Oklahoma K–6 health standards

Identify a trusted adult (e.g., parent, guardian, health professional) and describe characteristics of a trusted adult.

Identify the characteristics of healthy family and peer relationships.

Distinguish between wanted and unwanted touch (e.g., high- five, handshake, hug).

Identify the benefits of personal health care practices (e.g., protection from germs, healthy teeth).

Identify situations that can lead to risk of injuries at home, school, and in the community (e.g., pedestrian, motor/recreational vehicles, playground, fire, firearms, bike, all bodies of water).

Identify people who can help when someone is injured or suddenly ill.

Identify healthy ways to express and cope with needs, wants, feelings, and/or difficult experiences.

Recognize the relationship between feelings and behavior.

Explain the importance of respecting the boundaries of self and others (e.g., self-awareness).

Explain what foods are in a healthy breakfast

Identify a variety of healthy foods and snacks in the five food groups.

Identify the benefits of drinking water and limiting sugary beverages.

Identify the recommended amount of physical activity for children.

Describe a variety of ways to be physically active.

Describe the benefits of being physically active.

Identify safe and unsafe use of medicines and prescriptions.

Identify school rules and the use of medicines and prescriptions.

Identify a variety of tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes [e- cigarettes], vaping products, hookah, heated tobacco products, smokeless tobacco) that have negative health effects.

Identify how family influences personal health practices and behaviors.

Identify how school culture can support personal health practices and behaviors.

Identify peers who can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

Identify how media and technology (e.g., television/film, video games, advertisements, social media, and other screen time) influence health practices and behaviors.

Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health information and services.

Locate school and community health helpers.

Identify healthy ways to express and communicate needs, wants, and feelings.

Identify personal space and boundaries of self and others to reduce health risks.

Identify safe and effective ways to respond when dealing with conflict (e.g., unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation).

Identify ways to tell a trusted adult when help is needed.

Identify situations that require a health-related decision (e.g., managing conflict, anger, nutrition, or hygiene) and describe if help is needed or not needed to make a healthy choice.

Identify how family, peers, culture, technology, and/or media influence a health- related decision.

Identify a short-term personal health goal and who can help when assistance is needed to achieve a personal health goal.

Describe what steps to take in order to achieve a personal health goal.

Identify practices that prevent or reduce health risks.

Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

Identify ways to promote personal health (e.g., requesting healthy foods and drinks, avoiding second-hand smoke, practicing proper hygiene).

Identify strategies to encourage peers to make positive health choices.

Describe examples of what and when to report to a trusted adult (e.g., parent, guardian, health professional).

Describe the benefits of healthy family and peer relationships.

Explain why everyone has the right to consent to being touched (e.g., high-five, handshake, hug).

Describe the benefits of personal health care practices (e.g., brush and floss teeth, wash hair, regularly bathe, sleep adequately, wear sunscreen).

Explain safe and responsible behaviors that prevent injuries at home, school, and in the community (e.g., pedestrian, motor/recreational vehicles, playground, fire, firearms, bike, all bodies of water).

Explain what to do if someone is injured or suddenly ill and needs medical assistance in various situations (e.g., at home, school, or in the community).

Describe healthy ways to express and cope with needs, wants, feelings, and/or difficult experiences.

Identify and explain characteristics of a mentally and emotionally healthy person.

Identify feelings of worry, sadness, and hopelessness and determine when and how to seek help with coping skills.

Describe the benefits of eating a healthy breakfast every day.

Explain the importance of eating a variety of foods from multiple food groups (e.g., fruits, vegetables, dairy, protein, and whole grains).

Compare nutritious and non- nutritious beverages.

Identify different types of physical activities.

Describe the importance of choosing a variety of ways to be physically active.

Identify short-term and long- term benefits of moderate and vigorous physical activity (e.g., improving mood, self-esteem, attention, cognitive performance, cardiovascular health, strength, endurance, flexibility, and reducing risks for chronic diseases).

Describe potential risks associated with inappropriate use of medicines, prescriptions, alcohol, and drugs.

Identify school rules about alcohol use.

Identify short-term and long- term negative physical effects of using tobacco products (e.g., cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes [e-cigarettes], vaping products, hookah, heated tobacco products, smokeless tobacco).

Describe how family influences personal health practices and behaviors.

Identify the influence of school and family culture on health practices and behaviors.

Examine how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

Describe how media and technology (e.g., television/film, video games, advertisements, social media, and other screen time) influence health practices and behaviors.

Determine how the school and community can influence personal health practices and behaviors (e.g., tobacco-free environment, healthy food access, safe bike routes, walking school buses, etc.).

