3.28 Natural Health
This is Lesson 3.28 (“Natural Health”) from the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, a large-group mentoring lesson for the National FFA Mentoring Program. Students learn about five plants with medicinal/healing properties (aloe vera, celery, garlic, parsley, marigold) and explore types of stress along with stress-reduction techniques such as deep breathing and muscle contraction. The lesson includes an interest approach, activity sheets, hands-on practice, a creative “Picasso” review activity, and a true/false and multiple-choice assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- List five plants that have healing properties.
- Cite examples of stressful situations and ways to reduce harmful stress.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Materials
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- Aloe vera plant
- Celery stalk
- Clove of garlic
- Sprig of fresh parsley
- Marigold plant
- PALS3.28.LG.AS.A – one (use only if actual plants are not available)
- PALS3.28.LG.AS.B – one (use only if actual plants are not available)
- PALS3.28.LG.AS.C – one (use only if actual plants are not available)
- PALS3.28.LG.AS.D – one (use only if actual plants are not available)
- PALS3.28.LG.AS.E – one (use only if actual plants are not available)
- PALS3.28.LG.AS.F – one per student
- Crayons, markers, or colored pencils – enough for students to share and work at the same time
- PALS3.28.LG.Assess.A – one per student
- Unit
- Miscellaneous
- Lesson Type
- Large Group
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth — G2. Respect one's body
- Key Terms
- Medicinal Plant, Stress
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NRS.01.02.02.b.Identify herbaceous plants.
- NS.5-8.1Science as Inquiry