Grade 4 Health Curriculum
The Amazing Human Body


Unit 1: Your Needs and Feelings
  • Learning About Yourself
  • We All Have Needs
  • We All Have Feelings
  • Manage Stress Every Day
  • The Challenges of Friendship
  • Resolve Conflicts at School
  • Working with Others
Unit 2: Living and Growing
  • Your Skin and Its Care
  • Your Teeth and Their Care
  • Your Vision and Hearing
  • Your Posture
  • Your Physical Fitness
  • Setting Goals About Fitness
Unit 3: Your Health and Fitness
  • Your Skin and Its Care
  • Your Teeth and Their Care
  • Your Vision and Hearing
  • Your Posture
  • Your Physical Fitness
Unit 4: Food and Your Health
  • Nutrients and Your Digestive System
  • Food and the Nutrients It Contains
  • Make Decisions About Breakfast
  • Understand a Food Label
  • Preparing Foods Safely
Unit 5: Guarding Against Disease
  • Why People Become Ill
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Fighting Infectious Disease
  • Noninfectious Diseases
  • Staying Well
  • Manage Stress at the Doctor's Office
Unit 6: Medicines, Drugs, and Your Health
  • Medicines Affect the Body
  • Common Substance That Can Be Harmful
  • Marijuana and Cocaine
  • Refusing to Use Drugs
  • Refuse OTC Medicines
  • How Drug Users Can Get Help
Unit 7: Harmful Effects of Tobacco and Alcohol
  • How Tobacco Harms Body Systems
  • How Alcohol Harms Body Systems
  • Saying No to Alcohol and Tobacco
  • Refuse to Use Alcohol and Tobacco
  • How Alcoholics and Tobacco Users Get Help
Unit 8: Staying Safe
  • Responding to Emergencies and Giving First Aide
  • Staying Safe at Home and While Camping
  • Staying Safe Outdoors
  • Make Decisions About Staying Safe
  • Staying Safe on the Road
  • Staying Safe Near Water
  • Staying Safe in a Conflict
  • Resolve With Friends
Unit 9: Living in a Healthful Community
  • Enjoying a Healthful Environment
  • Keeping the Community Clean and Safe
  • Our Natural Resources
  • Preventing Air, Water, and Land Pollution
  • Ways to Practice Conserve Resources
Textbook: Harcourt Brace "Your Health"

Last Modified on April 30, 2009