Grade 5 Healthy Living Program
The Grade 5 health program will cover the following specific topics:
A. Healthy Eating: Nutrition Facts Tables, Food Labels, and Media Influences on Food Choices
B. Personal Safety and Injury Prevention: Supports for Injury Prevention, Emergencies, Bullying, and Violence
and Strategies to Address Threats to Personal Safety
C. Substance Use, Addictions, Related Behaviours: Alcohol: Short-/Long-Term Effects, Refusal Skills, and Decision-Making
D. Human Development and Sexual Health: Reproductive System, Self-Concept, Emotional/Interpersonal Stresses of
Puberty
E. Mental Health Literacy: How to Help Others, When to Seek Help, and Stigma Awareness
A. Healthy Eating: Nutrition Facts Tables, Food Labels, and Media Influences on Food Choices
- Canada's Food Guide: Eat Well. Live Well.
- Healthy Food Choices
- Healthy Eating Habits
- Understanding Food Labels
- Using Food Labels
B. Personal Safety and Injury Prevention: Supports for Injury Prevention, Emergencies, Bullying, and Violence
and Strategies to Address Threats to Personal Safety
- Bill 13 Accepting Schools Act + Constitution Act 1982 (selected portions pertaining to bullying)
- Types of Bullying (National Centre Against Bullying)
- BullyingCanada
- A Comprehensive Cyberbullying Guide for Parents (provides information on ways to prevent bullying online)
C. Substance Use, Addictions, Related Behaviours: Alcohol: Short-/Long-Term Effects, Refusal Skills, and Decision-Making
- Problematic Alcohol Use - Alcohol is a depressant drug that slows down your body's central nervous system. Drinking excessively can cause serious health issues.
D. Human Development and Sexual Health: Reproductive System, Self-Concept, Emotional/Interpersonal Stresses of
Puberty
E. Mental Health Literacy: How to Help Others, When to Seek Help, and Stigma Awareness