Bath School Department 2003
Content Area:Health

Grade 2

Content Standard: C. HEALTH PROMOTION AND RISK REDUCTION
Students will understand how to reduce their health risks through the practice of healthy behaviors.
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
Suggested
Performance Activities
Suggested
Classroom Assessments
Vocabulary

1. Differentiate between safe and harmful substances found at home and school.  

Poison
Cleaning Fluids
Drugs
Alcohol

Read and discuss Body Battles
Resources:
Read Body Battles, Scholastic Inc., 1992 or a similar book about health

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

Is It Safe, Lad Task

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2. Demonstrate personal hygiene skills.

Baths
Shampooing
Hand Washing

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3. Choose healthful foods.

Food Groups
Healthy foods
Amount

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Creating a Healthy Lunch, MAP task

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4. Demonstrate a variety of safety skills for different situations (e.g., pedestrian, bus, fire, auto, and bicycle safety).

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Unit 6 McGraw Hill Science, Staying Safe on a Bike, p268-269

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5. Apply coping strategies when they feel too excited, anxious, angry, or out of control.

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Demonstrate slowly counting to ten when role-playing a situation where the student feels out of control.

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