Health Education

The concepts and skills learned in health education become the cornerstone for developing healthy habits that students will use every day for the rest of their lives. Students will learn how to analyze influences, access accurate health information, use positive communication skills, make healthy decisions, set goals, practice healthy/safe behaviors, and advocate for their own health and those around them.

Health Education Standards

MPS uses the State of Wisconsin Health Education standards. These standards are the same as the National Health Education Standards. MPS uses these standards for all health grading.

Abbreviated description:

• Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
  Performance Indicators for Standard 1
• Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
  Performance Indicators for Standard 2
• Standard 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.
  Performance Indicators for Standard 3
• Standard 4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
  Performance Indicators for Standard 4
• Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
  Performance Indicators for Standard 5
• Standard 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
  Performance Indicators for Standard 6
• Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
  Performance Indicators for Standard 7
• Standard 8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
  Performance Indicators for Standard 8

MPS Human Growth and Development

MPS has worked with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and community partners to develop its own sex education curriculum called the MPS human growth and development curriculum. This curriculum, one of only three curricula recommended by the DPI, is used in other districts across the state. Parents/guardians will receive a permission form for students to opt out of some of the HGD lessons. Most lessons in each grade level have more to do with interpersonal communication and decision making than specific sex-related topics, so students should not be opted out of all  lessons. Please review the lessons. If you have questions, please contact your child’s teacher.

HGD Curriculum Introductions

• Introduction K to 5th Grade
• Introduction 6th Grade to High School

HGD Curriculum Outlines

• Kindergarten
• 1st Grade
• 2nd Grade
• 3rd Grade
• 4th Grade
• 5th Grade
• 6th Grade
• 7th Grade
• 8th Grade
• 9th Grade

Sample HGD Permission Slips

• K5-3rd Grade HGD
• 4th-5th Grade HGD
• 6th Grade - High School HGD

Download all human growth and development curriculum for kindergarten through high school in English, Arabic, Burmese, French, German, Hmong, Italian, Karen and Spanish.

Resources

Choose My Plate

Centers for Disease Control

Dental One Associate: Healthy Guide for Kids