Health Standards
Health
The Three Rivers School District is proud to partner with families to develop healthy students. A variety of topics are included in the newest health standards. Students will build skills for health and wellness through age appropriate lessons at each grade level. Families are expected and encouraged to share their values with their children as they relate to health education topics. Families that prefer to teach some of these topics at home will have the opportunity to opt out of some health lessons. Information on our new standards, curriculum, process, and who to contact with questions is outlined below. Thank you for working with us to support your child's learning.
Adopted Curriculum & Supplemental Resources
The following comprehensive health curriculum materials for K-5 were adopted by the Three Rivers School District Board on February 16, 2022 during regular session:
Elementary Curriculum:
Great Body Shop (GBS) adopted as primary resource.
Some lessons from Fight Child Abuse and Advocates for Youth will be used in various grades as an additional resource.
The following books will be used as a supplemental resource, read aloud to the class as part of a health lesson.
Kindergarten - Families, and Neither
1st Grade - Except When They Don't, and The Great Big Book of Families
2nd Grade - A Family is a Family is a Family, and I Love My Purse
3rd Grade - What Makes a Baby, Jack (not Jackie), and Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent & Respect
Middle School Curriculum:
Teachers in 6-8 grade at all Three Rivers Middle Schools will be piloting GBS during the 22-23 school year.
During the school year, there are several lessons from the Epic program taught by staff from the Pregnancy Care Center of Grants Pass.
State of Oregon Health Standards
Aligned to national standards, Oregon’s health standards and benchmarks support health, wellbeing, and safety of students. The Human Sexuality Education law (2009); the Healthy Teen Relationship Act (2013); and most recently, SB 856 Child Sexual Abuse prevention (2015) collectively contribute to the Oregon Department of Education’s (ODE) Human Sexuality OAR and sexual health benchmarks and standards. Click here to access a copy of the Oregon Health Standards for K-12. Comprehensive Oregon Health Standards.
Contacts
For questions about state law, policy, standards, and the legislative process relating to the Oregon Health Standards, contact:
Ely Sanders, Oregon Department of Education
Sexual Health and School Health Specialist
Email: ely.sanders@state.or.us Phone: 503-947-5904
For questions about the curriculum adoption process and district policy regarding instruction, materials, the communication timeline, or the opt out process, contact:
Jessica Durrant, Director of Federal Programs & K-8 Curriculum and Instruction
Email: jessica.durrant@threerivers.k12.or.us
Resources
Oregon Department of Education Online Resources including Grade Level Standards
http://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/health/Pages/default.aspx
CDC National Standards for Health Education:
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/sher/standards/index.htm
Erin’s Law:
Teacher Guidelines for Handling Sensitive Topics
For sensitive topics, teachers should only address clarifications to the curriculum, not subject matter that extends beyond lesson plans. Questions should be addressed in age-appropriate, medically accurate ways, aligned with the adopted curriculum. Some questions will be referred to counselors or addressed privately, such as when a student discloses information that creates a safety concern.
Opt Out Process
When lessons cover standards that are covered by the Oregon Human Sexuality Law, parents are given prior notice, an opportunity to preview lessons, and an option to opt-out of the lessons for that entire Quarter. For the 2022-2023 school year, no content in K-8 during Quarter 1 was addressed as part of the Human Sexuality Law. Therefore, no opt-out forms were sent to parents. On October 20, 2022, communication was sent via ParentSquare to families of students in grades 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. The letters are attached below. Any questions should be directed at the student's teacher or the building principal. The same process will be used for Quarter 3 and 4 if any content at grades K-8 is covered as part of the Human Sexuality Law.
Supporting Documents
Elementary School
Quarter 2:
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 1st Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 1st Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 4th Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 4th Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 5th Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 5th Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - Spanish
Quarter 3:
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - Kindergarten, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - Kindergarten, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 1st Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 1st Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 2nd Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 2nd Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 3rd Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 3rd Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 4th Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 4th Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 5th Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 5th Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - Spanish
Middle School
Quarter 2:
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 6th Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 6th Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 7th Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 7th Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 8th Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 8th Grade, Quarter 2 (October 31, 2022 - January 19, 2023) - Spanish
Quarter 3:
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 6th Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 6th Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 7th Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 7th Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - Spanish
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 8th Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - English
Health Lessons Opt Out Form - 8th Grade, Quarter 3 (January 23, 2023 - April 6, 2023) - Spanish
Three Rivers School District Health Scope and Sequence
Kindergarten
Quarter 1 (8/29/2022 - 10/27/02)
Unit 10: Every Day, Play!
