Grade 1
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The Ontario Curriculum Health and Physical Education (H&PE) Healthy Living Curriculum Links:
- D1.3 Identify body parts, including genitalia (e.g., penis, testicles, vagina, vulva), using correct terminology [PS]
- D1.4 Senses and functions
- D3.3 Thoughts, emotions, actions
Lesson Plans
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Identifying Parts of the Body - OPHEA
Healthy Bodies Education Activities - PHE Canada
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Gender Diversity and Inclusion
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2SLGBTQ+ local supports NBPSDHU Supports: Website Resources
Resources - The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Guide to Selecting SOGI-Inclusive Resources (SOGI=sexual orientation and gender identity)
One Lesson Plan Everyone Can Use – SOGI 123 The Arc Foundation
Podcast – Gender Equity in the Classroom - SOGI 123
Genderbread Person – A teaching tool that breaks down the big concept of gender
Components of Human Identity – An infographic that visually represents four components of human identity
Every Body – Gender Identity and Expression teaching tool
Sexuality & Gender Diversity Game Galaxy Activity
Gender Roles and Young Children - SexandU
Beyond Male and Female: An Introduction to Trans Issues - SexandU
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Videos
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Amaze Jr. and Amaze
Grades K-5 Amaze Jr aims to answer questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, personal safety, etc. through age appropriate animations. With a library of credible content, Amaze aims to provide informative answers to big questions.
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Games and Activities
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Borrow from the Lending Library
Emoji Matching Discussion – Learn how to express and identify emotions, which is an important part of social development and a foundation for relationships. This discussion allows students to interact through scenarios with 7 basic emotions.
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Additional Resources
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Family Life Education curriculum is intended to pass on a distinctively Catholic view of human life, sexuality, marriage, and family. Its goal is to complement the efforts of families and to support what parents are doing at home.
Questions & Answers Gender Identity in Schools – PHAC This document is intended to address the most commonly asked questions regarding the gender identity of youth in school settings. The goal of this resource is to assist educators, curriculum and program planners, school administrators, policy-makers and health professionals in the creation of supportive and healthy school environments for youth struggling with issues of gender identity.
Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
Teaching Sexual Education to Students with Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Supporting Healthy Sexuality in Youth with Disabilities - Alberta Health Services
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Grade 2
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The Ontario Curriculum (H&PE) Healthy Living Curriculum Links:
- D1.4 Stages of development
- D1.5 Body appreciation
- D2.3 Consent, standing up for yourself and others
- D3.1 Relating to others
Lesson Plans
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The Wonders and Worries of Growing Up - OPHEA
Healthy Bodies Education Activities - PHE Canada provides support for educators and explores body awareness, healthy and safe relationships, and personal choices about one’s body.
Gr K-3
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Gender Diversity and Inclusion
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2SLGBTQ+ local supports NBPSDHU Supports: Website Resources
Resources - The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Guide to Selecting SOGI-Inclusive Resources (SOGI=sexual orientation and gender identity)
One Lesson Plan Everyone Can Use – SOGI 123 The Arc Foundation
Podcast – Gender Equity in the Classroom - SOGI 123
Genderbread Person – A teaching tool that breaks down the big concept of gender
Components of Human Identity – An infographic that visually represents four components of human identity
Every Body – Gender Identity and Expression teaching tool
Sexuality & Gender Diversity Game Galaxy Activity
Gender Roles and Young Children - SexandU
Beyond Male and Female: An Introduction to Trans Issues - SexandU
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Videos
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Amaze Jr.
Grades K-5 Amaze Jr. aim to answer questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, personal safety, etc. through age appropriate animations. With a library of credible content, Amaze aims to provide informative answers to big questions.
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Games and Activities
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Borrow from the Lending Library
Emoji Matching Discussion – Learn how to express and identify emotions, which is an important part of social development and a foundation for relationships. This discussion allows students to interact through scenarios with 7 basic emotions.
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Additional Resources
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Family Life Education curriculum is intended to pass on a distinctively Catholic view of human life, sexuality, marriage, and family. Its goal is to complement the efforts of families and to support what parents are doing at home.
Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
Teaching Sexual Education to Students with Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Supporting Healthy Sexuality in Youth with Disabilities - Alberta Health Services
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Grade 3
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The Ontario Curriculum (H&PE) Healthy Living Curriculum Links:
- D1.4 Healthy relationships, bullying, consent
- D1.5 Physical and social emotional development
- D3.3 Visible, invisible differences, respect
Lesson Plans
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Understanding Healthy Relationships - OPHEA
Healthy Relationships and Development - OPHEA
Respecting Visible and Invisible Differences - OPHEA
Healthy Bodies Education Activities - PHE Canada provides support for educators and explores body awareness, healthy and safe relationships, and personal choices about one’s body.
Gr K-3
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Gender Diversity and Inclusion
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2SLGBTQ+ local supports NBPSDHU Supports: Website Resources
Resources - The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Guide to Selecting SOGI-Inclusive Resources (SOGI=sexual orientation and gender identity)
One Lesson Plan Everyone Can Use – SOGI 123 The Arc Foundation
Podcast – Gender Equity in the Classroom - SOGI 123
Genderbread Person – A teaching tool that breaks down the big concept of gender
Components of Human Identity – An infographic that visually represents four components of human identity
Every Body – Gender Identity and Expression teaching tool
Sexuality & Gender Diversity Game Galaxy Activity
Gender Roles and Young Children - SexandU
Beyond Male and Female: An Introduction to Trans Issues - SexandU
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Videos
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Amaze Jr.
Grades K-5 Amaze Jr aim to answer questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, personal safety, etc. through age appropriate animations. With a library of credible content, Amaze aims to provide informative answers to big questions.
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Games and Activities
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Zoe & Molly Online from Canadian Centre for Child Protection — This interactive series gives eight to 10-year-olds an opportunity to have some fun exploring what it means to be safe while playing games online. All the components of the Zoe & Molly Online program, including comics, an interactive game, and online safety quiz, provide an engaging learning experience for children.
Borrow from our Lending Library
Emoji Matching Discussion (with Ontario Curriculum H&PE Expectation links) – Learn how to express and identify emotions, which is an important part of social development and a foundation for relationships. This discussion allows students to interact through scenarios with 7 basic emotions.
Love, Like or Leave Activity
This activity gets students thinking about their values and beliefs relating to behaviours in friendships and romantic relationships. It explores healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Gender Jungle
This discussion plays as a competitive trivia tournament, asking teams to answer reflective questions and to think critically about what media is, the influence it may have on us, and the messages we learn about gender and our roles.
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Additional Resources
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Family Life Education curriculum is intended to pass on a distinctively Catholic view of human life, sexuality, marriage, and family. Its goal is to complement the efforts of families and to support what parents are doing at home.
LGBTQ language appropriate for young children: Welcoming Schools
HRC Foundation's Welcoming Schools is the nation's premier professional development program dedicated to creating respectful and supportive elementary schools by embracing family diversity, creating LGBTQ- and gender-inclusive schools, preventing bias-based bullying, and supporting transgender and non-binary students.
Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
Teaching Sexual Education to Students with Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Supporting Healthy Sexuality in Youth with Disabilities - Alberta Health Services
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Grade 4
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The Ontario Curriculum (H&PE) Healthy Living Curriculum Links:
- D1.5 Puberty – changes; emotional, social impact
- D2.4 Puberty – personal hygiene and care
Lesson Plans
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Physical and Emotional Changes at Puberty - OPHEA
Healthy Bodies Education Activities - PHE Canada provides support for educators and explores body awareness, healthy and safe relationships, and personal choices about one’s body.
Gr 4-6
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Gender Diversity and Inclusion
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2SLGBTQ+ local supports NBPSDHU Supports: Website Resources
Resources - The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Guide to Selecting SOGI-Inclusive Resources (SOGI=sexual orientation and gender identity)
One Lesson Plan Everyone Can Use – SOGI 123 The Arc Foundation
Podcast – Gender Equity in the Classroom - SOGI 123
Genderbread Person – A teaching tool that breaks down the big concept of gender
Components of Human Identity – An infographic that visually represents four components of human identity
Every Body – Gender Identity and Expression teaching tool
Sexuality & Gender Diversity Game Galaxy Activity
Gender Roles and Young Children - SexandU
Beyond Male and Female: An Introduction to Trans Issues - SexandU
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Videos
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Amaze Jr.
