Health Curriculum
GRADE FIVE
I.
Healthy Lifestyles
a. Safety/First-aid
b. Fitness
c. Nutrition
d. Hygiene/Growth & Development
II.
Risk-Taking Behaviors
a. Disease prevention
b. Substance abuse prevention
III.
Communication Skills for Healthy Relationships
a. Refusal skills/Decision-making Skills
b. Demonstrating respect/Interpersonal Skills
IV.
Consumer Health
a. Healthy products
b. Health information and agencies
V.
Mental and Emotional Wellness
a. Expression of emotions and feelings/Conflict Resolution
b. Managing stress
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School-wide Health Themes
GRADE FIVE
SEPTEMBER
“Keeping Respectful” (Demonstrating respect)
STATE STANDARD: III
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY: Videos: All About Respect, Enviro-Tacklebox: Student
Solutions (28 min.); Enviro-Tacklebox: Module 3: Topics and Issues in Environmental
Science: Student Solutions (19:59)
EXTENDED ACTIVITIES:
 “Respectful Secret Friends”. Students are secretly and randomly assigned
a “Respected Secret Friend”. Students are to perform 3 acts of kindness
for another person
 Morning announcements include a tip on being respectful
 Create classroom rules and discuss the role of rules in generating an
environment of respect
 School/classroom adoption of a school neighbor(s) for whom acts of
service/kindness are performed
 On monthly lunch calendar print the theme of the month and include at
least one tip for being respectful
 Ask your librarian for related books searching by key words for this
month’s theme
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GRADE FIVE
OCTOBER
“Keeping Safe & Drug Free”
STATE STANDARD: I, II, III
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY: Video: Drug Danger: Easy to Start, Hard to Stop (12 min.)
EXTENDED ACTIVITIES:
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Assemblies/classroom demonstrations of bicycle safety, pedestrian safety,
and seatbelts by law enforcement agencies
Review Halloween safety
Presentations on bus safety with transportation department personnel
Demonstrations of safety around power lines by the power company
Morning announcements include a safety tip
Morning announcements include a tip for staying drug free
Red Ribbon Week activities
Presentations on dealing appropriately with strangers
School emphasis on practice of fire drill, earthquake, and lockdown
procedures
Presentations on canal safety
Attend the INL Science Expo (last part of September or early October)
Fire Safety Program presentations by local fire department
On monthly lunch calendar print the theme of the month and include at
least one tip for being safe/drug free
Ask your librarian for related books searching by key words for this
month’s theme
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GRADE FIVE
NOVEMBER
“Keeping Healthy” (Hygiene and disease prevention)
STATE STANDARD: I, II
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY: Video: Body’s Defenses Against Disease (23:46 min.)
EXTENDED ACTIVITIES:
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Demonstrations of hand washing (see healthcare professional for
demonstration of hand washing and application of chemical to show left
behind dirt and germs)
Bulletin board display of absences (due to illness) for the months of
November, December, and January for the past 5 years along with a graph
for the current year’s absences. Perhaps, offer an incentive for reduced
absences due to illness. Promote hand washing, use of Kleenex and
staying home when contagious. Send home parent fliers reminding
parents of germ prevention ideas and emphasize keeping sick students
home
Morning announcements include a hygiene tip/reminder
School-wide celebration of perfect first trimester attendance
School-wide poster contest promoting hygiene
On monthly lunch calendar print the theme of the month and include at
least one tip for preventing disease
Ask your librarian for related books searching by key words for this
month’s theme
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GRADE FIVE
DECEMBER-JANUARY
“Keeping Informed” (Healthy products and information)
STATE STANDARD: IV
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY: Video: Safety and First Aid (18 min.)
EXTENDED ACTIVITIES:
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Display signs and posters of local agencies (Red Cross, Poison Control,
other assistance agencies)
Display case of healthy products with large size posters depicting
information on labels
Display harmful/toxic products common to the home with posters showing
proper use and disposal
First aid demonstrations by local fire department
Morning announcements include information about an agency or product
Christmas Tree safety presentations
Winter safety presentations
Promote the community program “Give Kids a Smile” (program to
provide low cost dental care to underprivileged students)
On monthly lunch calendar print the theme of the month and include at
least one tip for reading product labels or information such as the Poison
Control phone number or information regarding other community
available resources
Ask your librarian for related books searching by key words for this
month’s theme
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GRADE FIVE
FEBRUARY
“Heart-to-Heart” (Expression of emotions and feelings)
STATE STANDARD: III, V
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY: Video: Taking Charge of Me: Emotional IQ (24 min.)
EXTENDED ACTIVITIES:
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Second step presentations by school counselors
Attend IFHS Multicultural activities
Morning announcements include a tip on expressing your emotions
Emphasize expressing gratitude: write thank you letters for Valentine’s
Day gifts
Emphasize saying “please” and “thank you” during the school day
Invite speakers to present information about different cultures. Include
speakers representing handicapped people
Announcements by the principal recognizing acts of kindness performed
by students
Promote the Jump Rope for Heart program
School-wide celebration of 2nd Trimester perfect attendance
On monthly lunch calendar print the theme of the month and include at
least one tip for appropriately expressing emotions/feelings
Ask your librarian for related books searching by key words for this
month’s theme
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GRADE FIVE
MARCH
“Knowing Your Body” (Body systems)
STATE STANDARD: I, IV
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY: Video: Growth and Development film
Enviro-Tacklebox: The Motion Potion (20:24 min.)
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Fifth and Sixth grade classes watch and discuss the grade level appropriate
growth and development films
Presentations by health care professionals
Morning announcements include body trivia/facts
See the Health Handbook in the Harcourt Science textbook
Dental care presentations by local dentists
On monthly lunch calendar print the theme of the month and include at
least one piece of trivia regarding the body
Ask your librarian for related books searching by key words for this
month’s theme
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GRADE FIVE
April
“Keeping Balanced” (Managing stress)
STATE STANDARD: V
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY: Video: Stress Busters (14 min.)
EXTENDED ACTIVITIES:
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Classroom discussions/demonstrations of ways to manage stress. Use
school counselors to do this
Have school-wide “stress-buster” activities. Use these especially before
the beginning of ISAT testing
Morning announcements include a stress management tip
Arrange canal safety presentations
Celebrate “Earth Day”
On monthly lunch calendar print the theme of the month and include at
least one tip for managing stress
Ask your librarian for related books searching by key words for this
month’s theme
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GRADE FIVE
MAY
“Keeping Fit” (Fitness and nutrition)
STATE STANDARD: I
ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY: Video: Live Right, Grow Right: It’s the Only Body You’ve
Got (27 min.)
EXTENDED ACTIVITIES:
 Recess lap walking with incentives
 Performance by Rexburg Rope-jumping team or similar groups
 Display Food Pyramid posters or other eye-catching bulletin boards
 School-wide “Healthy Snack Day(s)”. School or student provided snacks
on a couple of given Friday afternoons
 Train weekly for the Presidential Physical Fitness Award
 Family Fitness Night
 “Walk to School Week” Encourage students and parents to walk to school
each day rather than drive. Form “Walking groups” for students with
accompanying parent volunteers
 Organize recess games such as kickball, relays, touch football, soccer,
basketball, playground games, etc. Use teachers or parent volunteers
 Morning announcement includes a fitness/nutrition tip
 Tasting parties
 Promote “Field Day” and District 6th Grade Track Meet activities
 See local fitness trainers to make presentations regarding fitness
 On monthly lunch calendar print the theme of the month and include at
least one tip for exercising or eating right
 Ask your librarian for related books searching by key words for this
month’s theme
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