Lesson 4: Learning the Rules of Safe Play
Unit 1: How to Safe Play
Lesson 1: Safety Rules - Safety Helpers
Portfolio 1: Safety Helpers
Lesson 3: Safety at Play
Quarter 2 (10/31/2022 - 1/19/2023)
Unit 4: The Family Team
Lesson 1: What is a Family
Lesson 2: See How Families Grow and Change
Supplemental Health Teacher Read Aloud Book: Families by Shelley Rotner & Shelia M. Kelly, 2015
Portfolio 3: Using Peaceful Methods to Resolve Conflicts
Quarter 3 (1/23/2023 - 4/6/2023)
Unit 5: My Body is Special
Lesson 1: All Bodies are Different
Supplemental Health Teacher Read Aloud Book: Neither by Airlie Anderson, 2018
Replacement Lesson: "Understanding our Bodies - The Basic"
Lesson 2: I am Special
Homework Connection: I'm Specials Name Tags
Erin's Law Lesson Videos: https://fightchildabuse.org/
Lesson 1 - 6
Quarter 4 (4/10/2023 - 6/7/2023)
Unit 7: No Drugs, No Way
Lesson 3: Stay Away from Dangerous Substances
Unit 9: Keeping Clean and Healthy
Lesson 1: Keeping You Clean and Healthy
1st Grade
Quarter 1 (8/29/2022 - 10/27/02)
Unit 1: Look Out!
Lesson 1: Look Out!
Lesson 3: Fire Can Hurt You
Lesson 4: Who Knows the Rules?
Activity 21: Feeling Safe and Sound
Quarter 2 (10/31/2022 - 1/19/2023)
Unit 2: Head to Toe
Lesson 4: My Body is Extra Special
Supplemental Health Teacher Read Aloud Book: Except When They Don't, by Laura Gehl, 2019
Replacement Lesson - Advocates for Youth: "Gender Roles, Gender Expectations"
Quarter 3 (1/23/2023 - 4/6/2023)
Unit 5: Talk and Listen
Lesson 4: Tell How You Feel
Supplemental Health Teacher Read Aloud Book: The Great Big Book of Families, by Mary Hoffman, 2010
Unit 6: Happy, Sad, and In Between
Lesson 4: My Body Is Private
Replacement Lesson - Advocates for Youth: "Understanding Our Bodies"
Erin's Law Lesson Videos: https://fightchildabuse.org/
Lesson 1 - 6
Quarter 4 (4/10/2023 - 6/7/2023)
Unit 6: Happy, Sad, and In Between
Lesson 2: Talking Helps Me Feel Better
Unit 7: Drugs are Trouble
Activity 15: Identifying Trusted Adults
Unit 8: Get Well Soon
Lesson 2: Germs
Activity 18: Learning about HIV
2nd Grade
Quarter 1 (8/29/2022 - 10/27/02)
Unit 1: Let's Stay Safe
Lesson 4: I Don't Hurt You, You Don't Hurt Me
Unit 2: How You Think
Lesson 3: Think About Thinking
Quarter 2 (10/31/2022 - 1/19/2023)
Unit 3: The Wide World of Food
Lesson 1: Eat a Plate
Portfolio 1: Identifying My Favorite Things
Lesson 2: Nutrients for Your Body
Lesson 4: The Importance of a Healthful Breakfast!
Quarter 3 (1/23/2023 - 4/6/2023)
Unit 5: When I Feel Afraid
Lesson 3: Recognizing Real Dangers-When It's Smart to be Afraid
Lesson 4: Your Body is Private!
Replacement Lesson - Advocates for Youth: "Understanding Our Bodies"
Portfolio 4: Who Are My Superstars?
