Core Concepts: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.1.PCE.K

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    Personal, Community, and Environmental Health Strand

    1. 1

      Identify a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal, community, and environmental health.1.PCE.K.1

    2. 2

      Define pathogens.1.PCE.K.2

    3. 3

      Identify traits that make a person or community unique.1.PCE.K.3

    4. 4

      Identify your family structure.1.PCE.K.4

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    Mental and Emotional Health Strand

    1. 1

      Identify different emotions.1.ME.K.1

    2. 2

      List ways a person shows emotions.1.ME.K.2

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    Nutrition and Physical Activity Strand

    1. 1

      Explain why the body needs food and water.1.NP.K.1

    2. 2

      Describe physical activity.1.NP.K.2

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    Substance Use and Abuse Strand

    1. 1

      Define medication and ways they can be helpful or harmful.1.SUA.K.1

    2. 2

      Identify alcohol, tobacco, marijuana and other drugs and ways they can be harmful.1.SUA.K.2

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    Safety Practices, Injury Prevention, and CPR/AED Strand

    1. 1

      List emergency contacts and safety rules for preventing injury at home, school, and community.1.SIC.K.1

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    Personal Safety Strand

    1. 1

      Define personal space.1.PS.K.1

    2. 2

      Define abuse.1.PS.K.2

    3. 3

      Define safe/trusted adult.1.PS.K.3

    4. 4

      List ways to avoid becoming separated from parent, guardian, or caregiver.1.PS.K.4

Analyze Influences: Students will analyze the influences of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors have on health behaviors.2.AF.K

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    Strand

    1. 1

      Identify various sources that influence health behaviors.2.AF.K.1

Access Information: Students will demonstrate the ability to access reliable health information, products, and services to enhance health.3.AI.K

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    Strand

    1. 1

      Identify safe/trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.3.AI.K.1

Interpersonal Communication: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and to avoid or reduce health risks.4.IC.K

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    Strand

    1. 1

      Name healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings to enhance health and to avoid or reduce health risks.4.IC.K.1

    2. 2

      Define refusal skills.4.IC.K.2

Decision Making: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.5.DM.K

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    Strand

    1. 1

      Identify healthy and unhealthy situations.5.DM.K.1

    2. 2

      Identify individuals that can aid in healthy decision making. 5.DM.K.2

Goal Setting: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.6.GS.K

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    Strand

    1. 1

      Define goal.6.GS.K.1

Self-Management: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and to avoid or reduce health risks.7.SM.K

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    Strand

    1. 1

      Identify personal health behaviors.7.SM.K.1

    2. 2

      Identify behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks.7.SM.K.2

Advocacy8.AV.K

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    Strand

    1. 1

      List ways to encourage peers to make positive health choices.8.AV.K.1

Frequently asked questions

What grade levels do these standards cover?
Kindergarten