Grade 6

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Students understand the principles of spiritual, physical, and mental health promotion, illness prevention, and safety.

Family , Community and Other Influences on Health Behaviors Students discern the influence of family, peers, community, culture, media and technology and other factors on health behaviors.

Health Information and Services to Enhance Health Students demonstrate the ability to access accurate, valid health information from reliable sources that promote Catholic teachings. 

Interpersonal Communication to Enhance Health Students demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal skills to enhance health

Goal Setting and Decision-making Skills to Enhance Health Students demonstrate the ability to use goal setting and decision-making skills to enhance health.

Behavior to Reduce Health Risks Students demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid and reduce health risks.

Advocate for Personal, Family and Community Health Students demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family and community health.

Human Growth and Development Students understand that the human body and its systems are a gift from God and all systems work intricately together. Internal and external factors influence growth and development and the structure and function of human body systems.

Identify the components of health promotion and disease prevention

Identify a virtuous lifestyle as a way of health promotion and safety 

Distinguish between communicable and non- communicable diseases.

Identify specific behaviors that can reduce or prevent injuries and communicable or chronic diseases. 

Explain the role nutrition, hydration and nutrients play in building strong bodies

Read and interpret food labels in making healthy choices

Identify risk factors for heart disease

Identify behavioral choices that can reduce the risk of heart disease

Identify disorders and diseases that may harm the circulatory and respiratory systems

Describe physical, social, and emotional benefits of regular exercise, fitness and health practices

Know that parents are present to guide you to choose what is good. The 4th Commandment tells us to honor our fathers and our mothers.

Describe how God wants humans to form friendships which are gifts precious to each person (ToB)

Understand that a true friend wants what is best for our body and soul (ToB)

Realize that a true friend wants what is best for our body and soul (ToB)

Understand that we show friendship by treating others with respect, kindness, loyalty and compassion (ToB)

Understand the harmful effects gossip has on individuals and groups and violates the 8th commandment. 

Understand the harmful effects of bullying, teasing and making fun of others.

Identify ways to stop bully behavior 

Examine how internal and external factors can influence health behaviors 

Demonstrate effective ways to resist peer pressure to use drugs

Analyze the influence of peer pressure on health choices

Identify physical and emotional effects of stress and constructive ways to reduce stress

Identify sources of reliable health information and services 

Explain why professional medical advice and medical prescriptions must be followed carefully

Identify situations that require professional health care or a 911 call

Examine and demonstrate communication strategies that enhance health and avoid health risks

Identify communication techniques and practices

Understand that communication comes through words and actions

Understand body language communicates what we are feeling and intending.

Demonstrate refusal and limit setting skills that avoid health risks

Demonstrate effective conflict resolution skills

Understand God gives us the freedom to choose what is right and good. This is called free will.

Understand that because of free will, each person is responsible for the decisions one makes

Explain the significance of the decision making process in making health related choices.

Explain the potential outcomes of constructive and destructive decisions.

Compare immediate and long term effects of personal healthcare choices.

Identify personal health goals, personal, physical, spiritual emotional and social

Examine the importance of personal responsibility in maintaining or improving health of self and others

Evaluate behaviors and situations that maintain or improve the health of self and others

Describe hazards associated with the use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco

Identify reasons some people abuse drugs, alcohol, and tobacco

Identify basic first aid procedures

Plan ways to advocate for healthy individuals, families, communities and environment

Discuss barriers and solutions to having healthy individuals, families, communities and environment

Explain the role of community health agencies in protecting and promoting the health and safety of community members

Explain the interrelationship of body systems

Understand the male and female reproductive system and name the biological characteristics of each

Describe that human life begins at conception when all the human DNA is combined and present from the uniting of a sperm and egg. (ToB)

Describe how unique a human life is due to combination of chromosomes (ToB)

Introduce the stages of human development and the maturation of organs including blastula, zygote, implantation, and gestation (ToB)

Describe the progression of pregnancy through the timeframes of trimesters (describe miscarriages, progesterone levels decrease and a baby’s life ends early) (ToB)