Grades Pre-K, K

Other Connecticut Health & Physical Education sets

• Grades 1, 2, 3, 4
• Grades 5, 6, 7, 8
• Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Demonstrate the ability to seek health information from trusted adults (e.g. common health and safety concerns, roles and responsibilities of community helpers)P.2.1

Demonstrate the ability to seek help from trusted adults (e.g. dial 911, ask for help from firefighters or police officers)P.2.2

Identify characteristics of a trusted adultP.2.3

Identify healthy behaviors (e.g. wearing seatbelts, hand washing)P.3.1

Identify personal behaviors that are healthenhancingP.3.2

Identify personal health behaviors that need to be changedP.3.3

Demonstrate good hygiene practices to improve and maintain personal healthP.3.4

Understand and follow rules and routinesP.3.5

Identify ways to self-regulate stress (e.g. take a break from playing hard, quiet time)P.3.6

Discuss their roles in the family and the roles of their parents/guardiansP.4.1

Recognize how media and technology can influence their livesP.4.2

Discuss how families and school influence personal healthP.4.3

Practice using words to communicate as a means of enhancing healthP.5.1

Describe characteristics of a responsible individualP.5.2

Practice using words to identify emotionsP.5.3

Identify healthy ways to express needs, wants and feelingsP.5.4

Demonstrate caring and empathy for othersP.5.5

Demonstrate the ability to listen and speak in turnP.5.6

Identify ways to deal with conflictP.5.7

List examples of conflictP.5.8

Engage in developing solutions to resolve conflicts and seek help when necessaryP.5.9

Discuss choices that enhance healthP.6.1

Identify adults who can assist in making health-related decisionsP.6.2

Discuss reasons to make and results of making healthy choicesP.6.3

Define a healthy goalP.7.1

Use language to convey healthy behaviorsP.8.1

Use language to express opinions about health topicsP.8.2

Name trusted adults at home, in school and in the communityP.8.3

Identify ways to encourage others to make positive health choicesP.8.4

Participate in small and large group activities, interacting cooperatively with one or more childrenP.8.5

Discuss positive ways to show care, consideration and concern for othersP.8.6

Demonstrate coordination in gross motor and fine motor tasks using control, balance, strength and coordination; and demonstrate progress toward the mature form of selected fundamental motor skillsP.9.1

Demonstrate the ability to stop and start on a signal; combine sequences of several motor skills in an organized way; and move through an environment with body controlP.9.2

Apply problemsolving skills in movementrelated activities by solving simple movement challenges involving body parts in isolation or in combinationP.9.3

Acquire initial grossand fine-motor skills needed for engagement in developmentally appropriate tasks, activities, creative movement, dance and playP.9.4

Respond to cues and problem-solve as well as use whole self in personal and general spaceP.9.5

Demonstrate an understanding of body awareness concepts by identifying large and small body parts; show understanding of quality of movement concepts and apply them to psychomotor skills (e.g., demonstrating momentary stillness in balance activities, distinguishing when to kick a ball softly or with force); and show understanding of space concepts by identifying and demonstrating personal and general spaceP.10.1

Recognize that some movements, activities and noises are appropriate for indoors/small spaces, and some for outdoors/large spacesP.10.2

Follow safety and age-appropriate classroom and playground rules and proceduresP.10.3

Engage in physical activities when presented with opportunities and with teacher encouragement. Engage in a wide variety of gross-motor activities that are child-selected and teacher-initiatedP.11.1

Demonstrate understanding that different movements are performed by different body parts, singly and in combination (e.g., kicking with foot, throwing with hand)P.11.2

Combine a sequence of several motor skills in an organized wayP.11.3

Participate in healthy physical activity, and demonstrate understanding that physical activity is beneficial to good healthP.11.4

Demonstrate understanding that different physical activities have different effects on the body (e.g., running, walking and sitting cause heartbeat and breathing to be faster, not as fast, and slow, respectively)P.12.1

Developmentally appropriate recognition of the effects of physical activity and exerciseP.12.2

Use words, symbols and other media to express feelings and sensations about physical activityP.12.3

Collect, describe and record feelings and observations about physical activity and its effects on the body and on how one feels during and after exercise, and before, during and after eatingP.12.4

Demonstrate safe behavior for self and toward others by following established class rules, procedures and safe practices with teacher guidance and reinforcementP.13.1

Interact appropriately with peers and familiar adults (e.g., sharing, taking turns, following rules) with teacher guidance and reinforcement; stay on task for short periods with teacher supervision; listen quietly without interruption for short periods with teacher reinforcement; and exhibit self-control in group situationsP.13.2

Demonstrate willingness to play with any child in the class; and recognize similarities and appreciate differences in peopleP.13.3

Use ageappropriate conflict resolution strategies; seek help from adults or peers when conflict arises; and engage in developing solutions and work to resolve conflictsP.13.4

Use words to express feelings and emotions; begin to develop positive feelings about being physically active; and with teacher encouragement, make connections between physical activity and funP.14.1

Participate in creative movement and dance; identify several activities that are personally enjoyable; and use a variety of means for self-expressionP.14.2

Demonstrate appropriate social interactions with peers during physical activity (e.g., sharing, taking turns, following rules, playing cooperatively) with teacher guidance and reinforcementP.14.3

Demonstrate recognition that physical activity is beneficial to good healthP.14.4

Recognize the difference between physical activity levels in different children's tasks (e.g., sitting at sand table compared to playing tag)P.14.5

Develop individual success and confidence by attempting movement skills and activities with teacher guidanceP.14.6