Welcome

I am thrilled to have you as part of the encore team this year! The materials covered in health
will give students important information that will help them make good choices throughout their
lives. The following overview will guide your instruction throughout the trimester.

You will have “view only” access to each of the documents. I invite you to comment and add
suggestions so we can constantly be improving. Please also email me with any concerns and/or
suggestions. I look forward to working with you this year.
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Explanation
The format of this curriculum is meant to give you freedom to pursue the topics related to these
topics in a way that is most engaging to your students. This is meant to be a springboard, and
you are welcome to use resources that are not included on this list as long as they are still
meeting academic goals.

Please remember that you are expected to have learning targets each day. Learning targets
have been proven to increase student engagement and learning.
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Calendar Overview
Week Topic Reminders/To-Dos

Week 1 Class Set-Up and Get butcher paper/print

Introduction questions before class.

Week 2 Take Care of You!

Week 3 Muscles, Bones, and Joints

Week 4 The Respiratory System

Week 5 The Nervous System

Week 6 First Aid

Week 7 Food and Nutrition

Week 8 Prevention and Control of Week 11 is a CPR guest

Disease speaker. This can be an
EMT, firefighter, nursing
student from BYU-Idaho, etc.
The goal is to have a
professional​ ​come and teach
students CPR and answer
questions. ​You are
responsible to find a guest
speaker.
 Week 9 Mental and Emotional Health

Week 10 Stay Safe You will need yoga mats for

week 12. ​Talk to Debbie
Miles

Follow up with guest speaker

to make sure they are still
available.

Week 11 CPR Guest Speaker

Week 12 Stress Management

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Weekly Outline

This is an overall outline for each week of the rotation. There are also suggested learning
targets. Note that the learning targets will be the same regardless of the activity you choose,
because students should learn no matter what the activity/lesson is. You should have learning
targets displayed each day.
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Week 1: Class Set-Up and Introduction
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.2: Identify examples of emotional, intellectual, physical, and social health.
● 3-5.H.1.1.3: Describe ways in which a safe and healthy school and community
environment can promote personal health.
● 3-5.H.2.1.3: Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
● 3-5.H.2.1.4: Describe how the school and community can support personal health
practices and behaviors.
● 3-5.H.7.1.1: Identify responsible personal health behaviors.

Major Topics
● Rules and Procedures
● Introduction to class

Suggested Activities
• Nametags
• Question cards activity
• Rules and procedures powerpoint and activity

Learning Targets
● I can learn classroom rules and procedures.
● I can participate appropriately in class activities.
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Week 2: Taking Care of You!
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.1: Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
 ● 3-5.H.1.1.2: Identify examples of emotional, intellectual, physical, and social health.
● 3-5.H.2.1.1: Describe how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.
● 3-5.H.2.1.2: Identify the influences of culture on health practices and behaviors.
● 3-5.H.4.1.4: Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health.
● 3-5.H.5.1.3: List healthy options to health related issues or problems.
● 3-5.H.5.1.5: Choose a healthy option when making a decision.
● 3-5.H.6.1.1: Set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement;
evaluate results of decision.
● 3-5.H.6.1.2: Identify resources to assist in achieving a personal health goal.

Major Topics
● Areas of physical health
● Ideas to improve physical health

Suggested Activities
• Direct instruction: physical health
• Discussion: ways to improve physical health/what students like to do
• Goal setting: improve physical health

Learning Targets
● I can identify aspects of physical health.
● I can choose one goal to improve my physical health.
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Week 3: Muscles, Bones, and Joints
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.6: Describe the impact of health behaviors on body systems.
● 3-5.H.7.1.1: Identify responsible personal health behaviors.
● 3-5.H.7.1.2: Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or
improve personal health.
● 3-5.H.7.1.3: Demonstrate a variety of behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.

Major Topics
● Muscles
● Bones
● Joints
● Taking care of those systems
● Goal setting

Suggested Activities
• Video presentation: Muscles, Bones, and Joints
• Discussion
• Goal Setting: Take care of muscles, bones, and joints

Learning Targets
● I can describe how the muscular system works.
● I can identify a few of the major bones in the human body.
● I can describe the different kinds of joints.
● I can set a goal that will help me take care of my muscles, bones, and joints.
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Week 4: The Respiratory System
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.6: Describe the impact of health behaviors on body systems.
● 3-5.H.7.1.2: Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or
improve personal health.

Major Topics
● Respiratory system
○ Parts of the system
○ Process/how it works
● Goal setting

Suggested Activities
• Direct Instruction
• Interactive learning: “take a breath”
• Goal setting: Put your lungs to work!

Learning Targets
● I can identify the parts of the respiratory system.
● I can participate in class appropriately.
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Week 5: The Nervous System
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.6: Describe the impact of health behaviors on body systems.
● 3-5.H.7.1.1: Identify responsible personal health behaviors.
● 3-5.H.7.1.2: Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or
improve personal health.
● 3-5.H.7.1.3: Demonstrate a variety of behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.

Major Topics
● Nervous system
○ Parts
○ Purpose/how it works
● Goal setting: build a new neural pathway

Suggested Activities
● Direct instruction
● Notetaking
● Video presentation
● Goal setting: build a new neural pathway

Learning Targets
● I can explain how the nervous system works.
● I can identify some of the major parts of the nervous system.
● I can set a goal to strengthen or create a neural pathway.
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Week 6: First Aid
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.5: Describe when it is important to seek health care.
● 3-5.H.3.1.2: Locate resources from home, school, and community that provide valid
health information.
● 3-5.H.4.1.1: Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to
enhance health.
● 3-5.H.4.1.4: Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health.
● 3-5.H.5.1.2: Analyze when assistance is needed when making a health-related decision.

