Maryland K–6 health standards

Identify appropriate ways to express emotions.

Identify big or strong emotions and safe and unsafe ways of expressing one’s emotions.

Demonstrate awareness of personal emotions and how they may be the same or different from others.

Recognize the feelings of another child and how to respond in a healthy way.

Identify personal strengths.

Identify a variety of relationships.

Identify the benefits of people’s uniqueness.

Identify the importance of talking with parents and other trusted adults about emotions.

Define medicine.

Identify school rules about use of medicine.

Recognize that medicine can be harmful if used incorrectly.

Identify products that can be harmful if inhaled, absorbed, or ingested.

Identify that family is a group of people that support each other.

Identify different types of families (e.g., single- parent, same-gender, intergenerational, cohabitating, adoptive, foster, etc.).

Recognize pro-social behaviors (e.g., helping others, being respectful of others, cooperation, and consideration).

Recognize that individuals have personal boundaries and bodily autonomy.

Blank Recognize a range of ways people identify and express their gender.

Recognize it is important to treat people of all gender identities and expressions with dignity and respect.

Explain what to do if someone is injured or suddenly ill and how to call 911.

Identify proper safety for activities including biking, skateboarding, and riding in a car.

Identify escape routes at home and school.

Identify ways to stay safe when riding in a vehicle or bus.

Blank Identify appropriate displays of affection between people and in a variety of situations, including physical touch and verbal interactions.

Explain actions that help one to stay safe around strangers.

Identify how to respond when asked to keep an uncomfortable secret.

Demonstrate the ability to seek help from trusted adults.

Practice talking to adults about personal safety and feelings.

Identify personal information and when to share it with other people.

Identify age- appropriate privacy as well as setting and respecting healthy boundaries.

Identify parts of the body that are private of self or others.

Identify the benefits of drinking water.

Identify the benefits of trying new foods.

Identify a variety of nutritious foods and beverages and recognize that foods are categorized into groups.

Describe body signals that a person is hungry and full.

Explain how food affects the body.

Recognize that eating in regular increments helps a person’s body.

Identify potential food and non-food triggers that are common causes of allergic reactions.

Identify the steps for proper handwashing.

Identify personal health care practices.

Identify food can contain germs that can cause illness.

Identify the proper steps for daily brushing and flossing teeth.

Identify why sleep and rest are important for proper growth and good health.

Explain the relationship between emotions and behavior.

Describe appropriate ways to express one’s emotions and practice positive coping skills.

Identify a variety of own emotions and ways the body signals these emotions.

Identify how others may be feeling based on verbal and nonverbal cues and respond in a healthy way.

Identify and describe skills and activities that are done well and those that require help.

Describe healthy ways to express affection, love, friendship, and concern.

Identify why it is hurtful to tease or bully others.

Describe the importance of talking with trusted adults about emotions and concerns.

Describe how to use medicine safely. 1b.1.1k Explain the harmful effects of medicine when used incorrectly.

Describe how products can be harmful if inhaled, absorbed, or ingested.

Describe differences in families. (e.g., single-parent, same- gender, intergenerational, cohabitating, adoptive, foster, etc.).

Identify healthy family and peer relationships.

Demonstrate how to communicate respect for someone’s personal boundaries.

Blank Identify a range of ways people identify and express gender.

Identify ways to treat people of all gender identities and expressions with dignity and respect.

Recognize and follow basic safety rules related to sharp objects, bodily fluids, playgrounds, water, and electricity.

Describe the function of safety equipment (e.g. helmets, knee pads, and elbow pads.)

Identify safety hazards in the community.

Blank Identify words and actions that appropriately express affection or other positive feelings toward trusted adults and other important people.

Practice actions that help one to stay safe around strangers.

Identify how familiar people or people in authority can help or harm children.

Demonstrate refusal skills and other ways to take action if someone is making you feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or disrespected.

Explain the difference between secrets and surprises.

Identify and access adults who can help children.

Explain the importance of sharing all information with parents/guardians/t rusted adults.

Identify appropriate boundaries when using technology and the internet.

