Sex Education Unit for Special Needs Students: Health Education Curriculum
This sex education unit has been tried and tested with my own special needs students! These Health lessons are organized, detailed, and the step-by-step directions make them easy to teach!
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WHY PURCHASE THIS SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE?
- Low-Prep and easy to use!
- Step-by-step teacher directions follow PowerPoint slides to walk you through lessons!
- Includes 33 lessons!
- There is no canned curriculum here! Everything has been created by a 19-year Health Teacher Veteran and "kid-tested."
- This curriculum is all in Word and editable so you can adapt and modify for your students if needed!
- Includes a wide range of skill levels in the lessons and instructions, and each lesson has an "Extra Resources for the More Advanced Students" section.
STANDARDS MET:
- Meets 6 State Standards
- Meets all 8 National Health Standards
- Meets 7 Common Core Standards
MORE ABOUT THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM:
- I created and taught this program in what I called "Basic Ed. Health" exclusively for my high school's Special Education students.
- It was an amazing program I ran for years, and later we moved to mainstreaming and I had almost every Special Needs student either take my Health class on their own, or come with an adult aide. I was able to continue supplementing with these activities!
- This unit is tried and tested by students, and found to be engaging, fun, creative and HANDS ON learning! at its best!
- I've adjusted, modified, adapted, and tested these activities over the years to mold them into something that will really delight, teach, and empower your special needs students.
HERE IS WHAT IS INCLUDED:
- 125 total pages of teacher directions and worksheets, all organized by lesson and topics!
- There are 287 PowerPoint slides all in one presentation to walk you through lessons
- Links to 30 optional, but very powerful videos
- THIS IS HANDS-ON, VISUAL LEARNING! There are pictures to color, handouts to highlight, flip-up, pull-open, lift-the-lid interactive activities, role-plays, skits, surveys, art projects, parent homework, videos, PowerPoints, on-screen quizzes, cartoons, interviews, song lyrics, music, true stories and more!
LESSONS INCLUDE:
Lesson 1: Traits of a Friend (1-2 Days)
- Friendship Quilt Activity
- Things That Could Hurt a Friend Quilt Activity
*For the More Advanced Student:
- Getting to Know Someone Conversation Starters
- Getting to Know Your Classmates Activities
- Who What When Where How Conversation Starters Poster
Lesson 2: Friendship Recipe (2-3 Days)
- Friendship Handout
- iPad Screen Saver on Self-Esteem
- Recipe Card PowerPoint
- Recipe Project
*For the More Advanced Student:
- Friendship Survey to Give to 10 People
- Healthy Relationship Poster
Lesson 3: Showing Empathy (3 Days)
- Empathy Definition PowerPoint
- Identifying with Their Feelings Activity
- Put Yourself in Someone’s Shoes Worksheet
- 10 Ways to Show Someone you Care Worksheet
*For the More Advanced Student:
- Empathy for 7 People Homework
- Empathy Survey
- Empathy Survey PowerPoint Answers
Lesson 4: Healthy Dating / Setting Boundaries / Choosing Abstinence (3 Days)
- Dating and What is Love Article
- Dating Do’s and Don’ts Handout
- Tips for Healthy Dating Interactive Fun!
- Setting Boundaries Activity
- 10 Reasons for Choosing Abstinence Activity
*For the More Advanced Student:
- Love Languages Survey
- Abstinence Song Lyrics Project
Lesson 5: Standing up to Peer Pressures (2 Days)
- Guess the Pressure Lines Quiz
- Assertiveness Handout
- Personal Peer Pressures Flip Chart Art Project
*For the More Advanced Student:
- Sexual Pressures Articles
- Sexual Pressures Flip Charts Advanced
- Peer Pressure Line Role Play Task Cards
Lesson 6: Reproduction / Puberty / Human Anatomy (4-5 Days)
- Reproduction PowerPoint Slides and Video Link
- Female and Male Anatomy and Reproductive Issues
- Human Anatomy PowerPoint Presentation
- Puberty Handout
- Puberty Poster Project
- Fun Personality Surveys
- Puberty Parent-Teen Communicator
*For the More Advanced Student:
- Girls Only "Girl Issues" Handout
- Testicular Cancer Videos and Handout
- "Girl Issues" Empowering Girls PowerPoint Presentation
Lesson 7: Handling Emotions (4 Days)
- Puberty, Moods and Emotions Handout
- Replacing Emotions Puzzle
- Calming Statements and Anger Cartoons
*For the More Advanced Student:
- Anger Survey
- Anger Survey PowerPoint Scoring and Explanation
Lesson 8: Sexually Transmitted Infections (3-4 Days)
- S.T.I. PowerPoint
- HIV/AIDS Quiz
- Fun Emotional Baggage Interactive Project
*For the More Advanced Student:
- S.T.I. True-False Quiz
- Birth Control Worksheet and Conclusions
- HIV Myths and Truths Handout
Lesson 9: Stranger Danger (Including Internet Safety (4 Days)
- Guess the Stranger PowerPoint
- Internet Safety Quiz
- Internet Rules Project
- True Stories of Internet and Cell Phone Dangers
- Possibly Dangerous Scenarios Activity
- The Emergency Trick Skits
*For the More Advanced Student:
- Sexual Assault True-False Quiz
Lesson 10: Sexual Abuse and R-E-S-P-E-C-T (3 Days)
- Abusive Situations and What to Do Handout
- Abusive Interactive Flip Ups
- Sexuality Parent-Teen Communicator
- RESPECT Unit Test Review
- Unit Test
*For the More Advanced Student:
- More Challenging Unit Test
- More on Abuse PowerPoint
>> Integrated Skills Based, Content Based / Knowledge Based. The best of both worlds.
>> Meets all HS National Health Education Standards.
>> Meets all HS Technical Subjects Health Common Core Standards.
>> Meets all Washington State’s rigorous Health Education Standards.
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