Lesson Plans for Extending Learning

The Epilepsy Foundation and its affiliates conduct Seizures and You: Take Charge of the Facts programs throughout the United States. At the core of this program is a lesson plan designed to be conducted in one 45 minute class period. This lesson is usually taught in health education classes, but may also be taught in science and social studies classes.

The Epilepsy Foundation has created three lesson plans to download. Each builds on the learning gained from basic epilepsy awareness lesson. Register to receive a download of the materials.

Lesson Plan I – Epilepsy, Stigma & Teens

This module meets one of the national standards for health education. It utilizes the Out of the Shadows: Teens with Epilepsy Take Charge video which can be viewed on this page at the right.

Lesson Plan II – Epilepsy & Discrimination

This module meets a national content standard for English language and social studies. It helps students to identify the effects of discrimination and encourages them to think about ways to help eliminate it in the future.

Lesson Plan III – Epilepsy Research Project

This module is not tied to a specific national education standard, but reinforces basic research skills. It could be used as a shared assignment between health education and science.