Nutrition and Physical Activity

  • 1:

    Core Concepts

    1. 1.1

      Describe the benefits of eating healthy snacks.

    2. 1.2

      Describe the benefits of being physically active.

    3. 1.3

      Describe the health benefits of drinking water, compared to other beverages.

    4. 1.4

      Classify foods according to the food groups.

    5. 1.5

      Describe how physical activity, rest, and sleep help a person stay healthy.

  • 3:

    Health Behaviors

    1. 1.6

      Explain the importance of eating a variety of foods from all of the food groups.

    2. 1.7

      Suggest a food from each of the food groups that could be eaten as a healthy snack.

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

  • 1:

    Core Concepts

    1. 2.1

      Identify household products that are harmful if touched, ingested, or inhaled.

    2. 2.2

      Describe ways that over-the-counter and prescription medicines can be helpful or harmful.

    3. 2.3

      Explain the differences between over-the-counter and prescription medicines and illicit drugs.

    4. 2.4

      State that all forms of tobacco products contain harmful chemicals, including the drug nicotine.

  • 2:

    Access Information

    1. 2.5

      Identify trustworthy adults who are sources of accurate information about potentially poisonous household products.

    2. 2.6

      Apply knowledge of product label warnings to gain accurate information about potentially poisonous household products.

  • 3:

    Health Behaviors

    1. 2.7

      Apply rules for handling household products and avoiding poisons.

    2. 2.8

      Describe how to safely use medicines.

    3. 2.9

      Apply strategies to hypothetical situations to avoid exposure to secondhand smoke.

Safety

  • 1:

    Core Concepts

    1. 3.1

      Describe fire and burn hazards.

    2. 3.2

      Describe wheeled recreation hazards.

  • 2:

    Access Information

    1. 3.3

      Demonstrate the procedure for using 911 to get help in emergencies.

  • 3:

    Health Behaviors

    1. 3.4

      Apply strategies to prevent fires and burns to hypothetical situations.

    2. 3.5

      Demonstrate actions to take in a fire emergency.

    3. 3.6

      Describe situations that are dangerous, destructive, and disturbing and that need to be reported to an adult.

    4. 3.7

      Practice escaping unsafe situations by getting away, leaving, and telling an adult.

    5. 3.8

      Apply strategies and rules for safe wheeled recreation, including the proper use of safety gear.

Social and Emotional Health

  • 1:

    Core Concepts

    1. 4.1

      Describe ways family members and friends help each other.

    2. 4.2

      Explain the role of listening and paying attention in building and maintaining friendships.

  • 3:

    Health Behaviors

    1. 4.3

      Apply skills to find out how others are feeling.

    2. 4.4

      Apply skills to predict the potential feelings of others.

  • 6:

    Decision Making

    1. 4.5

      Describe characteristics of people who can help make decisions and solve problems.

    2. 4.6

      Explain the decision making and problem solving steps.

    3. 4.7

      Apply the steps to making a decision or solving a problem.

  • 7:

    Social Skills

    1. 4.8

      Apply effective listening and attending skills.

    2. 4.9

      Demonstrate giving and accepting a compliment or statement of appreciation.

    3. 4.10

      Apply "please," "thank you," "excuse me," and "I am sorry" to appropriate situations.

Personal Health and Wellness

  • 1:

    Core Concepts

    1. 5.1

      Explain the importance of taking care of teeth.

  • 3:

    Health Behaviors

    1. 5.2

      Demonstrate proper tooth brushing techniques.

    2. 5.3

      Demonstrate skills to reduce the spread of germs.

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 1
When were these standards adopted?
2007