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Concept List — Kindergarten

This list expands the 21 benchmark-coded topics and 14 key-vocabulary terms in the Kindergarten Course Description into individual concept nodes. Every concept below traces back to a specific benchmark or vocabulary term in that document. A small number of bridging concepts (e.g., "Health", "Trusted Adult") are added to connect related concepts across strands.

  1. Health
  2. Food Group
  3. Fruits Group
  4. Vegetables Group
  5. Grains Group
  6. Protein Foods Group
  7. Dairy Group
  8. Cultural Food Tradition
  9. Hydration
  10. Hunger Signal
  11. Unsafe Food
  12. Family
  13. Family Structure
  14. Feelings
  15. Naming Feelings
  16. Strong Feelings
  17. Asking For Help
  18. Trusted Adult
  19. Prolonged Sadness
  20. Kindness
  21. Kind Behavior
  22. Unkind Behavior
  23. Including Others
  24. Germs
  25. Handwashing
  26. Covering Coughs
  27. Physical Activity
  28. Daily Movement
  29. Healthy Technology Use
  30. Safety Rules
  31. Injury Prevention
  32. Community Safety Practice
  33. School Emergency
  34. Safe Place
  35. Body Parts
  36. Correct Body Part Names
  37. Positive Health Influence
  38. Negative Health Influence
  39. Health Decision
  40. Personal Health Goal
  41. Personal Health Needs
  42. Personal Health Wants
  43. Emergency
  44. Personal Care Practice
  45. Emotions Vocabulary

Total concepts: 45