Unit 6: Babies... And How You Grew
Lesson 2: Families
Supplemental Health Teacher Read Aloud Book: A Family is a Family is a Family, by Sara O'Leary, 2016
Quarter 4 (4/10/2023 - 6/7/2023)
Unit 10: Muscles in Motion
Portfolio 3: Boy Sports? Girl Sports?
Supplemental Health Teacher Read Aloud Book: I Love My Purse, by Belle DeMont, 2017
Unit 8: Germs! They Can Make You Sick!
Lesson 1: Germs: What They are and What They Do
Portfolio 1: Risky Situations
Activity 13: Bloodborne Diseases
3rd Grade
Quarter 1 (8/29/2022 - 10/27/2022)
Unit 1: Safe at Home, Safe Away
Lesson 1: Safety Sleuths
Lesson 2: Emergency Planners to the Rescue
Portfolio 2: Who Are You Going To Call?
Activity 8: Risky Business
Lesson 4: Say "NO!" to Danger
Quarter 2 (10/31/2022 - 1/19/2023)
Unit 5: I Like Your Attitude
Lesson2: How Attitudes Affect Your Actions
Activity 6: Positive and Negative Peer Pressure
Lesson 3: Improving Your Attitude
Activity 24: Good Friends
Quarter 3 (1/23/2023 - 4/6/2023)
Unit 6: My Family, Your Family
Activity 16: Hormones and Reproductive Organs
Supplemental Health Teacher Read Aloud Book: What Makes a Baby, by Cory Silverberg, 2012
Activity 23: Identity
Portfolio 2: Dealing with Discrimination
Supplemental Health Teacher Read Aloud Book: Jack (Not Jackie), by Erica Silverman, 2018
Supplemental Health Teacher Read Aloud Book: Let's Talk About Body Boundaries, Consent & Respect, by Jayneen Sanders, 2018
Lesson 4: Personal Safety
Quarter 4 (4/10/2023 - 6/7/2023)
Unit 8: Things You Might Catch
Lesson 1: Being Sick
Lesson 2: Fighting Diseases
Lesson 3: Keeping Clean and Healthy
4th Grade
Quarter 1 (8/29/2022 - 10/27/2022)
Unit 1: Community Safety
Lesson 1: Who Keeps Us Safe and How They Do It
Lesson 2: How the Community Handles Conflict
Lesson 3: When Violence Breaks Out
Lesson 4: My Part in Keeping the Community Safe
Quarter 2 (10/31/2022 - 1/19/2023)
Unit 5: It's My Body
Lesson 2: Critical Thinking to the Rescue
Lesson 3: In Tune with Your Emotions
Lesson 4: Preventing Abuse
Replacement Lesson - Advocates for Youth: " Figuring Out Friendships"
Quarter 3 (1/23/2023 - 4/6/2023)
Unit 6: Be Cool, Keep Clean!
Lesson1: Hormones and Body Changes
Activity 8: Hormones and Reproductive Organs
Activity 15: Identity
Lesson 2: What is Good Hygiene?
Lesson 4: Looking Good, Feeling Great
Activity 16: Finding Credible, Medically-Accurate Resources
Quarter 4 (4/10/2023 - 6/7/2023)
Unit 6: Be Cool, Keep Clean!
Activity 13: Put Yourself in My Shoes
Unit 8: Puzzled about Germs
Activity 10: methods of Transmission
Unit 7: Stay Drug Free! Build Your Assets!
Lesson 1: Drug Free and Asset Strong!
