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The following stand-alone lessons, handouts, and activities were selected from high-quality curricula and resources, featured on the Health Native Youth website. Stand-alone resources aim to connect Native youth to culture, while covering important topics, like healthy relationships, drug and alcohol misuse, suicide prevention, internet safety, and bullying.

As health educators, we respect curriculum design and encourage you to select a full-length curriculum and implement it from start to finish. Then, consider using the lessons and activities below to broaden and enhance your existing programming.

Top Three Activity Guides

Icebreakers

All ages
Circle of Trust Activity
My Self Care Plan – Generic Template

Jump to a topic:

Alcohol, Tobacco & Drug Misuse

Mental Health & Self-Care

Native Identity

  • Culture & Tradition Lesson (High School)
    • About the importance of culture and tradition in our lives and well-being. 
  • Indigenous Leadership Skill Building Activity (Middle/High School)
    • 35-minute activity that explores Indigenous leaderships styles and skills, and helps youth identify which they possess and which they’d like to develop.
  • Changemakers Lesson Plan
    • Amplifies the voices of contemporary Native peoples.
  • Native Knowledge 360 Education Initiative
    • Provides educators with new perspectives on Native American history and cultures through educational materials, virtual programs, and teacher training.
  • Honor Native Land Guide  
    • Offers context about the practice of acknowledgment, gives step-by-step instructions, and provides tips for moving beyond acknowledgment into action.
  • Attla Viewer Discussion Guide
    • A viewer discussion guide designed for K-12 educators that focused on connecting youth with their community, identity, place, and culture.

Sexual Health & Healthy Relationships

  • How to Use a Condom Video (All)
    • Demo on how to use a condom.
    • To access the videos associated to Native VOICES curricula, email your request to: native@npaihb.org
  • How to Use a Dental Dam Video (All)
    • Demo on how to use a dental dam.
    • To access the videos associated to Native VOICES curricula, email your request to: native@npaihb.org
  • Healthy Relationships Lesson (High School)
    • Focuses on recognizing the signs of an unhealthy relationship, practicing skills to communicate, setting boundaries, and where to get help.
  • HIV/AIDS Lesson (Middle/High School)
    • Teaches the basics about HIV/AIDS and corrects common misconceptions.
  • Get the Facts About HIV Testing Handout (Middle/High School)
    • Provides basic information about HIV risk and testing.
  • Safer Snagging Lesson (High School)
    • Provides information about reducing risky sexual behaviors.
  • Get the Facts About STIs Handout (Middle/High School)
    • Provides basic information about STI risk, common signs, and info on STI testing.

Fitness & Nutrition

  • Native Fitness (All)
    • Offers guidance for teaching a variety of Indigenous fitness activities. 
  • Native Plants & Foods Curriculum Portal (All)
    • Includes several educational toolkits devoted to native plants and foods in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Cedar Box Experience (All)
    • The Cedar Box Experience is an interactive educational resource which draws from the Tend, Gather and Grow Teaching Toolkit, the Cedar Box Toolkit, and the Swinomish 13 Moons Curriculum.

Social Media & Media Literacy

Career Pathways

Other Educational Resources