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MCSD K-5 Health and Safety Curriculum
3rd Grade
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Title of Planned Instruction: Health
Subject Area: Health, Safety, and Physical Education
Grade Level: Three
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This course will enable students to
discover that health, safety, physical education, and wellness are
important ingredients in the overall well-being of their everyday
lives.
Required Time: One Year
Course Credit: n/a
Major Text(s) and Resources: Your Health, Harcourt
Brace, 1999 |
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| Names of District Subject Area Curriculum
Writing Committee: |
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Jean T. Hoy
Carrie K. Stufft |
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Date of Board Approval: March 27, 2003
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Strand:
Concepts of Health
Standard: 10.1
Grade/course: Health 3 |
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Grade Level Objectives |
Performance Indicators |
Assessments |
| A. |
Identify and describe the
stages of growth and development from infancy through late adulthood. |
Compare and contrast the five different stages of growth and
development:
- Infancy
- Childhood
- Adolescence
- Adulthood
- Late adulthood
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-- Charts and posters
-- Worksheets
-- Class discussions |
| B. |
Identify and know the
location and function of cells, tissues, organs, and systems. |
· Describe relationship
involving cells, tissues, organs, and systems.
· Identify parts, location, and functions of the five systems and
their inter-relationships:
- Circulatory
- Respiratory
- Muscular
- Skeletal
- Digestive
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-- Models and murals
-- Test
-- Oral and written reports |
| C. |
Explain the role of the
food guide pyramid in helping people eat a healthy diet. |
· Name the different
nutrients for each food groups.
· Choose appropriate snacks and meal preparation in daily life.
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-- Class discussion
-- Individual/group projects |
| D. |
Know age-appropriate drug information and the skills to avoid drugs. |
· Define the meaning of a drug and appropriate usage.
· Identify and recognize drugs such as alcohol, nicotine, and
caffeine, which may be parts of medicines and other substances (i.e.,
soda, cigarettes, liquor).
· Define and recognize side effects of drugs.
· Define and practice strategies to avoid drugs.
· Discuss appropriate choices related to drugs and alcohol.
· List the rules for using medicines safely.
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-- Written and
oral reports
-- Charts and posters |
| E. |
Identify types and causes
of common health problems of children. |
· Define germs and the relationship with pathogens.
· Define and list infectious diseases of children:
- colds
- flu
- chickenpox
· Define and list non-infectious diseases of children:
- asthma
- hay fever
- allergies
- diabetes
· Discuss health problems that are influenced by heredity.
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-- Journals
-- Drawings |
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Strand: Healthful Living
Standard: 10.2
Grade/course: Health 3 |
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Grade Level Objectives |
Performance Indicators |
Assessments |
| A. |
Identify personal
hygiene practices and community helpers that promote health and
prevent the spread of disease. |
· List and apply good hygiene practices in daily routine (e.g., hand
washing, cleaning nails, brushing teeth).
· Identify and explain some of the responsibilities of community
helpers that promote health and prevent the spread of diseases.
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-- Student demonstrations
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| B. |
Identify
health-related information. |
· Define
"pesticides."
· Identify various pesticides used in the home.
· Explain the differences among the 4 categories of
pesticides.
· Recognize the poison control center as a source of
information. |
-- Projects
-- Class discussion |
| C. |
Identify media
sources that influence health and safety. |
List various media sources:
- television
- radio
- magazines
- newspapers
- billboards
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-- Checklist |
| D. |
Identify and
explain the steps of a decision-making process. |
· List the 4 steps in the decision-making process.
· Explain the importance of each step.
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-- Class
participation
-- Teacher judgment |
| E. |
Recognize and
identify the different environmental factors that affect health. |
· Define pollution.
· List several sources of pollution.
· Explain how pollution is harmful to humans/animals.
· Name waste disposal sources.
· Discuss how temperature extremes affects the body (e.g.,
hypothermia, heat exhaustion).
· Name various diseases contracted from insects/animals.
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-- Drawings
-- Journals |
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Strand: Safety and Injury Prevention
Standard: 10.3
Grade/course: Health 3
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| Grade level
Objectives |
Performance
Incicators |
Assessments |
| A. |
Recognize safe/unsafe
practices in the home, school, and community. |
List and practice safety rules for
· general (fire, electricity, animals)
· traffic (pedestrian and vehicular)
· outside (play, weather, water)
· safe around people (safe/unsafe touch, abuse, stranger,
bully)
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-- Workbooks
-- Worksheets
-- Class discussion |
| B. |
Recognize emergency
situations and appropriate responses. |
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Acknowledge differences between emergency and non-emergency
situations.
· Discuss appropriate responses
- importance of remaining calm
- how to call for help
- simple assistance procedures
- how to protect self
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-- Student demonstration |
| C. |
Recognize conflict
situations and identify strategies to avoid or resolve:
- I-statements
- Refusal skills
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· List situations in which conflicts could occur.
· Name 4 strategies to use in a conflict:
- walk away
- I-statements
- refusal skills
- adult intervention
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-- Class participation
-- Teacher judgment |
| D. |
Identify and use safe
practices in physical activity settings (e.g., proper equipment,
knowledge of rules, sun safety, guidelines of safe play, warm-up,
cool-down). |
List and explain the importance of safe practices for any type of
physical activity:
- proper equipment
- knowledge of rules
- guidelines of safe play
- sun safety
- warm-up/cool-down
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-- Charts and posters
-- Murals |
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District Recommended Instructional Approach For the
Course
To Drive Teacher’s Instructional Activities |
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- art work such as drawings, models, and posters
- field trips
- demonstrations and experiments
- filmstrips and videos
- bulletin boards
- vocabulary bingo
- writing predictions and outcomes
- Weekly Readers and Scholastic News
- role play
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- library books
- guest speakers
- assemblies
- cooperative groups
- games and puzzles
- volunteer and community service projects
- lecture
- small group activities
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