Analyze age- appropriate privacy as well as setting and respecting healthy boundaries online and face-to- face.

Explain that everyone has the right to tell others not to touch their body when they do not want to be touched and to have those boundaries respected by others.

Identify parts of the body that are private on self or others.

Explain that it is never a person’s fault if someone causes them to feel unsafe.

Identify the benefits of drinking water.

Describe the benefits of trying new foods and the importance of respecting the food choices of others.

Identify nutritious choices from each food group.

Summarize signals that a person is hungry and full.

Identify eating patterns that provide energy and help the body grow, develop and perform different jobs.

Describe the benefits of eating breakfast.

Define the concept of moderation and the idea that “all foods fit.”

Blank Describe the importance of handwashing and covering a cough or sneeze to prevent the spread of germs.

Identify why hygiene is important to health.

Identify food safety practices.

Describe the proper steps for daily brushing and flossing teeth.

List ways to prevent harmful effects of the sun.

Demonstrate a variety of strategies to express and manage emotions.

Describe a variety of personal emotions and the ways the body signals these emotions.

Describe how others may be feeling based on verbal and nonverbal cues and respond in a healthy way.

Recognize personal strengths in the context of different roles or relationships.

Describe healthy and rewarding social interactions.

Explain why it is hurtful to tease or bully others and what to do if someone is bullied.

Explain the importance of talking with trusted adults about emotions and concerns.

Explain how to use medicine correctly.

Describe the harmful effects of using medicine incorrectly.

Blank Identify alcohol, nicotine, and electronic smoking devices.

Identify family and school rules about alcohol, nicotine use, and electronic smoking devices.

Explain why it is important to respect different kinds of families (e.g., single-parent, same-gender, intergenerational, cohabitating, adoptive, foster).

Describe healthy family and peer relationships.

Demonstrate appropriate actions when someone says or does something that does not respect your personal boundaries.

Practice communicating personal boundaries.

Blank Demonstrate ways to treat people of all gender identities and expressions with dignity and respect.

Identify ways to reduce injuries from firearms, falls, and fire.

Describe how to safely ride a bike, a skateboard, a scooter, and inline skates.

Identify ways to reduce the risk of injuries while riding in a motor vehicle.

Identify ways to reduce injuries as a pedestrian

Identify safety procedures to follow if in the presence of a firearm.

Model actions that help one to stay safe around strangers.

Describe actions that help one to stay safe around familiar people.

Identify words and actions that appropriately express affection/positive feelings toward trusted adults and other important people.

Model ways to tell someone when feeling unsafe.

Explain how familiar people or people in authority can help or harm children.

Identify appropriate interactions with community helpers (e.g., nurses, teachers, police officers, and crossing guards) in roles that help children.

Demonstrate what to do when asked to keep an uncomfortable secret.

Explain the importance of sharing all information with parents, guardians, or trusted adults.

Practice telling trusted adults about feelings.

Explain appropriate boundaries when using technology and the internet.

Demonstrate age- appropriate privacy as well as setting and respecting healthy boundaries while using technology and face-to-face.

Identify parts of the body that are private on self or others.

Explain that it is never a person’s fault if someone causes them to feel unsafe.

Describe the benefits of drinking water versus other beverages.

Explain the benefits of trying new foods and respecting the food choices of others.

Explain the importance of choosing nutritious foods and beverages from different food groups.

Describe how different food groups work together to help us feel hungry or full.

Describe eating patterns that provide energy and help the body grow and develop.

Describe how eating breakfast helps a person think, work, and play.

Describe the concept of moderation and the idea that “all foods fit.”

Describe potential causes and symptoms of allergic reactions.

Identify basic universal precautions.

Explain why hygiene is important to health.

Identify food safety strategies that can control germs that cause foodborne illness.

Blank Explain how to protect one’s skin and other parts of the body from the sun.

Describe why sleep and rest are important for proper growth and good health.

Identify characteristics of positive emotional health.

Practice appropriate ways to express emotions.

Describe your physical responses to strong emotions.

Recognize and label a variety of complex emotions in self and others.

Identify how personal choices and behaviors impact self-worth.

