Grade 3 Health SOL Standards

Community/Environmental Health

Violence Prevention

Mental Wellness/Social and Emotional Skills

Safety/Injury Prevention

Substance Abuse Prevention

Disease Prevention/Health Promotion

Physical Health

Nutrition

Body Systems

Advocacy and Health Promotion

Community/Environmental Health

Violence Prevention

Mental Wellness/Social and Emotional Skills

Safety/Injury Prevention

Substance Abuse Prevention

Disease Prevention/Health Promotion

Physical Health

Nutrition

Body Systems

Healthy Decisions

Community/Environmental Health

Violence Prevention

Mental Wellness/Social and Emotional Skills

Safety/Injury Prevention

Substance Abuse Prevention

Disease Prevention/Health Promotion

Physical Health

Nutrition

Body Systems

Essential Health Concepts

The student will explain that health habits and practices impact personal growth and development.

Identify the major structures and functions of the digestive system.

Explain the importance of water and healthy food choices for digestion and body function.

Identify whole grain and refined grain food items.

Identify foods that most often cause a food allergy.

Describe the benefits of getting enough sleep and the consequences of the use of electronic devices (i.e., screen time) on sleep.

Identify the steps for goal setting to adopt positive health practices.

Define noncommunicable and describe the difference between communicable and noncommunicable diseases.

Describe proper and improper use of prescription (e.g., taking medication prescribed for someone else) and nonprescription medications.

Identify body systems affected by the use of alcohol, tobacco, nicotine products (e.g., electronic smoking devices), inhalants, and other drugs.

Explain safety rules at home and when riding in a motor vehicle.

Explain the need for personal safety strategies when interacting with others online.

Identify different safety drills that are important for home and school.

Describe feelings/emotions that result from experiencing change, such as the arrival of a new family member, making new friends, going to a new school, being accepted by peers, and losing a loved one.

Describe the benefits of friendship and list the qualities of a good friend.

Define conflict and identify possible situations where conflict can occur with family and friends.

Describe what bullying is and how to identify it.

Explain the benefits of positive communication on relationships with family and friends.

Explain what happens with waste and recycled materials.

The student will demonstrate the ability to use essential health concepts to improve personal health.

Describe how the body uses digested food molecules.

Describe why digestion is important for body function.

Explain the difference between a whole grain and a refined grain and the nutritional benefits of eating whole grains.

Explain your school's food policy as it relates to food allergens (e.g., peanut-free classrooms, cafeteria options for children with food allergies).

Evaluate how sleep, physical activity, screen time, and healthy food and beverage choices affect one’s personal health.

List the benefits of goal setting for personal health.

Analyze the importance of prevention and early detection of communicable and noncommunicable diseases.

Explain the consequences of disregarding medical recommendations for prescription and nonprescription medications.

Analyze the harmful short- and long-term effects of alcohol, tobacco, nicotine products, common household inhalants, and other drugs on body systems.

Explain the importance of following safety rules at home and when riding in a motor vehicle.

Identify situations when adult assistance may be needed with online interactions.

Demonstrate proper behavior during safety drills at school.

Explain how to identify, express, and respond to emotions in a healthy way.

Describe how to make and keep a friend and behaviors that may cause the friendship to end (e.g., being unaware of the attitudes and feelings of others, using inappropriate language and behavior, excluding a friend from activities, breaking promises).

Describe how to make healthy decisions when dealing with conflict, including when help from an adult is needed.

Identify ways to safely stand up to bullying and how to get help.

Describe how to communicate directly, respectfully, and assertively with family and friends.

Analyze how reducing, reusing, and recycling products promotes a healthier environment.

The student will promote health and safety at school and at home.

Evaluate the role of the digestive system in providing energy for the body.

Identify healthy food and beverage choices to support digestion and body function.

Explore how grains are grown and the careers related to it (e.g., agriculture, farming, food science, environmental science).

List alternatives (e.g., stickers, pencils, games) for school celebrations that are safe for someone with a food allergy.

Set a goal for a positive health practice and monitor progress.

Identify areas for improving personal health.

Identify healthcare professionals who can help prevent and detect health concerns.

Create a health message about the proper use of prescription and nonprescription medications.

Encourage others to use refusal skills to avoid alcohol, tobacco, nicotine products, inhalants, other drugs, and unknown substances.

Discuss and develop a family safety plan to prevent injuries at home and when riding in a motor vehicle.

Create strategies for personal safety when online.

Practice disaster-preparedness procedures at home and at school.

Design and demonstrate effective strategies for expressing and managing emotions, which may include physical activity, talking about feelings, reading, or creative expressions such as writing, art, music, and dance.

Demonstrate behaviors to make and keep friends (e.g., effective communication skills; awareness of the attitudes, feelings, and opinions of others; appropriate language and behavior; sharing; reciprocal helping behavior).

Demonstrate healthy ways to resolve conflict, including determining when adult help is needed.

Describe how to report bullying and how to advocate for oneself and for others who are bullied.

Demonstrate positive ways to communicate with family and friends.

Demonstrate ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle at home, at school, and in the community.