Kindergarten Health Curriculum
Written by Administrator Wednesday, 01 December 2010 20:48
Bold-faced standards are the MDIRSS essential standards and the standards in regular font are supporting standards. Click on the green bold-faced MDIRSS essential standards to see the unpacked version, list of resources, and corresponding performance rubric for that standard.
Kindergarten Essential Standards
- E1a. Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.
- B1. Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.
- B2. Identify ways to locate school and community health helpers.
- C2a. Demonstrate a variety of safety skills for different situations.
- C1b. Demonstrate personal daily hygiene and other healthy habits.
- C3. Demonstrate coping strategies to use when feeling too excited, anxious, upset, angry, or out of control.
- F2. Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action toward achieving the goal.
- C1. Demonstrate age appropriate healthy practices to maintain or improve personal health.
K Standards |
2007 MLR:PEI |
Depth of Knowledge |
Content Area |
Key Concepts |
| 1. Adult Helpers: Identify adults at home, at school, and in the community who help students stay healthy. |
B1, B2 |
Knowledge |
Community Health |
Family Life Education: B. Health Information, Products, and Services: Community and school helpers can assist with personal and family health issues. |
| 2. Hygiene: Demonstrate personal hygiene skills for preventing the spread of germs from a cold. |
A3, C1b |
Knowledge |
Personal Health |
Growth & Development: A.Health Concepts: Individual bodies are different sizes and shapes. |
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3. Healthy Habits: Demonstrate daily habits that reflect good health. |
C1b |
Application |
Personal Health |
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| 4. Nutrition: Compare and contrast healthy vs. unhealthy foods. |
A6, C1a |
Analysis |
Nutritional Health |
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5. Safety: Demonstrate safe practices in the following situations:
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C2a |
Application |
Safety and Accident Prevention |
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| 6. Substances/Medicine: Identify safe and harmful substances found at school and home, including the appropriate uses of medicine. |
A6, C2b |
Comprehension |
Substance Use and Abuse |
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| 7. Feelings: Identify feelings (anger, happiness, sadness, fear, etc.) |
E1a |
Knowledge |
Personal Health |