Growing Up Healthy

1st Grade - Health Education - Oak Grove Elementary - DeKalb County School District

HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE

Growing Up Healthy

Healthful Foods

PREVIEW

Children will discover the importance of a healthful diet made up of food choices suggested by MyPlate and Dietary Guidelines. Children will also learn how to read food labels, explore the influences of food ads, and find ways to keep food safe from germs.

THE BIG IDEA - What healthful foods do you like to eat?

Name several different foods.
If you could have any of these food to eat today, which would you choose?

LESSONS

Lesson 1 - Eat Well

Lesson 2 - Healthful Meals

Lesson 3 - Food Groups

Lesson 4 - MyPlate

Lesson 5 - Healthful Snacks

Lesson 6 - Food Labels

Lesson 7 - Food Ads

Lesson 8 - Keep Food Germ-Free

Lesson 9 - Learning Life Skills

Staying Clean & Fit

PREVIEW

This unit explores the benefits of proper grooming, sufficient sleep, and safe exercise. It also discusses the importance of medical and dental checkups, regular brushing and flossing, and using the correct method for brushing and flossing.

THE BIG IDEA - How can you look and feel your best?

Name some healthful activities you do?
How do these activities help you have good health?

LESSONS

Lesson 1 - Neat and Clean

Lesson 2 - Get Plenty of Sleep

Lesson 3 - Get a Checkup

Lesson 4 - Take Care of Your Teeth

Lesson 5 - Checkup Tools

Lesson 6 - How to Brush & Floss

Lesson 7 - Learning Life Skills

Lesson 8 - Exercise for Health

Lesson 9 - Let's Exercise

Lesson 10 - Play & Be Fit

HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE

Human Growth & Development

Your Growing Body

PREVIEW

In this unit, children learn that everyone grows differently. Children also learn that each person is special and can do something unique. Children learn about their senses and body parts, such as bones, muscles, heart, lungs, and brain.

THE BIG IDEA - How will you change as you grow?

What could you do as a baby?
What could you do as a toddler?
What can you do now that you couldn't do as a toddler?
What will you grow to look like?

LESSONS

Lesson 1 - You Grow!

Lesson 2 - You Are Special

Lesson 3 - Your Five Senses

Lesson 4 - Using Your Five Senses

Lesson 5 - Bones & Muscles

Lesson 6 - What Are Parts of Your Body

Lesson 7 - Hearts & Lungs

Lesson 8 - Your Stomach

Lesson 9 - Your Brain

Lesson 10 - Learning Life Skills

HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE

Health Helpers

Be Health Wise

PREVIEW

Children will learn about the people and products that help them stay healthy in this chapter. They will also analyze ads and other influences that persuade them to use certain products.

THE BIG IDEA - How can you learn about health?

How do different people help us stay healthy?

LESSONS

Lesson 1 - Health Helpers

Lesson 2 - Health Facts

Lesson 3 - Choose Healthy Products Wisely

Lesson 4 - How Can You Choose Wisely?

Lesson 5 - Learning Life Facts

HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE

A Healthful Place To Live

A Clean Earth

PREVIEW

This unit will focus on the environment and ways to save Earth's resources.

THE BIG IDEA - How can you help keep Earth clean?

For what do we use things like bottles, cans, newspapers, and recycling bins?
What does a family do to keep a home clean?
What does a neighbor do to keep a community clean?

LESSONS

Lesson 1 - Pollution

Lesson 2 - Noise Pollution

Lesson 3 - You Can Help

Lesson 4 - Learning Life Skills