Second Grade Curriculum Resources
Standard of Learning
2.3 The student will describe the influences and factors that impact health and wellness. Key concepts/skills include:
- heredity;
- the environment;
- germs and diseases;
- different customs and traditions;
- self-image related to personal success;
- disappointment, loss, grief, and separation.
Understanding the Standard
The student will understand that certain beliefs, customs, and traditions may influence health.
Essential Knowledge and Skills
The student will:
- identify customs and traditions. (family, religious, etc.)
- describe ethnic foods. (foods eaten by people of a specific culture)
- identify how dietary customs and traditions may affect health. (vegetarian, fasting, etc.)
- explain how physical activity customs and traditions may affect health. (may encourage regular physical activity, may ban certain or all physical activities)
- identify how health care customs and traditions may affect health. (regular preventive check-ups, may believe the mind can heal the body without the help of medicine, etc.)
Sample Lessons
Cooking with Kids Albuquerque
Multicultural food education program to improve students’ nutrition by learning about culturally diverse foods that are healthy and appealing. Hands-on approach to cooking, modeling healthy food choices in the classroom or cafeteria, and teaches basic cooking skills. Encourages parent involvement by providing cooking classes to low income students in summer literacy programs.
Sponsor: Locally and state-funded
E-mail: hopem@doh.state.nm.us
Free
Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger
Grades K-5
International classroom for exploring the problems of hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity.
--What Is Hunger and Who Are the Hungry?
--Why Are People Hungry?
--What Can We Do to Help End Hunger?
Three or more class periods
Contact: http://www.feedingminds.org/level1/pri_level.htm
Free
LifeSkills Training
Grades: K-5
Model substance abuse prevention and competency enhancement program focusing on the major social and psychological factors causing substance use and abuse. Teaches drug resistance skills, personal management skills, and general social skills. Focuses on self-esteem, decision-making, influence of media, stress, communication, and assertiveness issues.
Contact: http://www.lifeskillstraining.com
Cost
Additional Instructional Resources
- Blue Web'n - http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/index.html
- CyberBee - http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/MMStocs/MMScybertoc.html
- Elementary Health Lessons - http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwche/elessons.htm
- Internet Detectives - http://www.mmsd.org/tnl/detectives/index.htm
- Michigan Team Nutrition Booklist - http://www.tn.fcs.msue.msu.edu
- Texas Department of Health-Kids Corner - http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/kids
- Yahooligans! The Web Guide for Kids - http://www.yahooligans.com
Assessment Ideas
The student will:
- identify customs and traditions in their community.
- write a short story about people who live in a different country and describe their dietary, physical activity, and health care customs and traditions.
