Health 2nd Grade Unit 2: Growth and Development

For 2nd Grade Health there are seven standards that need to be taught.

Unit 1 Personal Health

Unit 2 Growth and Development

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 2nd Grade Unit 2: Growth and Development students will explore and learn to identify major organs of the body as well as physical and emotional characteristics of themselves and others. They will explore their feelings and describe what makes them happy, angry, etc.

Students will also learn about the following body systems as they cut and paste a body together:

* Skeletal and Nervous body system

* Circulatory body system

* Digestive body system

* Respiratory body system

* Muscular body system

* Skin and Hair body system

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

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

Health 2nd Grade Unit 1:Personal Health by Teach Simple

Health 2nd Grade Unit 2: Growth and Development by Teach Simple

Health 1st Grade Unit 3: Nutrition and Physical Activity by Teach Simple

Health 2nd Grade Unit 4: Substance Use and Abuse by Teach Simple

Health 2nd Grade Unit 5: Injury / Violence Prevention and Safety by Teach Simple

Health 2nd Grade Unit 6: Prevention / Control of Disease by Teach Simple

Health 2nd Grade Unit 7: Environmental / Consumer Health by Teach Simple

2nd grade Coronavirus / Covid-19 Facts by Teach Simple

This unit meets Common Core Standards.

Included in this unit is an assessment with answer key.

A total of 13 pages for this 2nd Grade Health Unit 2 on Growth and Development.