Identify characteristics of valid health information, products, and services based on self- identified need (e.g., reliable, appropriate, accurate, trustworthy).

Locate resources from home, school, and the community that provide valid health information.

Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills.

Demonstrate effective peer resistance skills to avoid or reduce health risks.

Demonstrate healthy ways to manage or resolve conflict.

Explain how and when to effectively ask for help to improve personal health.

Identify how to effectively communicate support for others.

Explain situations that require a health-related decision (e.g., managing conflict, emotions, nutrition, hygiene, or safety) and determine when help is needed or not needed to make a healthy choice.

Explain how family, culture, peers, technology, and/or media influence a health-related decision.

Identify healthy options and their potential outcomes when making a health-related decision.

Choose a healthy option and explain the outcomes and benefits of that health-related choice.

Set a personal health goal and track progress toward achieving that personal health goal.

Identify potential barriers and resources that can help achieve a personal health goal.

Describe practices and behaviors that reduce or prevent health risks.

Apply a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

Identify and practice healthy behaviors.

Demonstrate different ways to express opinions and give accurate information about health issues.

Demonstrate strategies to encourage others to make positive health choices.

Summarize the benefits of talking with trusted adults (e.g., parent, guardian, health professional) about feelings.

Summarize how the characteristics of healthy relationships influence health behaviors.

Explain why individuals have the right to refuse uncomfortable situations and/or contact (e.g., physical, virtual).

Summarize the benefits of good hygiene practices and adequate sleep for promoting health and maintaining positive social relationships.

Demonstrate safe and responsible behaviors to prevent injuries at home, school, and in the community (e.g., motor/recreational vehicles, sport, weather, firearms, chemicals, all bodies of water).

Describe first response procedures needed to treat injuries and assess other emergencies.

Analyze healthy ways to express and cope with needs, wants, emotions, feelings, experiences, and/or trauma.

Explain how physical, mental, and emotional health are connected and how they influence social interactions with others (e.g., families, peers, adults).

Explain the causes, symptoms, and effects of stress, depression, and anxiety and examine healthy coping skills.

Analyze the importance of eating a healthy breakfast every day.

Examine why the daily recommended amount of food differs for each food group.

Differentiate between nutritious and non-nutritious beverages.

Explain how physical activity can be incorporated into daily life without special exercise equipment.

Describe ways to increase daily physical activity and decrease inactivity.

Explain the short-term and long-term benefits of moderate and vigorous physical activity (e.g., improving mood, self- esteem, attention, cognitive performance, cardiovascular health, strength, endurance, flexibility, and reducing risks for chronic diseases).

Differentiate between proper use, misuse, and abuse of medicines and prescriptions.

Explain school policies and community laws about alcohol and other drug use.

Summarize the dangers of experimenting with alcohol (e.g., beer, wine, spirits) and tobacco products (e.g., vapor products, e-cigarettes, nicotine- only products, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco).

Examine how family influences the health of adolescents.

Explain the influence of culture on health beliefs, practices, and behaviors.

Evaluate how peers influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

Analyze how media and technology (e.g., television/film, video games, advertisements, social media, and other screen time) influence health practices and behaviors.

Evaluate how the school and community can affect personal health practices and behaviors (e.g., tobacco-free environment, healthy food access, safe bike routes, walking school buses, etc.).

Describe how some health risk behaviors influence the likelihood of engaging in other unhealthy behaviors.

Explain how school rules, community norms, and public health policies or laws influence health practices and behaviors.

Examine the validity of health information, products, and services.

Access valid health information from home, school, community, and trustworthy online resources.

Analyze the accessibility of products that enhance health.

Describe situations that may require professional health services.

Locate valid and reliable health products and services.

Demonstrate the use of effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.

Demonstrate refusal and negotiation skills to avoid or reduce health risks.

Explain healthy ways to prevent, manage, and resolve conflict.

Demonstrate how to effectively ask for assistance to improve personal health.

Demonstrate how to effectively communicate support for others.

Explain circumstances that help or hinder healthy decision making and determine when a decision can be made individually and collaboratively.

Evaluate how family, culture, technology, media, peers, and personal beliefs affect a health- related decision.

Identify a healthy alternative and examine the outcome when making a health-related decision.

Assess personal health practices and set a realistic health goal.

Apply and examine strategies and skills used to overcome barriers to achieve a personal health goal.

Demonstrate practices and behaviors that avoid or minimize health risks to self and others.

Apply healthy practices and behaviors to improve the health of oneself and others.

Explain the importance of being responsible for personal health behaviors.

State a health-enhancing position on a topic and support it with accurate information.

Demonstrate how to influence and support others to make positive health choices.

Identify ways that health messages and communication techniques can be adapted for different audiences.