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| Mental/Emotional Health | |
| Identify characteristics that show uniqueness | Meeks and Heit Totally Awesome Health Chapter 6
Check with local health services for speakers
http://www.charactercounts.org
GOOGLE: “I statements”
Tie-in with literature connections
Harcourt Brace Your Health
Chapter 1
Emotion chart in room
http://www.capabilitiesinc.com/
http://www.cnvc.org/
http://kidshealth.com/
The Great Body Shop subscription
http://www.talkingwithkids.org
http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/ |
| Show respect for individual differences (cultural, gender, socio-economic status, size, age, skill abilities, physical or psychological conditions) |
| Explain how emotions are communicated verbally and nonverbally |
| Name, identify and communicate emotions and practice appropriate ways to express them using “I” statements |
| Explain how anger is a mask for other emotions and explore healthy ways of handling anger |
| Identify appropriate ways for people to meet their mental and emotional needs (Ex: Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.) |
| Identify positive and negative stress and understand stress management techniques |
| Identify healthy ways of coping with loss |
| Investigate options for decision-making, identify consequences and acknowledge responsibility for choices |
| Family/Social/Interpersonal Health | |
| Recognize conflicts and identify healthy ways to resolve them | Check Meeks and Heit Totally Awesome Health Chapter 7
Harcourt Brace Your Health Chapter 2
http://www.enchantedlearning.com
http://www.endabuse.org
Check with local health services for speakersTie-in with literature connections
http://www.charactercounts.org
http://kidshealth.com/
http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/
http://ww.talkingwithkids.org |
| Identify healthy relationship/friendship skills such as respect, empathy, kindness and listening |
| Identify the elements of an unhealthy relationship |
| Recognize that power and control can result in unhealthy behaviors such as bullying, harassment, physical abuse, verbal abuse and sexual abuse |
| Demonstrate assertive strategies for dealing with bullying and harassment |
| Describe positive and negative peer pressure |
| Identify and practice positive, assertive and aggressive communication styles for using refusal/resistance skills |
| Identify good sportsmanship skills and ways to cope with winning and losing |
| Identify responsible adults and know how to communicate with them for personal safety at home, in school and in the community |
| Injury/Disease Prevention (Substance Use/Safety) | |
| Identify behaviors in everyday life that present health and safety risks and identify the long-term impact of these behaviors | Meeks and Heit Totally Awesome Health Chapter 11, 12, 13
D.A.R.E.
http://www.cdc.gov
http://kidshealth.com/
Harcourt Brace Your Health Chapter 5, 6, 7, and 8
http://www.enchantedlearning.com
Tie-in with literature connections
http://www.capabilitiesinc.com/
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org
http://ww.peninsulasmokefree.org
http:// www.talkingwithkids.org |
| Identify strategies to protect oneself from harm and victimization |
| Identify causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention of communicable diseases such as flu and cold, HIV and other STD’s, staph infections, hepatitis, and current communicable concerns. |
| Identify causes, characteristics, preventions, and management of chronic diseases (as applicable to classroom community or current concerns) |
| Explain the connection between advertising and society’s attitudes toward alcohol and tobacco use |
Identify the following types of drugs and their effects on the body - Narcotics
- Inhalants
- Stimulants
- Steroids
- Depressants
- Hallucinogens
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| Explain different types of addictions such as food, alcohol, video games and gambling and the treatments for them |
| Explain the mental and physical effects of drinking alcohol and using drugs and recognize the impact of each (social consequences, legal consequences, impact on ability to make decisions) |
| Identify fun, safe, and legal activities that fulfill the same needs met by drug use. |
| Identify available community resources for addictions |
| Community/Consumer/Environmental Health | |
| Identify current global health issues and our response to them | Search for “advertise” on http://www.kidshealth.com
Tie-in with literature connections
Harcourt Brace Your Health
Chapter 9
http://www.charactercounts.org
Check Meeks and Heit Totally Awesome Health Chapters 14 and 15
http://kidshealth.com/
http://www.isafe.org
http://www.epa.gov
The Great Body Shop subscription |
| Demonstrate one’s personal responsibility in creating a healthy environment |
| Explain how drug use impacts society (costs to society such as prisons, crime, treatment centers, family crisis, neighborhood safety) |
| Critically analyze media and its impact on emotions, thoughts, and actions (such as stereotypes, body image, sexuality, violence, etc.) |
Understand and practice personal internet safety - disclosing personal information
- chat room dangers
- cyber-bullying
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| Identify age-appropriate, curriculum related community health resources and agencies |
| Nutrition/Fitness | |
| Review the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and Food Guide Pyramid, and understand the effects of nutrients and calories on the body systems | http://www.mypyramid.gov
Harcourt Brace Your Health Chapters 3 and 4
http://kidshealth.com/
The Great Body Shop subscription
Tie-in with literature connections
Meeks and Heit Totally Awesome Health Chapters 9 and 10
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org for free nutrition kit
http://www.eatsmart.org |
| Practice reading food labels and investigate nutritional phrases such as “sugar free,” “fat free,” and “calcium fortified.” |
| Explore fad diets and diet products |
| Recognize the signs of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia and obesity |
| Identify how advertising tries to impact personal health choices |
| Understand the importance of daily physical activity for overall health and well-being |
| Explain the effects of physical activity on burning calories |
| Healthy Growth and Development/Hygiene | |
| Review and practice personal and dental hygiene habits and proper grooming | Tie-in with literature connections
Meeks and Heit Totally Awesome Health Chapter 8
Harcourt Brace Your Health Chapter 2
http://kidshealth.com/
The Great Body Shop subscription
Use school nurse
Use Community resources
http://www.youngwomenshealth.org |
| Explain the effects of physical activity on burning calories |
Explain physical changes that occur in various stages of life - Infancy
- Childhood
- Adolescence
- Adulthood
- Old age
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| Summarize structures and functions of the male and female reproductive systems |
| Explain that physical maturity is reached earlier than the cognitive and social maturity necessary for the development of healthy relationships |
| Recognize the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social developmental processes occurring during puberty |
| Understand the emotional and physical consequences of early sexual activity and emphasize the importance of abstinence |
| Explain the relationship between health and heredity |