Tools for Teaching Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education: Lessons, Activities, and Teaching Strategies Utilizing the National Sexuality Education Standards

Tools for Teaching Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education gives educators a hands-on resource filled with interactive activities to engage students' thinking and skill development, both in and out of the classroom. The book contains ready-to-use lesson plans referencing both the National Sexuality Education Standards and the National Health Education Standards, and is arranged into chapters by the seven topic areas outlined in the National Sexuality Education Standards. These include: anatomy and physiology, puberty and adolescent development, identity, pregnancy and reproduction, sexually transmitted infections, healthy relationships, and personal safety. These dynamic "pick and choose" lessons and activities have been field tested in classrooms and workshops by the authors, who are recognized experts in this area. Many of the lessons contain an opening activity to immediately engage students, followed by student-centered learning experiences such as case studies, simulations, real-life scenarios, self-assessments, journals, and individual and group projects/presentations. Each lesson incorporates the essential knowledge and skills that can empower students to make healthy decisions related to their sexual health, and include performance indicators detailing what students should know and be able to do by the end of grades 8 and 12. In addition, this book includes supplementary internet and web resources and assessment projects, as well as "Home- School Connection" assignments to support family communication for sexuality.

The 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, Diffi cult, 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

Dominick Splendorio, MS, taught middle and high school health and sexuality education for over 30 years in New York State. He is the founder of Prime Time Health, an educational consulting firm specializing in health-related presentations for schools, state education departments, and professional conferences. Lori A. Reichel, PhD, has twenty plus years' experience teaching health education with award recognition at state and national levels. She is currently an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse in the Health Education and Health Promotion Department.