Grade 3 Health CA Core Standards

Describe the cycle of birth, growth, aging, and death in living things.

Describe examples of healthy social behaviors (e.g., helping others, being respectful of others, cooperation, consideration).

Examine the difference between communicable and noncommunicable diseases.

Recognize that there are individual differences in growth and development.

Describe the importance of assuming responsibility within the family and community.

Describe how bacteria and viruses affect the body.

Identify major internal and external body parts and their functions.

Explain the benefits of having positive relationships with family and friends.

Identify positive health practices that reduce illness and disease.

Discuss the importance of setting (and ways to set) personal boundaries for privacy, safety, and expression of emotions.

Identify life-threatening conditions (e.g., heart attacks, asthma attacks, poisoning).

Describe how a healthy environment is essential to personal and community health.

Discuss how reducing, recycling, and reusing products make for a healthier environment.

Explain how individual behaviors and one's family and school influence growth and development.

Describe internal and external factors that affect friendships and family relationships.

Identify how culture, family, friends, and media influence positive health practices.

Identify parents, guardians, and trusted adults with whom one can discuss the cycle of birth, growth, aging, and death in living things.

Access trusted adults at home, at school, and in the community who can help with mental, emotional, and social health concerns.

Recognize individuals who can assist with health-related issues and potentially life-threatening health conditions (e.g., asthma episodes or seizures).

Describe how to access help when feeling threatened.

Demonstrate how to communicate with parents, guardians, and trusted adults about growth and development.

Demonstrate how to communicate directly, respectfully, and assertively regarding personal boundaries.

Demonstrate refusal skills to avoid the spread of disease.

Identify how to show respect for individual differences.

Examine why a variety of behaviors promote healthy growth and development.

Describe effective strategies to cope with changes within the family.

Use a decision-making process to reduce the risk of communicable disease or illness.

Evaluate situations in which a trusted adult should be asked for help.

Make a plan to help at home and show responsibility as a family member.

Set a short-term goal for positive health practices.

Determine behaviors that promote healthy growth and development.

Evaluate effective strategies to cope with fear, stress, anger, loss, and grief in oneself and others.

Evaluate ways to prevent the transmission of communicable diseases.

Demonstrate ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle at home, at school, and in the community.

Discuss suicide-prevention strategies.

Encourage peers to show respect for others regardless of differences in growth and development.

Promote a positive and respectful school environment.

Support others in making positive health choices.

Object appropriately to teasing of peers and family members that is based on personal characteristics.

Encourage others to promote a healthy environment.

Demonstrate the ability to support and respect people with differences.

Interpersonal Communication - All students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.

Decision Making - All students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Analyzing Influences - All students will demonstrate the ability to analyze internal and external influences that affect health.

Interpersonal Communication - All students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.

Health Promotion - All students will demonstrate the ability to promote and support personal, family, and community health.

Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors - All students will demonstrate the ability to practice behaviors that reduce risk and promote health.

Decision Making - All students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Growth and Development

Interpersonal Communication - All students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.

Health Promotion - All students will demonstrate the ability to promote and support personal, family, and community health.

Essential Concepts - All students will comprehend essential concepts related to enhancing health.

Essential Concepts - All students will comprehend essential concepts related to enhancing health.

Accessing Valid Information - All students will demonstrate the ability to access and analyze health information, products, and services.

Analyzing Influences - All students will demonstrate the ability to analyze internal and external influences that affect health.

Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors - All students will demonstrate the ability to practice behaviors that reduce risk and promote health.

Analyzing Influences - All students will demonstrate the ability to analyze internal and external influences that affect health.

Accessing Valid Information - All students will demonstrate the ability to access and analyze health information, products, and services.

Essential Concepts - All students will comprehend essential concepts related to enhancing health.

Goal Setting - All students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Personal and Community Health

Goal Setting - All students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Decision Making - All students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Standard 7: Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors - All students will demonstrate the ability to practice behaviors that reduce risk and promote health.

Mental, Emotional, and Social Health

Health Promotion - All students will demonstrate the ability to promote and support personal, family, and community health.

Accessing Valid Information - All students will demonstrate the ability to access and analyze health information, products, and services.