| Standard 1: CORE CONCEPTS: Understand concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention |
| Topic |
Mental and Emotional Health |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.1.1 |
Describe appropriate ways to express feelings |
| Topic |
Healthy Eating and Physical Activity |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.1.2 |
Explain the benefits associated with exercise |
| Topic |
Healthy Eating and Physical Activity |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.1.3 |
Describe the benefits associated with a healthy diet |
| Topic |
Promoting Safety and Preventing Violence and Unintentional Injury |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.1.4 |
Describe barriers and situations that are safe, risky, or harmful to self and others |
| Topic |
Personal Health and Wellness |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.1.5 |
Describe how individuals can promote and protect their own health |
| Topic |
Personal Health and Wellness |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.1.6 |
Describe helpful and harmful substances and their proper use |
| Topic |
Personal Health and Wellness |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.1.7 |
Describe the benefits associated with personal cleanliness |
| Topic |
Personal Health and Wellness |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.1.8 |
Describe the signs and symptoms of common illness and strategies one can use to avoid spreading or catching illnesses |
| Standard 2: ACCESSING INFORMATION: Access valid health information and health: promoting products and services |
| Topic |
Health Information, Products, and Services Across Topic Areas |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.2.1 |
Name people in the school and community who provide health support for others |
| Standard 3: SELF: MANAGEMENT: Practice health: enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks |
| Topic |
Mental and Emotional Health |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.3.1 |
Describe personal stressors and ways to deal with stressful situations |
| Standard 4: ANALYZING INFLUENCES: Understand the influences of culture, family, peers, media, technology, and other factors on health |
| Topic |
Factors Influencing Health Across Topic Areas |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.4.1 |
Describe internal (e.g., one's own feelings, moods, curiosity, physical well-being) and external (e.g., family, school, media) factors that influence health behaviors |
| Standard 5: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: Use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health |
| Topic |
Communication Skills Across Topic Areas |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.5.1 |
Use effective verbal and nonverbal communication |
| Topic |
Communication Skills Across Topic Areas |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.5.2 |
Use effective and appropriate ways to express feelings, wants, and needs |
| Topic |
Communication Skills Across Topic Areas |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.5.3 |
Describe basic refusal skills |
| Topic |
Communication Skills Across Topic Areas |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.5.4 |
Describe how to be a good friend and responsible family member |
| Standard 6: DECISION: MAKING AND GOAL: SETTING: Use decision: making and goal: setting skills to enhance health |
| Topic |
Decision-Making Across Topic Areas |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.6.1 |
Explain when and who to ask for help in making health-related decisions and setting goals |
| Topic |
Goal-Setting Across Topic Areas |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.6.2 |
Name a personal health goal and describe a plan to achieve it |
| Standard 7: ADVOCACY: Advocate for personal, family, and community health |
| Topic |
Advocacy Across Topic Areas |
| Benchmark HE.K-2.7.1 |
Describe ways to help others promote and protect their own health |
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