Identify characteristics of healthy relationships.

Identify how relationships and interactions with others affect emotions.

Identify the benefits of talking with trusted adults about emotions.

Identify personal stressors.

Describe the difference between bullying, teasing, and conflict.

Describe what to do if you or someone else is being bullied.

Identify the impact of conflict, discrimination, and violence on mental and emotional health.

Identify nonviolent ways to manage anger.

Identify body image and how peers, media, family, society, and culture influence ideas about body.

Identify feelings and emotions associated with loss and grief.

Summarize how to use medicines correctly.

Blank Blank Blank Explain the harmful effects of alcohol and nicotine products, including electronic smoking devices.

Define consent as people of all ages and abilities having the right to tell others not to touch their body when they do not want to be touched.

Blank Demonstrate ways to treat people of all gender identities and expressions with dignity and respect.

Identify examples of dangerous or risky behaviors that might lead to injuries.

Explain what to do if someone is injured or suddenly ill.

List ways to prevent injuries at home.

Blank Explain the importance of sharing all information with parents, guardians, or trusted adults.

Identify words and actions that appropriately express affection or other positive feelings toward trusted adults and other important people or people of authority.

Blank Blank Explain strategies to avoid physical fighting and violence.

Describe strategies to follow when approached by a stranger in a variety of situations.

Explain how familiar people or people in authority can help or harm children.

Demonstrate how a positive bystander is able to access help from a police officer, teacher, nurse, school counselor, parent, guardian, or another trusted adult to help a friend who is feeling unsafe, uncomfortable, or disrespected.

Explain that it is never a person’s fault if someone causes them to feel unsafe.

Identify the food groups and nutritious food choices from each.

Identify the roles that nutrients play in a person’s body.

Describe the benefits of eating a variety of nutritious foods.

State the benefits of drinking water versus other beverages.

Describe nutritious eating patterns and the importance of consistent meals and snacks.

Explain the benefits of eating in moderation and in line with the idea that “all foods fit.”

Describe ways to prevent the spread of germs that cause infectious diseases.

Recognize the benefits of personal health care practices.

Blank Describe ways to prevent harmful effects of the sun.

Identify role models who demonstrate positive emotional health.

Describe situations that trigger strong emotions and safe and unsafe ways to respond.

Identify respectful ways to show empathy to others.

Describe how personal choices and behaviors impact self-worth.

Identify how to recognize and build on personal strengths.

Describe the benefits of healthy peer relationships.

Describe how relationships and interactions with others affect emotions.

Identify ways trusted adults can help you or someone else deal with difficult emotions or situations.

Explain physical and emotional reactions to stress.

Identify the need to discuss long-lasting troublesome feelings with a trusted adult.

Identify troublesome feelings and signals for support for which someone should seek help.

Explain the importance of telling a trusted adult if someone is in danger of hurting themselves or others.

Identify when to report aggression, bullying, or violence.

Demonstrate what to do if you or someone else is being bullied.

Describe the impact of conflict, discrimination, and violence on mental and emotional health.

Describe how to use non- violent means to solve interpersonal conflict.

Describe how peers, media, family, society, and culture influence ideas about body.

Describe feelings and emotions associated with loss and grief.

Explain the benefits of medicines when used correctly.

Describe potential risks associated with inappropriate use of over- the-counter and prescription medicines including addiction.

Explain the difference between medicines, legal drugs, and illegal drugs.

Recognize that products can be harmful to self and others if absorbed, inhaled, or ingested.

Identify short and long- term effects of alcohol, nicotine, and caffeine.

Blank Blank Blank Identify the environmental impact of alcohol and nicotine products.

Explain the relationship between consent, personal boundaries, and bodily autonomy.

List ways to prevent injuries in the community.

Identify ways to reduce injuries from animals and insect bites and stings.

Identify safety precautions for playing and working outdoors in different kinds of weather and climates.

Blank Explain the importance of sharing all information with parents, guardians, or trusted adults.

Demonstrate verbal and nonverbal ways to ask trusted adults for help, including how to report unsafe, scary or harmful situations in the home, school, or community.