Grades K-5 Amaze Jr aim to answer questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, personal safety, etc. through age appropriate animations. With a library of credible content, Amaze aims to provide informative answers to big questions.
Every Body Curious - An educational YouTube series about sexuality and healthy relationships for youth, ages 9-12.
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Games and Activities
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Grade 4 Puberty Changes - Kahoot!
Zoe & Molly Online from Canadian Centre for Child Protection — This interactive series gives eight to 10-year-olds an opportunity to have some fun exploring what it means to be safe while playing games online. All the components of the Zoe & Molly Online program, including comics, an interactive game, and online safety quiz, provide an engaging learning experience for children.
Borrow from our Lending Library
Love, Like or Leave Activity
This activity gets students thinking about their values and beliefs relating to behaviours in friendships and romantic relationships. It explores healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Gender Jungle
This discussion plays as a competitive trivia tournament, asking teams to answer reflective questions and to think critically about what media is, the influence it may have on us, and the messages we learn about gender and our roles.
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Additional Resources
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Family Life Education curriculum is intended to pass on a distinctively Catholic view of human life, sexuality, marriage, and family. Its goal is to complement the efforts of families and to support what parents are doing at home.
SexandU is produced by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) and provides an overview of changes in both male and female bodies during puberty.
Lesson plans to teach puberty and sexual development - Alberta Health
Teen Health Source – Planned Parenthood Toronto
Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
Teaching Sexual Education to Students with Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Supporting Healthy Sexuality in Youth with Disabilities - Alberta Health Services
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Grade 5
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The Ontario Curriculum (H&PE) Healthy Living Curriculum Links:
- D1.3 Reproductive system
- D1.4 Menstruation, spermatogenesis
- D2.4 Self-concept, sexual orientation
Lesson Plans
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Understanding Puberty: A Time of Change - OPHEA
My Identity and Relationships - OPHEA
Always Changing and Growing Up: Grades 5 & 6 Leader’s Guide - OPHEA - is a school-based resource designed to help ease the transition between childhood and adolescence for boys and girls in grades 5 and 6.
Healthy Bodies Education Activities - PHE Canada provides support for educators and explores body awareness, healthy and safe relationships, and personal choices about one’s body.
Gr 4-6
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Gender Diversity and Inclusion
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The following articles assist educators with speaking to students on topics related to gender roles and identity:
2SLGBTQ+ local supports NBPSDHU Supports: Website Resources
Resources - The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Guide to Selecting SOGI-Inclusive Resources (SOGI=sexual orientation and gender identity)
One Lesson Plan Everyone Can Use – SOGI 123 The Arc Foundation
Podcast – Gender Equity in the Classroom - SOGI 123
Genderbread Person – A teaching tool that breaks down the big concept of gender
Components of Human Identity – An infographic that visually represents four components of human identity
Every Body – Gender Identity and Expression teaching tool
Sexuality & Gender Diversity Game Galaxy Activity
Beyond Male and Female: An Introduction to Trans Issues - SexandU
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Videos
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Amaze Jr.
Grades K-5 Amaze Jr aim to answer questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, personal safety, etc. through age appropriate animations. With a library of credible content, Amaze aims to provide informative answers to big questions.
Every Body Curious - An educational YouTube series about sexuality and healthy relationships for youth, ages 9-12.
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Games and Activities
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Zoe & Molly Online from Canadian Centre for Child Protection — This interactive series gives eight to 10-year-olds an opportunity to have some fun exploring what it means to be safe while playing games online. All the components of the Zoe & Molly Online program, including comics, an interactive game, and online safety quiz, provide an engaging learning experience for children.
Borrow from our Lending Library
Love, Like or Leave Activity
This activity gets students thinking about their values and beliefs relating to behaviours in friendships and romantic relationships. It explores healthy and unhealthy relationships.
