Health | 3rd Grade Unit 6: Prevention Control of Disease

This 3rd Grade Health Unit focuses on Prevention Control and Disease and is essential to help students with their health and wellness.

There are seven units in all taught in 3rd grade that focus on health.

These units include:

Unit 1 that focuses on Personal Health and Wellness

Unit 2 that focuses on Growth and Development

Unit 3 teaches students about Nutrition and Physical Activity and how to eat right and stay active

Unit 4 that helps students with Substance Use and Abuse and how to avoid bad substances

Unit 5 that will teach students about Injury/ Violence Prevention Control and Safety

Unit 6 that covers what happened during Covid and how to protect themselves while learning about Prevention/Control of Disease

Unit 7 discusses our environment and how to help save our planet with Environmental Consumer Health

Included in this 3rd Grade Health Unit are the following:

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 3rd Grade Health Unit 6: Prevention Control of Disease, students will explore and learn to identify daily healthy habits.

Included in this 3rd Grade Health Unit are the following:

• In this unit, students will learn new vocabulary and cut and paste illnesses as they sort and discover what illness are communicable and non-communicable diseases.

• Students will learn to take care of themselves as they learn about personal hygiene and the importance of how to stay clean with their bodies.

• They will learn about the importance of making and keeping goals and write three healthy goals and a way to accomplish these goals.

• Handwashing is another part of how to control disease. Students will review the importance of keeping their hands clean and how that will help them to stay healthy.

• For fun, there is a word search on dental hygiene included as they review these vocabulary words.

• Viruses can spread quickly in communities. In this unit, students will learn about the Coronavirus and measures on how to keep themselves and their family safe from spreadable diseases and viruses.

• Included is information on the Coronavirus for students to learn and then they will answer several questions as to its origin, how it started, how it spread, and what they can do to be safe for future viruses.

• Lastly, there is an assessment to check for understanding.

This unit meets Common Core Standards. It is 30 pages of fun engaging activities!

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 3rd grade. Go to K-5 Treasures to check out the other 3rd Grade Health Units to help students complete the entire Health Standards for the year!