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California Education Standards & The New Middle School Curriculum
Health Standards
1. The student understands and demonstrates ways in which his or her health and well-being can be enhanced and maintained.

Students in middle school who meet this standard will be able to:
  • Analyze the immediate and long-term effects of personal health habits on body systems.
  • Set personal goals for developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

    D.A.R.E. lessons which address this standard:
    Lessons 1, 2, 4, 6, & 7.

    2. The student understands and demonstrates behaviors that prevent disease and speed recovery from illness.

    D.A.R.E. lessons which address this standard: Lessons 5 & 6.

    3. The student will understand and demonstrate knowledge of behaviors that reduce the risk of becoming involved in potentially dangerous situations and know how to react to situations in ways that help to protect his or her health.

    Students in middle school who meet this standard will be able to:
  • Recognize the role that drugs and alcohol play in contributing to high-risk situations.
  • Analyze emergencies and respond appropriately.
  • Analyze appropriate strategies to avoid, resolve, and cope with conflicts.
  • Identify behaviors that decrease the risk of becoming involved in potentially dangerous situations.

    D.A.R.E. lessons which address this standard:
    Lessons 2, 4, 5, 6, & 7.

    4. The student will understand and demonstrate how to promote positive health practices within the school and community, including how to cultivate positive relationships with peers.

    Students in middle school who meet this standard will be able to:

  • Interact effectively with people, including both males and females and members of different ethnic and cultural groups.
  • Recognize his or her role in promoting positive health behaviors among peers.
  • Know how to help friends recognize when they should seek help from a trusted adult.
  • Understand and follow school rules related to health.
    D.A.R.E. lessons which address this standard:
    Lessons 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 1.

    5. Listening And Speaking Standards:

    1.0 Listening and Speaking Strategies

    1.1 Asking probing questions to elicit information, including evidence to support the speaker's claims and conclusions.

    1.3 Respond to persuasive messages with questions, challenges, or affirmations.

    1.6 Use speaking techniques, including voice modulation, inflection, tempo, enunciation, and eye contact, for effective presentations.

    1.7 Provide constructive feedback to speakers concerning the coherence and logic of a speech's content and delivery and its overall impact upon the listener.

    D.A.R.E. lessons which address this standard:
    Lessons 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10.


    2.0 Speaking Applications

    2.4 State a clear position or perspective in support of an argument or proposal.

    2.5 Describe the points in support of the argument and employ well-articulated evidence.


    D.A.R.E. lessons which address this standard: Lessons 9 & 10
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