Description
Book SynopsisPracticing health educators, students, and other professionals who work with teens and young adults will discover arich selection of activities and lessons.
Table of ContentsThe Authors ix
Notes to the Teacher: How to Use This Book xi
General Guidelines for Adapting Human Sexuality Education Lessons for Students With Special Needs xvii
Acknowledgments xxi
1 Anatomy and Physiology 1
Lesson 1: People Search 4
Lesson 2: Word Association Activity: “Sex” 8
Lesson 3: Myths or Facts? 11
Lesson 4: The Human Sexual Response Cycle, Part 1 15
Lesson 5: The Human Sexual Response Cycle, Part 2 21
Lesson 6: What to Expect at the Doctor’s Office 24
Lesson 7: Anatomy Matching Game 30
Lesson 8: Up Close and Personal 33
Lesson 9: Sexuality Pretest 38
Lesson 10: Home-School Connection: Talking about Abstinence 46
2 Puberty and Adolescent Development 49
Lesson 1: The Story of Alex and Sam 51
Lesson 2: Stirring Up Hormones 57
Lesson 3: Alphabet Soup Vocabulary Game 62
Lesson 4: Dr. I. B. Healthy: Common Concerns for Preteens and Teens 66
Lesson 5: Question Box 72
Lesson 6: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions 76
Lesson 7: Puberty Grab Bag 83
Lesson 8: Up Close and Personal 87
Lesson 9: Home-School Connection: Talking about Puberty and Growing Up 92
3 Identity 97
Lesson 1: Identity Bingo 99
Lesson 2: “Who are You?” Nature versus Nurture 104
Lesson 3: Messages about Gender Roles and Sexual Stereotypes 107
Lesson 4: “Once Upon a Time” 111
Lesson 5: Gender Stereotypes and Popularity 115
Lesson 6: Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: Gender Roles and Sexual Stereotypes 118
Lesson 7 Implicit Association Test 123
Lesson 8: Advocacy and Gender Identity 128
Lesson 9: Up Close and Personal 132
Lesson 10: Home-School Connection: Talking about Gender Identity 137
4 Pregnancy and Reproduction 141
Lesson 1: Pregnancy and Birth 101 143
Lesson 2: The Abstinence Pill 151
Lesson 3: Parenting People Search: Ideal Parents 156
Lesson 4: Are You Prepared for Parenthood? 160
Lesson 5: The Pregnancy Game 166
Lesson 6: Eight Weeks 171
Lesson 7: Sex—What Are Teens Really Doing? Assessing Current Student Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes about Teens and Sex 177
Lesson 8: Abstinence Till Mature: Creating Your Own ATM Poster 182
Lesson 9: Parent-Teen Circle Skits 187
Lesson 10: Skills-Based Sexuality Scenarios 192
Lesson 11: Ask the “Sexperts” 198
Lesson 12: Easy, Difficult, Impossible: Are You Really Ready for Sex? 203
Lesson 13: What am I? The 411 on Contraception 207
Lesson 14: Up Close and Personal 214
Lesson 15: Home-School Connection: Talking about Pregnancy and Reproduction 219
5 Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hiv 223
Lesson 1: Transmitting STIs 225
Lesson 2: STI Scenarios—Making Healthy Decisions 228
Lesson 3: Dear Dr. Splendid: Simulated STI Information Website 233
Lesson 4: Bodily Fluids—How You Can and Cannot Spread HIV 241
Lesson 5: STIs and HIV—What I Know, What I Want to Know, What I Learned 245
Lesson 6: Ten Wishes for Your Future: How HIV Can Change Your Life 249
Lesson 7: Agree—Disagree—Not Sure: Attitudes about HIV and AIDS 254
Lesson 8: Chris’s Story—What It’s Like to Have HIV 258
Lesson 9: Getting Hooked on the Steps of Proper Condom Use 262
Lesson 10: Up Close and Personal 266
Lesson 11: Home-School Connection: Talking about Sexually Transmitted Infections—What Do You Know? 271
6 Healthy Relationships 275
Lesson 1: Whose Relationship is the Healthiest? 277
Lesson 2: My Perfect Romantic Partner 281
Lesson 3: Components of a Healthy Relationship 283
Lesson 4: What is Love? Part 1 286
Lesson 5: What is Love? Part 2 289
Lesson 6: Mine, Yours, and Ours: Whose Decision is it? 295
Lesson 7: Being “in the Moment”—a Storytelling Activity 299
Lesson 8: Ranking Risks: Sexuality and Relationships 306
Lesson 9: “What’s Your Number?” 311
Lesson 10: Love in the Digital Age: How Technology Can Help or Hurt 314
Lesson 11: Come-Ons and Pressure Lines: Communicating about Sex 318
Lesson 12: Rich’s Dilemma 325
Lesson 13: Trapped: Ending Unhealthy Relationships 329
Lesson 14: Up Close and Personal 334
Lesson 15: Home-School Connection: Talking about Relationships 339
7 Personal Safety 343
Lesson 1: “Stick ‘Em Up” Sentence Stems 345
Lesson 2: Flirting or Hurting? Sexual Harassment Role-Plays 348
Lesson 3: Sexual Harassment? Yes, No, Maybe So? 355
Lesson 4: You Be the Judge 359
Lesson 5: “A Pretty Good Time . . .”? A Short Play about a First Date 362
Lesson 6: Personal Safety Review Game 366
Lesson 7: Harassment and Cyberbullying: Rank the Characters 372
Lesson 8: Up Close and Personal 377
Lesson 9: Home-School Connection: Talking about Online Safety— Tips for Parents or Guardians 382
Lesson 10: Personal Safety Public Service Announcement 385
Online Resources for Educators, Parents or Guardians, and Teens 389
