Healthy, Safe & Strong
Objectives
- D03.S3.01.01 Name a variety of foods from different groups, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and proteins.
- D03.S3.01.02 Explain that food gives the body energy to grow, play, and learn.
- D03.S4.01.01 Perform daily self-care routines such as washing hands, brushing teeth, and dressing with growing independence.
- D03.S4.01.02 Know that their body belongs to them and tell a trusted adult if someone makes them feel unsafe or uncomfortable.
Essential questions
- What keeps my body healthy and strong?
- How do I keep myself safe and ask for help when I need it?
Big ideas
- Food, rest, and daily care keep my body well.
- My body belongs to me; I can care for it and ask a trusted adult for help.
Lessons
- 1 Many Foods, Many Kinds 45 minutes
- 2 Food Groups: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, and Proteins 45 minutes
- 3 Food Gives Me Energy to Grow, Play, and Learn 45 minutes
- 4 Washing My Hands 45 minutes
- 5 Brushing My Teeth 45 minutes
- 6 Dressing and My Daily Care 45 minutes
- 7 My Body Belongs to Me 45 minutes
- 8 Trusted Adults and Asking for Help 45 minutes
Assessment plan
Observation of self-care routines and food-group sorting; a "foods that give me energy" chart and a "my trusted adults" drawing as portfolio artifacts.
Unit 8 — Healthy, Safe & Strong
Overview
Returning to the body with growing independence, this unit turns from senses and movement to health and safety. Learners name a variety of foods from different groups and understand that food gives the body energy to grow, play, and learn; perform daily self-care routines with growing independence; and learn that their body belongs to them, and to tell a trusted adult if someone makes them feel unsafe or uncomfortable. Health is taught without shame, honoring the wide range of ways families eat and live.
Essential questions
- What keeps my body healthy and strong?
- How do I keep myself safe and ask for help when I need it?
Lessons
| Lesson | Title | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Many Foods, Many Kinds | D03.S3.01.01 |
| 2 | Food Groups: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, and Proteins | D03.S3.01.01 |
| 3 | Food Gives Me Energy to Grow, Play, and Learn | D03.S3.01.02 |
| 4 | Washing My Hands | D03.S4.01.01 |
| 5 | Brushing My Teeth | D03.S4.01.01 |
| 6 | Dressing and My Daily Care | D03.S4.01.01 |
| 7 | My Body Belongs to Me | D03.S4.01.02 |
| 8 | Trusted Adults and Asking for Help | D03.S4.01.02 |