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1. Health Education
Wellness For Grades 3-5

2. Massachusetts Health
State Standards
K-12
Growth & Development
Physical Activity & Fitness
Nutrition
Mental Health
Family Life
Interpersonal Relationships
Disease Prevention & Control
Safety & Injury Prevention
Tobacco, Alcohol & Other Substances
Violence Prevention
Consumer Health
Ecological Health
Community & Public Health

3. Curriculum Goals
To become models of wellness;
To acquire and evaluate health-related
information;
To make knowledgeable decisions to improve
health;
To apply decisions to improve physical,
mental, and social well-being and that of their
peers, families and communities.

4. What is Health?
“ A sound mind and healthy body bring many
happy events to your family.”

5. Health
◊ “A dynamic process involving harmony of physical,
mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.”
◊ The aim of health education from K-12 is to enable
students to apply health knowledge in daily life in
order to increase health-enhancing behaviors and
decrease health-risking behaviors.
◊ Educates on fundamental health concepts and skills
that foster healthy habits and behavior.

6. Monthly Themes

7.  What is Wellness?
 Mental Health
 Substance Education
 Nutrition
 Safety & Injury Prevention
 Interpersonal Skills
 Disease Prevention
 Fitness
 Teeth
 Growth & Development
 Body Systems
 Muscles & Bones
 Conflict Resolution “ Bullying”
 Consumer Health

8. Goals Of The Curriculum:
 Benefits of fitness
 Nutritional information
 Components of mental health
 Negative affects of substance abuse
 Problem solving
 Resolve conflict
 First aid concepts and safety
 Personal hygiene and self-care skills
 Structures of, functions of, and relationships among
human body systems
 Create a fitness plan
 Heart rate knowledge
 What makes you feel happy?

9. GRADE 3-5
Health Standard 1
Performance Indicators
 Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors.
 Identify examples of emotional, intellectual, physical,
and social health. Students will comprehend
concepts related to health promotion and disease
prevention.
 Describe ways to prevent common childhood injuries.
 Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.

10. Health Standard 2
Performance Indicators
 Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture,
media, technology, and other health behaviors.
 Describe how the family influences personal health practices
and behaviors.
 Explain how media influences thoughts, feelings, and health
behaviors.

11. Health Standard 3
Performance Indicator
Students will demonstrate the ability to
access valid information and products and
services to enhance health.

12. Health Standards 4 and 5
Performance Indicators
 4/ Students will demonstrate the ability to use
interpersonal communication skills to enhance health
and avoid or reduce health risks.
 5/ Students will demonstrate the ability to use
decision-making skills to enhance health.

13. Health Standards 6, 7, 8
Performance Indicators
 6/ Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal
setting skills to enhance health.
 7/ Students will demonstrate the ability to practice
health enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce
health risks.
 8/ Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate
for personal, family, and community health.

14. Grading
 Daily participation in class discussions
 Respect of others
 Positive energy
 Can work with peers on group assignments
cooperatively
 Listens during instruction
 Completes out-of-class assignments on time
 Effort and quality work

15. Reflection
“ If we did the things we are capable of doing,
we would literally astound ourselves.”
Thomas E. Edison