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Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Curriculum


Grade Four School Health Curriculum

Student Learning Objectives for Grade Four Phase I are listed below M Support Materials: To view a list of the materials used in each lesson, select the blue box to the left of the lesson number.

Phase II | Phase III | Phase IV | Phase V | Phase VI |

  PHASE I - Growing Into Responsibilities
M Lesson I-1: Control–It Comes in Different Forms!
  I-1. Students will define the four kinds of control.
  I-2. Students will describe how control changes as they grow and mature.
  I-3. Students will describe how controls help keep them healthy and improve the school environment.
M Lesson I-2: Self-Control and Responsibilities–They're Related!
  I-4. Students will explain the relationship between self-control and responsibility.
  I-5. Students will compare and contrast the responsibilities of various family members.
M Lesson I-3: Listening Is a Big Responsibility
  I-6. Students will clarify the benefits of listening.
  I-7. Students will summarize the essential listening skills.
  I-8. Students will demonstrate effective listening skills.
M Lesson I-4: Family Members Are People, Too
  I-9. Students will describe adult family members as individuals who have interests and roles in addition to their roles within the family.
  I-10. Students will organize an interview with an adult family member.
M Lesson I-5: Standing Up for What Is Right
  I-11. Students will describe how ridicule affects people.
  I-12. Students will rewrite the ending of the story to reflect how they would confront the ridicule of others.
M Lesson I-6: A Different Way to Learn
  I-13. Students will describe how someone might feel because of their unique qualities.
  I-14. Students will demonstrate ways to show acceptance for others.
M Lesson I-7: Friends Are Important, Too
  I-15. Students will identify characteristics of positive and negative friendships.
  I-16. Students will clarify the characteristics they look for in friends.
M Lesson I-8: Understanding Our Feelings
  I-17. Students will create examples of situations reflecting an understanding of different feelings.
  I-18. Students will describe how to identify their own feelings and the feelings of others.
  I-19. Students will state that feelings change and can be expressed in ways that help a person or harm a person.
M Lesson I-9: The Art of Conversation
  I-20. Students will demonstrate skills to initiate and carry on conversations.
  I-21. Students will demonstrate how to share appreciation.
M Lesson I-10: When Cooperation Gets Tough–Avoid the Heat
  I-22. Students will summarize the benefits of confronting others when feelings are not intense.
  I-23. Students will describe ways to manage strong feelings.
  I-24. Students will develop a plan for managing strong emotions.
  I-25. Students will develop a statement expressing reactions to conflicts or negative situations.
M Lesson I-11: When Cooperation Gets Tough–What to Do
  I-26. Students will use the steps for negotiation to resolve a hypothetical conflict.
  I-27. Students will describe situations that necessitate telling an adult.
M Lesson I-12: The Five Steps to Solving Problems and Making Decisions
  I-28. Students will demonstrate the steps for solving problems and making decisions.
  I-29. Students will use the criteria for checking out solutions.
M Lesson I-13: Practice, Practice, Practice
  I-30. Students will use the steps for solving problems and making decisions with hypothetical situations.
  I-31. Students will use the criteria for checking out proposed solutions.
  I-32. Students will clarify what it means to be responsible to others and to the community.

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