Bath School Department 2003
Content Area: Health
Grade 2

Content Standard: A. HEALTH CONCEPTS
Students will understand health promotion and disease prevention concepts.
Common Assessment(s):I Have A Cold,
LAD Task <http://www.state.me.us/education/lsalt/LAD/healthK-2.htm>
Performance Indicators

Students will be able to:

Essential Elements
(Specific grade level learning objectives)
Suggested
Performance Activities
Suggested
Classroom Assessments
Vocabulary

1. Recognize that there are multiple components of health.

Identify health practices

Cleanliness
Nutrition (food/drink)
Doctor/Dentist visits
Sleep
Feelings
Family
Exercise

Using any art medium, students will make visuals which show children participating in health activities (e.g., eating healthful foods, learning to do crafts, spending time with family, or playing with friends).

Resource:
Read Body Battles, Scholastic Inc., 1992 or a similar book about health

Students will list and explain 3 different components of health and tell why they are important.
Unit 6 McGraw Hill Science, 2002, Chapter 12, Read and discuss. Do Activity Health Track, p 272

nutrition (food/drink)
rest
exercise
feelings
stress
play

2. Describe the transmission and prevention of communicable diseases.

Colds
Head lice
Sharing food or drinks
Sharing clothing
Vaccinations
Rest

Practice proper hand washing.

Resource:
Wellness and Personal Care Unit 4, Science For Life and Living, BSCS,

Students will make a poster listing proper hand washing skills. They may also do a picture and label

soap
warm water
lather time
vaccinations

3. Demonstrate an understanding of basic health terms.

Temperature
Fever
Disease
Healthy
Germs

Resources:
Wellness and Personal Care Unit 4, Science For Life and Living, BSCS,

Body Battles , Scholastic Inc., 1992 or a similar book about health

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fever
germ
rash
cuts
band-aid