Standard 2: Comprehensive Health and Physical Education

 

Mission: .Knowledge of health and physical education concepts and skills empowers students to assume lifelong responsibility to develop physical, social and emotional wellness.

 

 

Standard 2.1 Wellness

All students will learn and apply health promotion concepts and skills to support a healthy, active lifestyle.

 

Big Idea: Taking responsibility for one’s own health is an essential step towards developing and maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle.

2.1 A. Personal Health

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

- What are the consequences (especially unforeseen) of our choices in terms of wellness?

- Current and future personal wellness is dependent upon applying health-related concepts and skills in everyday lifestyle behaviors.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1.    Define wellness and explain how making healthy choices and having healthy relationships contribute to wellness.  

2.    Describe and demonstrate self-care practices that support wellness, such as brushing and flossing teeth, washing hands, and wearing appropriate attire for weather or sports.

  

2.1 B. Growth and Development

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

-What causes optimal growth and development?

- An individual’s health at different life stages is dependent on heredity, environmental factors and lifestyle choices.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1.     Name and locate body organs and parts.  
2.     Describe how children are alike and how they are different.  

2.1 C. Nutrition

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

- What makes a food healthy?
- How do you determine appropriate portion sizes?

- There are many short and long term health benefits and risks associated with nutritional choices.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1.    Explain why some foods are healthier to eat than others.  
2.    Sort foods according to food groups and food sources.  
3.    Explain what information can be found on food and product labels.  

2.1 D. Diseases and Health Conditions

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

- To what extent can we keep ourselves disease free?

- Current and emerging diagnostic, prevention and treatment strategies can help people live healthier and longer than ever before.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1.    Explain why diseases and health conditions need to be detected and treated early.  
2.    Explain the difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases.  
3.    Discuss common symptoms of diseases and health conditions.  
 4.    Explain ways to prevent the spread of diseases such as hand washing, immunizations, covering coughs, and not sharing cups, hats, or combs.  

2.1 E. Safety

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

- What is the difference between healthy and unhealthy risks?

- Why do we sometimes take risks that can cause harm to ourselves or others?

- Being consistently aware of the environment and taking safety precautions can reduce the risk of injury to oneself and others.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1.    Explain and demonstrate ways to prevent injuries, including seat belts and child safety seats in motor vehicles, protective gear, and fire, bus, and traffic safety procedures.  
2.    Explain and demonstrate simple first aid procedures, including getting help and calling 911, knowing personal information such as address and phone number, avoiding contact with blood and other body fluids, and caring for small cuts.  
3.    Distinguish among “good/safe touch,” “bad/unsafe touch,” and “confusing touch” and explain what to do if touching causes uncomfortable feelings.  
4.    Identify safe and appropriate behavior for use when interacting with strangers, acquaintances, and trusted adults.  
5.    Identify warning labels found on medicines and household products  

2.1 F. Social and Emotional Health

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

- How can you learn to like yourself and others?

- Developing self esteem, resiliency, tolerance and coping skills support social and emotional health.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1.    Explain that all human beings have basic needs including food, water, sleep, shelter, clothing, and love.  
2.    Recognize various emotions and demonstrate sympathy and empathy.  
3.    Describe and demonstrate appropriate ways to express wants, needs, and emotions.  
4.    Identify the possible causes of conflict and discuss appropriate ways to prevent and resolve conflicts.  

Standard 2.2 Integrated Skills

All students will use health-enhancing personal, interpersonal and life skills to support a healthy, active lifestyle.

 

Big Idea: The use of critical thinking, decision making, problem solving, leadership and communication skills are essential to making informed personal, family and community health decisions.

2.2 A Communication

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

- How do you know whether or not health information is accurate?
- How do I learn to stand for and communicate my beliefs to others without alienating them?		 - Making good health decisions requires the ability to access and evaluate reliable resources.
- Effective communication skills enhance a person’s ability to express and defend their beliefs.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1. Identify sources of health information.  
2. Express ideas and opinions about wellness issues.  
3. Explain when and how to use refusal skills in health and safety situations.  

4. Demonstrate effective communication and listening skills.

  

2.2 B Decision Making

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

-Why might educated people make poor health decisions?
-How do I overcome negative influences when making decisions about my personal health?		 -Decision-making can be affected by a variety of influences that may not be in a person’s best interest.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1. Explain the steps to making an effective health decision.  

