Health 1st Grade Unit 4: Substance Use and Abuse

For 1st Grade Health there are seven standards that need to be taught.

Unit 1 Personal Health

Unit 2 Growth and Development

Unit 3 Nutrition and Physical Activity

Unit 4 Substance Use and Abuse

Unit 5 Injury/ Violence Prevention Control and Safety

Unit 6 Prevention/Control of Disease

Unit 7 Environmental Consumer Health

These units can be taught out of order. They are only numbered for your convenience. At the end of each unit, there is an assessment to test students’ understanding. 

Through using this Health 1st Grade Unit 4: Substance Use and Abuse students will explore and learn to identify safe and unsafe items in their house and who can give them medicine.

Included in this unit:

* Students will learn the difference between helpful and harmful substances.

* Students will learn how to just say no to harmful substances and situations.

* Students will learn that only responsible adults can give them medicine.

At the end of the unit, there is an assessment to check for understanding.

A total of 10 pages for Health 1st Grade Unit 4: Substance Use and Abuse.

There are seven units that cover all the health requirements for first grade. Here are the links to other health units:

Health 1st Grade Unit 1: Personal Health

Health 1st Grade Unit 2: Growth and Development

Health 1st Grade Unit 3: Nutrition and Physical Activity

Health 1st Grade Unit 4: Substance Use and Abuse

Health 1st Grade Unit 5: Injury / Violence Prevention and Safety

Health 1st Grade Unit 6: Prevention / Control of Disease

Health 1st Grade Unit 7: Environmental / Consumer Health

You can also teach your students about keeping yourself safe by studying about the Coronavirus, where and when it started and facts that plagued our world with this virus.

1st grade Coronavirus / Covid-19 Facts by Teach Simple

This unit meets Common Core Standards.