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The elementary health curriculum is designed to provide a safe, healthy and caring environment that maximizes the social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth of young adolescents. The curriculum is designed to motivate children and youth to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease, reduce health-related risk behaviors and develop and demonstrate health-related knowledge, attitudes, skills and practices. The curriculum meets national and state health education standards addressing the following:
Standard 1: Core Concepts
Standard 2: Accessing Health Information
Standard 3: Self-Management of Healthy Behaviors
Standard 4: Analyzing Internal and External Influences
Standard 5: Communication Skills
Standard 5: Communication Skills
Standard 7: Goal-Setting Skills
Standard 8: Advocacy
In order to promote social, emotional and physical wellness, South Windsor Public Schools uses “The Great Body Shop,” a comprehensive curriculum that covers all aspects of physical, mental, social emotional health and safety. This K-5 program promotes wellness through the integration of ten health content strands, with social and emotional learning, as well as substance abuse and violence prevention skills and messages integrated into every unit. The mission statement of The Great Body Shop is, “to equip children and their families with the knowledge and skills needed to make healthy choices throughout their lives.”
Each of the units/topics covered in Grade 4 are listed below.
Great Body Shop Units
Unit 401:
Injury Prevention and Personal Safety
Unit 401:
Injury Prevention and Personal Safety
Safety hazards
Things that hurt your body
Common sense
Taking responsibility
Dangerous vs. harmless
Making safe decisions
Types of abuse
Right to privacy
Sharing with a trusted adult
Predicting consequences
Practicing refusal and communication skills
Internet safety
Unit 402:
Nutrition
Unit 402:
Nutrition
Digestive process
Calories
Energy and nutrients
Responsibility for eating and exercise
Meal planning
Aesthetic and sensory preferences
Refusal skills
Eating disorders
Food groups
Influences on food choices
Nutritional goal setting
Unit 403:
Functions of the Body
Unit 403:
Functions of the Body
About the heart, lungs, bones, muscles, digestion, endocrine and immune systems
Teeth and dental care
Oral health
Mouth structure
Dental products
Dental professionals
Function and care of the ear
Responsible care of the body
Hearing problems
Disability awareness
Different forms of communication
Unit 404:
Growth and Development/
Cycle of Family Life
Unit 404:
Growth and Development/
Cycle of Family Life
Hormones and body changes
Meaning of growing up physically and emotionally
Managing strong emotions
Practicing good hygiene
Setting goals
Value of keeping clean
Personal strengths and challenges
Decision-making
Cosmetics and hygiene products
Role of Growth and Development/Cycle of Family Life in growth and development
Awareness of external support systems
Unit 405:
Disease and
Illness Prevention
Unit 405:
Disease and
Illness Prevention
Brain disorders
Hygiene routines for illness prevention
Relationship between disease and health choices
Diseases associated with blood
Immunization
Effects of HIV on the immune system
Setting goals
Refusal skills
Care of chronically ill
Respiratory disease
Empathy
Unit 406:
Substance Abuse Prevention
Unit 406:
Substance Abuse Prevention
Effects of smoking
Difficulty of changing habits
Addictions: physical and psychological
Advertising and other influences on behavior
Second-hand smoke
Identify drugs and effects on the body
Value of being drug-free
Drug/HIV link
Refusal skills
Finding resources for help
Developmental assets
Unit 407:
Community Health
and Safety
(Violence Prevention)
Unit 407:
Community Health
and Safety
(Violence Prevention)
Community safety laws and regulations
Resolving conflicts peacefully
Different forms of violence and triggers
Decision-making steps for group tactics to avoid violence
Personal goals for community safety
Efforts to discourage drugs
Harassment and bully prevention
Community resources
Community influences on health choices
Unit 408:
Self Worth, Mental and Emotional Health
Unit 408:
Self Worth, Mental and Emotional Health
Media, peer, and behavioral influences
Grief and loss
Emotions
Body image and health habits
Respect for self and others
Communication skills
Goal setting
Social, emotional learning skills
Making healthful decisions
Developmental assets
Understanding points of view
Character development (kindness, patience)
Unit 409:
Environmental and Consumer Health
Unit 409:
Environmental and Consumer Health
Reducing noise
pollution
Health care professionals and their services
Food, hygiene, and cosmetic products
Product labels
Buying habits
Second-hand smoke
Advocating for personal, family, and community health
Unit 410:
Physical Fitness
Unit 410:
Physical Fitness
Exercise and muscles
Defining physical fitness
Benefits of exercise
Practicing various forms of exercise and Injury Prevention & Personal Safety avoidance routines
Setting goals for exercise and fitness
Relationship between exercise and physical fitness
Self worth and stress reduction
Types of physical activities
Fitness pyramid
Additional Resources
Where to go for additional information and support
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