Name: ____Jordan Petersen____ Date: __________________

Health Education Lesson Plan

Grade: 9

Health Unit/Theme: Human Growth and Development

Health Topic: Love vs. Infatuation

Lesson # 11 of 15

Purpose: To give students the skills to know the signs of love and infatuation and be able to
distinguish between the two. Be able to show others how you would want to be viewed by
others.

Objective(s)/Benchmark:
 Students will know the signs for love.
 Students will know the signs of infatuation.

National/State/District Health Standard(s):

 Decision Making
 Self-management
 Core Concepts
 Advocacy

Time: 9:00-9:50

Materials:
 Love and infatuation assessment
 videos

Preparation: Students will have prior knowledge on the subject of human growth and
development. Lessons such as growth and development, parental development, components of
healthy relationships will all be beneficial to this lesson.

Facilitating the Lesson/Activity

(Explain step-by-step procedures the teacher/students must take to implement this lesson.
Describe how this lesson will be introduced and how long each component of the lesson will
take.)

Tim Step by Step Lesson Design: Resources Needed:

e:
9:00 Energizer Human Knot None
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9:05

9:05 Love vs. Infatuation Assessment See assessment below

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9:10

9:10 Love vs. Infatuation discussion What is love? What is infatuation? Examples
- of love and infatuation. Can infatuation turn
9:20 into love? What are some consequences that
can happen during infatuation?

9:20 Love and infatuation songs http://ewashburn.wikispaces.com/Love+vs.+

- Infatuation
9:30 Is the song talking about love or
infatuation?

9:30 Brain Break (Gotcha) 1. Stand up and get into groups of 3-10 people.

- 2. Form a circle with your group.

9:35 3. Each person should hold out their left hand with their palm flat
and facing up. Now take your right hand index finger and point it
directly into the palm of the person to your right.

4. When the instructor says “Gotcha”, you are to try to grab the
person’s finger that is in your palm, and at the same time avoid
being grabbed by the person you are pointing to. 5. Repeat with
your arms crossed.

9:35 Video Clips with discussion after Youtube video

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9:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIQq How did the brain and chemicals seem to
CDbgiAM affect love? Infatuation? How did lust affect
men in the video? How did lust affect
women in the video?

9:45 Ticket out of class Piece of paper

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9:50 List two signs of Love and two signs of
Infatuation

Checking for Understanding:

  Questioning throughout lesson
 Discussion throughout lesson

Formative/Authentic Assessment:

 Ticket out of class

 Love or Infatuation Assessment

Self Reflection:

(Teacher reflection of lesson after lesson is delivered to maintain or improve lesson.)

Name: ________________

Date: ________________

Love or Infatuation?
Check which you believe the example is talking about, love or infatuation.

Love Example Infatuation

Complete and only physical

attraction
Seek the highest good for the
other person
Interest in satisfying one’s
own self
Respect the feelings and
emotions of each other
Selfish uncontrollable desire

Takes off fast and furious like

a spark in dry grass burns out
quickly
Security, peace, a solid
partnership
A deep affection; contentment,
confidence
Faithfulness, confidence.
Willingness to make sacrifices
for another
Possessive, jealous

Open and honest with each

other
Might lead you to do things
you'll regret later