3rd Grade Health Curriculum: Full Year Elementary Health Curriculum

TeacherPayTeachers #1 Best-Selling 3rd Grade Health Curriculum!

For more than a decade, our expert-designed, research-based curriculum has been a trusted resource in Health and PE education. Continuously refined and proven in classrooms, it remains the benchmark resource for schools seeking to enhance their programs and support student well-being.

★ 2026-2027 Edition: Carefully Crafted Guided Teaching Resources featuring Fully Updated Teacher Directions and Online Google Drive Student Fillable Worksheets

This digital download product, is editable in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint for print and online on Google Drive.

We're excited about creating this unique program that 3rd Grade teachers love! Teach in class, send home, do online, or a combination of all three! This is the #1 Best-Selling 3rd Grade Health program on TeachersPayTeachers and it's designed to be low-prep!!

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Teach Health the Way YOU Want! Choose from:

• • Teach 27 lessons in class. Includes 83 pages of step-by-step teacher directions-so much more than just worksheets!
  • Teach online: All 28 lessons are on 81 GOOGLE SLIDES with fill-in worksheets
  • 28 Student assignments: Have students do assignments in class or as homework!

  
  

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  The Program is Perfect For:

  • that’s fun, engaging, challenging, and thought-provoking
  • that meets State, National, and Common Core Standards
  • that can have parents involved in their child’s health and wellness
  • because you don’t have the time to teach Health topics
  • because your current Health program is boring your students!
  • because your school doesn’t have a Health curriculum!
  • to homeschool your child...

   

• ...then this unique Health program is for you!

  
  

  The Program is Perfect for:

  • Busy classroom teachers!
  • Distance learning
  • Home schools
  • Students with an extended absence
  • Self-contained classrooms
  • Sub plans!
  • Home Learning

  
  

  More About this Program:

  • Easy to-use
  • Low-Prep!
  • Great for social and emotional learning
  • No more searching for lessons or previewing videos!
  • Perfect for busy elementary teachers who teach so many subjects
  • FULLY EDITABLE!

   

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  Here is what buyers are saying:

  
  

  • "You have saved me!"
  • "This resource is a life saver! Aligns perfectly with my state's health standards."
  • "A must buy!"
  • "We didn't have a Health unit and this covers everything.
  • Quick and easy lessons and the kids enjoy them."

  
  

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  Teacher Directions: So much more than just worksheets!

  
  

  • Walk you step-by-step through the lesson
  • Give additional background information and links to informative websites
  • Suggest what to say to engage and teach your students about the topics
  • Includes individual and group activities
  • Includes art projects
  • Suggests fun video and article/background information links to enhance the lessons!! (37 video links included - this alone will save you hours and hours of searching for good videos!)

  
  

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  Will This Curriculum Meet Standards? YES!:

  
  

  >> Integrated Skills Based, Content Based / Knowledge Based. The best of both worlds.

  >> Meets National Health Education Standards. 

  >> Meets Grade 3 Health Common Core Standards.

  >> Meets Washington State’s rigorous 3rd Grade Health Education Standards.

  
  

  THIS PROGRAM SHOULD EASILY MEET YOUR STATE STANDARDS AS WELL!

   

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  "Learning Targets" with some of the task card activities listed: Each lesson includes a Learning Target with space for student feedback!

  
  

  INCLUDES 8 UNITS:

   

  WELLNESS

   

  1. "I will learn how to meet new friends."

  ·      "How to make a new friend brainstorm"

  ·      "Friendship Quilt” activity"

  2. "I Will Practice Taking Responsibility For My Own Health"

  ·      Goal-setting for sleep, walking, brushing teeth, and more

  3. "I will recognize important social skills."

  ·      Body language and social skills!

  ·      Optional video on peer pressure and listening to your own voice!

  ·      "Social Skills Worksheet"

   

  FAMILY HEALTH AND SAFETY:

   

  4. "I will learn how to be safe around strangers."

  ·      When to, and when not to be afraid of strangers

  ·      Website suggestions

  ·      "Stranger Danger" Video

  "Practicing Scenarios “Stop Light" activity

  5. "I will learn how to recognize stranger danger."

