Grade 4 Curriculum Links

Links to Alberta Learning Health and Life Skills Curriculum

Students will:

Specific Outcome	Description	Leaps and Bounds Lesson
W-4.1	Explore the connections among physical activity, emotional wellness and social wellness	Lessons 6 and 7
W-4.8	Expand practices that provide safety for self and others; e.g., develop guidelines for safe use of technology/chat lines	Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
W-4.10	Describe and demonstrate ways to assist with the safety of others; e.g., helping younger children play safely and cross streets safely	Lessons 4 and 5
R-4.1	Recognize that individuals can have a positive and negative influence on the feelings of others	Lesson 8
R-4.9	Assess how to act as important role models for others	Lesson 8
L-4.3	Demonstrate effective decision making, focusing on careful information gathering; e.g., evaluating information, taking action and evaluating results	Lessons 4, 5, 7 and 8

Addictions Prevention

As well as being designed to meet the goals and outcomes of Alberta teachers, this resource has been designed to follow best practices in prevention. It meets the following requirements for an effective prevention resource.

Good prevention programs:

are evidence based
base program on accurate information
are strength-based, comprehensive and of sufficient duration
are delivered at a time when it is relevant to students and addresses important life transitions
combine knowledge and skill development
use interactive group process
are designed to facilitate student analysis of social influence
provide training and support to teachers/facilitators

LAST REVIEWED: Thursday, March 22, 2007