September to November
Kindergarten
Topic: Personal Growth and Wellness
Goal: Identifying Feelings
1st Grade
Topic: Safe touches/Personal Space
Goal: Identifying safe and appropriate behaviors/touches
2nd Grade
Topic: Social and Emotional Health
Goal: Identifying appropriate ways to prevent and resolve conflicts using "I messages"
3rd Grade
Topic: Various Forms of Abuse
Goal: Identifying unsafe situations and ways to get help
4th Grade
Topic: Resolving Conflicts and Strengthening Relationships
Goal: Identifying effective communication skills when responding to conflict/disagreements
5th Grade
Topic: Bullying/Different Types of Conflict
Goal: Identifying strategies to prevent and resolve different types of conflict
December to March
1st Grade
Topic: Effective Decision Making Skills
Goal: Explain what decision making is and why it is advantageous to think before acting
2nd Grade
Topic: Coping Skills
Goal: Explain healthy ways of coping with common stressful situations experienced by children
3rd Grade
Topic: Character Building
Goal: Determine how attitudes and assumptions toward individuals with disabilities may negatively or positively impact them thoughts, feelings, health decisions and behaviors.
4th Grade
Topic: Community Health Skills
Goal: Determine how family, peers technology, culture, and the media influence thoughts, feelings, health decisions and behaviors
5th Grade
Topic: Healthy Relationships
Goal: Compare and Contrast how families may change over time
April to June
1st Grade
Topic: Character Building-Community Health
Goal: Explain the meaning of character and how it is reflected in the thoughts, feelings, and actions of oneself and others
-Identify types of disabilities and demonstrate appropriate behavior when interacting with people with disabilities.
2nd Grade
Topic: Community Health
Goal: Compare and contrast different kinds of families locally and globally
- Distinguish the roles and responsibilities of different family members
- Determine the factors that contribute to healthy relationships
4th Grade
Topic: Family Life
Goal: Explain how families typically share common values, provide love and emotional support, and set boundaries and limits
-Explain why healthy relationships are fostered in some families and not others
5th Grade
Topic: Community Health Skills - Positive Character Traits
Goal: Determine how an individual's character develops over time and impacts personal health
-Explain how character and core ethical values can be useful in addressing challenging situations