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PATTERN OF LESSON DEVELOPMENT - GRADES K-3
The K-31esson cluster defines three objectives which lay a firm conceptual and behavioral foundation for AIDS instruction at higher grade levels,
namely:
• There are some diseases that are communicable diseases.
• There are skills to practice that will lead to a healthful lifestyle.
Il! There are community resources for information, help, and counseling.
The learner outcomes within each of these objectivesare delineated as follows:
Communicable Diseases Healthful Lifestyle Community Resources
#1 Distinguish between communicable and
noncommunicable diseases
#2 Understand how communicable diseases are
transmitted
#3 Practice good health habits
#4 Demonstrate personal safety skills
#5 Show an appreciation of one's uniqueness and
the uniqueness of others
#6 Recognize choices and theirconsequences
#7 Describehow family members show care for
and-help one another .
#8 Know fu'l.duse appropriate heaIth resources
The learner outcomes are designed to help develop recognition of communicable diseases and knowledge of how they spread and to promote
self-esteem, health habits, and personal skills which foster and enhancethe overall quality of a healthful lifestyle.
Itmust be noted that no specific AIDS information is presented at this level. However, since students ~ this age group may experience rears about
contracting the disease themselves, it is important that questions which arise concerning AIDS be addressed honestly and simply with an emphasis
placed on reducing such fears.
At the end of this grade-level cluster, students should be able tö demonstrate proficiency in each of the learner outcomes, identified in the eight
lessons.
Correlation with existing K-3health education programs may demonstrate that the learner outcomes within AIDS instruction are also contained
in the existing program and need nöt be repeated.
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