Grade 4 Health Florida standards Standards

Community and Environmental Health

Core Concepts

Investigate how healthy and unhealthy behaviors impact the community.

Recognize common childhood health conditions and their impact on school and community environments.

Discuss the impact of internet and social media in the community.

Internal and External Influence

Recognize types of school rules and community laws that promote health and disease prevention.

Explain the important roles that school and community play in health practices and behaviors.

Prevention and Decision Making

Compare community resources available to prevent common childhood injuries and health problems.

Advocacy

Assist others to make positive health choices in their school and community.

Consumer Health

Core Concepts

Describe characteristics of valid health information, products, and services.

Distinguish differences among various healthcare providers, products, and services.

Internal and External Influence

Recognize ways health messages and communication

Categorize resources that could assist in achieving a small group personal health goal.

Prevention and Decision Making

Construct criteria for selecting health resources, products, services, and reputable technologies.

Advocacy

Choose ways to promote healthy school environments.

Personal Health Concepts

Core Concepts

Identify examples of mental and physical health.

Analyze ways you can prevent personal injuries.

Identify the human body parts and organs that work together to form healthy body systems.

Identify the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.

Internal and External Influence

Identify how outside influences, including family and friends, affect health practices and behaviors.

Describe ways a safe, healthy school environment can influence personal health.

Discuss how technology influences personal thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.

Discuss how media/social media influences personal thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.

Identify health-related consequences of inappropriate and/or excessive internet use.

Prevention and Decision Making

Examine when assistance is needed to make a health-related decision.

Apply healthy options when making decisions to maintain or improve personal health and reduce health risks.

Predict the potential short-term impact of each option on self and others when making a health-related decision.

Create a personal health goal and track progress toward achievement.

Choose healthy options to health-related issues or problems.

Advocacy

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

Resiliency

Character

Consider the perspectives of others.

Identify the benefits of treating others with respect.

Predict the potential outcomes of repeating and/or sharing information that is not true.

Identify strategies to help persevere in difficult situations.

Personal Responsibility

Discuss ways to take responsibility for ones actions.

Identify the value of making healthy choices for personal well-being.

Create a personal goal and track progress toward achievement.

Explain how attitudes and thoughts can influence your behavior.

Mentorship and Citizenship

Identify opportunities to actively participate as a responsible citizen in the school and the local community.

Model serving or helping others in the school or community.

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Describe how perseverance may help overcome obstacles.

Describe strategies to resolve conflicts.