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K–12 Standards

Grade 2

Other Virginia Health sets

Essential Health Concepts

  • 1

    The student will identify the major body systems, healthy food and beverage choices, emotions, and social skills and explain how each is connected to personal health.2.1

    1.  

      Body Systems

      1. a

        Identify structures that form body systems, including the heart and lungs (cardiorespiratory system), bones (skeletal system), and muscles (muscular system) and how the systems work together.2.1.a

    2.  

      Nutrition

      1. b

        Identify where and how fruits and vegetables are grown.2.1.b

    3.  

      Physical Health

      1. c

        Describe correct posture for sitting, standing, and walking 2.1.c

    4.  

      Disease Prevention/Health Promotion

      1. d

        Recognize that germs cause colds and flu, and define communicable as something that can be spread from person to person.2.1.d

    5.  

      Substance Abuse Prevention 

      1. e

        Describe the harmful effects of medicine, alcohol, and tobacco, including poor concentration; impaired balance, vision, and memory; shortness of breath; cancer; lung and heart disease; and changes to the way a person feels, thinks, and acts.2.1.e

      2. f

        Identify refusal skills.2.1.f

      3. g

        Explain differences between prescription and nonprescription medications. 2.1.g

    6.  

      Safety

      1. h

        Explain the importance of assuming responsibility for personal safety.2.1.h

    7.  

      Mental Wellness/Social and Emotional Skills 

      1. i

        Identify feelings associated with disappointment, loss, and grief.2.1.i

      2. j

        Describe personal strengths and identify how individuals are unique.2.1.j

      3. k

        Describe characteristics of a trusted friend and a trusted adult.2.1.k

    8.  

      Violence Prevention

      1. l

        Explain the difference between joking, teasing, and bullying, and identify how each may impact the recipient.2.1.l

      2. m

        Define conflict and describe situations in which conflict may occur.2.1.m

    9.  

      Community/Environmental Health

      1. n

        Describe how the environment influences health. 2.1.n

Healthy Decisions

  • 2

    The student will identify personal health decisions and health habits that influence health and wellness throughout life.2.2

    1.  

      Body Systems

      1. a

        Identify possible consequences of not caring for cardiorespiratory, skeletal, and muscular systems.2.2.a

    2.  

      Nutrition

      1. b

        Physical Health2.2.b

      2. c

        Practice correct posture for sitting, standing, and walking.2.2.c

    3.  

      Disease Prevention/Health Promotion

      1. d

        Explain why it is important to cover the mouth and nose when sneezing and to wash hands to stay free of communicable disease.2.2.d

    4.  

      Substance Abuse Prevention

      1. e

        Recognize that tobacco smoke and nicotine products (e.g., electronic smoking devices) are harmful to one’s health and should be avoided.2.2.e

      2. f

        Describe the use of refusal skills based on good decisions. 2.2.f

      3. g

        Identify why medicines should only be taken under the supervision of an adult and the importance of childproof caps on medicines.2.2.g

    5.  

      Safety/Injury Prevention

      1. h

        Identify ways that students can take responsibility for personal safety at home, at school, and in the community.2.2.h

    6.  

      Mental Wellness/Social and Emotional Skills 

      1. i

        Explain healthy ways to express feelings associated with disappointment, loss, and grief.2.2.i

      2. j

        Discuss how empathy, compassion, and acceptance help one understand others.2.2.j

      3. k

        Identify trusted adults at school and at home.2.2.k

    7.  

      Violence Prevention 

      1. l

        Identify ways to respond appropriately to joking, teasing, and bullying.2.2.l

      2. m

        Describe how to work and play cooperatively and how to use nonviolent strategies to resolve conflict.2.2.m

    8.  

      Community/Environmental Health

      1. n

        Describe ways to protect the environment.2.2.n

Advocacy and Health Promotion

  • 3

    Advocacy and Health Promotion2.3

    1.  

      Body Systems

      1. a

        Explain how daily physical activity and healthy eating habits contribute to healthy cardiorespiratory, skeletal, and muscular systems.2.3.a

    2.  

      Nutrition

      1. b

        Identify ways to incorporate fruits and vegetables into daily food choices (i.e., breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks).2.3.b

    3.  

      Physical Health

      1. c

        Demonstrate proper lifting and carrying techniques for handling backpacks and book bags.  2.3.c

    4.  

      Disease Prevention/Health Promotion

      1. d

        Demonstrate techniques for reducing or preventing the spread of germs and communicable diseases.2.3.d

    5.  

      Substance Abuse Prevention

      1. e

        Explain why it is dangerous to sniff, taste, or swallow unknown substances.2.3.e

      2. f

        Demonstrate refusal skills in situations that involve harmful substances with peers and adults. 2.3.f

      3. g

        Conduct an assessment of harmful substances in the home with a parent/guardian.2.3.g

    6.  

      Safety/Injury Prevention

      1. h

        Identify emergency resources, services, and healthcare professionals in the community that influence health, safety, and wellness.2.3.h

    7.  

      Mental Wellness/Social and Emotional Skills

      1. i

        Identify adults who can help with disappointment, loss, and grief2.3.i

      2. j

        Identify and discuss how to show respect for similarities and differences between individuals.2.3.j

      3. k

        Identify situations where trusted friends and adults can help.2.3.k

    8.  

      Violence Prevention

      1. l

        Use appropriate strategies to safely stand up to teasing and to report bullying.2.3.l

      2. m

        Demonstrate nonviolent strategies to resolve conflict and support peers in school and in the community. 2.3.m

    9.  

      Community/Environmental Health

      1. n

        Promote a strategy to protect the environment.2.3.n

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