Health/Physical Education Curriculum

Kindergarten

Course Purpose:

 Students will demonstrate body control and spatial awareness in individual and group activities.

Outcomes and Components:

HPE.K.3

 Students will identify basic parts of the human body and brain, as well as various ways to keep them healthy.

Pacing  

Instruct/

Assess

Component Code

Component

Standard(s)
  HPE.K.3.1 Identify general signs and symptoms of illness (e.g., fevers, rashes, coughs, and congestion).

PE 22.A.1a

 

105 ILCS 5/27-11
  HPE.K.3.2 Explain different methods of health promotion and illness prevention (e.g., doctor visit, hand washing, brushing and flossing teeth, eating practices, sleep, and cleanliness).

PE 22.A.1b

 

105 ILCS 5/27-11
  HPE.K.3.3 Identify basic parts of body systems and their functions (e.g., heart, lungs, and eyes).

 PE 23.A.1a 
  HPE.K.3.4 Locate the right and left hemisphere and brainstem.

PE 23. D.1a,

PE 23. D.1a

Academic Vocabulary:  identify, explain, locate

Content Vocabulary: fever, rash, congestion, brain, heart, lungs, eyes, right hemisphere, left hemisphere