These are the years health class shifts from simple rules like washing hands to thinking through real choices. Students learn how friends, family, and media shape what they eat, watch, and do. They practice walking through a decision step by step instead of just reacting, and they learn where to find trustworthy answers when something feels off. By spring, students can set a small health goal, like drinking more water or getting to bed earlier, and explain how they plan to stick with it.
Students take basic health facts they've learned, like how sleep or handwashing affects the body, and use them to make better choices for themselves and the people around them.
Students look at what shapes their health choices, like friends, family, ads, and habits, and think about whether those influences push them toward healthier or less healthy decisions.
Students learn to find trustworthy sources of health information, like a school nurse, a doctor, or a reliable website. They practice choosing sources they can count on when they have a question about staying healthy.
Students practice how to speak up, ask for help, and listen well in situations that affect their health or someone else's. That means knowing what to say when a friend is hurt, upset, or needs support.
Students practice a step-by-step process for making choices about their health, like deciding what to eat or how to handle peer pressure. The goal is to make decisions that are good for themselves and the people around them.
Students pick a health goal (like drinking more water or getting to bed earlier) and map out the steps to reach it. They practice thinking ahead about what might get in the way and how to stay on track.
Students practice real habits that protect their own health and the health of people around them, like washing hands, getting enough sleep, or speaking up when something feels unsafe.
Students speak up for healthy choices, for themselves and the people around them. That might mean encouraging a friend to drink water instead of soda, or asking an adult for help when something feels unsafe.
| Standard | Definition | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Use functional knowledge of health concepts to support health and well-being of… Grades 3-5 | Students take basic health facts they've learned, like how sleep or handwashing affects the body, and use them to make better choices for themselves and the people around them. | MD-HE.1.3-5 |
| Analyze influences that affect health and well-being of self and others Grades 3-5 | Students look at what shapes their health choices, like friends, family, ads, and habits, and think about whether those influences push them toward healthier or less healthy decisions. | MD-HE.2.3-5 |
| Access valid and reliable resources to support health and well-being of self… Grades 3-5 | Students learn to find trustworthy sources of health information, like a school nurse, a doctor, or a reliable website. They practice choosing sources they can count on when they have a question about staying healthy. | MD-HE.3.3-5 |
| Use interpersonal communication skills to support health and well-being of self… Grades 3-5 | Students practice how to speak up, ask for help, and listen well in situations that affect their health or someone else's. That means knowing what to say when a friend is hurt, upset, or needs support. | MD-HE.4.3-5 |
| Use a decision-making process to support health and well-being of self and… Grades 3-5 | Students practice a step-by-step process for making choices about their health, like deciding what to eat or how to handle peer pressure. The goal is to make decisions that are good for themselves and the people around them. | MD-HE.5.3-5 |
| Use a goal-setting process to support health and well-being of self and others Grades 3-5 | Students pick a health goal (like drinking more water or getting to bed earlier) and map out the steps to reach it. They practice thinking ahead about what might get in the way and how to stay on track. | MD-HE.6.3-5 |
| Demonstrate practices and behaviors to support health and well-being of self… Grades 3-5 | Students practice real habits that protect their own health and the health of people around them, like washing hands, getting enough sleep, or speaking up when something feels unsafe. | MD-HE.7.3-5 |
| Advocate to promote health and well-being of self and others Grades 3-5 | Students speak up for healthy choices, for themselves and the people around them. That might mean encouraging a friend to drink water instead of soda, or asking an adult for help when something feels unsafe. | MD-HE.8.3-5 |