5th Grade Health: Full Year Elementary Health Curriculum

$32.00

TeacherPayTeachers #1 Best-Selling 5th 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.

 


 

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

 

Do you teach 5th Grade Health? We're so excited about this elementary Health program. 5th Grade teachers will love this unique program. This is the #1 Best-Selling 5th 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 in class (Includes teacher directions-so much more than just worksheets!)
    • Teach online: All 29 lessons are on GOOGLE SLIDES
    • 29 Student assignments: Have students do assignments in class or as homework!


    If you want a Health program...


    • 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:


    1. Easy to-use
    2. Low-Prep!
    3. Great for social and emotional learning
    4. No more searching for lessons or previewing videos!
    5. Perfect for busy elementary teachers who teach so many subjects
    6. FULLY EDITABLE!

     



    Here is What Buyers are Saying:


    • "This is fantastic!"
    • "The students love health class."
    • "This is so perfect and well worth the price!"
    • "This is AMAZING!!! This has to be the most complete, easy to use, easy to follow, beautifully crafted Health curriculum I have ever seen!"


    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
    • Include engaging individual and group activities
    • Include art projects
    • Suggest engaging articles and video links to enhance the lessons:
    • 50 video links included! This alone will save you hours and hours of searching for good videos.)


    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 5 Health Common Core Standards.

    >> Meets Washington State’s rigorous 5th Grade Health Education Standards.




    INCLUDES 10 UNITS:


    HEATHY RELATIONSHIPS AND WELLNESS:


    1. "I will learn the traits of a good friend."

    • What is a "true' friend?
    • Ways to meet a new friend
    • Optional baking cookies intro
    • "Friendship Recipe" activity

    2. "I will recognize the traits of a healthy and unhealthy relationships."

    • Healthy Versus Unhealthy Traits
    • "Healthy or Unhealthy Relationship Survey"
    • "Healthy Relationship Posters"

    3. "I will learn how to assertively stand up to peer pressures."

    • Passive, assertive and aggressive traits, and their consequences
    • How can being passive hurt you?
    • How can being aggressive hurt you?
    • "Pressure Line Flip Up Posters"

    4. "I will learn and practice good, assertive refusal skills."

    • "Assertiveness Role-Plays"
    • "5 Steps to Help Kids Resolve Conflicts."
    • How to resist pressure

    5. "I will learn conflict resolution skills and practice "I" statements."

    • What can be wrong with anger?
    • "I Statements Worksheet"
    • Agreeing in the right way


    NUTRITION:


    6. "I will understand why servings size, fats, and sugars on a food label are important."

    • Optional "Food Label Reading Full Lesson"
    • Food label video
    • "Sugar in Baggies" experiment"

    7. "I will be able to figure out if a product is 'healthy' or not."

    • Analyzing food products
    • Create "Is this Product Healthy?" cube art

    8. "I will learn what food groups are required, and then analyze my eating for one day to see if I get the correct amounts."

    • Harvard "Healthy Eating Plate"
    • Food Logs and analyzing own eating!
    • "How Healthy Are You Eating?" survey
    • Create a "Healthy Snack Challenge."

    9. "I will understand why calcium is important and see if I am getting enough daily."

    • Counting the calcium I ate/drank in a day
    • "Skeletal Self-Portrait"

    10. "I will learn what eating habits are unhealthy and determine any unhealthy eating habits I have."

    • "Healthy Habits for Life" survey
    • Analyzing habits and setting a goal

     

    SEXUAL HEALTH:


    11. "I will learn the characteristics of puberty and know that they're normal."

    • Girls and puberty information / Boys and puberty information
    • "Puberty Parent-Student Homework"
    • 3 additional links to resources on "puberty"

    12. "I will learn the importance of good hygiene during puberty."

    • Sweat, body odor, hair care and feet!
    • Videos
    • Kids Health website navigation
    • "Dear Josh" letter assignment
    • Several additional optional "Sex Education Resources"

    13. "I will learn the importance of good hygiene for teeth and hair."

    • Optional videos
    • How to brush teeth video
    • Shampoo and toothpaste survey
    • Optional shampoo and hair type chart

    14. "I will understand truths about what the HIV virus is and how it is spread."

    • "HIV/AIDS resource and Quiz"
    • "HIV Myths and Truths"
    • "HIV Survey"
    • Optional video


    FAMILY GENETICS, DISEASE AND WELLNESS:


    15. "I will learn what illnesses are in my own family genetics."

    • Family Health
    • "Family Medical History Homework"
    • "A Quick Guide to Common Childhood Diseases"


    SAFETY AND FIRST AID:


    16. "I will coordinate an emergency plan for my family."

    • Coordinating an emergency plan with family homework
    • Website examples of safety plans
    • Optional "Anatomy of a First Aid Kit" video recreation!

    17. "I will know how to correctly apply basic first aid for common conditions."

    • Optional Funny intro of what NOT to do for first aid!
    • First aid scenarios and videos
    • "First Aid Poems


    SOCIAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH:


    18. "I will learn how to relieve stress in healthy ways."