Major Topics
● First aid
● What to do for choking
● How to treat minor cuts and burns
● When to seek medical attention
● 911 calling etiquette

Suggested Activities
• Discussion: what would you do?
• Direct instruction: steps to take to do first aid/when to call for help
• Goal setting: teach someone what you learned today
• Video presentations

Learning Targets
● I can summarize what to do when someone is choking.
● I can explain the basic first aid steps for minor cuts and burns.
● I can discuss the appropriate way to make a 911 call.
● I can teach others what I learned today.
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Week 7: Food and Nutrition
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.1: Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
● 3-5.H.1.1.6: Describe the impact of health behaviors on body systems.
● 3-5.H.5.1.3: List healthy options to health related issues or problems.
● 3-5.H.5.1.4: Predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related
decision.
● 3-5.H.5.1.5: Choose a healthy option when making a decision.
● 3-5.H.7.1.1: Identify responsible personal health behaviors.

Major Topics
● Food Groups
● Nutrition
● Improving personal nutrition

Suggested Activities
• Brainstorm (cause and effect)
• Direct instruction: food and nutrition
• Goal setting: improve personal nutrition
Learning Targets
● I can identify basic food groups.
● I can make good choices about my nutrition.
● I can choose one way to improve my nutritional habits.
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Week 8: Prevention and Control of Disease
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.1: Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
● 3-5.H.2.1.3: Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
● 3-5.H.2.1.4: Describe how the school and community can support personal health
practices and behaviors.
● 3-5.H.4.1.1: Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to
enhance health.
● 3-5.H.5.1.4: Predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related
decision.
● 3-5.H.7.1.1: Identify responsible personal health behaviors.
● 3-5.H.7.1.2: Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or
improve personal health.
● 3-5.H.7.1.3: Demonstrate a variety of behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.
● 3-5.H.8.1.1: Express opinions and give accurate information about health issues.
● 3-5.H.8.1.2: Encourage others to make positive health choices.

Major Topics
● Handwashing
● Sneezes
● Phone
● Tips for health/safety

Suggested Activities
• Video presentation
• Discussion
• Goal setting: teach others about disease prevention

Learning Targets
● I can identify ways to keep myself and others safe from disease.
● I can explain the importance of disease prevention.
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Week 9: Mental and Emotional Health
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.1: Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
● 3-5.H.1.1.2: Identify examples of emotional, intellectual, physical, and social health.
● 3-5.H.1.1.5: Describe when it is important to seek health care.
● 3-5.H.2.1.1: Describe how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.
● 3-5.H.2.1.2: Identify the influences of culture on health practices and behaviors.
● 3-5.H.2.1.3: Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
● 3-5.H.2.1.4: Describe how the school and community can support personal health
practices and behaviors.
● 3-5.H.2.1.6: Describe ways that technology can influence personal health.
 ● 3-5.H.4.1.1: Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to
enhance health.
● 3-5.H.4.1.3: Demonstrate nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflict.
● 3-5.H.4.1.4: Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health.

Major Topics
● Mental health
● Emotional health
● Strategies
○ Journaling
○ Artwork
○ Talking to someone
○ Meditation
● Goal setting

Suggested Activities
• Direct instruction
• Discussion
• Practice strategies
• Goal setting: talk to a trusted adult and practice one of the strategies

Learning Targets
● I can describe ways to improve my mental health.
● I can describe ways to improve my emotional health.
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Week 10: Stay Safe
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.2.1.3: Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
● 3-5.H.2.1.4: Describe how the school and community can support personal health
practices and behaviors.
● 3-5.H.2.1.5: Explain how media influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.
● 3-5.H.2.1.6: Describe ways that technology can influence personal health.
● 3-5.H.4.1.1: Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to
enhance health.
● 3-5.H.4.1.2: Demonstrate refusal skills that avoid or reduce health risks.
● 3-5.H.4.1.3: Demonstrate nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflict.
● 3-5.H.4.1.4: Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health.

Major Topics
● Online safety
● Bullying
● Cyberbullying
● Everyone’s Involved

Suggested Activities
• Direct instruction
• “Everyone’s Involved”
• Discussion
Learning Targets
● I can stay safe online.
● I can explain what everyone is involved when it comes to bullying.
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Week 11: CPR Guest Speaker
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.5: Describe when it is important to seek health care.
● 3-5.H.3.1.2: Locate resources from home, school, and community that provide valid
health information.
● 3-5.H.4.1.1: Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to
enhance health.
● 3-5.H.5.1.1: Identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision.
● 3-5.H.5.1.2: Analyze when assistance is needed when making a health-related decision.

Major Topics
● CPR
● Practical application of CPR

Suggested Activities
• Guest speaker
• Question and answer
• CPR instruction/practice

Learning Targets
● I can listen respectfully to the guest speaker.
● I can participate appropriately.
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Week 12: Stress Management
Standards Addressed
● 3-5.H.1.1.1: Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
● 3-5.H.2.1.2: Identify the influences of culture on health practices and behaviors.
● 3-5.H.5.1.3: List healthy options to health related issues or problems.
● 3-5.H.7.1.1: Identify responsible personal health behaviors.
● 3-5.H.7.1.2: Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or
improve personal health.

Major Topics
● Stress management techniques
● Healthy/unhealthy stress management

Suggested Activities
• Brainstorm: stress management
• Discuss: good and bad strategies
• Participate in guided meditation and yoga

Learning Targets
● I can identify ways to manage stress.
 ● I can explain the difference between healthy and unhealthy stress management
techniques.
● I can participate in class activities with an open mind.
● I can set a goal to better manage my stress.
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