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Chapter 6: Making Choices Lesson PlanChapter 6: Making Choices Lesson Plan
Publisher
Healthy Native Youth
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6th - 8th
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Health
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Chapter 6: Making Choices

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A lesson looks closely at risky behavior such as teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Middle schoolers use a question box to ask questions anonymously. They role-play what life would be like if they became pregnant then discuss the risk of contracting HIV and the proper use of condoms.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

responsible decision-making, making decisions, healthy habits, sexually transmitted diseases, hiv/aids, diseases, communicable disease, human sexuality, safe sex, sexuality, human development, the human body, peer pressure, peers, teen pregnancy, pregnancy, abstinence

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask the nurse to make condoms available in the office
  • Encourage pupils to continue the discussion with their parents or guardians, send materials home that can aid in an open and honest discussion
  • Relate the lesson back to the Circle of Life, facilitate a grand conversation covering how poor decision making can affect their circle 

Classroom Considerations

  • The lesson requires parent or guardian consent
  • Sixth lesson in a series of seven 
  • Use your best judgment when deciding how much information you wish to cover according to your class' overall maturity level
  • Make plans to speak to a health professional or invite them to co-teach the lesson

Pros

  • Discusses safe sex practices
  • Allows for flexibility depending on the grade level 
  • Encourages responsible decision-making

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.6.6 SL.7.6 SL.8.6

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