Grade 2 Health Florida standards Standards

Community and Environmental Health

Core Concepts

Identify how healthy behaviors affect the community.

Describe ways to prevent common communicable diseases in the community.

Internal and External Influence

Explain the ways that rules make the classroom, school, and community safer.

Describe how the school and community influence health behaviors of children.

Prevention and Decision Making

Describe ways the community can prevent childhood injuries in the school and community settings.

Advocacy

Support peers when making positive health choices.

Consumer Health

Core Concepts

Understand the meaning of warning labels and signs on hazardous products.

Prevention and Decision Making

Describe healthy and unhealthy choices.

Advocacy

Practice ways to ask for support from a trusted adult or professional.

Personal Health Concepts

Core Concepts

Discuss how healthy behaviors affect personal health.

Describe ways you can prevent personal injuries.

Recognize the locations and functions of major human organs.

Select trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.

Recognize healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

Internal and External Influence

Describe how outside influences, family, and friends can influence personal health decisions.

Describe ways a safe, healthy home environment can promote personal health.

Describe the attributes of a safe and responsible internet user.

Prevention and Decision Making

Differentiate between situations when a health-related decision can be made individually or when assistance is needed.

List healthy options to health-related issues or problems.

Compare the consequences of following/not following rules/practices when making healthy and safe decisions.

Discuss short-term and long-term goals and their importance to physical health.

Establish a short-term health goal as a class and monitor progress toward achieving the goal.

Advocacy

Demonstrate appropriate responses to unwanted, unsafe, and threatening situations.

Resiliency

Character

Identify the benefits of showing kindness and treating others with respect.

Identify what a conflict is and how disagreements can happen.

Explain the importance of being truthful.

Personal Responsibility

Identify ways to make positive contributions to the wellbeing of the school and the community.

Identify personal goals and strategies to achieve those goals.

Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and listening skills.

Identify personal strengths and areas for improvement.

Mentorship and Citizenship

Identify ways to benefit the school and the community.

Identify characteristics of a community leader.

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Identify strategies to work together to solve problems.

Identify how disagreements can be settled using conflict resolution skills.