Benefits of physical activity is taught as part of health education.

A. Content standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. Students will:

• (4) grades K-4 benchmark 4: describe how physical, social and emotional environments influence personal health;
• (b) grades 1-2 performance Standard:
• (i) describe the behaviors that could affect other people (i.e., smoking, drinking, physical activity, nutrition, etc.);
• (ii) identify the differences between safe and unsafe situations (i.e., bullying, good touch/bad touch, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, food contamination, poisonous substances, etc.);
• (iii) know how to access help (i.e., dial 911 in an emergency, trusted adult, etc.);
• (iv) describe the influences of media and peer pressure on health;
• (c) grades 3-4 performance Standard:
• (i) understand the behaviors that could affect other people (i.e., smoking, drinking, physical activity, nutrition, etc.);
• (ii) identify the differences between safe and unsafe situations (i.e., bullying, good touch/bad touch, alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, food contamination, poisonous substances, etc.);
• (iii) know how to access help (i.e., dial 911 in an emergency, trusted adult, etc.);
• (iv) understand the influences of media and peer pressure on health;
• (5) grades K-4 benchmark 5: identify common health issues of children;

A. Content standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. Students will:

• (1) grades 5-8 benchmark 1: explain the relationship between positive health behaviors and the prevention of injury, illness, disease and premature death;
• (a) grades 5-6 performance Standard:
• (i) describe risk factors and their association with health consequences in the areas related to sexuality; nutrition; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; physical activity; personal safety; mental, social and emotional well-being;
• (ii) identify healthy alternatives to unhealthy behaviors in the areas related to sexuality; nutrition; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; physical activity; personal safety; mental, social and emotional well-being (i.e., abstinence, selection of healthy food choices, "natural highs," etc.);
• (iii) explain how personal daily choices can affect future health status;