Gender Jungle
This discussion plays as a competitive trivia tournament, asking teams to answer reflective questions and to think critically about what media is, the influence it may have on us, and the messages we learn about gender and our roles.
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Additional Resources
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Family Life Education curriculum is intended to pass on a distinctively Catholic view of human life, sexuality, marriage, and family. Its goal is to complement the efforts of families and to support what parents are doing at home.
Teaching sexual health lesson plan to address changes during puberty - Alberta Health Services
Lesson plan specifically related to menstruation - Alberta Health Services
Overview of grade 5 curriculum with lesson plans - Alberta Health Services
Differing Abilities:
Teaching Sexual Education to Students with Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Supporting Healthy Sexuality in Youth with Disabilities - Alberta Health Services
Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
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Grade 6
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The Ontario Curriculum (H&PE) Healthy Living Curriculum Links:
- D1.1 Benefits of inclusion, respect, and acceptance
- D1.3 Sexually explicit media
- D2.5 Understanding of puberty changes, healthy relationships
- D2.6 Decision making, consent
- D3.3 Stereotypes and assumptions – impacts and strategies for responding
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Grade 7
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The Ontario Curriculum (H&PE) Healthy Living Curriculum Links:
- D1.3 Delaying sexual activity
- D1.4 Sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs)
- D1.5 STBBIs and pregnancy prevention
- D2.4 Sexual health and decision making pregnancy prevention
- D3.3 Relationship changes at puberty
Lesson Plans
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Always Changing and Growing Up: Grades 7 & 8 - OPHEA - is designed to help your students develop understanding about self-awareness and healthy lifestyles related to puberty, hygiene, and relationships. The program includes a Leader Guide, Student Guide, Parent/Guardian Guide, and Worksheets that provides instructional content and learning activities related to the physical, and emotional health of adolescents including valuable content about body/self-image, hygiene, healthy relationships, and social media and cyberbullying.
Responsibility and Choice - OPHEA - OPHEA H&PE Elementary Resources > Grade 7 > Human Development and Sexual Health >
Puberty - OPHEA - OPHEA H&PE Elementary Resources > Grade 7 > Human Development and Sexual Health >
Sexually Transmitted Infections – Public Health Agency of Canada - Information on symptoms, testing, treatment and risk reduction
STI Flip Chart - SexandU (SOGC) - A flip chart provides a comprehensive overview of sexually transmitted infections and prevention strategies.
Interactive Contraception Information - Action Canada for Sexual Health Rights
Healthy Bodies Education Activities - PHE Canada - Provides support for educators and explores body awareness, healthy and safe relationships, and personal choices about one’s body.
Gr 7-12
Sensing My Body
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Gender Diversity and Inclusion
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2SLGBTQ+ local supports NBPSDHU Supports: Website Resources
Resources - The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Guide to Selecting SOGI-Inclusive Resources (SOGI=sexual orientation and gender identity)
One Lesson Plan Everyone Can Use – SOGI 123 The Arc Foundation
Podcast – Gender Equity in the Classroom - SOGI 123
Genderbread Person – A teaching tool that breaks down the big concept of gender
Components of Human Identity – An infographic that visually represents four components of human identity
Every Body – Gender Identity and Expression teaching tool
Sexuality & Gender Diversity Game Galaxy Activity
Beyond Male and Female: An Introduction to Trans Issues - SexandU
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Relationships
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Healthy Relationships: Key Ingredients - Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights
Strategies for Healthy Youth Relationships - The Fourth R
Building Healthy Relationships - Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
Types of Relationships - SexandU
Relationship Game - Shore Centre
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Consent
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Adopting a Consent-Based Approach: Gender-Based Violence Prevention Education Resources - OPHEA
Tea Consent this short YouTube video explains consent in a light-hearted way that makes the concept quite clear
Age of Consent for Sexual Activity in Canada/Ontario, get the facts from the Justice Department of the Government of Canada
No Means No; Understanding Consent to Sexual Activity Booklet - Public Legal Education and Information Service of New Brunswick. A comprehensive Question and Answer style information booklet to assist with understanding the law around consent to sexual activity.
