Alberta Grade 3 Health - Full Year Bundle

2022 Alberta Health Curriculum – Grade 3 Bundle – This resource covers all outcomes in the Grade 3, 2022 Alberta Health Curriculum.

BOTH GOOGLE SLIDES AND PDF VERSIONS INCLUDED!

This comprehensive bundle contains readings, research assignments, true/false, diagrams, reflections, drawings, word searches, word scrambles and more. There is also a unit test and answer pages for all units!

Healthy Eating

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• The power of food: energy for the brain and body
• Activity: weekly food diary
• Food, drinks, and how we feel
• Activity – Making a healthy plate of food
• Where does our food come from?
• Choosing local foods – which foods come from Ontario?
• Mapping activity – where does our food come from?
• What is food processing?
• Milk processing – pasteurizing, adding vitamin D, using milk to make other products
• Unprocessed foods – pros and cons
• Effects of processing foods – nutrition loss
• Processing foods to last longer
• Activity – power of preservatives
• Frozen and dried foods
• Curing meats, fermenting, and pasteurizing
• How our food looks – effects on taste
• Food additives – pros and cons
• Food processing steps – how to making chips and cake mixes
• Activity – exploring our favourite foods and how they are processed
• Importance of water
• Hydrating foods
• The key to brainpower and physical performance
• How food choices affect the environment
• Ways to reduce food waste
• Healthy food preparations
• Microwave cooking – effects on the nutrition of foods
• Activity – food explorer diary: trying new foods
• Food guides in other countries – USA and Japan Food Guides
• Nunavik Food Guide
• Good oral health – how to take care of our teeth: brushing and flossing
• Harmful foods for our teeth
• What is farm to table?
• Foods from other cultures/countries
• Activities – word search and word scramble
• Unit Test
• Answer pages for all activities

Safety

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• What is a concussion?
• Experiment - concussion – protecting our brain
• Guidelines for water safety
• Guidelines for safe drinking water
• Safe walking routes going to school
• Activity – mapping a walking route
• Safety Networks
• Home fire safety – emergency plans, stop/drop/roll
• Assignment – home fire safety poster
• Activity – making an emergency safety plan
• Safe camping checklists
• Understanding Consent
• Activity: Consent Role Play
• Online safety – tips
• Activity – is the online communication safe or unsafe?
• Role play activity – acting out how to deal with unsafe online behaviour
• Guidelines for personal hygiene
• Prevention of infectious diseases – hand washing and using hand sanitizer
• Experiment – soap versus hand sanitizer
• Wildlife safety precautions
• Managing allergies
• Anaphylaxis
• Shared reading story – Sammy’s Big Save – illustrating a story
• Halloween safety practices
• Guide dogs and service animals – how to act around them
• Safety around animals
• Blog post – Violence in the Media
• Newspaper article – Violent Video Games
• Legal and Illegal Substances
• Legal or Illegal
• Addiction
• Nicotine
• Impacts of Using Nicotine
• Caffeine
• Alcohol and the Impact of Using Alcohol
• Sugar and Sports Drinks
• Activity – Sugar Hunt
• Medications
• Symptoms of Dependency
• Unit Test
• Answer pages for all activities

Growth and Development

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Tips for teaching growth and development
• Title page
• What is development?
• Stages of development
• Activity – “I Have Changed” Portrait
• What is a healthy relationship?
• Activities that build healthy relationships
• Activity – The Healthy Friendship Tree
• Peer pressure – healthy and unhealthy peer pressure
• What is bullying?
• How to stop bullying
• Activity – bullying role play
• Being inclusive
• Setting personal boundaries
• Activity – are the person’s boundaries being crossed?
• Understanding consent
• Listening – importance of listening in a healthy relationship
• Activity – Broken Telephone
• What is discrimination?
• What is a healthy body image?
• Activity – healthy body image picture (art connection)
• The magic of sleep
• Sleepy Sam’s Surprising Story
• Social skills we need for good relationships
• Visible and invisible differences between people
• How our genes affect our physical development
• Activity – Family Traits Tree
• How peer influence affects our development
• Celebrating differences between people
• Culture and environment
• Exploring What Makes Us Unique
• Discovering our uniqueness
• Word search and word scramble
• Unit Test
• Answer pages for all activities

