Grade 2 Health South Dakota standards Standards

Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family and community health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risk.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risk.

Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.

Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health.

Identify the multiple dimensions of health.

Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.

List ways to prevent common childhood injuries.

Describe why it is important to seek health care.

Identify how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.

Identify what the school can do to support personal health practices and behaviors.

Describe how the media can influence health behaviors.

Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.

Identify ways to locate school and community health helpers.

Explain the type of help provided by school and community health helpers.

Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.

Demonstrate listening skills to enhance health.

Demonstrate ways to respond to an unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation.

Demonstrate ways to tell a trusted adult if threatening or harmful behaviors affect self or others.

Identify situations when a health-related decision is needed.

Differentiate between situations when a health-related decision can be made independently or when assistance is needed.

Describe potential consequences of health-related decisions.

Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action toward achieving the goal.

Identify who can help when assistance is needed to achieve a personal health goal.

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

Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.

Make requests to promote personal health.

Encourage others to make positive health choices.