Tools for Teaching Comprehensive Human Sexuality Education

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, 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