Character Development

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Understanding Roles in Our Community
• Activity – Appreciation Letter
• Story: The Influence of Role Models
• Teacher’s Guide for Role-Model Guest Speaker Series
• Family Structures and Roles
• Activity: Understanding Family Dynamics Skit
• Blog Post: Animals’ Roles in Society
• Activity: Animal Poetry
• Newspaper Article: Historical Figures
• Self-Regulation Techniques
• Story: Understanding Emotions
• Emotion Management Weekly Practice Schedule
• Newspaper Article: Our Heroes in the Community
• Activity: Community Helper Tools Drawing
• Activity – Career Exploration Role-Play
• Fact or Fiction – Eco Warriors
• Activity – Tech Interview
• Newspaper Article: Athletes and Sportsmanship
• Artists and Expressing Emotions
• Blog Post: Scientists and Explorers
• Activity – Explorer’s Quest Scavenger Hunt
• Story: Role of Education in Personal Development
• Activity – Talent Show and Tell
• Newspaper Article: Cultural Traditions and Roles
• Fact or Fiction – Exploring Cultural Traditions
• Activity – Emergency and Community Pictionary
• Government and Leadership Roles
• Activity: Crafting Our Classroom Constitution
• Newspaper Article: Space and Astronauts
• Activity – Space Jeopardy
• Story: Resilience in Literature
• Activity – Building a Resilience Wall
• Blog Post: Engineers and Architects
• Activity – Designing My Dream House
• Fact or Fiction – Family Structures
• Life in Blended Families
• Story: Sharing Time Between Homes
• Activity: My Support Network Tree
• Unit Test – Character Development
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Financial Literacy

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• Money Matters
• Activity – Money Matters Pictionary
• Story: The Journey of a Loonie
• Short-Term VS Long-Term Goals
• Drawing Contest – Saving Goals
• Newspaper Article: The Power of Saving
• Creating a Savings Jar
• Blog Post: Creating a Simple Budget
• Class Party Budgeting
• Class Party Budgeting Menu
• My Party Plan
• The Role of Savings Account
• Fact or Fiction – The Roles of Savings Account
• Story: Earning Money
• Activity: Earning Money Charades
• Smart Shopping Strategies
• The Price is Right Classroom Challenge
• The Importance of Donations
• Activity: Charity Donation Role Play
• Blog Post: Needs VS. Wants in Different Cultures
• Activity: Needs vs. Wants Magazine Collage
• Needs and Wants Collage
• Newspaper Article: Environmental Impact of Spending
• Environmental Show and Tell
• Story: Financial Goals for Families
• Peer Pressure and Spending
• Activity: Peer Pressure Spending Role Play
• Technology and Money
• Activity: Mobile App Design
• Story: Celebrating Financial Success
• Charity Event Flyer
• Calculating Change Using $1
• Calculating Change Using $2
• Calculating Change Using $5
• Calculating Change Using $10
• Calculating Change Using $20
• Calculating Change Using $50 and $100
• Calculating Change
• Assignment – Going Shopping
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

Healthy Relationships

Some of the concepts that are covered:

• The Basics of Friendships
• Activity: Friendship Recipe
• Newspaper Article: Understanding Empathy
• Activity: Empathy Role Play
• Problem Solving Steps
• Activity: Problem-Solving Steps Chart
• Story: Listening Skills in Conflict Resolution
• Activity: Listening Circle
• Blog Post: The Power of Apology
• Activity: Apology Letter
• Story: Seeking Help When Needed
• Activity: Help Journal
• Community Responsibility in Problem Solving
• Activity: Community Resolution Skit
• Newspaper Article: The Role of Compromise
• Activity: Compromise Balloon
• Blog Post: Building Trust
• Cultural Perspectives on Conflict Resolution
• Activity: Global Conflict Resolution Role Play
• Story: Environmental Conflicts and Resolution
• Activity: Eco-Debate
• Story: Peer Meditation Programs
• Activity: Listening Links
• Newspaper Article: The Importance of Forgiveness
• Activity: I Forgive Statements
• Activity: Expressing Apologies
• Blog Post: Teamwork and Collaboration
• Teamwork Mural – The Importance of Teamwork
• Navigating Online Relationships
• Fact or Fiction – Netiquette and Online Relationships
• Historical Figures and Peacebuilding
• Activity - Peace Symbols Artwork
• Peace Symbols Artwork
• Story: The Role of Sports in Building Team Spirit
• Activity – Word Search on Team Spirit in Sports
• Newspaper Article: Understanding Body Language
• Activity: Emotion Charades
• Blog Post: Setting Personal Boundaries
• Yes, No, Maybe Activity – Setting Boundaries
• Story: Celebrating Differences
• Cultural Show and Tell
• Unit Test
• Answer Pages For All Activities

This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has been tested and found effective in helping students achieve the learning goals in the new health curriculum.