Health Care Consent Act, 1996 (e-laws) Age of Consent for Health Care in Ontario
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Videos
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Amaze Jr. and Amaze
Grades: 7-10 Amaze and Amaze Jr. aim to answer questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, personal safety, etc. through age appropriate animations. With a library of credible content, Amaze aims to provide informative answers to big questions.
Condom - How to Use Correctly, Using a Condom, Using a Dental Dam, Using an Internal (vaginal) Condom
Tea Consent this short YouTube video explains consent in a light-hearted way that makes the concept quite clear
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Games and Activities
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Preventing Pregnancy: Virtual Sexual Health Kit
Contraception - Kahoot Game
Dental Dam Game - Shore Centre
Condom Game - Shore Centre
STI Feud Game - Shore Centre
STIs- Kahoot Game
Relationship Game - Shore Centre
Borrow from our Lending Library:
Love, Like or Leave Activity
This activity gets students thinking about their values and beliefs relating to behaviours in friendships and romantic relationships. It explores healthy and unhealthy relationships.
What are my Decisions
Students will discover how situations surrounding their actions can change depending on a circumstance, and how their decisions can impact their present and future health. They will also gain valuable skills for discussing their boundaries and values, equipping them for conversations to ensure consent and negotiation skills for birth control and/or condom use.
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Additional Resources
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Contraception Booklet - Shore Centre
It’s Time to Talk booklet - Society of Obstetrician and Gynecologists of Canada publication provides an overview of male and female anatomy, Birth Control and Sexually Transmitted infections (STIs), reviews myths and truth related to STIs, and unplanned pregnancy as well as worksheets for students to test their knowledge.
My Life My Plan - Best Start
Family Life Education curriculum is intended to pass on a distinctively Catholic view of human life, sexuality, marriage, and family. Its goal is to complement the efforts of families and to support what parents are doing at home.
https://teachingsexualhealth.ca/teachers/grade/grade-7/ - Alberta Health Lesson Plans
Information on abstinence - SexandU
Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
Teaching Sexual Education to Students with Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Supporting Healthy Sexuality in Youth with Disabilities - Alberta Health Services
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Grade 8
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The Ontario Curriculum (H&PE) Healthy Living Curriculum Links:
- D1.4 Decisions about sexual activity; supports [PS]
- D1.5 Gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, self-concept
- D2.3 Decision making considerations and skills
- D3.3 Relationships and intimacy
- D3.4 Societal views, impact of stigma
Lesson Plans
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Factors Affecting Decision Making About Sexual Activity - OPHEA - Human Development and Sexual Health
Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sexual Orientation - OPHEA - Human Development and Sexual Health
Effective and Suitable Protection to Prevent Pregnancy and STBBIs - OPHEA - Human Development and Sexual Health
Healthy Relationships - OPHEA - Human Development and Sexual Health
Mental Health, Mental Illness and Stigma - OPHEA - Human Development and Sexual Health
Gender-Based Violence Prevention Education Resources and creating a safe space for Constructive Classroom Conversations - OPHEA
Healthy Bodies Education Activities - PHE Canada provides support for educators and explores body awareness, healthy and safe relationships, and personal choices about one’s body.
Gr 7-12
Sensing My Body
My Body. My Identity. My Choice.
Always Changing and Growing Up: Grades 7 & 8 - OPHEA - Designed to help your students develop understanding about self-awareness and healthy lifestyles related to puberty, hygiene, and relationships. The program includes a Leader Guide, Student Guide, Parent/Guardian Guide, and Worksheets that provides instructional content and learning activities related to the physical, and emotional health of adolescents including valuable content about body/self-image, hygiene, healthy relationships, and social media and cyberbullying.
