STANDARD 2.4: Health and Physical Education

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 2.4 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 4:
1. Describe different kinds of families and discuss how families can share love, values, and traditions, provide emotional support, and set boundaries and limits.
2. Compare the roles, rights, and responsibilities of various family members.
3. Discuss ways that families adjust to changes in the nature or structure of the family.
4. Discuss how culture and tradition influence personal and family development.
5. Discuss factors that support healthy relationships with friends and family.
6. Describe the characteristics of a friend.
7. Describe appropriate ways 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 4:
1. Describe the physical, social, and emotional changes occurring at puberty.
2. Discuss why puberty begins and ends at different ages for different people.

2.4 C Pregnancy and Childbirth

Essential Questions	Enduring Understandings
- How do you know when you are ready to have a child?	- Raising a child requires physical, economic, emotional, social and intellectual commitment. - Prenatal care has a direct impact on the delivery and long-term health of the child.
Cumulative Progress Indicators	Comments and Examples
By the end of Grade 4:
1. Explain that after fertilization, cells divide to create a fetus/embryo that grows and develops inside the uterus during pregnancy.
2. Discuss how the health of the birth mother impacts the development of the fetus.

Link to Standard 2.4 Grade K-2

Link to Standard 2.4 Grade 5-6

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