Grade 5 Health

Required Materials:

• Paper
• Pencil
• Colored pencils
• Poster paper
• Tape

Syllabus:

Module 1 - Being Healthy

Objectives:

• Examine food labels and menus for nutritional content.
• Make healthy food choices using Harvard’s Healthy Eating Pyramid.
• Analyze the food nutrient chart.
• Calculate needed daily calories and learn how they become energy.
• Understand health-related and skill-related physical activities.
• Know and create a personal health plan.

Lessons:

• Dietary Health
• Physical Health

Module 2 - Our Body

Objectives:

• Understand the functions of the major body systems.
• Identify major body changes to males and females during puberty.
• Know methods for accessing health information.
• Create an effective health information poster.

Lessons:

• Body Systems
• Exploring Health Information

Module 3 - Disease and Substance Awareness

Objectives:

• Understand how to keep different body systems healthy.
• Learn the importance of immunizations in disease prevention.
• Explore various myths and facts of disease and disease prevention.
• List effects of harmful common viruses.
• Explain how to best manage common illnesses once contracted.
• Know the proper versus improper use of prescription medications.
• Explain similarities and differences between medications and street drugs.
• Describe the harmful effects of drugs and other substances.
• Learn how to avoid drugs.

Lessons:

• Disease Prevention and Awareness
• Substance Awareness

Module 4 - Living Safely

Objectives:

• Understand intentional and accidental injuries and their prevention.
• Learn how to avoid violence, gangs, and weapons.
• Describe response procedures for emergency situations.
• Learn places to seek advice about safety.
• Explain the types and impact of neglect and abuse.

Lessons:

• Injury and Violence Prevention
• Advice and Safety

Module 5 - Healthy Friendships

Objectives:

• Explore how to be a good friend.
• Describe differences between healthy and unhealthy friendships.
• Learn the importance of healthy friendships.
• Identify the importance of communication.
• Learn the skills of effective communication.
• Show communication skills while speaking with others different from yourself.

Lessons:

• Healthy Relationships
• Good Communication

Module 6 - Health and Technology

Objectives:

• Explore the impact of the media on how we feel and what we do.
• Learn about the health impact of technology.
• Identify the use of different technologies in school.
• Describe daily and weekly activities that promote the health of a family.
• Learn how a safe school environment creates a healthy community.
• Identify environmental protection programs and how they work.

Lessons:

• Health and Media
• Healthy Community

Module 7 - Making Good Choices

Objectives:

• Grasp the importance of self-control.
• Explore different tools for self-control.
• Understand the importance of goal-setting.
• Describe the benefits of short- and long-term goals.
• Explain the importance of allowing parents or trusted adults to help in goal-setting.

Lessons:

• Self Control and Stress Management
• Setting Health Goals

Module 8 - Avoiding Conflict

Objectives:

• List important life decisions that require the help of a trusted parent or adult.
• Adopt six key skills for making healthy choices.
• Describe appropriate ways to handle bullying for yourself or a friend.
• Explain the differences between joking and bullying.
• Explore methods to report bullying.
• Describe the difference between reporting and bullying.

Lessons:

• Handling Health Risks
• Handling Bullying