Common Planner
K–12 Standards

Fifth Grade

Other North Carolina Health Education sets

Mental and Emotional Health

  • 1

    Summarize strategies to address persistent, challenging, or negative thoughts and emotions.5.MEH.1

    1. 1

      Identify ways to cope with challenging situations.5.MEH.1.1

    2. 2

      Identify a parent, guardian, or trusted adult to talk with about feelings.5.MEH.1.2

    3. 2

      Describe how the expression of emotions or feelings can help or hurt oneself or others.5.MEH.1.3

  • 2

    Investigate positive stress management strategies.5.MEH.2

    1. 1

      Compare and contrast personal current and newly identified stress management strategies.5.MEH.2.1

    2. 2

      Implement new positive stress management strategies.5.MEH.2.2

  • 3

    Develop growth mindset strategies for everyday problems.5.MEH.3

    1. 1

      Explain how practicing a growth mindset can help solve challenging problems.5.MEH.3.1

    2. 2

      Explain the importance of adjusting strategies and persistent effort to solve problems.5.MEH.3.2

Personal and Consumer Health

  • 1

    Utilize personal behaviors and practices that promote health and prevent disease.5.PCH.1

    1. 1

      Develop a personal hygiene plan.5.PCH.1.1

    2. 2

      Outline personal strategies to obtain sufficient sleep and regular physical activity.5.PCH.1.2

    3. 3

      Discuss the benefits of sunlight, and the importance of taking measures to prevent sunburn.5.PCH.1.3

  • 2

    Understand necessary steps to prevent and respond to unintentional injury.5.PCH.2

    1. 1

      Implement safety strategies to avoid causing injury to self and others.5.PCH.2.1

  • 3

    Understand body systems and organs, functions, and their care.5.PCH.3

    1. 1

      Summarize the functions of the organs which make up the digestive system.5.PCH.3.1

    2. 2

      Interpret the relationship between and among the vessels and organs of the circulatory system.5.PCH.3.2

Interpersonal Communications and Healthy Relationships

  • 1

    Analyze healthy and effective interpersonal communications and relationships to enhance wellbeing.5.ICHR.1

    1. 1

      Recognize the dangers of communicating with known and unknown peers and adults within the community and online.5.ICHR.1.1

    2. 2

      Identify a parent, guardian, or trusted adult and resources for assistance with unhealthy communication with peers, adults, and strangers within the community and online.5.ICHR.1.2

    3. 3

      Categorize the factors of a healthy relationship with peers, family, and adults.5.ICHR.1.3

    4. 4

      Model appropriate strategies for conflict resolution for conflict/bullying.5.ICHR.1.4

  • 2

    Summarize the changes that occur during puberty and adolescence.5.ICHR.2

    1. 1

      Define physical, mental-emotional, and cognitive changes.5.ICHR.2.1

    2. 2

      Identify valid accurate sources of information about puberty and development.5.ICHR.2.2

    3. 3

      Explain physical changes during puberty.5.ICHR.2.3

    4. 4

      Identify how peers, adults, resources, and cultural influences can impact behavioral choices and feelings during puberty.5.ICHR.2.4

    5. 5

      Analyze media messages as they relate to their influence on perceptions about desirable bodies.5.ICHR.2.5

Nutrition and Physical Activity

  • 1

    Use tools and resources to interpret nutrition information.5.NPA.1

    1. 1

      Name the primary nutrients that each food group provides.5.NPA.1.1

    2. 2

      Using the USDA Food Groups plan a meal with 3-5 food groups included.5.NPA.1.2

    3. 3

      Calculate nutrients based on the components of a Nutrition Facts label.5.NPA.1.3

  • 2

    Investigate external factors that affect which foods we eat.5.NPA.2

    1. 1

      Describe how family and culture influence food choices, other eating practices, and enjoyment of food.5.NPA.2.1

    2. 2

      Describe how school and community settings influence food choices and other eating practices and behaviors.5.NPA.2.2

    3. 3

      Describe how media/technology influence what and how we eat.5.NPA.2.3

  • 3

    Evaluate the benefits of different activities for your body to promote wellness.5.NPA.3

    1. 1

      Develop a plan to implement a variety of physical activities into your daily routine that includes warm-up, stretching, and proper hydration.5.NPA.3.1

Alcohol, Nicotine, Cannabis, and other Drugs

  • 1

    Understand health risks associated with using alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and other drugs.5.ANCOD.1

    1. 1

      Explain the short-term and long-term effects of alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis misuse.5.ANCOD.1.1

    2. 2

      Understand the effects of alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and other drug misuse on others.5.ANCOD.1.2

  • 2

    Recognize why people misuse alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and other drug products.5.ANCOD.2

    1. 1

      Identify personal and societal influences to use alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and other drug products.5.ANCOD.2.1

    2. 2

      Analyze the use of various marketing strategies to influence people to use alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and other drug products.5.ANCOD.2.2

  • 3

    Apply risk reduction behaviors to protect oneself and others from alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and other drug misuse.5.ANCOD.3

    1. 1

      Use refusal skills to resist the pressure to experiment with alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, and other drugs.5.ANCOD.3.1

    2. 2

      Create a plan for maintaining a drug-free lifestyle that includes challenges to the plan and ways of overcoming the challenges.5.ANCOD.3.2

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