Health | 3rd Grade Unit 7: Enviromental Consumer Health

This 3rd Grade Health Unit focuses on Enviromental Consumer Health 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

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 7: Environmental Consumer Health, students will explore and learn to identify daily healthy habits.

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

• Students will learn about different types of pollution in the air, land, and sea and how the pollution affects community health.

• In this unit, students will read about how to keep the community in which they live in clean and the importance of being apart of a clean community.

• We've all heard of the terms: reuse, reduce, and recycle. Students will be able to understand the importance of these terms and how to recycle objects.

• There is a question about if kids today are healthier or less healthy and students will need to explain their reasoning.

• Many communities have a farmer's market with fresh fruits and vegetables. Students will discuss their thoughts on if this is beneficial for a community and how it can affect the environment and our health.

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

This unit meets Common Core Standards. It is 11 pages of fun engaging activities!

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!