  ·      Role-playing stranger danger with parents/guardians

  ·      Optional videos

  6. "I will know how to contact my family in an emergency."

  ·      " Emergency scenarios"

  ·      " Creating Emergency Cards Activity"

  7. "I will learn how family members can help each other be healthy."

  ·      Silly body functions challenges!

  ·      Genetics facts

  ·      How family members help each other out

  ·      "Helping Family Members Scenarios"

   

  NUTRITION AND HUMAN BODY:

   

  8. "I will learn how to eat healthy from all the food groups."

  ·      " Harvard Healthy Eating Plate"  background info and website

  ·      Fun food group guessing worksheet

  9. "I will understand the connection between calories and exercise."

  ·      Understanding calories and energy

  ·      Calories in different activities puzzle

  10. "I will learn how to read a food label."

  ·      Analyzing products using an online databank

  ·      Free "Food Label Reading Full Lesson" link

  ·      "Nutrition Trivia Video"

  ·      "Food Product Scavenger Hunt"

  11. "I will understand that nutrients give us energy."

  ·      Food groups guessing game

  ·      Fun "Interactive Tennis Shoe" activity

  12. "I will learn how to be fit for life!"

  ·      What does the quote mean?

  ·       "Physical Activities" check-off tracking sheet

  13. "I will learn how bones and muscles work together to help us move."

  ·      Interactive "Try these exercises"

  ·      Optional fun video

  ·      Interactive "Muscle Cut Out" activity

   

  SEXUAL HEALTH:

   

  14. "I will protect myself from communicable diseases by washing my hands."

  ·      "Washing Hands Song"

  ·      "Happy Birthday Letter Match Activity"

  15. "I will know that puberty is part of growth and development."

  ·      Class discussion on body changes in 3rd grade.

  ·      Body image and optional video

   

  SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS:

   

  16. "I will learn how to have positive self-esteem."

  ·      The importance of positive self-esteem

  ·      "I am Special” video

  ·      A cute video on being different!

  ·      "Thumbprint Project"

  17. "I will understand what 'emotional health' is."

  ·      Discuss “Emotional Health”

  ·      "Peer Pressure" video

  ·      "Choosing Emotions" worksheet

  18. "I will understand the importance of showing 'Empathy' for others."

  ·      Understanding "Empathy"

  ·      Empathy video

  ·      "A Walk in Their Shoes" scenarios activity

  19. "I will learn how friends can help each other make responsible decisions."

  ·      What is "Peer Pressure?"

  ·      How "Peer Pressure" can be positive!

  ·      Optional Video on making better decisions

  ·      "Do’s and Don’ts Worksheet"

  20. "I will learn that bullying hurts people and my words can do good instead!"

  ·      How "Our Words Have Power" discussion

  ·      Optional Bullying and "Bully Rap" song

  ·      "Heart Worksheet"

  21. "I will learn how to analyze media messages."

  ·      5 Questions to ask When Seeing an Ad

  ·      "Fact Versus Fake" videos on the truth about advertising!

  ·      "Food in Commercials in Real Life" video

   

  SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE:

   

  22. "I will learn the dangers of tobacco and marijuana."

  ·      Saying "No"

  ·      Optional videos

  ·      "Tobacco Dangers Hangers" activity

  23. "I will learn how drugs can take over a person’s life."

  ·      Optional video.

  ·      How lives can change with drug use!

  ·      The effects of drugs and alcohol video

  ·      "Drugs Do You" poster activity

  24. "I will learn how to develop healthy habits for life."

  ·      Healthy habits videos

  ·      Interactive "Healthy Habits Cut Outs"

   

  STRESS, REVIEWING AND FINAL ASSESSMENT:

   

  25. "I will learn about stress and how to relieve it."

  ·      What is stress?

  ·      The 3 "Outs" to relieve stress

  ·      Optional Video

  ·      "Zip Up Stress" interactive backpacks

   

  ENDING A TERM:

   

  26. "I will review this year's health topics by decoding messages!"

  ·      Reviewing topics from the year!

  ·      "De-Coding the Healthy Message!"

  ·      Motivating videos!

  27. "I will show what I learned in Health this year by taking this final assessment."

  ·      Award winning motivating video!

  ·      Final "Health Assessment"