Total Health Middle School Curriculum

Total Health was chosen by homeschool expert and author Cathy Duffy as on of her "100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum" in the miscellaneous category.

Written by high school health specialist and Christian educator, Susan Boe, Talking About Life's Changes is Biblically based and scientifically sound.  Designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of all important health issues including physical, spiritual, mental, and social, it directs them toward making wise choices.

Total Health for Middle School

From a quote on the back cover of the text:

"Total Health: Talking About Life's Changes is a simple guide to bodily health for teens.  It presents biblical truth in the context of right relationships and healthy behavior.  The text makes it very clear that, because of His love for teens, God is concerned about how they choose to live.  I pray that God will bless this series.  May parents, school teachers, and principals recognize it as a great health foundation for all our lives."

Paul W. Brand, MD

Teacher and author of seven books including Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants, Healing, and In His Image. Coauthor of Fearfully and Wonderfully Made.  Author of tape series You Are Wonderful for high schools, produced by Norlynn Audio Media.

Talking About Life's Changes Content

There is a little over one page that discusses STDs. Basically it is a very general description of what an STD is, names of different STDs, and some of the complications. A large paragraph is devoted to talking about abstinence as the only way to prevent them. There is a very general paragraph about AIDS that also promotes abstinence.

There is a chapter on substance abuse: drugs, alcohol, tobacco. It is also written from the Christian perspective.

Overall, the explanation of these sensitive topics is very well done, balanced, and does not offer too much information for this age group.

 

Total Health Talking About Life's Changes Student Hardback By Susan Boe The Total Health Talking About Life's Changes Student Hardback is for the middle school level of Total Health curriculum. Note: If you want an in-depth health curriculum, then you will want to purchase the Student Text, the Test Masters, and the Teacher's Edition. An alternative is to use the student text with the Test Masters and/or the student workbook and answer key.	9781583312292	Price $39.75
Total Health Talking About Life's Changes Student Softcover By Susan Boe The Total Health Talking About Life's Changes Student Softcover textbook is for the middle school level of Total Health curriculum.	9781583312308	Price $33.95
Total Health Talking About Life's Changes Student Workbook By Susan Boe The Talking About Life's Changes Student Workbook is a consumable workbook containing the fully illustrated worksheets and vocabulary exercises from the Teacher’s Edition. All pages are perforated. This student workbook is for the middle school level of the Total Health curriculum.	9781583312322	Price $14.70
Total Health Talking About Life's Changes Teacher’s Edition By Susan Boe The Total Health Talking About Life's Changes Teacher’s Edition includes the student text, chapter outlines, teaching suggestions, optional skits, suggested activities, discussion questions, fully illustrated worksheets, vocabulary exercises, overhead transparency masters and an appendix containing further information. The Teacher's Edition is for the middle school level of Total Health curriculum.	9781583312315	Price $54.60
Total Health Talking About Life's Changes Teacher’s Test and Quiz Master Book By Susan Boe  In the Total Health: Talking About Life's Changes Teacher’s Test and Quiz Master Book you'll find two short quizzes and one comprehensive test over each chapter. Includes perforated masters and answer keys. Also includes the answers for the chapter reviews at the end of each chapter in the student text. Talking About Life's Changes Teacher's Test and Quiz Master Book is for the middle school level of the Total Health curriculum.	9781583312346	Price $22.90
Total Health Talking About Life's Changes Student Workbook Answer Key By Susan Boe The Total Health Talking About Life's Changes Student Workbook Answer Key for the teacher contains answers for the Student Workbook.  It also includes the answers for the chapter reviews at the end of each chapter in the Talking About Life's Changes student text. It is a comb-bound softcover book for the middle school level.	9781583312339	Price $8.10
Total Health Parent Connection By Susan Boe The Parent Connection is a resource for parents to use with both levels of the Total Health Curriculum. Written in a journal format, it includes conversation-starters for parents. Some of the issues that are discussed include: drugs, tobacco, alcohol, and eating disorders. Note: It  contains accurate anatomical information about puberty.	9781583312353	Price $18.45