Fifth Grade:

Students will be able to: Explain self concepts.

Determine influences of self-concept.

Explain how to build positive self-concept.

Identify different types of emotions.

Describe healthful ways to express strong feelings.

Find help in dealing with emotions.

Define stress.

Describe physiological responses to stress.

Identify ways to manage stress.

Students will be able to: Discuss why food chloices are important.

Describe the kinds of foods their bodies need.

List the six categories of nutrients and good good sources for each.

Describe how the six categories of nutrients help the body.

Explain how the Food Guide Pyramid can be used to create a balanced eating plan.

List the five basic food groups and describe where they appear in the Food Guide Pyramid.

Students will be able to: Identify influences on their food choices.

Discuss the nutritional needs of teens and ways to plan for good nutrition.

Explain the three Dietary Guidelines.

Describe ways to maintain a healthy weight.

Describe the three main types of eating disorders.

Identify the benefits of regular physical activity.

Describe ways to achieve and maintain strength, endurance and flexibility.

Compare and contrast aerobic and anaerobic exercise.

Explain how to determine their fitness goals.

Create a personal fitness plan.

Describe ways to promote safety and avoid injuries while exercising.

Students will be able to: Identify the most common communicable diseases.

Discuss healthy behaviors that can help stop the spread of communicable diseases.

List and discuss the vaccines that can prevent diseases.

Explain what noncommunicable diseases are.

List the three causes of noncommunciable diseases.

Explain what heart disease, cancer, allergies, asthma, and diabetes are.

Describe ways to avoid or control specific noncommunicable diseases.

Students will be able to: Identify the basic structures, functions, and health problems of teeth, skin and hair.

Explain the causes and stages of tooth decay and how to prevent it.

Summarize health behaviors that promote healthy teeth, skin and hair.

List health care professionals who prevent and/or treat health problems.

Explain the importance of getting regular checkups.

Identify groups that provide health care.

Sixth Grade:

Students will be able to: Explain why health skills are important.

Identify skills to improve health knowledge and behavior.

Identify skills to maintain personal health and safety.

Identify skills that help them interact with others.

Discuss the types of decisions they make that affect their health.

Identify the six steps in the decision-making process.

Students will be able to:

Explain self concept.Determine influences of self concept.

Explain how to build positive self concept.

Students will be able to:

Identify different types of emotions.

Describe healthful ways to express strong feelings.

Find help in dealing with emotions.

Students will be able to:

Define stress.Describe phsiological responses to stress.

Identify ways to manage stress.

Students will be able to:

Describe how family members care for each other.

Identify different types of families.

Explain their role within their family.

Describe types of family problems and where to turn for help.

Student will be able to:

Explain why friendships are important to social health.

Describe the qualities of a good friend.

Explain how to use refusal skills to deal with negative peer pressure.

Students will be able to:

Describe ways people communicate.

Identify the best way to communicate thoughts and feelings.

Describe ways to be a better speaker and listener.

Students will be able to:

Explain what conflicts are and how they begin.

Explain how to prevent and resolve conflicts,including the mediation process.

Describe ways to protect themselves from violence.

Students will be able to:

Discuss why food choices are important.

Describe the kinds of food their bodies need.

List the six catergories of nutrients and good food sources for each.

Describe how the six catergories of nutrients help the body.

Students will be able to:

Identify influences on their food choices.

Discuss the nutritional needs of teens and ways to plan for good nutrition.

Describe ways to maintain a healthy weight.

Describe the three main types of eating disorders.

Students will be able to:

Identify the benefits of regular physical activity.

Describe ways to achieve and maintain strength,flexibility and endurance.

Expain what fitness is.

Students will be able to:

Explain how to determine their fitness goals.

Create a personal fitness plan.

Describe ways to promote safety and avoid injuries while exercising.

Students will be able to: Explain how to keep their teeth healthy. 

Describe skin parts and their functions, and how to clean and protect their skin.

Discuss how to keep their hair and scalp healthy.

Describe the goals of health care professionals.

Identify the types of health care providers and facilitties available to consumers.

Discuss consumers options in paying for health care.

Seventh Grade:

Student will be able to:

Define health and wellness.

Identify the three sides to the health triangle.

Discuss how daily decisions contribute to wellness.

Analyze the mental and emotional changes that occur.

Explain why relationships may change.

Students will be able to:

Describe ways to develop positive health habits.

Explain what risks are,how they can be identified,and the consequences of risk behaviors.

Students will be able to:

Explain why health skills are important.

Identify skills to improve health knowledge and behavior.

Identify skills to maintain personal health and safety.

Identify skills that help them interact with others.

Discuss the types of decisions they make that affect their health.

Explain the role of their values when they make decisions.

Identify the six steps in the decision making process.

Students will be able to:

Discuss the benefits of setting goals.

Distinguish between long-term goals and short-term goals and explain the relationship between them.

Explain how to set realistic goals.

Identify the elements of good character.

Explain how to develop good character.

Students will be able to:

Define conflict and explain how it occurs.

Explain why some conflicts become violent.

Discuss positive ways of managing anger.

Students wil be able to:

Discuss skills that can be used to resolve conflicts.

Describe the importance of compromise in conflict resolution.

Explain how the mediation process works and list the skills needed to become a peer mediator.

Students will be able to:

Identify factors that contribute to teen violence.

Describe ways to protect themseves from violence.

Describe how violece affects teens.

Identify ways to avoid being a victim of violence.

Describe what others are doing to prevent violence in schools and communties.

Identify policies to prevent violence in schools.