Share current events. The health and safety program is designed to help children achieve and maintain healthy bodies and healthy minds, and to help children recognize and react in a positive manner to situations regarding safety. In fourth grade health, students continue the focus on their own bodies through the study of how the body fights disease and how tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs affect the body. Girls also learn about the menstrual cycle, and boys learn about growing into manhood. A basic understanding of inherited characteristics is discussed.
Students become more aware of the similarities and differences between themselves and others.
Recognize the risks associated with using drugs or alcohol while operating vehicles. Identify and analyze influences of advertising on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. Assess and respond to situations that threaten personal safety and may result in physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Describe the growth and developmental process. Describe the emotional, physical, and psychological changes of adolescence.