Westfield, NJ 07090
COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY LIVING, HEALTH & SAFETY,
AND DRUG EDUCATION CURRICULUM
GRADE 2
II. and III. OBJECTIVES, CONTENT, SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
I. Students will develop an understanding of family relationships and responsibilities in order to build unique family bonds and establish interpersonal skills for effective family life.
A. Describe the Family Unit
1. Identify parent responsibilities, e.g., feeding, protecting, providing housing, helping children grow and become independent, loving and respecting their children, etc.
2. Identify child's responsibilities, e.g., do simple tasks, cooperate, be respectful
3. Discuss fact that each family is different. Allow each child to discuss his or her family, e.g., number of siblings, parents, guardians, grandparents, or others living with the family.
Discussion should be child-driven.
II. Students will develop an understanding of the functions of the maturing body.
A. Being Aware of Growth and Development
1. Growth is natural for all living things
a. Realize humans are born alive
b. Realize humans grow and develop slowly
c. Realize humans are cared for in a family for many years
d. Realize death is common to all
2. Describe early years
a. Explain growth
b. Explain dependency on parents
3. Identify internal organs and their function
a. Identify nerves
b. Identify senses
B. Describe Mental Growth
1. Recognize some growth cannot be seen
2. Realize that the mind grows as one learns
3. Describe growth through friendship
III. Students will learn skills and information about coping with family problems and stress while developing positive self-concepts regarding attitudes of human behavior and sexual development.
A. Understand Emotions
1. Recognize that feelings affect thinking and thinking affects feeling
a. Realize that if we are upset about something, we may have difficulty learning
b. Realize that our thoughts about ourselves affect what we think of ourselves
c. Realize that our physical condition affects our feelings, e.g., upset stomach, headache, etc., and our feelings affect our physical condition
2. Recognize that a variety of feelings and emotions are acceptable, e.g., success, appreciation, sadness, hurt, etc.
a. Understand that others have feelings and we affect them
b. Ways in which family members show their love and respect for each other
IV. Students will learn to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses as well as strengths and weaknesses of others.
A. Examine Interpersonal Relationships
1. Understand the feelings of others and how we affect them
a. Compare various reactions of family members, e.g., following rules
b. Learn why others may behave the way they do
2. Discuss use of body language, tone of voice, use of words, manners that affect communication
3. Discuss the importance of friendships
4. Discuss conflict resolution methods as a means of avoiding violence
5. Learn to accept uniqueness of self and respect the diversity of others
6. Present the concept of gender stereotyping
V. Students will learn how to cope with acceptable and unacceptable social behavior.
A. Define Abuse
1. Identify abusive situations (physical, sexual, verbal, mental)
a. Define private parts
b. Discuss situations which are not abusive (e.g. medical/physical examinations, personal care, etc.
2. Define verbal abuse
a. Define as: a constant attack with words, e.g., badgering, belittling, etc.
3. Discuss coping with abuse
a. Tell a responsible adult
b. Recognize the behavior as being abusive
c. Seek help
VI. Students will examine their personal expectations and recognize their own abilities about the process and skills needed for problem solving
A. Describe Problem Solving and Decision Making
1. List reasons for physical symptoms from emotions, e.g., forgetting homework, fight with someone, etc.
2. Discuss coping with physical symptoms, e.g., get medical attention, call home, start on new project, exercise
3. Learn how to solve a problem
a. State problem clearly
b. Collect all the facts
c. Seek advice from parents or other trusted adults
d. Consider all solutions
e. Make a decision by selecting the best solution
f. Act on the decision
g. Check and evaluate the results
VII. Students will continue to develop an understanding of the cause of disease and will discuss prevention in relation to health habits, environment and heredity.