2. Discuss how parents, peers, and the media influence health decisions.

  

2.2 C Planning and Goal Setting

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

-In order to achieve lifetime wellness, what should I plan for and what should I just let happen? -Developing and implementing a plan to reach realistic wellness goals increases the likelihood of reaching those goals.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1. Develop a wellness goal and explain why setting a goal is important.  

2.2 D Character Development

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

-How are character and health related? What aspects of our character can be changed?
-To what extent do outside influences shape values?		 -Character can be developed and supported through individual and group activities, the influence of positive role models and involvement in community service.
-Character is who you are when no one is looking.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1. Explain that a person’s character and values are reflected in the way the person thinks, feels, and acts.  

2.2 E Leadership, Advocacy and Service

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

-How can you inspire others to address health issues? -Leadership and advocacy to promote personal and community wellness can impact the immediate community and society as a whole.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1. Act as a leader and a follower.  
2. Identify factors that lead to group success and help solve group problems.  
3. Motivate group members to work together and provide constructive feedback.  
4. Demonstrate respect for varying ideas and opinions.  

5. Participate in a class or school service activity and explain how volunteering enhances self-esteem.

  

2.2 F Health Services and Careers

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

-Where do I go to access information about good health and fitness services? -There are numerous health and fitness programs available that provide a variety of services. Not all are created equal.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:
1. Discuss how community helpers and healthcare workers contribute to personal and community wellness.  

2. Explain when and how to seek help when feeling ill, scared, sad, lonely, or bullied.

  

Standard 2.3 Drugs and Medicine

All students will learn and apply information about alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and medicines to make decisions that support a healthy, active lifestyle.

 

Big Idea: Knowledge about drugs and medicines informs decision making related to personal wellness and the wellness of others.

2.3 A Medicines

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

How do I determine whether or not a medication will be effective? Medicines must be used correctly in order to be safe and have the maximum benefit.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:  

1. Identify different kinds of medicines.

  
2. Explain that medicines can be helpful or harmful and that when used correctly, medicines can help keep people healthy.  
3. Discuss basic rules when taking medicines.  

2.3 B Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

- Why do people choose to use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs when they are aware of the detrimental effects?
- How do I make the “right” decisions in the face of peer, media and other pressures?		 - Research has clearly established that alcohol, tobacco and other drugs have a variety of harmful effects on the human body.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:  

1. Define drug and give examples of harmful and/or illegal drugs.

  
2. Explain that tobacco use contributes to lung diseases and fires.  
3. Discuss how tobacco smoke impacts the environment and the health of nonsmokers.  
4. Discuss how alcohol use contributes to injuries such as falls and motor vehicle crashes  
5. Identify substances that should never be consumed or inhaled such as drug look-alikes, glue, poisons, and cleaning fluids.  

2.3 C Dependency/Addiction and Treatment

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

-Why does one person become an addict and another does not? - There are common indicators, stages and influencing factors of chemical dependency.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:  

1. Explain that some people cannot control their use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

  
2. Explain that people who abuse alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs can get help.  

Standard 2.4 Human Relationships and Sexuality

All students will learn the physical, social, and emotional aspects of human relationships and sexuality and apply these concepts to support a healthy, active lifestyle.

 

Big Idea: Understanding the various aspects of human relationships and sexuality assists in making good choices about healthy living.

2.4 A Relationships

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

- How do we learn to understand and respect diversity in relationships?
- How do we know when a relationship is not worth saving?		 - Tolerance, appreciation and understanding of individual differences are necessary in order to establish healthy relationships.
- Reliable personal and professional resources are available to assist with relationship problems.
- Technological advances continue to provide increased opportunities to develop relationships anytime and anyplace with a worldwide audience.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2:  

1.    Identify different kinds of families and explain that families may differ for many reasons.

  
2.    Explain that all family members have certain rights and responsibilities that contribute to the successful functioning of the family.  
3.    Explain that families experiencing a change or crisis can get help if they need it.  
4.    Define friendship and explain that friends are important throughout life.  
5.    Identify appropriate ways for children to show affection and caring.  

2.4 B Sexuality

Essential Questions

Enduring Understandings

- How do you know when the time is right for you to become sexually active?
- Why does the United States have such a high incidence of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections?
- What determines a person’s sexual orientation?		 - External pressures and opportunities that present themselves may influence a person to become sexually active.
- Learning about sexuality and discussing sexual issues is critical for sexual health, but is a sensitive and challenging process.
- There are many additional challenges that confront those who are not heterosexual.

Cumulative Progress Indicators

Comments and Examples

By the end of Grade 2: