additional information and cite the source
•
Plan, discuss, and use keyword search/filter
using one criterion in prepared databases
•
Investigate teacher selected Internet resources;
discuss and compare findings for usefulness
as a class
•
Recognize, discuss, and use graphs to
display and interpret data in prepared
spreadsheets; identify and cite sources
Technology and Problem Solving
and Decision Making
•
Identify and discuss uses of rubrics to define
and evaluate elements (e.g., content, purpose,
usefulness) of class multimedia project
•
Identify and discuss collaborative tools (e.g.,
email, messaging, videoconferencing)
•
Use prepared databases to sort alphabetically/
numerically in ascending/descending order
•
Enter/edit data in a prepared spreadsheet to
perform calculations and identify and
discuss the changes that occur as a
class/group
PE/WELLNESS
Physical Wellness
•
Understand health risks for age group
•
Identify behaviors that promote personal
health
•
Understand benefits of health to oneself
•
Understand benefits of tooth brushing,
flossing, and dental sealant
•
Understand the prevention of germs spread
through food, water, air, and touch
•
Understand the importance of preventing
contact with the body fluids of others
•
Demonstrate the stop, drop, and roll response
to burning clothing
•
Understand the importance of getting help in
an emergency
•
Analyze potential impact of smoking on self
•
Describe effects of alcohol use on behavior
•
Identify risks of harmful products including
inhalants
Social/Emotional Wellness
•
Understand expected standards of behavior
•
Identify feelings of happiness, sadness, fear,
anger, and the situations that trigger them
•
Understand healthy behaviors used to express
happiness, sadness, fear, and anger
•
Distinguish between evaluations of
performance and personal worth
•
Demonstrate pride in personal qualities and
accomplishments
•
Recognize and respond to the feelings
of others
•
Understand how behaviors promote or hinder
friendships
•
Understand how to give and receive
compliments and apologies appropriately
•
Understand how to respond appropriately to
teasing and bullying
•
Understand the importance of playing and
cooperating with others regardless of personal
differences
•
Understand the importance of treating others
with respect during play
•
Understand positive conflict resolution
strategies for use in play situations
•
Understand the rules, procedures, and safe
practices required in group activities
•
Understand the importance of following
directions
•
Understand the importance of cooperation
with others to complete an assigned task
•
Understand the importance of reporting results
honestly
Nutrition
•
Understand that foods provide nutrients, which
maintain and promote health
•
Identify the serving sizes and number of daily
servings needed from each food group of the
Food Guide Pyramid
•
Describe how microorganisms can cause
food borne illnesses
•
Provide examples of how the media uses
persuasive techniques to influence food-related
purchasing decisions
•
Understand and respect the uniqueness of
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differing physical characteristics
•
Recognize the social significance of food in the
United States
Fitness
•
Examine two or three components of health
related physical fitness assessment
•
Understand the physiology indicators that
accompany moderate to vigorous physical
activity
•
Understand the relationship between nutrition
and physical fitness
•
Understand the importance of physical activity
to leading a healthy life
•
Understand the importance of good
sportsmanship and other positive behaviors
related to physical activity
•
Understand that physical activity is a conscious
choice
•
Demonstrate mature motor patterns in simple
combinations
•
Demonstrate smooth transitions between
sequential motor skills
•
Demonstrate mature form in skipping,
hopping, galloping, and sliding
•
Demonstrate control in traveling, weight-
bearing, and balance activities on a variety of
body parts
•
Exhibit the ability to adapt and adjust
movement skills to uncomplicated, yet
changing, environmental conditions and
expectations
•
Understand the critical elements of basic
movement patterns
•
Understand concepts of space awareness and
movement while running, hopping, and skipping
in different ways in a large group without
bumping into others or falling
•
Understand the major characteristics of mature
walking, running, hopping, and skipping
•
Understand how feedback improves
performance
ART
Artistic Perception
•
Identify and analyze different artistic
materials, processes, and techniques
•
Identify and discuss art elements found in
the environment and in artwork, with emphasis
on color, line, shape, texture, form, and space
•
Identify and discuss art principles found in
the environment and in artwork, with a focus on
movement, balance, unity, and emphasis
•
Use art vocabulary to analyze and respond to
works of art
•
Identify primary, secondary, warm, neutral, and
cool colors
Creative Expression
•
Produce different compositions using a variety
of processes, media, and techniques
that successfully communicate their ideas,
experiences, and stories (e.g., drawing, painting,
sculpting, designing, constructing, printmaking,
crafts)
•
Use a variety of media in explorations of
elements and principles with a focus on line,
shape, color, space, movement, and shading
(e.g., create a two-dimensional artwork using
overlapping to create the illusion of depth
and create a three-dimensional sculpture that
communicates movement)
•
Select and apply color creatively and is able
to mix colors to create new shades
•
Use art materials and tools in a responsible way
Historical and Cultural Context
•
Discuss how artists use their art to share
experiences
•
View and discuss art and art styles from
various cultures and time periods
•
Identify and discuss how art is, or was, used
in events and celebrations from the past and in
the present in various cultures
•
Compare and contrast past and present art
that is experienced in one’s daily life, including
architecture, graphic design, photography,
interior design, and book design
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