A. Define and discuss illness
1. Discuss how many illnesses are caused by germs
2. How germs are spread
a. Coughing, sneezing
b. Sharing food, drink, straw, others
c. Putting things in mouth
(example: fingers, pencils, etc.)
d. Touching unclean things
3. Learn ways to prevent disease
a. Wear proper clothing
b. Cover nose when sneezing
c. Cover mouth when coughing
d. Blow nose gently when necessary
4. Describe disease control
a. Avoid close contact with others when you are ill
b. Tell your parents when you do not feel well
c. Follow physician's directions
d. Discuss main steps of hand washing
5. Identify how the body tells us when it is sick
6. Identify how the body helps us get well
7. Identify other reasons for getting ill
VIII. Students will recognize that each of us has a responsibility for protecting the environment by fighting pollution
A. Identify Environmental Health
1. Taking care of our world:
a. Environment
b. Air
c. Water
d. Litter
e. Noise
B. Identify and describe people who help to keep our environment safe, e.g., parents, physician, nurse, pharmacist, custodian, etc.
C. Help improve the environment
1. Keep noise down
2. Save energy
3. Turn off lights
4. Do not litter
HEALTH & SAFETY
I. Students will develop an awareness of personal hygiene and factors involved to maintain a healthy body
A. Describe Physical and Mental Health
1. Identify some health habits
a. Be healthy, e.g., washing hands, doctor exams, exercise, proper diet
b. Be able to work and play
c. Be happy most of the time
d. Have friends
e. Work hard in school
2. Learn good health habits
a. Realize habits are things we do many times, eventually not thinking about them
3. Describe food requirements
a. Discuss how breakfast is needed for energy to work and play, as well as other meals
b. Drink water, milk, juices
4. Emphasize the importance of exercise
a. Tell how exercise helps make strong muscles
b. Describe the heart as a muscle
c. Describe how exercise makes the heart beat faster and get stronger
d. Tell how exercise helps us to feel good
5. Discuss rest and sleep
a. Explain importance of rest and sleep
b. Explain need to sleep ten to twelve hours each night
6. Identify the importance of care of the teeth
a. Brushing
b. Flossing
B. Discuss medical examinations and regular check-ups
1. Physical examination
2. Dental examination
C. Describe the senses, and how they function
1. Realize senses help us learn
2. Realize senses send messages to the brain
3. Realize the brain interprets sight, smell, taste, hear or touch
4. Realize senses help keep us safe and healthy
5. Health care and the sense organs: eyes, ears, mouth, nose, fingers
III. Students will develop an awareness of accident prevention and recognize the steps used for emergency care
A. Describe safety
1. Identify and discuss safety habits
a. Identify safety at home
b. Identify safety in school
c. Identify fire safety
d. Identify bike safety
e. Identify water safety
f. Identify play safety
2. Act safely
a. Recognize when people do not act safely, they may get hurt
b. Identify ways to help us stay safe and healthy
3. Recognize that community helpers aid in maintenance of good health and safety.
a. Recognize parents, teachers, clergy, doctors, dentists, nurses, etc.
b. Firefighters, crossing guard, police officer, rescue squad,
c. Recognize poison control and other agencies
(See separate list of agencies serving Westfield.)
d. Have telephone number of parents, grandparents, etc., if you are home alone
e. Dial "O" or 911, for help if you are home alone and be prepared to give name, address and some information
DRUG EDUCATION
I. Students will identify give examples, and explain the effects of helpful drugs and chemicals.
A. Identify Medication
1. Distinguish terminology between "drug" and "medicine"
a. Identify a drug: a substance taken for the feelings it produces, e.g., alcohol and marijuana
b. Identify medicine: a substance taken to ease the effects of sickness or injury, e.g., aspirin, prescribed medicine
c. Identify vaccines - to prevent disease
2. Exhibiting care
a. Discuss prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs which should be appropriately ordered and given
b. Discuss medicines that should be stored in a separate place out of reach of small children
c. Discuss that prescriptions should be totally used as directed
3. Realize the blood can carry the medicine to all parts of your body
II. Students will identify, give examples, and explain the effects of harmful drugs and chemicals.
A. Describe Harmful Substances
1. Recognize that household substances should not be ingested, put into the eyes of left on the skin
2. Learn that any chemical substance should be used according to the directions on the label and stored safely
B. Describe noxious plants
1. Recognize poisonous plants and, if possible, avoid exposure to them
2. Give examples of noxious plants: poinsettia, rhododendron leaf, holly berry, mushrooms, poison oak
3. Be prepared for a remedy, e.g., consult a responsible person, have medications available, etc.
Library Media Skills
Students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge, understanding and practical use of the library/media center resources as these relate to the course content.
