Grade 3 Health Maryland Standards

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health, including:

Mental and Emotional Health

Identify characteristics of positive emotional health.

Describe the difference between bullying, teasing, and conflict.

Describe what to do if you or someone else is being bullied.

Identify the impact of conflict, discrimination, and violence on mental and emotional health.

Identify nonviolent ways to manage anger.

Identify body image and how peers, media, family, society, and culture influence ideas about body.

Identify feelings and emotions associated with loss and grief.

Practice appropriate ways to express emotions.

Describe your physical responses to strong emotions.

Recognize and label a variety of complex emotions in self and others.

Identify how personal choices and behaviors impact self-worth.

Identify characteristics of healthy relationships.

Identify how relationships and interactions with others affect emotions.

Identify the benefits of talking with trusted adults about emotions.

Identify personal stressors.

Substance Abuse Prevention

Summarize how to use medicines correctly.

Explain the harmful effects of alcohol and nicotine products, including electronic smoking devices.

Family Life and Human Sexuality

Define consent as people of all ages and abilities having the right to tell others not to touch their body when they do not want to be touched.

Demonstrate ways to treat people of all gender identities and expressions with dignity and respect.

Safety and Violence Prevention

Identify examples of dangerous or risky behaviors that might lead to injuries.

Explain strategies to avoid physical fighting and violence.

Describe strategies to follow when approached by a stranger in a variety of situations.

Explain how familiar people or people in authority can help or harm children.

Identify behaviors that constitute sexual mistreatment, grooming, harassment, abuse, assault, and exploitation.

Demonstrate how a positive bystander is able to access help from a police officer, teacher, nurse, school counselor, parent, guardian, or another trusted adult to help a friend who is feeling unsafe, uncomfortable, or disrespected.

Explain that it is never a person’s fault if someone causes them to feel unsafe.

Explain what to do if someone is injured or suddenly ill.

List ways to prevent injuries at home.

Explain the importance of sharing all information with parents, guardians, or trusted adults.

Identify words and actions that appropriately express affection or other positive feelings toward trusted adults and other important people or people of authority.

Healthy Eating

Identify the food groups and nutritious food choices from each.

Identify the roles that nutrients play in a person’s body.

Describe the benefits of eating a variety of nutritious foods.

State the benefits of drinking water versus other beverages.

Describe nutritious eating patterns and the importance of consistent meals and snacks.

Explain the benefits of eating in moderation and in line with the idea that “all foods fit.”

Disease Prevention and Control

Describe ways to prevent the spread of germs that cause infectious diseases.

Recognize the benefits of personal health care practices.

Describe ways to prevent harmful effects of the sun.

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

Describe how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.

Identify the influence of culture on health practices and behaviors.

Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.

Explain how media influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.

Describe ways that technology can influence personal health.

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

Identify characteristics of valid health information, products, and services.

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

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

Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills to enhance health.

Demonstrate refusal skills to avoid or reduce health risks.

Demonstrate nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflict.

Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health.

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

Identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision.

Analyze when assistance is needed when making a health-related decision.

List healthy options for health-related issues or problems.

Predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision.

Choose a healthy option when making a decision.

Describe the outcomes of a health-related decision.

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

Set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement.

Identify resources to assist in achieving a personal health goal.

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

Identify responsible personal health behaviors.

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

Demonstrate a variety of behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.

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

Express opinions and give accurate information about health issues.

Encourage others to make positive health choices.

Disease Prevention

Body Image

Alcohol, nicotine products, caffeine, and marijuana products

Environmental literacy

Suicide prevention

Sexual orientation and identity

Accessing trusted adults

Sun

Bystander intervention and compassion for victims

Puberty and adolescent sexual development

Depression awareness

Grief and loss

Food and illness

Self and social awareness

Disease

Water

Sleep

Relationships

Moderation and “all foods fit”

Hygiene

Healthy relationships and consent

Medicines

Household products

Safety and injuries

Nutritious foods and beverages

Safety, abuse and assault

Teasing, bullying, harassment, discrimination, and violence

Stress and anxiety

Gender identity and expression

Discrimination and violence

Trusted Adults

Emotions