Grade 2 Health Curriculum Plan (Alberta 2025-2026)
Overview
In Grade 2 Health, students will explore important concepts related to personal wellness, safety, and healthy relationships. The curriculum is designed to help students develop skills and knowledge that will contribute to their overall well-being and sense of community.
Guiding Question
- How can I take care of my body and my emotions to be healthy and safe?
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the academic year, students will be able to:
- Identify healthy food choices and understand the importance of nutrition.
- Describe ways to maintain physical health through exercise and hygiene.
- Recognize the importance of emotional well-being and learn strategies to cope with feelings.
- Understand basic safety practices at home, school, and the community.
- Build positive relationships with peers and learn how to communicate effectively.
Monthly Breakdown
September: Introduction to Health
- Goal: Introduce the concept of health and what it means to be healthy.
- Procedure:
- Begin with a circle time discussion about what health means.
- Read a story featuring characters who make healthy choices.
- Activity: Create a "Healthy Me" poster.
- Skills: Listening, sharing ideas.
- Knowledge: Understanding health as a combination of physical, emotional, and social well-being.
- Formative Evaluation: Class participation in discussions.
- Summative Evaluation: Completion of the "Healthy Me" poster.
October: Nutrition Basics
- Goal: Explore the importance of good nutrition.
- Procedure:
- Introduction to food groups with a fun, interactive game (Food Group Bingo).
- Cooking class: prepare a simple, healthy snack.
- Skills: Teamwork, basic cooking.
- Knowledge: Identification of the major food groups.
- Formative Evaluation: Participation in cooking class.
- Summative Evaluation: Food Group Bingo results.
November: Physical Activity
- Goal: Learn the importance of exercise.
- Procedure:
- Discuss different activities that keep us healthy.
- Organize a mini-Olympics with various physical challenges.
- Skills: Physical coordination, teamwork.
- Knowledge: Benefits of exercise.
- Formative Evaluation: Observation during the mini-Olympics.
- Summative Evaluation: Self-reflection on favorite activities.
December: Emotional Health
- Goal: Understand emotions and coping strategies.
- Procedure:
- Read a story about feelings (e.g., "The Color Monster").
- Create a feelings wheel to express different emotions.
- Skills: Emotional expression, empathy.
- Knowledge: Recognizing and labeling emotions.
- Formative Evaluation: Participation in discussion about feelings.
- Summative Evaluation: Completion of the feelings wheel.
January: Safety at Home and School
- Goal: Learn about safety rules.
- Procedure:
- Invite a local firefighter or police officer to talk about safety.
- Conduct a safety scavenger hunt in the classroom/school.
- Skills: Listening, critical thinking.
- Knowledge: Basic safety rules and emergency procedures.
- Formative Evaluation: Participation in the scavenger hunt.
- Summative Evaluation: Safety rules quiz.
February: Healthy Relationships
- Goal: Explore the structure of positive relationships.
- Procedure:
- Discuss what makes a good friend through group brainstorming.
- Role-play scenarios of resolving conflicts with friends.
- Skills: Communication, empathy, conflict resolution.
- Knowledge: Characteristics of healthy relationships.
- Formative Evaluation: Group discussions.
- Summative Evaluation: Role-play performance.
March: Community Health
- Goal: Understand health in the context of community.
- Procedure:
- Field trip to a local health centre to meet health professionals.
- Group project: plan a community health event.
- Skills: Collaboration, research.
- Knowledge: Role of the community in individual health.
- Formative Evaluation: Group project progress check.
- Summative Evaluation: Presentation of project ideas.
April: Personal Hygiene
- Goal: Learn about hygiene practices.
- Procedure:
- Comprehensive lesson on handwashing, dental care, and bathing.
- Create hygiene habit charts to track daily practices.
- Skills: Personal responsibility, organization.
- Knowledge: Importance of hygiene.
- Formative Evaluation: Hygiene habit chart tracking.
- Summative Evaluation: Hygiene quiz.
May: Review and Reflect
- Goal: Review all topics covered.
- Procedure:
- Play “Health Jeopardy” to recap the year’s learning.
- Reflective writing: What I learned about health this year.
- Skills: Review, critical thinking.
- Knowledge: Synthesizing information.
- Formative Evaluation: Participation in Jeopardy.
- Summative Evaluation: Reflection piece.
June: Celebration of Health
- Goal: Celebrate the year’s achievements.
- Procedure:
- Organize a health fair where students share projects and knowledge with families.
- Create a health mural as a class.
- Skills: Presentation, creativity.
- Knowledge: Reinforcing healthy habits.
- Formative Evaluation: Engagement during the health fair.
- Summative Evaluation: Health mural completion.
Conclusion
The Grade 2 Health Curriculum is designed to equip students with essential life skills regarding personal health, safety, and relationships. Engaging activities and continuous assessment will ensure that students not only learn about health but also apply these concepts effectively, promoting a sense of well-being and community.