2nd Grade Health Curriculum: Full Year Health Curriculum for Print and Online

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For more than a decade, our expert-designed, research-based curriculum has been a trusted resource in Health and PE education. Continuously refined and proven in classrooms, it remains the benchmark resource for schools seeking to enhance their programs and support student well-being.

 


 

Low-Prep, Skills-Based 2nd Grade Health Program

 

This 28-lesson Health program is designed for maximum impact with minimal prep. It meets all required Health standards in a once-a-week format that’s easy to teach and fun for students.

 

Fully Editable: Available for print and online: Microsoft Office and Google Drive/Docs.

 

 

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Engaging 2nd Grade Health Activities:

 

These activities are skills-based and content driven, with skill development for students based on the eight National Health Standards.

 

  1. Health promotion and disease prevention
  2. Analyze the influences
  3. Access valid information and products and services
  4. Interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks
  5. Decision-making skills
  6. Goal-setting skills
  7. Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks
  8. Advocate for personal, family, and community health

 


 

Why Teachers Love This Program:

 

Interactive & Engaging – No more just handing out worksheets! This program includes:

 

  • Relays
  • Pantomimes
  • Board games
  • Role-plays
  • Charades

 

Flexible & Customizable – Lessons include optional content-based instruction, video links, and project-based activities for deeper learning.

 

  • Easy to use – Perfect for busy elementary teachers
  • Low-prep – Ready to teach with minimal planning
  • Focuses on social and emotional learning (SEL)
  • Everything you need is in one place
  • Fully editable – Customize lessons in Word and Google Docs

 

What’s Included?:

 

  • Step-by-step lesson guides
  • Additional background info and website links
  • Engaging individual and group activities
  • Art projects and creative learning tasks
  • Curated video links to enhance lessons

 


 

Meets All Standards:

 

>> Integrated Skills-Based, Content-Based / Knowledge-Based. The best of both worlds.

>> Meets National Health Education Standards. 

>> Meets Grade 2 Health Common Core Standards.

>> Meets Washington State’s rigorous 2nd Grade Health Education Standards.

 

This program should easily meet your state standards as well!

 


 

Topics Include:

 

Topic: Wellness:

 

1) Healthy Habits Bingo

2) Personal Hygiene Relay

3) Bacteria and Viruses Card Activity

4) Analyzing Influences and Decision Skills

5) Accessing Valid Information Decisions

6) Communication Skills Practice

7) Decision-Making Skills

8) Steps to Achieve a Personal Goal

 

Topic: Safety

 

9) Emergency Skills Re-enactments

10) First Aid Kits

11) Safe and Unsafe Touches

 

Topic: Nutrition

 

12) Creative Water Bottles Bulletin Board

13) Food Label Literacy

14) Healthy Choices Board Game

15) Unhealthy Alphabet Soup

16+17) Identifying Healthy Food Choices

 

Topic: Sexual Health

 

18) Understanding Physical Changes

19) Living Things Can Reproduce

20) Germs: Virus and Bacteria

21) Self-Identity or Advocating for all Body Shapes and Sizes

22) What is Friendship?

 

Topic: Social Emotional Health

 

23) Self-Esteem Role-Plays: Using Positive Self-Talk

24) Videos for Mindfulness and a Stress Reliever

25) Expressing Emotions

26) Bystander Power!

 

Topic: Substance Use and Abuse

 

27+28) Drug Dangers and Saying “No Super Heroes Poster

 

Note: Many lessons also include optional background information, articles, websites and videos.

 


 

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