Kindergarten Health Kentucky standards Standards

Advocate for personal, family and community health.

Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

Use goal-setting skills to enhance healthy behaviors.

Use decision-making skills to enhance healthy behaviors.

Use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Access valid information, products and services to enhance health.

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

Students will comprehend content related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Identify family and school rules about the use of medicines.

Describe why it is harmful to tease or bully others.

Describe the importance of choosing healthy foods and beverages and identify the benefits of drinking water.

Describe the importance of talking with parents and other trusted adults about feelings.

Describe the importance of respecting the personal space and boundaries of others.

Identify the benefits of personal health care practices.

Identify how injuries can be prevented.

Identify the benefits of healthy peer and family relationships.

Describe the benefits of not using tobacco.

Identify safe and unsafe touches.

Identify people at home and in the community who influence personal health decisions and behaviors.

Identify school and community health care helpers.

Identify trusted adults who help provide accurate health information.

Identify effective active listening skills.

Identify how to effectively communicate needs, wants and feelings in healthy ways.

Identify unwanted, threatening or dangerous situations.

Identify trusted adults to talk to if feeling threatened or harmed.

Describe positive behaviors used to communicate with others.

Identify steps needed to make informed decisions.

Identify health situations that require decision-making assistance.

Identify trusted adults who help make health decisions for you.

Identify individual goals for improving health.

Identify choices needed to reach a goal.

Identify people who can help achieve goals.

Identify personal health habits that promote healthy living.

Identify what causes diseases and other health risks.

Identify ways to encourage others to be healthy.