Course Description
The elementary health education course promotes health literacy by providing well-rounded, comprehensive, and ongoing learning opportunities for elementary students to practice life-long healthy behaviors essential for optimal emotional, mental, physical, safety, and social well-being.
Core Curriculum Content Standards
Health, Safety, and Physical Education (2002)
Concepts of Health
GRADE 6
- Describe growth and development changes that occur between childhood and adolescence and identify factors that can influence these changes. -education -socioeconomic(10.1.6.A)
- Identify and describe the structure and function of the major body systems. -nervous -muscular -integumentary -urinary -endocrine -reproductive -immune(10.1.6.B)
- Analyze nutritional concepts that impact health. -caloric content of foods -relationship of food intake and physical activity (energy output) -nutrient requirements -label reading -healthful food selection(10.1.6.C)
- Explain factors that influence childhood and adolescent drug use. -peer influence -body image (e.g., steroids, enhancers) -social acceptance -stress -media influence -decision-making/refusal skills -rules, regulations and laws -consequences(10.1.6.D)
- Identify health problems that can occur throughout life and describe ways to prevent them. -diseases (e.g., cancer, diabetes, STD/HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease) -preventions (i.e. do not smoke, maintain proper weight, eat a balanced diet, practice sexual abstinence, be physically active)(10.1.6.E)
Safety and Injury Prevention
GRADE 6
- Describe strategies to avoid or manage conflict and violence. -anger management -peer mediation -reflective listening -negotiation(10.3.6.C)
Units
Unit #1 - Concepts of Health
Unit #2 - Safety & Injury Prevention
Course Resources
Nemours Children's Health (Kids Health.org)
Brain Pop
Health Smart VA.org
