Health 2nd Grade Unit 4: Substance Use and Abuse

For 2nd 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 2nd Grade Unit 4: Substance Use and Abuse students will learn to identify how adults can help with unknown substances and understand what is a safe and what is not safe or otherwise what is known as an unsafe substance.

Students will also learn the following concepts:

* How adults help students to understand what is an unknown substance.

* Students will learn to “Just say no” to many harmful substances that are not healthy and habit forming.

* How families and peers help with harmful / helpful substances.

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

A total of 10 pages for this 2nd Grade Health Unit 4 on Substance Use and Abuse.

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

Health 2nd Grade Unit 2: Growth and Development

Health 1st Grade Unit 3: Nutrition and Physical Activity

Health 2nd Grade Unit 4: Substance Use and Abuse

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

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

Health 2nd Grade Unit 7: Environmental / Consumer Health

2nd grade Coronavirus / Covid-19 Facts

This unit meets Common Core Standards.