Unit: Family Life
|Unit: Family Life |
|Grade: 3 |
|Stage 1- Desired Results |
|Established Goals: NJCCCS, 2009 |
|STANDARD 2.1 (Wellness) All students will learn and apply health promotion concepts and skills to support a healthy, active |
|lifestyle. |
|A. Growth and Development |
|Describe the structure and function of human body systems. |
|Describe each human life stage and the physical changes that occur at each stage. |
|Discuss factors that contribute to healthy physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth and uniqueness. |
|B. Safety |
|Describe the characteristics of safe and unsafe situations and develop strategies to reduce the risk of injuries at home, school, |
|and community. |
|Describe the characteristics of strangers, acquaintances, and trusted adults and demonstrate safe and appropriate ways to deal with|
|each. |
|C. Social and Emotional Health |
|Describe basic human needs and how individuals and families attempt to meet those needs. |
|Discuss how culture, peers, and the media impact the way individuals communicate and express emotions, and how emotions can affect |
|communication, choices, and behaviors. |
|Discuss the causes of stress and demonstrate ways to deal with stressful situations. |
|STANDARD 2.2 (Integrated Skills) All students will use health-enhancing personal, interpersonal, and life skills to support a |
|healthy, active lifestyle. |
|A. Communication |
|Identify and employ ways to improve listening skills. |
|B. Decision Making |
|Outline the steps to making an effective decision. |
|Discuss how parents, peers, and the media influence health decisions and behaviors. |
|Describe situations that might require a decision about health and safety. |
|C. Character Development |
|Describe character traits and core ethical values such as trustworthiness, responsibility, respect, caring, justice, fairness, |
|civic virtue, and citizenship. |
|Discuss how an individual’s character positively impacts individual and group goals and success. |
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|STANDARD 2.4 (Human Relationships and Sexuality) All students will learn the physical, emotional, and social aspects of human |
|relationships and sexuality and apply these concepts to support a healthy, active lifestyle. |
|A. Relationships |
|Describe different kinds of families and discuss how families can share love, values, and traditions, provide emotional support, |
|and set boundaries and limits. |
|Compare the roles, rights, and responsibilities of various family members. |
|Discuss ways that families adjust to changes in the nature or structure of the family. |
|Discuss how culture and tradition influence personal and family development. |
|Discuss factors that support healthy relationships with friends and family. |
|Describe the characteristics of a friend. |
|Describe appropriate ways to show affection and caring. |
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|C. Pregnancy and Parenting |
|Discuss how the health of the birth mother impacts the development of the fetus. |
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|Enduring Understandings: |Essential Questions: |
|At the end of the unit students will understand that… |At the end of the unit students will be able to answer… |
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|Current and future personal wellness is dependent upon applying |What causes optimal growth and development? |
|health-related concepts and skills in everyday lifestyle | |
|behaviors. |What is the difference between healthy and unhealthy risks? |
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|An individual’s health at different life stages is dependent on |How can you learn to like yourself and others? |
|heredity, environmental factors and lifestyle choices. | |
| |How do I learn to stand for and communicate my beliefs to others |
|Current and emerging diagnostic, prevention and treatment |without alienating them? |
|strategies can help people live healthier and longer than ever | |
|before. |In order to achieve lifetime wellness, what should I plan for and|
| |what should I just let happen? |
|Making good health decisions requires the ability to access and | |
|evaluate reliable resources. |To what extent do outside influences shape values? |
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|Effective communication skills enhance a person’s ability to |How do I make the “right” decisions in the face of peer, media |
|express and defend their beliefs. |and other pressures? |
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|Decision-making can be affected by a variety of influences that | |
|may not be in a person’s best interest. |How do we learn to understand and respect diversity in |
| |relationships? |
|Character can be developed and supported through individual and | |
|group activities, the influence of positive role models and |How do we know when a relationship is not worth saving? |
|involvement in community service. | |
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|Character is who you are when no one is looking. | |
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|Research has clearly established that alcohol, tobacco and other | |
|drugs have a variety of harmful effects on the human body. | |
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|Tolerance, appreciation and understanding of individual | |
|differences are necessary in order to establish healthy | |
|relationships. | |
|Content Knowledge: |Content Understandings: |
|Students will know… |Students will understand that. |
|Explain how people change as they grow older. |With age and maturity come reasoning and good decision making |
|There are many different types of healthy families. |skills. |
|Identify and discuss different family roles, responsibilities, |The characteristics of a healthy vs. unhealthy friendship. |
|traditions, including those that relate to health promotion and |The difference between good touch and bad touch. |
|disease prevention. |The importance of family rules and those boundaries are meant to |
|How the roles if different family members change as you grow up. |keep you safe. |
| |As you grow your body will change, and you will continue to |
| |develop as a special person. |
| |Different cultures and different families have different |
| |traditions. |
|Content Skills: |Misconceptions: |
|Students will be able to… |Predictable misconceptions to address are… |
|Identify three health habits that can influence growth and |You have to be best friends with everyone. |
|development. |Everyone grows at the same rate and at the same time |
|Define cells, tissue, organ, body system and traits. |Everyone has the same relationships with their family. |
| |All families are nuclear. |
|Stage 2- Assessment Evidence |
|Summative Assessments |Summative Evidence |
|Traditional Tasks |Performance Tasks: |
|Vocabulary Quiz |Role playing |
|Short paragraphs |Oral presentation |
|Unit tests |Note taking – fill in |
|Worksheets |Poster |
|Formative Assessments |
|Tests and quizzes |
|Homework |
|Group interaction (fro review research and brainstorm ideas) |
|Class discussion |
|Stage 3- Learning Plan |
|Activities: |Strategies: |
|Define the different types of families. |Team work |
|Look at pictures of different types of families, and identify |Group discussion |
|their similarities and differences. |Active listening |
|Make a list of 5 things that would affect the dynamics of a |Group participation |
|family. |Active reading |
|Make a poster showing what you give to members of your family. |Visualize |
|Ex: love, patience, talent, art, etc. |Predict |
|Cut out pictures from a magazine of older people, and write |Summarize |
|captions of what you hope to be doing at that point in your life.|Connect |
|List five traits that were passed down from family members. | |
|Select a personal family tradition, and write a short story |Making charts, graphs and posters. |
|explaining why it is unique and special to your family. | |
|Interdisciplinary Connections: |
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|x__ Art- pictures, posters |
|___ Music – |
|_x__ Physical Education – what you can do as a family for health and fitness |
|___ World Language – |
|___ Health – |
|_x__ Science – Body systems |
|_x__ Social Studies – Culture, environment, heredity |
|___ Mathematics – |
|_x__ Language Arts – writing, discussions |
|Technology Connections: : Character Education videos: 6 Pillars, Head-to-toe videos, Disney Educational Videos, & Internet |
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|Resources: - Your Health Text, Assessment pages, & Activity workbook pages. Weekly Reader- Current Health Magazine #1 , Weekly |
|Reader Skills Book: Robbie Says No to Drugs, Guest Speakers, WOW- World of Wellness Workbooks, Assemblies regarding Health, |
|Conflict Resolution, & Recycling. |
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