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Grade 4 - 6

Overview

As students progress along their continuum of learning, late elementary offers an exciting and critical time for students to enrich their lives by learning comprehensive health education and more in-depth, skills-based practices leading to a lifetime of positive health outcomes and continued academic success. The CA Health Education Content Standards and Framework provide a foundation for this success. Teachers, school nurses, school counselors, administrators, curriculum specialists, and district personnel are in a unique and important position to mentor and guide students in adopting skills, practices, and positive health behaviors that will lead to healthy outcomes and communities now and for years to come.

In addition to the resources available for each content area, the CA Healthy Kids Resources Center provides access to educational resources that can be borrowed at no cost, including curricula, books, video, and audio.

Health Education Content Areas

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Nutrition and Physical Activity

Explore Nutrition and Physical Activity content area resources, curricula, lessons, book lists, classroom activities and more.

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Growth, Development, and Sexual Health

Explore Growth and Development and Sexual Health content area resources, curricula, lessons, book lists, classroom activities and more.

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Injury Prevention and Safety

Explore Injury Prevention and Safety content area resources, curricula, lessons, book lists, classroom activities and more.

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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

Explore Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs content area resources, curricula, lessons, book lists, classroom activities and more.

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Mental, Emotional, and Social Health

Explore Mental, Emotional, and Social Health content area resources, curricula, lessons, book lists, classroom activities and more.

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Personal and Community Health

Explore Personal and Community Health content area resources, curricula, lessons, book lists, classroom activities and more.
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Standard Guides

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The image is a worksheet titled %22Analyzing Influences%22 that provides information about analyzing internal and external influences that affect health. It includes three icons representing different types of influences and a table with various content areas related to health.

The image is a visual guide for accessing valid information, presenting a four-step process with associated skills and content areas for students in grades 4-6.

The image is a visual representation of the concept of interpersonal communication, with various icons and text describing different aspects of this topic, such as communication skills, healthy attitudes, and physical activity.

The image presents a visual guide for decision-making skills, covering grades 4-6. It outlines a five-step process, including identifying the problem, considering options, making a decision, and evaluating the outcome.

The image presents a visual guide for goal setting, outlining a four-step process for students in grades 4-6 to enhance their health and well-being.

The image presents a visual guide on %22Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors%22 across different grade levels, outlining the steps involved in this process.

The image is a curriculum guide for %22Health Promotion%22 for grades 4-6, outlining the standard, rationale, and key content areas such as nutrition, physical activity, and injury prevention and safety.

Skill Posters

The image presents a visual guide for %22Analyzing Influences%22 on health, with three icons representing different types of pressures that can impact health, including %22Recognize a variety of pressures%22, %22Outside pressures influence health%22, and %22Inside pressures influence health%22.

The image presents a four-step process for accessing valid information, with icons and text describing each step.

The image is a visual guide for interpersonal communication, highlighting key aspects such as using a respectful tone of voice, being clear and organized, and utilizing %22I%22 messages to express one's needs.

The image presents a five-step decision-making process, with each step represented by an icon and a brief description. The background is a solid blue color, providing a clean and organized visual layout.

The image presents a four-step process for goal setting, with each step represented by an icon and a brief description.

The image presents a four-step process for practicing health-enhancing behaviors, with each step represented by an icon and a brief description.

The image presents three icons representing different aspects of health promotion, including encouraging others to make healthy choices, explaining why health is important, and being persuasive about health.

Model Learning Activities

Model Learning Activities (MLAs) build upon activities from the Framework to model the shift to skill building in health education.

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