have developed coping skills, you can prevent serious problems resulting from
these experiences.

There are several coping techniques you can use in ordinary life situations. Some are very
useful; some are not. Some can help you for a short time only but some can help you for a long time.
Study the following coping techniques and see how you can practice them:

Support- Seeking Strategies:

1. Talk to a friend who can do something about it.
2. Seek advice from responsible family members/relatives.
3. Talk to someone to find out more about the problem.
4. Look for someone who will sympathize with you.
5. Seek professional help.

Positive Problem- Solving Strategies:

1. Do not act hastily.
2. Make a plan of action.
3. Look at the problem as a challenge.
4. Be creative in solving the problem.
5. Come up with different solutions to the problem.

Avoidance Strategies (These are acceptable for a short-term, so do not exclude other ways of
coping.):

1. Avoid being with people.

2. Prepare for the worse that may happen.
3. Wish the situation to go away or to be over.
4. Try to forget the whole thing.
5. Exercise or eat.
 6. Hope a miracle would happen.
Positive- reframing Strategies:
Self- talk is a way to help you change your thoughts. Here are some self- talk statements that
you can use as coping skill. These statements are useful when you are under stress or facing a
challenge/problem:
A. When you are preparing for a stressful situation, you can use any of these statements:
I know I can do it.
It’s easier once I get started.
What exactly do I have to do?
Tomorrow, I will be through it.
I have succeeded with this before.
I won’t entertain negative thoughts.
B. When you are facing the challenge/problem:
I can do this.
I can only do my best.
I can ask somebody for help.
If I get nervous, I’ll take a deep breath.
If I feel tense, I’ll do my coping exercise.
It’s OK to make mistakes; no one is perfect.
I won’t rush. I will take it slowly step by step.
C. When you are coping with fear:
I’ll survive this.
Relax! It will end.
Take a deep breath.
Lord, help me!
I can always call someone.
D. Self- Congratulations:
I did it!
I did it well.
Next time, I won’t have to worry much.
I’ve got to tell this to_____________
E. Affirmation:
I enter the day with a peaceful thought.
Every day in every way I grow stronger and stronger.
II. Generalization
1. Explain the dimension of holistic health and give three examples in each dimension. Create a
graphic organizer and explain the relationship of each dimension to achieve holistic health.
2. What is health appraisal to you?
3. As a student, do you think it matters to you? Why and why not?
4. Is it important to know your family’s health history? Why?
Evaluation
TRUE OR FALSE
Directions There are changes that happen to boys and girls during puberty. Write TRUE if the
statement is correct. If it is wrong write FALSE and underline the word that makes the statement
incorrect.
_____ 1. Girls are taller than boys.
_____ 2. Girls’ hips become broader.
_____ 3. Voice change occurs among boys.
_____ 4. Boys become more aggressive than girls.
_____ 5. Muscle growth is faster in girls than in boys.
_____ 6. Boys reach the age of puberty earlier than girls.
_____ 7. Girls and boys experience rapid mental growth.
_____ 8. Boys and girls like to be alone more than to be with friends.
_____ 9. Changes that happen to boys and girls occur in all dimensions.
_____ 10. Menstruation and enlargement of breast occur at the same time.

Checked and approved by:

JOESIFFY L. VILLALINO
School Principal