Grade 3
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
Physical health and hygiene--body systems (1)
Name, locate, and describe the primary functions and major components of body systems, including the skeletal, muscular, circulatory, and respiratory systems.
Physical health and hygiene--personal health and hygiene (2)
Explain the importance of seeking assistance in making decisions about health.
Describe methods of accessing information about health.
Identify the benefits of decision making about personal health.
Identify the importance of taking personal responsibility for developing and maintaining personal hygiene and health habits.
Explain ways in which germs are transmitted, methods of preventing the spread of germs, and the importance of immunization.
Identify that there are diseases such as allergies, asthma, diabetes, and epilepsy that are not caused by germs.
Identify common vectors, including ticks and mosquitos, and explain how and when to perform a self-check for vectors.
Mental health and wellness--social and emotional health (3)
Communicate needs, wants, and emotions in healthy ways.
Describe strategies for assessing thoughts and applying calming and self-management practices.
Discuss and explain how the brain develops through maturation.
Distinguish between healthy and harmful influences of friends and others.
Describe the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy friendships.
Describe the value of respectful communication.
Discuss how others may experience situations differently than oneself.
Demonstrate strategies for resolving conflicts.
Mental health and wellness--developing a healthy self-concept (4)
Define self-esteem and ways it is formed, including identifying areas for one's personal growth.
Describe the importance of seeking guidance from a parent or another trusted adult in setting goals.
Mental health and wellness--identifying and managing mental health and wellness concerns (5)
Describe methods for managing challenges related to long-term health conditions.
Describe strategies to support others in managing different learning needs.
Describe positive outcomes of stress, including creativity, focus, energy, drive, and purpose.
Describe and practice healthy behaviors that reduce stress.
Describe the importance of acceptance of oneself and others.
Healthy eating and physical activity--food and beverage daily recommendations (6)
Classify foods by the nutrients they provide.
Plan a balanced meal that follows government nutrition guidelines.
Examine nutrition labels to identify the difference between foods containing natural sugars and foods with added sugars or sweeteners.
Identify and categorize foods based on saturated and unsaturated fat content.
Healthy eating and physical activity--nutrition and physical activity literacy (7)
Describe the importance of accessing health information through a variety of credible health resources.
Healthy eating and physical activity--risk and protective factors (8)
Identify the common food allergens listed on food packaging.
Describe how healthy and unhealthy behaviors affect body systems and demonstrate refusal skills in dealing with unhealthy eating situations.
Injury and violence prevention and safety--safety skills and unintentional injury (9)
Develop a home-safety and emergency response plan such as a fire safety plan.
Injury and violence prevention and safety--healthy relationships and conflict-resolution skills (10)
Identify refusal skills such as saying "no" when privacy, personal boundaries, or personal space are not respected.
Injury and violence prevention and safety--healthy home, school, and community climate (11)
Identify reasons for avoiding violence, gangs, weapons, and drugs.
Identify characteristics of safe home, school, and community environments.
Discuss the hazards of unsupervised and improper handling of guns and other weapons.
Create a personal safety plan.
Injury and violence prevention and safety--digital citizenship and media (12)
Identify and discuss the need for safety awareness in a digital or online environment.
Identify appropriate ways to communicate in digital and online environments.
Discuss who is appropriate to communicate with and what is appropriate information to share in digital and online environments.
Explain consequences that result from cyberbullying and inappropriate digital and online usage.
Injury and violence prevention and safety--interpersonal violence (13)
Describe how to effectively respond to bullying and cyberbullying of oneself or others.
Explain the importance of seeking assistance in making decisions about personal safety.
Define abuse and neglect.
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs--use, misuse, and physiological effects (14)
Identify misuse and proper use of over-the-counter and prescription drugs.
Describe the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and dangerous substances, including inhalants, vaping products, and household products, on physical health.
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs--short- and long-term impacts (15)
Describe the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and dangerous substances such as inhalants and household products on mental and social health.
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs--treatment (16)
Describe the signs of poisoning or overdose and identify how to respond, including who to contact for help.
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs--risk and protective factors (17)
Describe how friends can influence a person's decision to use or not use alcohol or drugs.
Describe the difference between reporting and tattling and why it is important to report the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs by friends or peers.
Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs--prevention (18)
Demonstrate refusal skills related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs using assertive communication.