IV. METHODOLOGY
Any of the following may be used in delivering this curriculum to the students in Grade 2. The list is not limited to these items:
Cooperative Learning Groups
Group Discussion
Lecture
Videos
Filmstrips
Worksheets
Puzzles
Games
Current Health Readings
Posters
Puppets
Role-playing
Books and Stories
Arts Projects
Brainstorming
Writing
Human torso model
Question box
Use of C.D. Rom programs
Internet projects
Interactive television programs
Guest speakers
Panel discussions
Visitations and fieldtrips to other schools, programs or museums
V. TECHNOLOGY
Teachers of this curriculum will use available CD Roms on topics appropriate to the subject matter taught. As technology becomes more available in the regular classroom students will be encouraged to use the Internet for projects and research.
VI. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Teachers who are not trained or comfortable in using technology in the classroom must participate in appropriate courses or sessions to gain expertise. Regular attendance at conferences scheduled for maintaining skills or learning new information about this field will be expected of all teaching staff.
VII. EVALUTION
Students will demonstrate the achievement of the objectives through:
A. Quality of their work in cooperative groups - e.g., are groups able to solve problems?
B. Quality of their projects - e.g., are students able to list methods of coping
C. Questioning - e.g., "What have we learned today? How did it go? Why did we do this? What experiences can you describe?
D. Discussion and review questions
E. Change in behavior? - e.g., are there less fights after lessons in Conflict Resolution.
F. Tests - for example, can students name the parts of the digestion system
G. Their knowledge and use of the school library/media center with the successful completion of appropriate projects and assignments.
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
1. Observing a mother, father or other adult caring for an infant and write down some things they do in caring for a child.
2. Ask students to create a list for bulletin board of ways that families show love for one another.
3. Ask members of different generations in the family what they remember about being 7 or 8 years of age.
4. Discuss/list some of the things that make a person angry and how people feel when they are angry.
5. Have the group list or collect a range of emotions common to all people.
6. Create a reward system in the class for students who manifest manners and good deeds without being told.
7. List and discuss several good deeds that the family might do as a unit, e.g., food basket to the church, taking care of a grandparent.
8. Discuss what activity you would choose if you could do anything with your family.
9. Get together with your family and find out about them, e.g., culture, favorite TV show, where they were born, what is remembered from earlier days, etc.?
10. Make a poster called "All About Me." Draw pictures that show how I am special.
11. On a sheet of paper, ask students to list things about themselves. Display on bulletin board with their photograph.
12. Have students, without talking, show how they feel.
13. Use open-ended sentence activity (Cf. health book, Choosing Good Health, P. 32). Have students finish sentences.
14. Have the students make a chart of good health habits. Put a check by each one done every day.
15. Draw a picture and label three loving people who care about "me".
16. Make a catalog of dangerous substances not to be ingested, e.g., pesticides, paints.
17. Collect phone numbers of police, poison control, fire, doctors, rescue squad, etc.
18. Construct charts and posters of poisonous plants to be avoided.
19. Discuss the dangers of touching, smelling, or tasting unfamiliar vegetation or substances.
20. Have students list their strong talents and abilities.
21. Find out the responsibilities of the Westfield Board of Health.
22. Display or have student project showing foods within the five food groups of the Food Pyramid.
23. Have students list the five senses.
24. Have students try on last year's clothes at home. Have them describe the fit.
25. Have students look at their eyes in a mirror, close their eyes, then open again. Have them describe what happens to their pupils.
26. Class could have a litter clean-up day.
27. List three ways to help keep the neighborhood clean.
28. See activity book from kit, "Here's Looking at you 2000".
29. Visit the school library/media center and use books or other information sources related to the lessons taught in this course.
30. Visit the school nurse and talk about health.
VOCABULARY - (Second Grade)
1. family
2. extended family
3. growth
4. nerves
5. decision
6. senses - physical
7. feeling and emotions
8. abuse
9. problem solving
10. communication
11. germs
GRADE 2
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