Grade 3 Health Mississippi Standards

Identify types of childhood injuries, illnesses, and ways of prevention and treatment.

Define nutritional terms on food labels (e.g., fats, calories, etc.).

Identify and understand the importance of contributing to the community.

Identify and discuss hazardous products.

Demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and products and services to enhance health.

Demonstrate ways to communicate needs, wants, and feelings through verbal and non-verbal communication.

Demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health.

Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Analyze how the media influences thoughts and feelings about healthy behavior.

Recognize and describe the relationship between personal health behaviors and individual well-being.

Describe characteristics needed to be a responsible friend and family member.

Demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Apply ways to properly communicate care, consideration, and respect for self and others.

Identify ways that health care technology can impact personal health.

Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

List personal rights and responsibilities of individuals at home and school.

Demonstrate ways to avoid and reduce threatening or stressful situations.

Demonstrate an ability to influence others to become involved in healthy community projects.

Communicate information that promotes positive health choices (e.g., nutrition, physical activity, drug use, peer choices).

Develop a personal health plan and track progress toward achievement.

Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Investigate how the availability of health services affects the community.