Resources
3rd Grade
- Cells
- Integumentary System
- Mouth
- Skeletal system
- Tobacco & Alcohol
4th Grade
- Nutrition
- Muscular System
- Nervous System
- Smoking, Drinking, and Illegal drugs
5th Grade
- Digestive System
- Circulatory System
- Respiratory System
- Reproductive System
Resource websites
The goal of the UCFSD Elementary Health curriculum is to build students' knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes about staying healthy. Students attend Health class as a special area subject once a cycle in grades three, four and five. Topics are aligned with PA Academic Standards and are designed to help students learn about their bodies and develop skills they will use to make healthy choices throughout their lifetime. UCFSD Elementary Health education provides skills-focused instruction that follows a comprehensive, sequential, developmentally appropriate Health education curriculum.
Delivery of lesson content relies heavily on a variety of technologies. Lesson presentations are digitally displayed, rich in multi-media. Many of the units are reinforced and assessed utilizing self-paced instruction in a computer lab environment.