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This document is designed to help North Carolina educators teach the Common Core and Essential Standards (Standard Course of Study). NCDPI staff are continually updating and improving these tools to better serve teachers. Kindergarten Health ● Unpacked ContentFor the new Essential Standards that will be effective in all North Carolina schools in the 2012-13. Note on Numbering: MEH–Mental and Emotional Health, PCH–Personal and Consumer Health, ICR–Interpersonal Communication and Relationships, NPA–Nutrition and Physical Activity, ATOD–Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Mental and Emotional Health Essential Standard and Clarifying Objectives K.MEH.1 Remember the association of healthy expression of emotions, mental health, and healthy behavior. K.MEH.1.1 Recognize feelings and ways of expressing them. K.MEH.1.2 Recall stressors and stress responses. K.MEH.1.3 Illustrate personal responsibility for actions and possessions. UnpackingWhat does this standard mean a child will know and be able to do? K.MEH.1.1 Recognize feelings and ways of expressing them. Children should know that everyone has feelings and thoughts that make them special and unique. Some of the different ways they can show how they feel are using facial expressions, moving the body, and using words. Feelings can be categorized as comfortable or uncomfortable. The student will identify a variety of comfortable and uncomfortable feelings, such as happy, glad, sad, afraid, angry, mad, tired The student will demonstrate ways to express feelings with facial expressions. The student will demonstrate ways to express feelings using body language. The student will practice using “I” messages to express feelings with words. These messages may include: I feel, I love, I like, I don’t like. K.MEH.1.2 Recall stressors and stress responses. When feelings change from comfortable to uncomfortable that indicates a stressful situation. For example, stressors might include a pet dying, a friend taking a favorite t