Health 2nd Grade Unit 3: Nutrition and Physical Activity

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 3: Nutrition and Physical Activity students will explore and learn to identify:

* Healthy foods they should and foods that they should not eat that are unhealthy for their bodies.

* Physical activities beneficial to their health and suggestions of which types of activities they can do.

* Consequences of being active vs inactive

* Students will also learn the importance of eating a healthy balanced diet and the benefits of being physically active at school, at home, and with their friends.

This unit meets Common Core Standards for 2nd grade health.

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 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

Included in this unit is an assessment with an answer key.

A total of 10 pages for this 2nd Grade Health Unit 3 on Nutrition and Physical Activity.