Grades K, 1, 2
Other Wyoming Health Education Content sets
Other Wyoming Health Education Content sets
Health Information, Products and Resources: Students will access, analyze and evaluate health information, products and resources.
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Identify people who can help students enhance their health (e.g. trusted adult, family member, school nurse, doctor etc.). FAM, IP/S, PCDHE2.1.1
- 2.
Identify people who can help students reduce their risks (e.g. trusted adult, family member, school nurse, doctor etc.). IP/S, FAM, VP/BHE2.1.2
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Demonstrate the ability to locate help at school to reduce or avoid health risks (e.g., knowing where to find custodian, principal, school nurse). PCD, PH, IP/SHE2.1.3
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Identify ways to contact or find help for health and safety emergencies (e.g., call 911, find playground monitor). VP/B, IP/S, FAHE2.1.4
Problem Solving and Decision Making: Students will use critical thinking and systematic processes to examine health related problems and make decisions that enhance health and reduce or avoid health risks.
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Identify situations where a health related decision is needed. IP/S, PH, FAMHE2.2.1
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Recognize when assistance is needed for making a decision. IP/S, VP/B, ATODHE2.2.2
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Describe how health related decisions can affect self or others (e.g., decision to sneeze into sleeve prevents spreading germs to others). IP/S, PCDHE2.2.3
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Describe how family can influence decisions students make about health practices and risk behaviors (e.g., washing hands, not wearing seatbelts). FAM, PH, PCDHE2.2.4
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Recognize health-related problems that exist at home and school (e.g., soap dispenser is empty, students not washing hands after going to bathroom, ice on the playground). PH, IP/S, VP/BHE2.2.5
Effective Communication: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and reduce or avoid health risks.
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Identify various methods to express individual health needs, wants, and feelings (e.g., visual, verbal, physical). PH, ME, FAMHE2.3.1
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Identify characteristics of effective communication for the purpose of expressing health needs, wants, and feelings (e.g., eye contact, clear purpose, etc.). PH, ME, FAMHE2.3.2
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Identify appropriate ways to respond to/in unwanted, threatening or dangerous situations. IP/S, PH, VP/BHE2.3.3
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Identify characteristics of effective listening skills to enhance health or reduce/avoid health risks (e.g., eyes on speaker, etc.). PCD, IP/S, FAHE2.3.4
Personal and Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to use personal and social skills that are associated with taking responsible action for enhancing health and reducing or avoiding health risks.
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Identify behaviors that improve or maintain personal health. PA, NUT, PHHE2.4.1
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Identify behaviors that help avoid or reduce health risks. IP/S, VP/B, ATODHE2.4.2
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Identify behaviors that prevent the spread of disease. CEH, PH, PCDHE2.4.3
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Recognize and accurately label emotions and how they are linked to behavior (anger, sadness, joy, etc.). ME, VP/BHE2.4.4
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Demonstrate control of impulsive behavior (anger management, delayed gratification, etc.). ME, VP/B, IP/SHE2.4.5
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Describe why health goals are important. PHHE2.4.6
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Identify goals for enhancing health. PA, PH, NUTHE2.4.7
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Describe the ways people are similar and different. FAM, VP/BHE2.4.8
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Recognize how individual health behavior affects the health and well-being of others. CEH, FAM, VP/BHE2.4.9
Frequently asked questions
- What grade levels do these standards cover?
- Grade 1, Grade 2, and Kindergarten
- When were these standards adopted?
- 2012
- Where can I read the official document?
- Wyoming Health Education Content Standards
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