This interim guide is a component of the Northwest Territories (Canada) School Health Program. It contains instructional strategies, lesson plans, reproducibles, and teacher background materials for seventh grade classes. The material is organized around the three curriculum units: mental and emotional well-being, growth and development, and family life. The five lessons of the mental and emotional well-being unit focus on self-awareness and relationships. The unit on growth and development contains six lessons on three topics: body systems, disease prevention, and physical fitness. The six lessons of the family life unit are on families, human development and reproduction, and teen decisions. Each lesson plan contains student objectives, vocabulary, several student activities with corresponding guidelines for the teacher, and student worksheets. Teacher background sections contain factual information, overviews of the unit theme, and suggested teaching methods. (IAH)