Grade 3 Health Washington Standards

Create a balanced meal.

Define nutrient.

List six nutrients: carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water.

Explain importance of choosing healthy beverages.

Identify types of information on a Nutrition Facts label.

Understand importance of reading a Nutrition Facts label.

Distinguish between different energy sources: proteins, fats, carbohydrates.

Understand the relationship between caloric intake and expenditure.

Identify foods that are high in sodium and added sugars.

Describe benefits of limiting consumption of sodium and added sugars.

Describe benefits of consuming fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

Identify ways to prevent injuries at home, at school, and in the community.

Create emergency, fire, and safety plans for home.

Identify basic first aid steps.

Identify potentially violent situations.

Differentiate between gang, clique, and club.

Understand impact of violent behavior on others.

Recognize medically accurate names for body parts, including internal and external reproductive anatomy.

Understand puberty is part of the process of growth and development.

Understand humans can reproduce.

Explain that gender roles can vary considerably.

Understand importance of treating others with respect regarding gender identity.

Identify trusted adults to communicate with about relationships.

Understand that a child is not at fault if an unwanted touch occurs.

Define self-esteem.

Identify characteristics of healthy self-esteem.

Understand self-esteem can be enhanced by working through challenges.

Explain how the body reacts to stress.

Identify personal stressors.

Describe importance of being aware of one's own feelings.

Identify characteristics of self-control.

Recognize harassment and intimidation.

Compare and contrast prescription and over-the-counter medicines with harmful drugs.

Understand commonly used terms for marijuana.

Describe effects of tobacco, secondhand smoke, alcohol, and marijuana.

Recognize dimensions of health.

Identify ways pathogens enter the body.

Identify common chronic diseases and allergies.

Explain how common childhood illnesses are treated.

Identify how peers, media, and technology influence food and beverage choices and eating behaviors.

Identify positive and negative influences on body image.

Identify how family, school, and community influence decisions related to tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana.

Describe how media and technology influence health decisions and behaviors.

Identify reliable resources that promote healthy eating.

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

Demonstrate effective refusal skills to limit unhealthy food choices and promote healthy eating.

List characteristics of healthy and unhealthy friendships.

Identify positive ways to communicate differences of opinion while maintaining relationships.

Demonstrate how to respond appropriately to bullying or teasing.

Describe verbal and nonverbal communication skills to avoid tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana.

Demonstrate effective refusal skills.

Recognize how to ask for needs.

Identify situations and potential outcomes of decisions related to tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana.

Predict potential short-term outcomes of a health-related decision.

Develop a healthy eating goal.

Identify resources to support achievement of a personal health goal.

Identify strategies to manage personal stress.

Demonstrate effective hygiene practices.

Identify benefits of intervening and disadvantages of being a bystander.

Self-Esteem

Sexual Health

Effects

Communication

Reproduction

Food Groups and Nutrients

Safety

Caloric Intake and Expenditure

Nutrition

Use and Abuse

Label Literacy

Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying

Stress Management

Hygiene

Anatomy and Physiology

Nutritional Planning

Beverages

First Aid

Violence Prevention

Social Emotional Health

Goal-Setting

Prevention

Expressing Emotions

Growth and Development

Healthy Relationships

Self-Identity

Dimensions of Health

Access Valid Information

Disease Prevention

Substance Use and Abuse

Disease Prevention

Wellness

Body Image

Injury Prevention

Decision-Making

Analyzing Influences

Students will recognize the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and social interaction.

Strike, Long Implement

Students will exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

Self-Expression and Enjoyment

Body Systems

Balance

Speed, Direction, and Force

Space

Underhand Throw

Strike, Short Implement

Rules and Etiquette

Foot Dribble

Weight Transfer

Engagement in Physical Activity

Nonlocomotor

Engagement in Fitness Activities

Students will apply knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics related to movement and performance.

Foot Trap/Receive

Strategies

Personal Responsibility

Challenge

Hand Dribble

Fitness Assessment

Foot Pass/Kick

Students will demonstrate competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

Strike/Volley, Hands and Arms

Catch

Health-Related Fitness

Rhythm

Nutrition

Students will demonstrate the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.

Benefit of Physical Activity

Overhand Throw

Pathways, Levels, and Relationships

Locomotor

Safety

Working with Others

Receiving and Providing Feedback

Social Interaction

Demonstrate mature pattern in locomotor skills in isolation (leap, jump, and land in a horizontal plane, and jump and land in a vertical plane).

Apply mature pattern in locomotor skills in a variety of activities.

Demonstrate mature pattern while passing and kicking along the ground with the inside of the foot to a target or stationary partner.

Demonstrate emerging pattern while passing and kicking a ball in the air.

Demonstrate emerging pattern while punting in isolation.

Demonstrate mature pattern while receiving with the foot when stationary.

Demonstrate mature pattern while foot-dribbling at a slow to moderate jogging speed.

Demonstrate emerging pattern while striking an object underhand or sidearm, sending it upward and forward.

Demonstrate emerging pattern while striking an object with a short-handled implement, sending it forward.

Demonstrate emerging pattern while striking a ball tossed by a skilled thrower with a bat.

Demonstrate mature pattern while striking an object with a long-handled implement to a target.

Apply mature pattern in nonlocomotor skills in a variety of activities.

Demonstrate static and dynamic balance in a variety of activities.

Demonstrate weight transfer from feet to hands for momentary weight support.

Demonstrate rhythmic skills in a teacher- or student-designed activity.

Demonstrate mature pattern in an underhand throw at varying distances.

Demonstrate mature pattern in an underhand throw to a partner or target with reasonable accuracy.

Demonstrate mature pattern in an overhand throw.

Demonstrate mature pattern while catching at different levels in a static environment.

Demonstrate mature pattern while catching a gently tossed hand-sized ball from a partner.

Demonstrate mature pattern while hand-dribbling continuously in general space with preferred hand.

Demonstrate mature pattern while hand-dribbling in self-space with non-preferred hand.

Demonstrate the concept of moving to open space and reducing open space.

Demonstrate concepts of pathways, levels, and relationships in a variety of activities.

Demonstrate concepts of speed, direction, and force in a variety of activities.

Demonstrate concepts of speed, direction, and force using a manipulative.

Understand concepts of offense and defense in a variety of activities.

Identify risks associated with physical inactivity.

Actively engage in physical education class.

Describe components of health-related fitness (cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, body composition).

Demonstrate proper form in fitness assessments.

Participate in developmentally appropriate activities to improve overall fitness.

Describe connections between muscular and skeletal systems.

Create a balanced meal.

List six nutrients (carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water).

Understand relationship between caloric intake and expenditure.

Participate independently for extended periods.

Understand role of etiquette in physical activities.

Provide feedback respectfully to peers.

Demonstrate working cooperatively with others.

Apply conflict resolution skills.

Apply safety principles in physical activities (with self, with peers, with equipment).

Describe how practice develops confidence in challenging physical activities.

Identify physical activities that provide opportunities for self-expression.

Describe how physical activities can promote positive social interactions.