Gender-Based Violence Prevention Education Resources and creating a safe space for Constructive Classroom Conversations - OPHEA
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Gender Diversity and Inclusion
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2SLGBTQ+ local supports NBPSDHU Supports: Website Resources
Resources - The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Guide to Selecting SOGI-Inclusive Resources (SOGI=sexual orientation and gender identity)
One Lesson Plan Everyone Can Use – SOGI 123 The Arc Foundation
Podcast – Gender Equity in the Classroom - SOGI 123
Genderbread Person – A teaching tool that breaks down the big concept of gender
Components of Human Identity – An infographic that visually represents four components of human identity
Every Body – Gender Identity and Expression teaching tool
Sexuality & Gender Diversity Game Galaxy Activity
Beyond Male and Female: An Introduction to Trans Issues - SexandU
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Relationships
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Healthy Relationships Key Ingredients - Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights
Strategies for Healthy Youth Relationships - The Fourth R
Building Healthy Relationships - Saskatchewan Prevention Institute
Types of Relationships - SexandU
Relationship Game - Shore Centre
Critical Media Literacy - The Fourth R Strategies for Healthy Youth Relationships - Free Lesson plans
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Videos
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Amaze Jr. and Amaze
Grades: 7-10 Amaze and Amaze Jr. aim to answer questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, personal safety, etc. through age appropriate animations. With a library of credible content, Amaze aims to provide informative answers to big questions.
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Games and Activities
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Relationship Game - Shore Centre
Galaxy Activity - Sexuality & Gender Diversity Game
Preventing Pregnancy: Virtual Sexual Health Kit
Borrow from the Lending Library:
Love, Like or Leave Activity
This activity gets students thinking about their values and beliefs relating to behaviours in friendships and romantic relationships. It explores healthy and unhealthy relationships.
What are my Decisions
Students will discover how situations surrounding their actions can change depending on a circumstance, and how their decisions can impact their present and future health. They will also gain valuable skills for discussing their boundaries and values, equipping them for conversations to ensure consent and negotiation skills for birth control and/or condom use.
Pressure and Consent: Drugs and Sexual Activity (with Ontario Curriculum H&PE Expectation links)
This activity will familiarize students with the facts about alcohol and marijuana, pressure and consent for sexual activities and relationships.
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Additional Resources
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Family Life Education curriculum is intended to pass on a distinctively Catholic view of human life, sexuality, marriage, and family. Its goal is to complement the efforts of families and to support what parents are doing at home.
More than Friends - Dating and Healthy Relationships Lesson Plan - Alberta Health. Learner Outcomes: Examine various attitudes, values and behaviours for developing meaningful interpersonal relationships.
It’s Time to Talk booklet - Society of Obstetrician and Gynecologists of Canada publication. Provides an overview of male and female anatomy, Birth Control and Sexually Transmitted infections (STIs), reviews myths and truth related to STIs, and unplanned pregnancy as well as worksheets for students to test their knowledge.
My Life My plan - Best Start
Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
Preventing Pregnancy: Talking About and Using Contraception—Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Teaching Sexual Education to Students with Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Supporting Healthy Sexuality in Youth with Disabilities - Alberta Health Services
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Grade 9
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The Ontario Curriculum H&PE Expectations:
- C1.4 Preventing pregnancy and STIs
- C1.5 Factors affecting gender identity and sexual orientation; supports [PS]
- C2.2 Relationships – skills and strategies [PS, IS] C2.3 Thinking ahead about sexual health, consent, personal limits [PS, CT]
- C3.3 Responding to bullying/ harassment (including sexual harassment, gender-based violence, homophobia, racism) [PS, IS, CT]
- C3.4 Social influences; decision-making, communication skills [IS, CT]
Lesson Plans
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Healthy Bodies Education Activities - PHE Canada provides support for educators and explores body awareness, healthy and safe relationships, and personal choices about one’s body.
