Health: Grades K, 1, 2
Students will understand essential health concepts in order to transfer knowledge into healthy actions for life
Functional knowledge of health concepts impacts health behavior.
- 1.1
Recognize that healthy behaviors impact personal health.
- 1.2
Recognize that there are multiple dimensions of health.
- 1.3
Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.
- 1.4
Illustrate ways to prevent common childhood injuries.
- 1.5
Describe why it is important to seek health care.
- 1.1
Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.
Health is influenced by multiple factors
- 2.1
Describe how the family influences personal health practices
- 2.2
Identify how the school can support personal health practices.
- 2.3
Describe how the media can influence health behaviors.
- 2.1
Students will demonstrate the ability to access information, products and services to enhance health.
Utilizing valid resources facilitates health
- 3.1
Recognize trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.
- 3.2
Describe ways to locate school and community health helpers.
- 3.1
Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Effective communication protects and enhances health
- 4.1
Model healthy ways to express needs, wants and feelings.
- 4.2
Utilize listening skills to enhance health.
- 4.3
Role play ways to respond when in an unwanted, threatening or dangerous situation.
- 4.4
Demonstrate ways to tell a trusted adult if threatened or harmed.
- 4.1
Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
Decision making is a process that impacts health
- 5.1
Identify situations when a health-related decision is needed.
- 5.2
Differentiate between situations when a health-related decision can be made individually or when assistance is needed.
- 5.1
Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
Goal setting enhances health outcomes
- 6.1
Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action toward achieving the goal.
- 6.2
Identify who can help when assistance is needed to achieve a personal health goal.
- 6.1
Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
Practicing and adopting healthy behaviors leads to a healthy lifestyle
- 7.1
Show healthy practices to maintain or improve personal health.
- 7.2
Share examples of health practices to avoid or reduce health risks.
- 7.1
Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family and community health.
Advocacy is critical to personal, family and community health
- 8.1
Make requests to promote personal health.
- 8.2
Encourage peers to make positive health choices.
- 8.1
Frequently asked questions
- What grade levels do these standards cover?
- Grade 1, Grade 2, and Kindergarten
- When were these standards adopted?
- 2008
- Where can I read the official document?
- Delaware Health Education Standards
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