5th Grade - 5 Session Program

• Parent/Caregiver Zoom Info Session​​​​​

• Five 45-minute sessions per class

 

Parent & Caregiver Resources

• Reading List for Grades 4 & 5​

• Resources for Caregivers & Kids

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Guidelines & Standards

• NYCPS Guidelines on Gender Inclusion

• Aligned Standards (NSES)

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In-Class Videos by Session

• Sexual Abuse is Confusing​​​ (#3)

• Menstruation: What to Expect (#5)

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Take-Home Activities

• ​Ask An Adult Activity #1

• Ask An Adult Activity #2

• Ask An Adult Activity #3

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Session 1​

• Group agreements

• Ws of puberty (who, what, when, why)

• Intro. to hormones & mood swings

• Intro. to body odor & acne

• Intro. to feelings of attraction​

• Privacy & independence

 

Session 2

• Hormones & mood swings

• Knowledgeable & trusted adults

• Body odor & hygiene

• Defining birth sex & gender identity

 

Session 3

• Bodily autonomy & consent

• Personal boundaries

• Unsafe touch & sexual abuse

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Session 4

• Breast development

• Pubic hair growth

• Testicular enlargement

• Height, weight & body shape changes

• Attraction & sexual orientation

 

Session 5

• Changes to the genitals

• ​Functions of reproductive organs

• The menstrual cycle 

• Reproduction ​​