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South Dakota K–6 health standards

South Dakota writes its own health standards. They are published as South Dakota Health Education Standards, adopted 2018 and are not a version of a national framework. Every one is matched to a national standard.

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Framework
South Dakota Health Education Standards
Adopted
2018
Source last checked
August 2, 2026
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100 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • 1.2.1K–2
    Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health.
  • 1.2.2K–2
    Identify the multiple dimensions of health.
  • 1.2.3K–2
    Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.
  • 1.2.4K–2
    List ways to prevent common childhood injuries.
  • 1.2.5K–2
    Describe why it is important to seek health care.
  • 2.2.1K–2
    Identify how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.
  • 2.2.2K–2
    Identify what the school can do to support personal health practices and behaviors.
  • 2.2.3K–2
    Describe how the media can influence health behaviors.
  • 3.2.1K–2
    Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.
  • 3.2.2K–2
    Identify ways to locate school and community health helpers.
  • 3.2.3K–2
    Explain the type of help provided by school and community health helpers.
  • 4.2.1K–2
    Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.
  • 4.2.2K–2
    Demonstrate listening skills to enhance health.
  • 4.2.3K–2
    Demonstrate ways to respond to an unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation.
  • 4.2.4K–2
    Demonstrate ways to tell a trusted adult if threatening or harmful behaviors affect self or others.
  • 5.2.1K–2
    Identify situations when a health-related decision is needed.
  • 5.2.2K–2
    Differentiate between situations when a health-related decision can be made independently or when assistance is needed.
  • 5.2.3K–2
    Describe potential consequences of health-related decisions.
  • 6.2.1K–2
    Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action toward achieving the goal.
  • 6.2.2K–2
    Identify who can help when assistance is needed to achieve a personal health goal.
  • 7.2.1K–2
    Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.
  • 7.2.2K–2
    Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.
  • 8.2.1K–2
    Make requests to promote personal health.
  • 8.2.2K–2
    Encourage others to make positive health choices.
  • 1.5.13–5
    Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
  • 1.5.23–5
    Identify examples of emotional, mental, physical, and social health.
  • 1.5.33–5
    Describe ways in which safe and healthy school and community environments can promote personal health.
  • 1.5.43–5
    Describe ways to prevent common childhood injuries and health problems.
  • 1.5.53–5
    Describe when it is important to seek health care.
  • 2.5.13–5
    Describe how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.
  • 2.5.23–5
    Identify the influence of culture on health practices and behaviors.
  • 2.5.33–5
    Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
  • 2.5.43–5
    Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.
  • 2.5.53–5
    Explain how media influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.
  • 2.5.63–5
    Describe ways that technology can influence personal health.
  • 3.5.13–5
    Identify characteristics of valid health information, products, and services.
  • 3.5.23–5
    Locate resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information.
  • 4.5.13–5
    Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.
  • 4.5.23–5
    Demonstrate refusal skills that avoid or reduce health risks.
  • 4.5.33–5
    Demonstrate nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflict.
  • 4.5.43–5
    Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health.
  • 5.5.13–5
    Identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision.
  • 5.5.23–5
    Analyze when assistance is needed in making a health-related decision.
  • 5.5.33–5
    List healthy options to health-related issues or problems.
  • 5.5.43–5
    Predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision.
  • 5.5.53–5
    Choose a healthy option when making a decision.
  • 5.5.63–5
    Describe the outcomes of a health-related decision.
  • 6.5.13–5
    Set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement.
  • 6.5.23–5
    Identify resources to assist in achieving a personal health goal.
  • 7.5.13–5
    Identify responsible personal health behaviors.
  • 7.5.23–5
    Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.
  • 7.5.33–5
    Demonstrate a variety of behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.
  • 8.5.13–5
    Express opinions and give accurate information about health issues.
  • 8.5.23–5
    Support others in making positive health choices.
  • 1.8.16
    Analyze the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
  • 1.8.26
    Describe the interrelationships of emotional, mental, physical, and social health in adolescence.
  • 1.8.36
    Analyze how the environment affects personal health.
  • 1.8.46
    Describe how family history can affect personal health.
  • 1.8.56
    Describe ways to reduce or prevent injuries and other adolescent health problems.
  • 1.8.66
    Explain how appropriate health care can promote personal health.
  • 1.8.76
    Describe the benefits of and barriers to practicing healthy behaviors.
  • 1.8.86
    Examine the likelihood of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
  • 1.8.96
    Examine the potential seriousness of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
  • 2.8.16
    Examine how the family influences the health of adolescents.
  • 2.8.26
    Describe the influence of culture on health beliefs, practices, and behaviors.
  • 2.8.36
    Describe how peers influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
  • 2.8.46
    Analyze how the school and community can influence personal health practices and behaviors.
  • 2.8.56
    Analyze how messages from media influence health behaviors.
  • 2.8.66
    Analyze the influence of technology on personal and family health.
  • 2.8.76
    Explain how the perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
  • 2.8.86
    Explain the influence of personal values and beliefs on individual health practices and behaviors.
  • 2.8.96
    Describe how some health risk behaviors can influence the likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
  • 2.8.106
    Explain how school and public health policies can influence health promotion and disease prevention.
  • 3.8.16
    Locate valid and reliable health information products and services.
  • 3.8.26
    Analyze the validity of health information, products, and services.
  • 3.8.36
    Access valid health information from home, school, and community.
  • 3.8.46
    Determine the accessibility of products that enhance health.
  • 3.8.56
    Describe situations that may require professional health services.
  • 4.8.16
    Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.
  • 4.8.26
    Demonstrate refusal and negotiation skills that avoid or reduce health risks.
  • 4.8.36
    Demonstrate effective conflict management or resolution strategies.
  • 4.8.46
    Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance the health of self and others.
  • 5.8.16
    Identify circumstances that can help or hinder healthy decision making.
  • 5.8.26
    Determine when health-related situations require the application of a thoughtful decision-making process.
  • 5.8.36
    Distinguish when individual or collaborative decision making is appropriate.
  • 5.8.46
    Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems.
  • 5.8.56
    Predict the potential short-term impact of each alternative on self and others.
  • 5.8.66
    Choose healthy alternatives over unhealthy alternatives when making a decision.
  • 5.8.76
    Analyze the outcomes of a health-related decision.
  • 6.8.16
    Assess personal health practices.
  • 6.8.26
    Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health practice.
  • 6.8.36
    Apply strategies and skills needed to attain a personal health goal.
  • 6.8.46
    Describe how personal health goals can vary with changing abilities, priorities, resources and responsibilities.
  • 7.8.16
    Explain the importance of assuming responsibility for personal health behaviors.
  • 7.8.26
    Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others.
  • 7.8.36
    Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks to self and others.
  • 8.8.16
    State a health-enhancing position on a topic and support it with accurate information.
  • 8.8.26
    Demonstrate how to influence and support others to make positive health choices.
  • 8.8.36
    Work cooperatively to advocate for healthy individuals, families and schools.
  • 8.8.46
    Identify ways in which health messages and communication techniques can be altered for different audiences.

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