Gr 7-12
Gender-Based Violence Prevention Education Resources and creating a safe space for Constructive Classroom Conversations - OPHEA
Critical Media Literacy - The Fourth R Strategies for Healthy Youth Relationships - Free Lesson plans
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Gender Diversity and Inclusion
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2SLGBTQ+ local supports NBPSDHU Supports: Website Resources
Resources - The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Guide to Selecting SOGI-Inclusive Resources (SOGI=sexual orientation and gender identity)
One Lesson Plan Everyone Can Use – SOGI 123 The Arc Foundation
Podcast – Gender Equity in the Classroom - SOGI 123
Genderbread Person – A teaching tool that breaks down the big concept of gender
Components of Human Identity – An infographic that visually represents four components of human identity
Every Body – Gender Identity and Expression teaching tool
Beyond Male and Female: An Introduction to Trans Issues - SexandU
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Videos and Apps
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Videos
About Sex Series - Thirty-five episodes that explore topics from consent to pornography, through skits, expert advice, and teen testimonials. It is recommended to review content before showing students. Teachers may need to determine if it is age-appropriate content or appropriate for their classroom.
Amaze Jr. and Amaze
Grades: 7-10 Amaze and Amaze Jr. aim to answer questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, personal safety, etc. through age appropriate animations. With a library of credible content, Amaze aims to provide informative answers to big questions.
Apps
Real Talk iOS (free)
Grade Level: 9-12
Real Talk aims to make sexual education relatable and accessible through addressing questions regarding puberty, gender, relationships, bullying and more through the use of real teens’ stories. Teens can select a story that is relatable to them, read a text interaction of real teens discussing the subject, and will be directed to credible resources that can assist them in navigating the situation at hand.
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Games and Activities
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Preventing Pregnancy: Virtual Sexual Health Kit
Borrow from the Lending Library:
What are my Decisions
Students will discover how situations surrounding their actions can change depending on a circumstance, and how their decisions can impact their present and future health. They will also gain valuable skills for discussing their boundaries and values, equipping them for conversations to ensure consent and negotiation skills for birth control and/or condom use.
Pressure and Consent: Drugs and Sexual Activity (with Ontario Curriculum H&PE Expectation links)
This activity will familiarize students with the facts about alcohol and marijuana, pressure and consent for sexual activities and relationships.
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Additional Resources
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STI Flip Chart - SexandU (SOGC) PDF is a flip chart that provides a comprehensive overview of Sexually Transmitted Infections and prevention strategies.
Healthy sexuality and healthy relationships - Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights
Critical Media Literacy - The Fourth R Strategies for Healthy Youth Relationships: Free Lesson plans
Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
Teaching Sexual Education to Students with Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Supporting Healthy Sexuality in Youth with Disabilities - Alberta Health Services
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Grade 10
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The Ontario Curriculum H&PE Expectations:
- C2.5 Decision making, communication, healthy sexuality [PS, IS, CT]
- C3.4 Misconceptions relating to sexuality [CT]
- C3.5 Relationships – effects on self and others [PS, IS, CT]
Lesson Plans
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Healthy Bodies Education Activities - PHE Canada provides support for educators and explores body awareness, healthy and safe relationships, and personal choices about one’s body.
Gr 7-12
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Gender Diversity and Inclusion
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2SLGBTQ+ local supports NBPSDHU Supports: Website Resources
Resources - The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Guide to Selecting SOGI-Inclusive Resources (SOGI=sexual orientation and gender identity)
One Lesson Plan Everyone Can Use – SOGI 123 The Arc Foundation
Podcast – Gender Equity in the Classroom - SOGI 123
Genderbread Person – A teaching tool that breaks down the big concept of gender
Components of Human Identity – An infographic that visually represents four components of human identity
Every Body – Gender Identity and Expression teaching tool
Beyond Male and Female: An Introduction to Trans Issues - SexandU
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Videos and Apps
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Videos:
About Sex Series - Thirty-five episodes that explore topics from consent to pornography, through skits, expert advice, and teen testimonials. It is recommended to review content before showing students. Teachers may need to determine if it is age-appropriate content or appropriate for their classroom.
Amaze Jr. and Amaze
Grades: 7-10
Amaze and Amaze Jr. aim to answer questions about sexual orientation, gender identity, personal safety, etc. through age appropriate animations. With a library of credible content, Amaze aims to provide informative answers to big questions.
Apps:
Real Talk iOS
Grades: 9-12
Real Talk aims to make sexual education relatable and accessible through addressing questions regarding puberty, gender, relationships, bullying and more through the use of real teens’ stories. Teens can select a story that is relatable to them, read a text interaction of real teens discussing the subject, and will be directed to credible resources that can assist them in navigating the situation at hand.
