Content Area: Health and Physical Education

 

Index: 2.2F Grade 2 CPI 2

 

Standard: 2.2 - Integrated Skills

 

Strand: F - Health Services and Careers

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 2 -  The student will explain when and how to seek help when feeling ill, scared, sad, lonely, or bullied.

 

Grade: 2

 

Sample Activities:

 

·       I FEEL - Outline the steps for using “I Feel” statements when dealing with conflict. Students practice the steps in a number of situations, with the teacher or peer educators offering feedback and support. Students create a poster or mural that outlines the steps and provides illustrations of their use.

"I FEEL" STEPS
- State Your Feelings: Begin your statement with “I feel _____.” Explain that the feeling you have is a result of the person’s behavior.
- Name a Cause: Continue with “When you ______”. Tell them what specific behavior upsets you.
- Ask for a Change: Ask for a change in behavior: “I would like you to ____.”

 

·    HEALTH HELPERS - Explain that there are times when everyone, even adults, need help. Brainstorm a list of community helpers. Give each student a teacher-made chart, with pictures and words as headings, that categorizes health helpers (e.g., school nurse, hospital, SAC, police officer). Students complete the chart with the names and phone numbers of the health helpers. Place large posters with the names and pictures of health helpers in areas around the classroom. Read aloud various situations in which a student might need help. Students move to the area under the appropriate health helper and justify their choice. Be sure to include 911 emergency services and the poison control center as part of this activity.

Variation: Send a letter and laminated emergency phone number chart to each student’s family. In the letter, ask family members to complete the emergency chart with the student, sign the letter, and return it to school. Students post the emergency chart on the family refrigerator for easy access
in an emergency.