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Standard 2.1
Wellness
All students will learn and apply health promotion concepts and
skills to support a healthy, active lifestyle.
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Big Idea:
Taking responsibility for one’s own health is an essential step
towards developing and maintaining a healthy, active lifestyle. |
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2.1
A. Personal Health |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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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. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 4: |
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1. Describe the
physical, social, and emotional dimensions of wellness. |
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2.
Describe and
demonstrate personal hygiene practices that support wellness. |
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3.
Analyze the
impact of health choices and behaviors on wellness. |
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2.1
B. Growth and Development |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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-What causes optimal growth and development? |
- An individual’s health at different
life stages is dependent on heredity, environmental factors and
lifestyle choices. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 4: |
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1.
Describe the structure and function of human body systems. |
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2.
Describe each human life stage and the physical changes that occur at each stage |
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3.
Discuss factors
that contribute to healthy physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth
and uniqueness. |
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2.1
C. Nutrition |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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- 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. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 4: |
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1.
Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy eating patterns. |
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2.
Classify foods by
food group, food source, nutritional content, and nutritional value. |
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3.
Interpret food
product labels. |
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4.
Discuss how healthy eating provides energy, helps to maintain
healthy weight, lowers risk of disease, and keeps body systems working. |
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2.1
D. Diseases and Health Conditions |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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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. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 4: |
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1.
Discuss the
importance of the early detection of diseases and health conditions. |
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2. Investigate ways to treat common childhood diseases and health
conditions. |
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3. Explain that some diseases and health conditions are preventable
and some are not. |
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4. Describe the signs and symptoms of diseases and health
conditions common in children. |
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5.
Investigate how the use
of universal precautions, sanitation and waste disposal, proper food handling
and storage, and environmental controls help to prevent diseases and health
conditions. |
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6. Discuss myths and facts about mental illness. |
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2.1
E. Safety |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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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. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 4: |
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1.
Describe the
characteristics of safe and unsafe situations and develop strategies to reduce
the risk of injuries at home, school, and community. |
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2.
Describe and demonstrate simple first aid procedures, including
the assessment of choking and breathing, the control of bleeding and the care
of minor wounds and burns. |
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3.
Explain that abuse can take several forms, including verbal,
emotional, sexual, and physical, and identify ways to get help should abuse be
suspected. |
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4. Describe
the characteristics of strangers, acquaintances, and trusted adults
and demonstrate safe and appropriate ways to deal with each |
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2.1
F. Social and Emotional Health |
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Essential Questions |
Enduring Understandings |
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How can you
learn to like yourself and others? |
- Developing self esteem, resiliency,
tolerance and coping skills support social and emotional health. |
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Cumulative Progress
Indicators |
Comments and Examples |
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By the end of Grade 4: |
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1. Describe basic human needs and how individuals and families
attempt to meet those needs. |
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2. Discuss how culture,
peers, and the media impact the way individuals communicate and express
emotions, and how emotions can affect communication, choices, and behaviors. |
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3.
Distinguish among
conflict, violence, vandalism, harassment, and bullying and discuss factors
that contribute to each. |
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4.
Describe and
demonstrate strategies to prevent, reduce, or mediate conflict. |
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5.
Discuss the causes of stress and
demonstrate ways to deal with stressful situations. |
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6.
Explain and demonstrate ways to cope with rejection, loss, and
separation. |
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7.
Explain how stereotypes influence personal growth and behavior. |
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