Tag Archives: sexual health

Amaze ~ Media for students

General Information: ·       Amaze was launched in September of 2016. This is free and the URL is in the hyperlink ·       https://amaze.org/jr/ ·       If the students have extra time, they can easily pull this up on a tablet allowing them to look at and listen to other students’ questions about sex and sexual health. ·       … Continue reading Amaze ~ Media for students

Dating Violence ~Teacher Internet Resource

  Youth.gov https://youth.gov/youth-topics/teen-dating-violence/characteristics General Information: There are many websites with information about healthy relationships but most focus on romantic relationships. This website is simple because is just lists words associated with both healthy and unhealthy relationships, but this is such a great resource for teachers. You can create infographics, vocabulary assignments, worksheets, and grade level … Continue reading Dating Violence ~Teacher Internet Resource

Middle School Pregnancy and STD Prevention: Internet

  Best internet source for STUDENTS: Website: Center for Disease Control and Prevention General Info: The best site I’ve found for sexual health, with a focus on pregnancy and STD prevention, was the CDC. This site is the best for this content area because it includes data, facts, visuals, resources, and programs for sexual health. … Continue reading Middle School Pregnancy and STD Prevention: Internet

Middle School Pregnancy and STD Prevention: Media

Best Documentary Film: General Information: Title: Preventing and Treating STDs Producer: HealthLink Year: 2011 Length:26 m 46 s Rating: N/a (after watching seems appropriate for middle school) Description: This mini documentary, aired on PBS, covers STD topics and focuses on how to prevent and treat them. It covers different kinds of STDs, which makes it … Continue reading Middle School Pregnancy and STD Prevention: Media

Middle School Pregnancy & STD Prevention: App

Puberty Explained for Kids App General Information: Name: Puberty explained for kids app Rights-holder: fasfapps@mail.com Publication Year: July 24th, 2017 Version Number: 2.o Cost:Free URL: App Description  Summary: This app was designed to help teach proper sex education to children in todays modern world. This app covers multiple content areas of sex education, ranging from … Continue reading Middle School Pregnancy & STD Prevention: App

Middle School Pregnancy & STD prevention: Literature

Best Fiction Book:  General Info: I Have The Right To Authors: Chessy Prout and Jenn Abelson Publication date: March 5th, 2019 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books  Description: After looking through many books, I decided that this memoir, “I have the right to” would be a great book to open up the conversation of sexual health … Continue reading Middle School Pregnancy & STD prevention: Literature

Fiction Book: Its Perfectly Normal

Title: Its Perfectly Normal Author:  Robie H. Harris and Michael Emberley Publication Date: 1994 Publisher: Candlewick Press Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=KWdW6QfVx5gC&lpg=PA3&pg=PA19#v=onepage&q&f=false Description:  This children’s book is about going through puberty.  The book is meant to teach children 10 and older about sexual health,sexually transmitted diseases, emotional health and relationships, and contains sections on puberty, pregnancy and sexual orientation as well as … Continue reading Fiction Book: Its Perfectly Normal

Popular Film Resources for K-8 Sexual Health

Full House. S1. E3. “First Day of School” 1987 Rated PG-PG13 Clip: 2:09 Executive Producers: Jeff Franklin, Thomas L. Miller, Robert L. Boyett Access clip here  In this clip, Uncle Jesse, Joey, and Danny drop Stephanie off for her first day of kindergarten. Uncle Jesse is attempting to prove to Stephanie that it is easy to … Continue reading Popular Film Resources for K-8 Sexual Health

Internet Source for Students about Sexual Health

Healthy Habits pbskids.org website url: http://pbskids.org/games/healthy-habits/ This website has a variety of games that help teach kids healthy habits. The games targeted at sexual health include Daniel’s Bathroom, where kids practice healthy bathroom habits, and several other games about going to the doctor. The games are very easy to play and include few words with visual … Continue reading Internet Source for Students about Sexual Health