    • Relieving stress for a 5th grader
    • The 3 "Outs" to relieve stress
    • "Animal Stress Stories"
    • Optional videos
    • Sharing "Animal Stories" with another class at school
    • Create a "Stress Management Toolbox."


    SUBSTANCE USE:


    19. "I will understand the dangers of Tobacco and Alcohol."

    • Stanford University Tools and Curriculums on Prevention, Education & Awareness
    • Videos, PowerPoint
    • Vaping Info
    • Optional "Opioids" website link
    •  "The Dangers of Tobacco" Spiral Art
    • "The Dangers of Alcohol Letter Art"

    20. "I will understand the dangers of over-the-counter drugs."

    • What are "Over the Counter Medicine" dangers
    • "Medicine Cabinet Dangers Poster"


    SELF-ESTEEM AND EMPATHY SKILLS:


    21. "I will celebrate my family heritage and culture."

    • Being thankful for my family!
    • "Family shields project"

    22. "I will respect and be proud of differences and have empathy for everyone."

    • "Being Myself and Proud of It" poem
    • "Respect Questions Worksheet"

    23. "I will know what to do if I am bullied or I see bullying."

    • Optional videos on "Bullying"
    • "HA HA SO Bullying Model
    • "Making Your Voice Count" quilt art project          

                  

    MEDIA LITERACY AND DECISION-MAKING SKILLS:


    24. "I will learn they key to not being manipulated at the grocery store."

    • Grocery store manipulation
    • Advertisers’ manipulation of buyers with videos
    • Product comparisons
    • "Grocery Store/or at Home Scavenger Hunt"

    25. "I will know how to determine if a magazine ad reflects the truth."

    • Fast food product reality video!
    • Advertisers' hidden messages
    • Optional videos
    • "Triangle Project"

    26. "I will gain decision-making skills."

    • The WWWWH Decision-making model
    • True Stories of poor decisions

    27. "I will recognize technology dangers and how to avoid them."

    • "Internet Safety Rules"
    • Real stories video clips
    • Suggested online rules with parent signature

     

    UNIT REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT:


    28. "I will review what I learned this year and set goals to be above negative influences."

    • "Dolly Parton's "Coat of Many Colors" song and article
    • Article on "Overcome School Ridicule by Determining to Succeed"
    • "Coat of Many Colors" art project

    29. "I will show my knowledge by taking the final Health test."

    • "Final 5th Grade Health Test"


    ★ 16 Best Cooperative Games Included!

 






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Modern, Authentic, and Beautiful Curriculum!

This curriculum is honestly such a breath of fresh air. I'm done struggling with health resources that feel dated, clunky, and just plain boring. What I love most is how authentic it feels. It doesn't talk down to students; it meets them exactly where they are with modern, real-world scenarios that actually matter to them. The design is absolutely beautiful. It’s clean, professional, and visually engaging, which makes a huge difference when I'm trying to keep a classroom’s attention. It feels like a high-end, living system rather than just another dusty textbook and it turns health class into a journey that students actually want to go on.

About time.

Finally curriculum that makes sense! Thorough, thoughtful, intuitive, with a beautiful layout. Easy to work from, and for me, the section on addiction is well worth the purchase alone. Highly recommend.

Clear, Easy to Understand, and FUN

This is my first experience using a HET curriculum, and I'm genuinely impressed. The course is thoughtfully designed with clear organization and and easy-to-follow layout, making the content highly accessible. Health can often be a challenging subject to both learn and teach, but this curriculum presents it in a way that is engaging and manageable for everyone involved. It creates an enjoyable experience for both instructors and students alike. I'm looking forward to starting the upcoming semester feeling confident, supported, and equipped with such a polished and effective resource.

This was a great resource and easy to use! Thank you!

This health resource was exactly what I needed for my high school students. It was age-appropriate, relevant, and sparked meaningful conversations. My students actually enjoyed the lesson—which says a lot!

Great Resource

I've been in the classroom teaching Sports Medicine the past 7 years after teaching 6 years of PE prior. I did not want to reinvent the wheel and middle school PE was the only level of PE I had not previously taught. This bundle has been extremely helpful in providing lead up activities and practice, along with games I'd never seen that are developmentally appropriate for MS.

Very helpful resource

This was a very helpful resource for a topic that is not always the easiest to teach, especially to students with disabilities who struggle to understand interpersonal relationships.

Excellent Resource!

Working at a small school with an inexperienced PE teacher, this tool helped guide planning for the year!

Wow. Wow. Wow.

I recently had the opportunity to explore the "Empathy Lessons for High School" unit, and I can’t recommend it highly enough! This social-emotional learning health unit is incredibly well-crafted, providing students with essential tools to understand and develop empathy in today’s diverse world. The lessons are engaging and relevant, encouraging students to reflect on their own experiences while also considering the perspectives of others. Activities such as role-playing and group discussions foster a safe environment for open dialogue, allowing students to connect on a deeper level.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND

I absolutely loved this resource! My students loved it and were engaged the whole time! I love the way it is set up, makes it very easy to follow and understand with little to no prep. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CURRICULUM!

User-Friendly & Professional

Thank you for taking the time to create a lesson that is very user-friendly and covers the heavy topic professionally.