Health Education Counsultation for schools, churches, and community organizations

Teaching-Learning Goals

Tier A: I Wonder How Things Work (6 lessons)

  • Students will communicate with parents and other trusted adults about growing up.
  • Students will explain how animal and human life begins.
  • Students will describe the natural changes that occur during puberty.
  • Students will identify the role of families in nurturing children.
  • Students will describe respectful treatment of peers.

Tier B: I Wonder What Is Happening to Me (6 lessons)

  • Students will communicate with parents and other trusted adults about puberty and postponing parenthood.

  • Students will review the natural changes that occur during puberty.

  • Students will explain the anatomy and functions of the male and female reproductive systems.

  • Students will recognize the importance of safeguarding the health of their reproductive system.

  •  Students will develop their media literacy skills for analyzing messages about sexuality.

Tier C: I Wonder What Happens Next (6 lessons)

  • Students will communicate with parents and other trusted adults about puberty, relationships, and their expectations.

  • Students will describe the development of the human fetus from conception through birth.

  • Students will examine the influence of genetics, environment, and lifestyle on health.

  • Students will choose positive lifestyles to ensure their future reproductive health.

  • Students will review the physical, social, and emotional changes of puberty.

  • Students will discuss the benefits of delaying sexual intercourse and parenthood until adulthood and marriage.

  • Students will improve communication and refusal skills to form respectful peer relationships.

Optional Lessons: More Wonders (3 lessons)

  • Students will care for their skin, hair, and nails during puberty.
  • Students will distinguish between heredity, environment, and lifestyle and commit to a healthy lifestyle.
  •  Students will explain ways to eliminate or reduce the risks of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections and how to locate accurate information and assistance.

Read Why Provide Puberty Education? to see why puberty education is important.

Puberty: The Wonder Years was first published March 2002 and revised in 2005 and 2007. The new 2010 edition is now available.

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