Lesson 4: How and Where to Find Help
5th Grade
Quarter 1 (8/29/2022 - 10/27/2022)
None
Quarter 2 (10/31/2022 - 1/19/2023)
Unit 3: You Are What You Eat
Lesson 1: Beyond the Basics
Unit 5: Those Crazy Mixed-Up Emotions
Lesson 1: Your Emotions and Your Body
Lesson 3: Troubled Times
Lesson 4: Send the Message: My Body is Private
Portfolio 4: Different Types of Abuse
Quarter 3 (1/23/2023 - 4/6/2023)
Unit 6: Growing Up
Lesson 1: Hormones and Your Body
Lesson : Growing Up Male and Female
Portfolio 2: Sexual Harassment
Activity 7: Hygiene for Biological Males
Activity 9: Hygiene for Biological Females
Activity 11: Identity
Activity 10: Talking About Sensitive Issues with a Trusted Adult
Activity 12: Finding Credible medically-Accurate Resources
Quarter 4 (4/10/2023 - 6/7/2023)
Unit 7: "Danger Ahead: The Truth About Drugs"
Lesson 1: The Effects of Use, Misuse, and Abuse of Drugs
Lesson 3: Drugs and Advertising
Lesson 4: Choose to Be Drug Free
Unit 8: About Blood and HIV
Lesson 3: HIV, Enemy of the Immune System
6th Grade
Quarter 1 (8/29/2022 - 10/27/2022)
Social & Emotional
Unit 5: What is Stress?
Lesson 1: Stress and Your Body
Activity 17: How Can I Help
Lesson 2: Recognizing the Causes of Stress in Your Life
Lesson 3: Coping with Stress
Unit 6: The Reproductive System
Lesson 3: Emotional Maturity
Bullying
Unit 4: Keeping This Body Safe!
Lesson 2: Bullying
Activity 14: Dare to Say No
Portfolio 1: Safety on the Web
Consumer/Environmental Health
Unit 9: A Healthy Environment
Lesson 1: Environment Counts
Lesson 2: Problems with Pollution and Solutions
Quarter 2 (10/31/2022 - 1/19/2023)
Alcohol/Drugs
Unit 7: Who Has the Addiction?
Lesson 1: What is Addiction
Activity 15: Drugs and Their Impact
Lesson 2: The Pressures Around Us
Sexual Violence Info and Prevention
Unit 4: Keeping This Body Safe!
Lesson 4: Sexual Harassment and Sexual Abuse
Activity 14: Dare to Say No
Unit 6: The Reproductive System
Activity 20 Talking About Sensitive Issues with a Trusted Adult
Replacement Lesson - EPIC Lesson on Healthy Relationships: The Dangers of Pornography
Quarter 3 (1/23/2023 - 4/6/2023)
Cycle of Life
Unit 6: The Reproductive System
Lesson 3: Emotional Maturity
Activity 21: Identity
Activity 22: Finding Credible, Medically-Accurate Resources
Lesson 1: Growing up Physically
Lesson 2: Fertilization to Birth
Activity 10: Menstruation-What's it all about?
Activity 17: Condom Use
Replacement Lesson - EPIC Lesson: Define how abstinence relates to pregnancy prevention & Describe personal health practices that prevent spread of HIV/AIDS/ and Hep B & C
Unit 4: Keep This Body Safe!
Portfolio 3: The Perspective of Others
Quarter 4 (4/10/2023 - 6/7/2023)
Food/Nutrition
Unit 3: Eat Right, Feel Great!
Lesson 1: Dietary Guidelines and the Life Cycle
Lesson 2: Consumer Skills and Meal Planning
Activity 7: Analyzing a Food Label
Personal Health
Unit 4: Keep This Body Safe!
