HEALTH EDUCATION IN FOURTH GRADE

The fourth grade health curriculum can vary slightly, especially when it comes to presentation order.  These are the topics we cover:

Introduction to the concept of Health

“About Me”

"Personal Card"

"Coat of Arms"

Mental Health & Laughter

Circulatory System

• Heart
• Atriums
• Ventricles
• Aorta
• Arteries
• Veins
• Capillaries
• Trace the Path
• Jobs
• Basic Facts

Nutrition and Fitness

·        Keeping the body healthy

·        Fitness

·        Essential Nutrients

Proteins, Fats, Carbohydrates, Vitamins, Minerals, Water

·        Food Guide Pyramid

Head Lice

• What are they
• How we get them
• What they can/cannot do
• How do we prevent/get rid of them

Preventing Diseases

·        Skin

Follicle, Fingernails/toenails, Sensitivity, Fingerprints, Pores, Layers, Scabs

Melanin

·        Lines of Defense

1^st Line – Skin, Cilia, Clean Sweat, Mucous Membranes, Tears, Stomach Acid

2^nd Line – Increased blood flow to bring WBC’s to the area.

·        Immune System

·        Protection

*  AIDS

Substance Abuse Prevention/Education

·        Facts

·        Self-concept

·        Decision making skills

·        Refusal skills