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- Acceptance of Personal Responsibility for Lifelong Health
- Standard 1
The student understands and demonstrates ways in which his or her health and well-being can be enhanced and maintained.
Students in grade one who meet this standard will be able to:
- Practice good personal hygiene, especially caring for eyes, ears, nose, skin, hair, and nails.
- Identify habits that are good for health and those that are not.
- Group foods by using the USDA Food Guide Pyramid.
- Explore several physical activities that young children enjoy.
- Share information about their feelings in appropriate ways.
- Standard 2
The student understands and demonstrates behaviors that prevent disease and speed recovery from illness.
Students in grade one who meet this standard will be able to:
- Cooperate in regular health screenings.
- Describe how to take prescription or over-the-counter medications properly under the direction of parents or health care providers.
- Describe how to stop the spread of germs.
- Standard 3
The student will understand and demonstrate behaviors that reduce the risk of becoming involved in potentially dangerous situations and know how to react to situations in ways that help to protect his or her health.
Students in grade one who meet this standard will be able to:
- Use appropriate behavior when interacting with strangers.
- Recognize emergencies and respond appropriately.
- Demonstrate appropriate behaviors during fire drills, earthquake drills, and other disaster drills.
- Explain the need for using protective equipment in recreational and day-to-day activities.
- Distinguish between helpful and harmful substances, including tobacco, that are available for personal use.
- Respect for and Promotion of the Health of Others
- Standard 4
The student will understand and demonstrate how to play a positive, active role in promoting the health of his or her family.
Students in grade one who meet this standard will be able to:
- Identify ways in which children can help support positive family interactions, such as listening to and following directions, following family rules, and showing care and concern for other family members.
- Identify a family activity or tradition.
- Develop and use effective communication skills to enhance social situations.
- Standard 5
The student will understand and demonstrate how to promote positive health practices within the school and community, including how to cultivate positive relationships with peers.
Students in grade one who meet this standard will be able to:
- Understand and follow school practices relating to health.
- Participate in school and community efforts to address local health
and environmental issues.
- Demonstrate ways to share toys, pencils, and other items with others.
- Standard 6
The student will understand the variety of physical, mental, emotional, and social changes that occur throughout life.
Students in grade one who meet this standard will be able to:
- Describe how living things come from other living things and recognize changes in life cycles.
- Standard 7
The student will understand individual differences in growth and development.
Students in grade one who meet this standard will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of individual differences among people, such as height, hair color, eye color, loss of baby teeth, and growth of permanent teeth.
- Informed Use of Health-Related Information, Products, and Services
- Standard 8
The student will identify products, services, and information that may be helpful or harmful to his or her health.
Students in grade one who meet this standard will be able to:
- Describe what health care workers do.
- Recognize that not all advertised products are good for them.
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