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Learning to Love
Students discuss the different kinds of love and the characteristics of a healthy relationship. They examine types of behaviors that could make a relationship unhealthy and name components of love. They evaluate their current...
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Abstinence
Young scholars identify positive reasons why people choose to practice abstinence and complete communication that is successful in this practice. In this abstinence lesson plan, students view videos and fill out worksheets provided.
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How is HIV Spread?
Students examine the methods of HIV transmission. In this disease control lesson, students use search engines on the Internet to research how HIV is spread. Students complete an included worksheet on HIV myths and facts.
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What Must Be Done To Achieve Equality?
Learners evaluate various statements about what must be done to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, students consider the responsibility they have to end discrimination. They also explore the relative...
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Rape: Psychology, Prevention and Impact
Learners are introduced to the characteristics of rape. As a class, they identify statements as either facts or myths about rape. In groups, they complete a survey to identify their own perceptions about rape and compare them with...
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Gender Role Development
Students look in newspapers and magazines and discuss gender role development and stereotypes. For this gender lesson plan, students bring in their favorite objects that have no gender stereotype linked to it.
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Sex And Alcohol: A Risky Mix
Learners examine the reasons people use alcohol and discuss the negative things that can happen when mixing sex and alcohol. In this instructional activity on risky behavior, students explore the ways in which they can reduce the risks...
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Drawing Stages
Learners learn the different characteristics that a developing infant goes through during the weekly periods of each trimester, by drawing pictures of the fetus during each trimester.
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Birth Control Acronym
Learners create an acronym for a method of birth control. The acronym should represent the student's understanding of the form of birth control's use.
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Life Cycle- The Human Body
Seventh graders examine the life cycle of the human. In this human life cycle instructional activity, 7th graders discuss the many different stages of the human life cycle. Students use pictures from magazines to create a representation...
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Taking Care of a Baby
Caring for a newborn is harder than it looks! Elementary pupils learn more about taking care of babies with an age-appropriate lesson that addresses how babies grow inside their mothers, what they need to grow, and how members...
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Contraceptive Options
Students discuss ways to avoid pregnancy. In this contraception options lesson, students can describe various types of contraception option. Students study the case of Rosa and David.
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AIDS and Adolescence
Ninth graders examine the relationship between AIDS and teenagers. In groups, they discuss the various issues educators face in introducing the topic to teenagers in school. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the misconceptions they...
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An STI's Tale
Students describe two risk factors for becoming infected with genital herpes
after reading the provided literature. They identify three symptoms of genital herpes and create a list of ways the transmission of herpes can be prevented.
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Child Abuse
Twelfth graders discuss the three major types of child abuse, list the steps of reporting child abuse, and identify the warning signs of child abuse.
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Understanding Abuse
Students are introduced to the various forms of child abuse. Using the internet, they discover the proper ways to report abuse to adults and the warning signs of someone being abused. In groups, they complete a case study to end the...
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Crisis Management
Learners participate in activities to help them deal with a crisis. In groups, they focus on different crisis' such as divorce and death and determine the best way to deal with the situation. To end the lesson plan, they are introduced...
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Refusal Skills
Students analyze the relationship between values and refusal skills. They review types of refusal skills: saying 'no', establishing priorities, avoiding and identify personal values. They determine to keep actions and behavior...
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Don't Stress Out
Ninth graders research stress and better ways to cope with it. They create a PowerPoint presentation showing coping strategies for stress with pictures and illustrations.
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On Ice
Ninth graders research the effects of methamphetamines on the human body. They create a poster showing their campaign to prevent its use.
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The Food Guide Pyramid - Daily Food Journals
Students examine the Food Guide Pyramid, then keep daily food journals. They evaluate their current nutritional habits and create plans for developing healthier eating habits.
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Unplanned Pregnancy: Pregnancy Options and Society
Students investigate sexual health by completing a worksheet in class. In this pregnancy lesson plan, students discuss the risk of having sex without contraceptive devices and what to do if an unplanned pregnancy occurs. Students answer...
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Abuse and Neglect
Students identify the types of child abuse, how it occurs, and how to report it. They listen to a guest speaker lecture on child abuse and how to prevent it.
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Walk That Line
Third graders, in groups, practice outdoors with communication skills, leadership, trust, respect and creativity.