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Games and Activities
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I Didn’t Quite See it That Way Before - OPHEA- Engaging students in Healthy Living through Drama
Borrow from Lending Library:
What are my Decisions
Students will discover how situations surrounding their actions can change depending on a circumstance, and how their decisions can impact their present and future health. They will also gain valuable skills for discussing their boundaries and values, equipping them for conversations to ensure consent and negotiation skills for birth control and/or condom use.
Pressure and Consent: Drugs and Sexual Activity (with Ontario Curriculum H&PE Expectation links)
This activity will familiarize students with the facts about alcohol and marijuana, pressure and consent for sexual activities and relationships.
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Additional Resources
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Healthy Relationships vs. Unhealthy Relationships - Kids Help Phone
Critical Media Literacy - The Fourth R Strategies for Healthy Youth Relationships: Free Lesson plans
Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
Teaching Sexual Education to Students with Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Supporting Healthy Sexuality in Youth with Disabilities - Alberta Health Services
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Grade 11
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The Ontario Curriculum H&PE Expectations:
- C2.2 Connections between substance use, addictive behaviour, and physical and mental health; making safer choices [PS, CT]
- C2.3 Reproductive and sexual health; proactive health measures [PS, CT]
Lesson Plans
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Healthy Bodies Education Activities - PHE Canada provides support for educators and explores body awareness, healthy and safe relationships, and personal choices about one’s body.
Gr 7-12
Resources from Sexual Health Ontario
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Gender Diversity and Inclusion
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2SLGBTQ+ local supports NBPSDHU Supports: Website Resources
Resources - The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity
Guide to Selecting SOGI-Inclusive Resources (SOGI=sexual orientation and gender identity)
One Lesson Plan Everyone Can Use – SOGI 123 The Arc Foundation
Podcast – Gender Equity in the Classroom - SOGI 123
Genderbread Person – A teaching tool that breaks down the big concept of gender
Components of Human Identity – An infographic that visually represents four components of human identity
Every Body – Gender Identity and Expression teaching tool
Beyond Male and Female: An Introduction to Trans Issues - SexandU
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Videos and Apps
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Videos:
About Sex Series - Thirty-five episodes that explore topics from consent to pornography, through skits, expert advice, and teen testimonials. It is recommended to review content before showing students. Teachers may need to determine if it is age-appropriate content or appropriate for their classroom.
Apps:
Real Talk iOS (free)
Grade Level: 9-12
Real Talk aims to make sexual education relatable and accessible through addressing questions regarding puberty, gender, relationships, bullying and more through the use of real teens’ stories. Teens can select a story that is relatable to them, read a text interaction of real teens discussing the subject, and will be directed to credible resources that can assist them in navigating the situation at hand.
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Games and Activities
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Borrow from Lending Library:
What are my Decisions
Students will discover how situations surrounding their actions can change depending on a circumstance, and how their decisions can impact their present and future health. They will also gain valuable skills for discussing their boundaries and values, equipping them for conversations to ensure consent and negotiation skills for birth control and/or condom use.
Pressure and Consent: Drugs and Sexual Activity (with Ontario Curriculum H&PE Expectation links)
This activity will familiarize students with the facts about alcohol and marijuana, pressure and consent for sexual activities and relationships.
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Additional Resources
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Kids in the Know is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s interactive safety education program designed for students from Kindergarten to High School. The purpose of the program is to help educators teach children and youth effective personal safety strategies in an engaging, age-appropriate and interactive way that builds resiliency skills and reduces their likelihood of victimization in the online and offline world.
Teaching Sexual Education to Students with Differing Abilities - Alberta Health Services
Supporting Healthy Sexuality in Youth with Disabilities - Alberta Health Services
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Grade 12
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The Ontario Curriculum H&PE Expectations:
- C1.3 Skills and strategies for evolving relationships [PS, IS, CT]
- C3.4 Bias and stereotyping in media portrayal of relationships [CT]
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