2020 6th Wellness Standards

2020 6TH Grade
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH STANDARDS 

Sixth Grade, Standard 2. Physical and Personal Wellness
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Evaluate the validity and reliability of information, products, and services to enhance healthy eating behaviors.
2. Identify valid and reliable resources regarding the qualities of healthy family and peer relationships.
3. Comprehend the relationship between feelings and actions during adolescence.
4. Analyze how positive health behaviors can benefit people throughout their lifespan.

Sixth Grade, Standard 3. Social and Emotional Wellness
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Understand how to be mentally and emotionally healthy.
2. Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.

Sixth Grade, Standard 4. Prevention and Risk Management
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Analyze the factors that influence a person’s decision to use or not use marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
2. Demonstrate the ability to refuse marijuana, illegal drugs, abuse of prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco.
3. Demonstrate ways to advocate for a positive, respectful school and community environment that supports pro-social behavior.
4. Demonstrate ways to promote safety, and prevent unintentional injuries.

2020 6TH Grade 
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 
STANDARDS 

Sixth Grade, Standard 1. Movement Competence and Understanding
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Demonstrate beginning skills for a variety of activities, games, and sports.
2. Demonstrate beginning strategies for a variety of activities, games, or sports.
3. Participate in activities that require problem-solving, cooperation, and team-building.

Sixth Grade, Standard 2. Physical and Personal Wellness
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Understand and apply basic principles of training to improving physical fitness.
2. Recognize how health-related and skill-related fitness components contribute to a health-enhancing lifestyle that embraces physical
fitness.
3. Identify opportunities in school and in the community for regular participation in physical activity to enhance physical fitness.

Sixth Grade, Standard 3. Social Emotional Wellness
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Recognize diverse skill performance in self and in others and how diversity affects activities, games, and sport participation.
2. Choose to participate cooperatively and productively in group and individual physical activities.

Sixth Grade, Standard 4. Prevention and Risk Management
Grade Level Expectation:
1. Apply personal safety knowledge and skills to prevent and treat intentional or unintentional injury.