Lesson 1: Keep This Body Safe
Lesson 3: Getting Help
7th Grade
Quarter 1 (8/29/2022 - 10/27/2022)
Social & Emotional
Unit 5: Social and Emotional Health
Lesson 1: Feelings & Emotions
Activity 10: Diversity
Lesson 2: Relationships
Lesson 3: Changes & Challenges
Unit 7: Safety, Injury, & Violence Prevention
Activity 11: Suicide Prevention
Bullying
Unit 7: Safety, Injury, & Violence Prevention
Lesson 4: Cyberbullying
Activity 9: Anger Management
Consumer/Environmental Health
Unit 9: Consumer, Community, & Environment Health
Lesson 1: The Consumer
Activity 2: Asking the Right Questions
Lesson 2: Influencing the Consumer
Quarter 2 (10/31/2022 - 1/19/2023)
Alcohol/Drugs
Unit 8: Substance Abuse Prevention
Lesson 1: Effects of Drug Use
Activity 7: Case Study
Activity 8: Refuse to Use
Sexual Violence Info and Prevention
Unit 7: Safety, Injury, & Violence Prevention
Lesson 3: Sexual Violence
Unit 4: The Cycle of Life
Lesson 3: Boundaries
Unit 5: Social and Emotional Health
Activity 14: Support Systems
Replacement Lesson - EPIC Lesson on Healthy Relationships: The Dangers of Pornography
Quarter 3 (1/23/2023 - 4/6/2023)
Cycle of Life
Unit 5: Social and Emotional Health
Activity 10: Diversity
Unit 4: The Cycle of Life
Lesson 4: Gender Roles, Identity, Expression, and Sexual Orientation
Activity 10: Emotional Changes
Lesson 1: Changing Bodies, Changing Minds
Lesson 2: Reproduction, Fertilizatiom, and Birth
Replacement Lesson - EPIC Lesson: Define how abstinence relates to pregnancy prevention & Describe personal health practices that prevent spread of HIV/AIDS/ and Hep B & C
Activity 8: Condom Use
Quarter 4 (4/10/2023 - 6/7/2023)
Food/Nutrition
Unit 3: Fitness & Nutrition
Lesson 1: Healthy Eating
Activity 5: Plan a balanced Menu
Activity 7: Food Labels
Personal Health
Unit 8: Substance Abuse Prevention
Lesson 2: Protective Factors and Risk Behaviors
Unit 7: Safety, Injury, & Violence Prevention
Lesson 1: Living Safely
8th Grade
Quarter 1 (8/29/2022 - 10/27/2022)
Social & Emotional
Unit 5: Social and Emotional Health
Lesson 1: Mental and Emotional Health
Activity 3: Prejudice
Lesson 2: Social Health
Lesson 3: Danger Signals
Unit 7: Safety, Injury, & Violence Prevention
Activity 15: Suicide Prevention
Bullying
Unit 7: Safety, Injury, & Violence Prevention
Activity 11: Cyberbullying
Activity 16: Conflict and Violence
Activity 7: Internet Safety
Consumer/Environmental Health
Unit 9: Consumer, Community, & Environment Health
Lesson 1: Environment and Health
Lesson 2: Problems and Solutions: It Isn't that Easy
Quarter 2 (10/31/2022 - 1/19/2023)
Alcohol/Drugs
Unit 8: Substance Abuse Prevention
Lesson 1: Effects of Drug Use
Activity 7: Case Study
Activity 8: Refuse to Use
Sexual Violence Info and Prevention
Unit 7: Safety, Injury, & Violence Prevention
Lesson 3: Sexual Violence
Unit 4: The Cycle of Life
Lesson 3: Boundaries
Unit 5: Social and Emotional Health
Activity 14: Support Systems
Replacement Lesson - EPIC Lesson on Healthy Relationships: The Dangers of Pornography
Quarter 3 (1/23/2023 - 4/6/2023)
Cycle of Life
Unit 5: Social and Emotional Health
Activity 10: Diversity
Unit 4: The Cycle of Life
Lesson 4: Gender Roles, Identity, Expression, and Sexual Orientation
Activity 10: Emotional Changes
Lesson 1: Changing Bodies, Changing Minds
Lesson 2: Reproduction, Fertilizatiom, and Birth
Replacement Lesson - EPIC Lesson: Define how abstinence relates to pregnancy prevention & Describe personal health practices that prevent spread of HIV/AIDS/ and Hep B & C
Activity 8: Condom Use
Quarter 4 (4/10/2023 - 6/7/2023)
Food/Nutrition
Unit 3: Fitness & Nutrition
Lesson 1: Dine Healthy
Lesson 2: Fitness Plan
Lesson 3: Overcoming Barriers
Personal Health
Unit 8: Substance Abuse Prevention
Lesson 2: Use vs Abuse
Unit 7: Safety, Injury, & Violence Prevention
Lesson 1: Teens making a Difference
Supplemental Health Teacher Read Aloud Books in Spanish
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