Identify words and actions that appropriately express affection or other positive feelings toward trusted adults and other important people.

Identify how participation in gangs and hate groups can lead to violence.

Identify that a gang is a group of people involved in wrongful or delinquent activities.

Identify that a hate group is a type of gang that claims their identity is superior to that of others and does not value the human rights of all people.

Describe safety procedures to follow if in the presence of a firearm.

Blank Blank Blank Demonstrate what to say and do when witnessing or experiencing something that feels uncomfortable, unsafe, or disrespectful.

Explain that it is never a person’s fault if someone causes them to feel unsafe.

Explain the importance of eating a variety of nutritious foods.

Identify the benefits of eating a wide variety of foods as they relate to nutrient categories.

Summarize the benefits of eating a variety of nutritious foods.

Explain the benefits of drinking water versus other beverages.

Explain nutritious eating patterns and the importance of consistent meals and snacks.

Analyze the benefits of eating in moderation and in line with the idea that “all foods fit.”

Blank Describe the benefits of personal health care practices.

Describe how to keep food safe from harmful germs including how to avoid cross-contamination.

Blank Explain why sleep and rest are important for proper growth and good health.

Identify symptoms that are associated with common childhood chronic diseases or conditions such as asthma, allergies, diabetes, and others.

Explain what it means to be emotionally healthy.

Evaluate appropriate ways to express emotions.

Demonstrate helpful ways to manage strong emotions.

Demonstrate respectful ways to show empathy to others.

Describe how to recognize and build on personal strengths.

Identify reasons for making positive contributions to others.

Describe the value of others’ talents and strengths.

Describe the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships among friends and with family members.

Explain how a trusted adult can support you or someone else with difficult emotions or situations.

Differentiate between positive and negative ways of dealing with stress and anxiety.

Explain that long-lasting troublesome feelings should be discussed with a trusted adult.

Demonstrate how to tell a trusted adult if someone is in danger of hurting themselves or others.

Demonstrate how to be a positive bystander in situations of conflict.

Explain the impact of conflict, discrimination, and violence on mental and emotional health.

Practice using non-violent means to solve interpersonal conflict.

Explain how peers, media, family, society, and culture influence ideas about body.

Identify that all people in a wide-range of situations commonly experience feelings and emotions associated with loss and grief.

Analyze the potential risks associated with inappropriate use and abuse of prescription medicines including addiction.

Blank Blank Review why products are harmful to self and others if absorbed, inhaled, or ingested.

Review short and long-term effects of alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, and other products.

Identify short and long- term effects of using marijuana products.

Identify the negative consequences of using alcohol, nicotine products, marijuana products, opioids (including the lethal effects of fentanyl), and other drugs.

Identify the benefits of being free from alcohol, opioid, nicotine products, marijuana products, and other drugs.

Analyze the relationship between consent and personal boundaries.

Identify that reproduction requires that a sperm and egg join and implant.

Summarize safety rules for the home, vehicles, and community.

List examples of dangerous or risky behaviors that might lead to injuries.

Identify ways to reduce risk of injuries around water.

Identify ways to protect vision and hearing from injury.

Explain the importance of sharing all information with parents, guardians, or trusted adults.

Create a list of trusted people/community resources to notify or contact if assault or abuse occurs.

Blank Blank Describe how participation in gangs and hate groups can lead to violence.

Demonstrate refusal skills and other ways to take action if someone is talking to you or touching you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or disrespected.

Demonstrate what to say and do when witnessing or experiencing potentially harmful or unsafe situations.

Identify nutrients that should be consumed daily.

Describe how different types of food work together to deliver nutrients to parts of the body.

Blank Summarize the benefits of drinking water versus other beverages.

Construct a nutritious eating plan utilizing school lunch and restaurant menus.

Evaluate the benefits of eating in moderation and in line with the idea that “all foods fit.”

Explain how universal precautions are effective ways to prevent many infectious diseases.

Summarize the benefits of personal health care practices.

Blank Blank Blank Describe the difference between infectious and non-infectious diseases.

Describe ways that common infectious diseases are transmitted.

