| Mental/Emotional Health |
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| Identify characteristics of self and use them to enhance a positive sense of self |
Trace and cut out the outline of the student. Have them add features.
http://charactercounts.org/ |
| Demonstrate awareness of personal space and respect the boundaries of self and others through words and actions |
Ask students to talk about why personal space is so importantDefine and discuss a personal space for each student on the floor during group time, work time and personal belongings. |
| Recognize strengths in self and others |
Practice giving and receiving compliments during an appreciation circle time.Have a child be a “noticer” and report students who were helpful/kind at the end of the day. |
| Identify and understand similarities and differences between self and others |
Look in a mirror/draw a picture with a partner and describe how they are alike and how they are different.
Book: We Are All Alike, We are all Different: Cheltenham Elementary School Kindergarteners |
| Identify a variety of feelings and appropriate ways to express them using “I” statementsInvestigate options for decision-making, identify consequences and acknowledge responsibility for choices |
Have children practice saying, “I don’t like it when you…” when someone intrudes on their space.
http://capabilitiesinc.com/
http://www.talkingwithkids.org/ |
| Family/Social/Interpersonal Health |
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| Demonstrate respect for others by listening, taking turns, sharing and asking questions |
Play partner games or have a sharing time once a week where partners take turns talking to each other about events in their lives. |
Understand that people can disagree respectfully
- Demonstrate behaviors for getting along with others
- Understand that disagreements happen
- Identify conflict resolution strategies
Define and recognize bullying behavior
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Have students draw a picture or write about and then discuss/practice what makes a person a friend.
http://www.talkingwithkids.org
Practice ABC (ask, back away and call for help)
Practice assertiveness skills by using your “Big Voice”
Book: Shubert’s Big Voice by Dr. Becky Bailey.
http:// www.stopbullyingnow.org
http://www.consciousdiscipline.com |
| Say “no” when asked to do something dangerous or wrong and then tell a responsible adult |
Student Coloring book:
http://www.promosontime.com/... |
| Identify responsible adults and know how to communicate with them for safety in home, school and community |
Identify responsible adults in the community through pictures or classroom visits |
| Demonstrate awareness of personal space |
See mental/emotional health. |
| Identify the difference between good touch, bad touch, and confusing touch |
Resources:
http://www.childhelp.org/...school nurse |
| Recognize and describe different family structures |
Students bring in or draw a picture of their family and identify members. |
| Injury/Disease Prevention (Substance Use/Safety) |
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Understand the connection between personal choices and the positive and negative consequences that follow
Identify how to care for scrapes and bruises |
Set up a “We Care” bucket in the class |
| Identify harmful and healthful substances and drugs and their effect on the body |
Introduce Mr. Yuk stickers and give some to students to take home:
http://www.chp.edu/chpstore/...
Red ribbon week activities (October)
http://www.preventionpartners.com/...
Drug free pledge:
http://www.saynotodrugs.org.uk/... |
| Recognize that healthful drugs are given by responsible adults |
Resources: school and community nurse/health agency |
| Define “disease” and recognize that some diseases are contagious. |
Talk with the class about the difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases. |
| Know how germs are spread and how to avoid them (hand washing) |
Practice covering your mouth/nose with your arm
Teach hand washing techniques Sing “Happy Birthday” as you wash your hands |
Demonstrate age appropriate safety skills
- Personal safety
- Fire safety
- Earthquake safety
- Bus safety
- Seasonal protective gear
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Resources
Kindergarten/1st Grade Outdoor Safety Activities
http://www.mcgruff.org/
fire department field trip
practice fire drills
practice earthquake drills
practice bus evacuation drills
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| Community/Consumer/Environmental Health |
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| Identify the harmful effects of pollution (water, air, noise, liter) on personal health |
identify safe water drinking water sources in your school
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/kids/coloring/col_home.htm
Identify and practice appropriate voice levels: indoor/outdoor voices
pick up litter in the classroom, school or on school groundsSpeaker: School custodian |
Define advertising and how it affects health choices
Use a computer with a responsible adult |
Choose from appropriate activities in a classroom center computer or school lab computer |
| Identify age appropriate, curriculum related community-based health resources |
Resources:
School nurse
Local hospital or clinic
Local mental health agency |
| Nutrition/Fitness |
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| Identify the basic food groups (grains, vegetables, fruits, milk, meat/beans) |
http://www.mypyramid.gov/... |
| Explain the importance of a healthy breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack and that nutritious food is energy for the body |
http://www.fns.usda.gov/...
Create a healthy meal by cutting out food pictures from magazines |
| Understand that some foods are nutritious and some are not |
Resource: KPBSD Student Nutrition Services personnel |
| Recognize the importance of daily physical activity and how it effects the body |
Ask a parent who is knowledgeable about nutrition to show the class the difference between a “good” and “bad” lunchresource: school lunch personnel
Identify and discuss appropriate physical activities during recess time.Resource: PE teacher |
| Healthy Growth and Development/Hygiene |
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Explain the importance of
- Personal hygiene such as bathing and hand washing
- Dental hygiene such as brushing, flossing, dental checkups
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Resources:
school nurse
community health providers
Dental: free kit:
http://kindergarten.colgatebsbf.com/http://www.ada.org/... |
| Explain the importance of exercise, play, rest and sleep |
Discuss why all are important to overall health.
http://health.kaboose.com/... |
| Understand how healthy behaviors affect the basic functions of the body systems (see Science Curriculum) |
Discuss the foods and weight bearing exercises for healthy bones
http://hes.ucfsd.org/... |
| Identify and know the eyes, ears, skin, nose and mouth as related to the five senses |
Look in a mirror and identify these parts of the body and
http://search.enchantedlearning.com/... |
| Recognize that the human body changes over time |
Identify changes using individual or class pictures from the beginning and end of school year.
Compare height/weight records at beginning and end of year |