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Teacher Manual Outline 2010

The teacher manual for Puberty: The Wonder Years 2010 includes puberty education lessons for three consecutive years of instruction. The manual is organized in six sections: 

  1. Introduction:
    • Background information on the need for puberty education
    • Preparation for teaching the curriculum
    • Family-school partnership strategies
    • Overview of the curriculum 
  2. Tier A:
    • Six lessons for grades 4 or 5
    • Alignment to National Health Education Standards
    • Assessment Rubrics

  1. Tier B:
    • Six lessons for grades 5 or 6
    • Alignment to National Health Education Standards
    • Assessment Rubrics

  1. Tier C:
    • Six lessons for grades 6 or 7
    • Alignment to National Health Education Standards
    • Assessment Rubrics

  1. Optional Lessons:
    • Three optional lessons

  1. Appendices:
    • Media and materials listing
    • Recommended forms
    • Legal information
    • Teacher reference information
    • Correlations to Michigan Health Education Standards and GLCEs

The 2010 edition has added student assessment rubrics and updated the media listing. In response to requests from schools, an optional lesson on condom and contraception use has been added. The teacher manual now includes a CD containing all the student worksheets, family partnership fliers, family activity sheets, teacher masters, and PowerPoint slides for projection in place of transparencies.