Describe the symptoms of someone who is seriously ill and needs immediate medical attention.

Describe the importance of seeking help and treatment for common infectious diseases.

Describe the components of wellness.

Describe role models that demonstrate positive mental and emotional health.

Examine the importance of being aware of one’s own feelings and being sensitive to the feelings of others.

Discuss how emotions change during adolescence.

Identify triggers of strong emotions and apply healthy coping strategies.

Identify strengths in self in order to prioritize personal skills and allow interests to develop.

Blank Describe the qualities of a trusted adult with whom you could talk about your overall wellness.

Identify the importance of telling a trusted adult if you or someone else is experiencing mental or emotional health challenges.

Explain the body’s physical and psychological responses to stressful situations.

Blank Blank Blank Identify depression as prolonged sadness with no identifiable cause.

Blank Identify warning signs of people who are in danger of hurting themselves or others and demonstrate how to tell a trusted adult.

Blank Blank Explain why it is wrong to tease, bully or discriminate against others based on personal characteristics.

Blank Blank Identify sharing or posting personal information electronically about self or others on social media sites can impact mental and emotional health.

Define the concept of a positive body image and its implications for mental and physical wellness.

Recognize signs of disordered eating.

Identify the potential mental and physical consequences of disordered eating and why it is important to seek professional help.

Explain feelings and emotions associated with loss and grief.

Recognize the negative effects of stigma surrounding mental health conditions.

Recognize when a behavior or habit has a negative consequence on self or others.

Recognize self-harming behaviors.

Differentiate between proper use and abuse of prescription medicines.

Distinguish between proper use and abuse of over-the- counter medicines.

Explain why products can be harmful to self and others if ingested, inhaled, or absorbed.

Describe situations that could lead to the use of alcohol, opioids, nicotine products, marijuana products, and other trending drugs or substances.

Determine the reasons why people choose to use or not to use alcohol, opioids, nicotine products, marijuana products, and other trending drugs or substances.

Describe characteristics of healthy relationships.

Describe healthy ways to express affection, love, and friendship.

Identify the impact sexually explicit media can have on one’s body image, expectations about sex, relationships, and self- esteem.

Explain the negative consequences of sending sexually explicit pictures or messages by e-mail or cell phone or posting sexually explicit pictures on social media sites.

Blank Blank Describe how sharing or posting personal information electronically about self or others on social media sites can negatively impact personal safety of self or others.

Describe the positive and negative ways in which technology and social media can impact physical and emotional safety.

Demonstrate effective ways to express needs, wants, and feelings, including the setting of and respecting of personal limits and boundaries.

Blank Blank Blank Determine the benefits of using non-violence to solve interpersonal conflict.

Examine and model appropriate, respectful, and healthy ways to express affection, love, and friendship between people and in various situations.

Describe ways to reduce risk of injuries from firearms.

Defend against teasing others based on personal characteristics such as body type, race, gender, appearance, mannerisms, and the way one dresses or acts.

Blank Blank Identify and describe healthy relationships between children and others (e.g., persons in authority, coaches, teachers, and clergy).

Blank Blank Blank Blank Explain the role of bystanders in escalating, preventing or stopping bullying, fighting, discrimination, and violence.

Explain that it is never the fault of a person if they are made to feel unsafe.

Describe the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Summarize the benefits of eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

Summarize the benefits of drinking water.

Identify foods that are high in fiber, iron, and calcium.

Describe the benefits of consuming foods high in fiber, iron and calcium.

Describe the benefits of consuming an adequate amount of calcium and a variety of foods high in calcium.

Identify a variety of sugar- sweetened beverages.

Identify the importance of limiting the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.

Blank Blank Identify the importance of a nutrition facts label.

Identify the components of a nutrition facts label.

Explain the difference between infectious and noninfectious diseases.

Blank Summarize ways that common infectious diseases are transmitted.

Explain ways to prevent the spread of germs that cause infectious diseases.

Blank Blank Identify the benefits of good hygiene practices for promoting health.

Recognize the benefits of getting adequate rest and sleep.

Summarize actions to take to protect one’s skin against potential damage from exposure to the sun.