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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 2: |
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1. Define
wellness and explain how making healthy choices and having healthy
relationships contribute to wellness. |
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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. |
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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 2: |
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1.
Name and locate body organs and
parts. |
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Describe how children are alike
and how they are different. |
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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 2: |
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1.
Explain why some foods are
healthier to eat than others. |
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Sort foods according to food groups and food
sources. |
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3. Explain what information can be
found on food and product labels. |
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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 2: |
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1. Explain why diseases and health conditions
need to be detected and treated early. |
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2. Explain the difference between communicable
and non-communicable diseases. |
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3. Discuss common symptoms of diseases and
health conditions. |
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4. Explain ways to prevent the spread of
diseases such as hand washing, immunizations, covering coughs, and not sharing
cups, hats, or combs. |
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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 2: |
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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. |
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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. |
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3.
Distinguish among “good/safe
touch,” “bad/unsafe touch,” and “confusing touch” and explain what to do if
touching causes uncomfortable feelings. |
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4.
Identify safe and appropriate
behavior for use when interacting with strangers, acquaintances, and trusted
adults. |
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5.
Identify warning labels found on medicines and household products |
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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 2: |
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1. Explain that all human beings have basic needs including food,
water, sleep, shelter, clothing, and love. |
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2. Recognize
various emotions and demonstrate sympathy and empathy. |
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3. Describe and demonstrate appropriate ways to express wants,
needs, and emotions. |
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4.
Identify the possible causes of
conflict and discuss appropriate ways to prevent and resolve conflicts. |
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