Grade 2 Health Curriculum
Written by Administrator Wednesday, 01 December 2010 21:17
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.
Grade 2 Essential Health Standards- E1a. Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.
- Understand how germs lead to illness, with emphasis on prevention of transmission.
- Classify foods using the food guide system.
- Demonstrate emotional management strategies.
- F2. Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action toward achieving the goal.
- Demonstrate an awareness of their changing bodies.
For Lessons and other resources, see each grade level "Health Curriculum Resource" binder.
| Grade 2 Standards |
2007 MLR:PEI |
Depth of Knowledge |
Content Area |
| Feelings: Demonstrate coping strategies to use when feeling too excited, anxious, upset, angry or out of control. |
C3, E1a |
Application |
Personal Health |
| Communication/Family Life: Identify appropriate communication skills for families. |
E1 |
Knowledge |
Personal Health; Family Life |
| Wellness: Recognize basic health terms. |
A6 |
Knowledge |
Personal Health |
| Nutrition: Classify foods using the food guide system. |
C1a |
Analysis |
Nutritional Health |
| Nutrition/Environmental Health: Identify agricultural origins of foods, food safety, organic v. use of pesticides. |
A6, C1a |
Knowledge |
Nutritional Health; Environmental Health; Consumer Health |
| Disease Transmission: Understand how germs lead to illness, with emphasis on prevention of transmission. |
A3, C1b |
Analysis |
Prevention and Control of Disease and Disorder |
| Safety: Demonstrate safe work and play in school. |
A4, C2a |
Application |
Safety and Accident Prevention |
| Identify a short term personal health goal and take action in achieving that goal. |
F2 |
Application |