Content Area: Health
Grade/Course: 3-5
ACCN: No ACCN


Standard 1: CORE CONCEPTS: Understand concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention

TOPIC: Mental and Emotional Health
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.1.1: Describe the relationship between physical and emotional health


TOPIC: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.1.2: Describe the importance of physical activity and exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle


TOPIC: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.1.3: Explain the importance of a healthy diet as part of a healthy lifestyle


TOPIC: Promoting Safety and Preventing Violence and Unintentional Injury
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.1.4: Describe how to assess situations that might be dangerous or risky and strategies to avoid such situations


TOPIC: Tobacco-Free Lifestyle
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.1.5: Identify the consequences of using tobacco products


TOPIC: Alcohol and Other Drug-Free Lifestyle
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.1.6: Identify the consequences of alcohol and drug abuse


TOPIC: Sexual Health and Responsibility
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.1.7: Identify the stages of growth and development in humans related to puberty and adolescence


TOPIC: Personal Health and Wellness
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.1.8: Describe the relationship between health behaviors and well-being


TOPIC: Personal Health and Wellness
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.1.9: Explain the consequences associated with exposure to environmental elements


TOPIC: Personal Health and Wellness
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.1.10: Explain the importance of early detection and treatment of disease



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.3-5.2.1: Explain where health information can be found in the home, school, and community


TOPIC: Health Information, Products, and Services Across Topic Areas
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.2.2: Identify the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services



Standard 3: SELF: MANAGEMENT: Practice health: enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks

TOPIC: Mental and Emotional Health
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.3.1: Use appropriate strategies for dealing with emotional and stressful situations


TOPIC: Personal Health and Wellness
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.3.2: Evaluate behaviors that are safe, risky, or harmful to self and others



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.3-5.4.1: Identify internal and external factors that influence health behaviors and health-related decisions



Standard 5: Interpersonal Communication: Use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health

TOPIC: Communication Skills Across Topic Areas
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.5.1: Use appropriate strategies for effective verbal and non-verbal communication in formal and informal settings


TOPIC: Communication Skills Across Topic Areas
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.5.2: Use strategies to avoid inappropriate communication (e.g., name-calling, put-downs, and harassment)


TOPIC: Promoting Safety and Preventing Violence and Unintentional Injury
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.5.3: Know how to use appropriate non-violent strategies to deal with conflict and dispute



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.3-5.6.1: Identify the elements of a decision-making model related to health issues and problems


TOPIC: Decision-Making Across Topic Areas
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.6.2: Evaluate decisions made on health issues and problems


TOPIC: Goal-Setting Across Topic Areas
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.6.3: Identify appropriate goal-setting strategies to set personal health goals



Standard 7: ADVOCACY: Advocate for personal, family, and community health

TOPIC: Advocacy Across Topic Areas
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.7.1: Name people or groups that advocate for healthy individuals, families, and communities


TOPIC: Advocacy Across Topic Areas
BENCHMARK HE.3-5.7.2: Use appropriate strategies to express individual opinions about health issues