5th & 6th Grade Learning Objectives

Sexuality & Values:

• Show self-appreciation by naming one attribute about themselves that they like

• Demonstrate their ability to take, defend, and reassess their positions on dating issues, gender roles, friendship, and peer pressure.

• Demonstrate an understanding of prejudice and stereotypes & identify ways of combating the discrimination they cause. 

Puberty: Physical and Emotional Changes 

• Understand that each person experiences the changes of puberty at different rates and in different ways

• Recognize the many ways in which their lives change and stay the same as they go through puberty.

• Appreciate how puberty is similar for all genders

Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

• Show recognition of the role societal pressure plays in how people behave based on their gender & display an understanding of similarities between genders.

• Demonstrate their understanding of sexual orientation. 

Sex and Reproduction

• Demonstrate their understanding of the things that are important to consider before deciding to have sex. 

• Identify the events leading up to the conception

Health and Safety

• Demonstrate their ability to differentiate between fact and fiction about sexually transmitted diseases.

• Learn about sexual abuse & sexual assault.

• Indicate how they would respond to a sexually risky or abusive situation and identify two people who can help.

Decision Making

• Identify messages they have received about sexuality from their peers, family, religion, and the media and how these messages play a role in how they act.