Healthful Living Education — Grade 1
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Goal 1
The learner will develop knowledge and skills to enhance mental and emotional well-being.
Objective 1.01
Describe and demonstrate appropriate ways to express and cope with emotions and feelings.
Objective 1.02
Identify problem-solving strategies and demonstrate the ability to make choices using those strategies.
Objective 1.03
Identify and demonstrate appropriate methods for coping with disappointment and failure.
Goal 2
The learner will develop knowledge and skills to enhance personal and consumer health.
Objective 2.01
Describe and demonstrate measures for preventing the spread of germs.
Objective 2.02
Predict symptoms of sickness and summarize measures to get well.
Objective 2.03
Identify safety hazards in the home and injury prevention strategies.
Objective 2.04
Identify items that can cause burns and describe strategies that prevent burns.
Objective 2.05
Demonstrate the stop, drop, and roll response to burning clothing.
Objective 2.06
Summarize the transition process between primary and permanent teeth and demonstrate how to get help with dental problems.
Objective 2.07
Demonstrate how to make an emergency phone call.
Goal 3
The learner will develop healthy and effective interpersonal communication and relationship skills.
Objective 3.01
Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate touch and demonstrate how to seek adult assistance for inappropriate touch.
Objective 3.02
Demonstrate effective strategies for resolving conflict in a non-violent manner.
Objective 3.03
Demonstrate respect for the personal space and boundaries of others and explain why this is important.
Objective 3.04
Conclude that different people have different abilities and summarize the benefits of diversity.
Objective 3.05
Differentiate between acceptable feelings and acceptable behaviors.
Objective 3.06
Differentiate between tattling and reporting aggression, bullying, and violence.
Goal 4
The learner will apply knowledge and behavior self management skills to areas of nutrition and physical activity for healthy growth, development, and maintenance.
Objective 4.01
Categorize foods into the appropriate groups of My Pyramid.
Objective 4.02
Identify a variety of foods that are healthy choices in each of the food groups.
Objective 4.03
Summarize the benefits of eating a variety of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, and low fat dairy products.
Objective 4.04
Identify foods and beverages high in added sugar and generate examples of appealing healthy alternatives.
Objective 4.05
Explore various movement activities and predict the benefits of physical activity.
Goal 5
The learner will choose not to participate in substance abuse.
Objective 5.01
Evaluate the benefits of medicine when used correctly.
Objective 5.02
Demonstrate how to report and not touch needles/syringes or containers for alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs.
Objective 5.03
Demonstrate how to identify a harmful medicine or substance and how to respond when offered or discovering one of these substances.
Goal 6
The learner will demonstrate competency in a variety of movement forms and proficiency in a few to gain competence towards lifetime physical activities (NASPE Standard 1).
Objective 6.01
Utilize non-locomotor, locomotor, and combination skills to demonstrate pathways, levels, and force.
Objective 6.02
Demonstrate the emerging skills for throwing, catching, striking.
Objective 6.03
Demonstrate static and dynamic balances using different body parts.
Objective 6.04
Demonstrate a variety of movements and pathways.
Goal 7
Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities (NASPE Standard 2).
Objective 7.01
Identify personal effort made that vary the quality of movement (speed up, slow down, pacing).
Objective 7.02
Explain the importance of warm-up and cool down.
Goal 8
The learner will exhibit a physically active lifestyle (NASPE Standard 3).
Objective 8.01
Investigate likes and dislikes connected with participation in physical activity.
Objective 8.02
Explore activities you like which require physical activity during non-school hours.
Goal 9
The learner will show evidence of an acceptable level of health-related fitness and be familiar with factors that benefit performance (NASPE Standard 4).
Objective 9.01
Examine one or two components of a health-related fitness assessment.
Objective 9.02
Demonstrate the ability to understand the concept of pacing during cardiovascular endurance activities.
Objective 9.03
Demonstrate knowledge of flexibility through stretching exercises and perform exercises, which enhance flexibility in a variety of muscle groups.
Objective 9.04
Demonstrate knowledge of muscular strength and endurance through strengthening exercises and perform exercises, which enhance muscular strength and endurance in a variety of muscle groups.
Goal 10
Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others at the same time as values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction (NASPE Standard 5 & 6).
Objective 10.01
Describe 2–3 reasons why participation in physical activity is important and enjoyable.
Objective 10.02
Describe 2–3 ways physical activity improves health.
Objective 10.03
Apply safe practices, rules and procedures.
Objective 10.04
Works cooperatively with others to complete task.
