Content Standard: A. Health Concepts
Students will understand health promotion and disease prevention concepts.
Common Assessment(s): MAP Task: Stress!! What Stress? (see also Standard C)

Performance Indicators Students will be able to:	Essential Elements (Specific grade level learning objectives)	Suggested Performance Activities	Suggested Classroom Assessments	Vocabulary
1. Describe the relationship between healthy practices and personal health (e.g., eating well and exercise).	Basic health practices such as nutritional foods and adequate exercise.	Discussions concerning snacks and exercise. Brainstorm what is healthy for snack and do a healthy snack tally every day.	Students will classify snacks as healthy or not healthy.	nutrition exercise
2. Identify indicators of physical, mental, emotional, and social health during childhood.	Characteristics of a healthy child (ex., gets proper rest, asks for help when needed, cooperates)	Discussions at morning meetings. Role play situations involving emotions.	Design a poster which shows a healthy lifestyle.	physical health mental health emotional health social health
4. Identify common health problems of children that should be detected and treated early.	Health problems might include: lice colds flu tooth decay	Routine discussions as the need arises, or at morning meeting.	Students will write a short article for a school handbook including at least 3 health problems which should be detected early.	.
6. Explain the difference between positive and negative responses to stress.	Acceptable vs. nonacceptable ways to deal with stressful situations.	Role-play situations that cause stress and discuss positive and negative responses.	Given several stressful situations (test, friend moving away, etc.), students will explain a negative and positive response for each.	stress negative positive