5th Grade - 4 Session Program*

• Parent/Caregiver Zoom Info Session​

• Four 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​​​ (#2)

• Menstruation: What to Expect (#4)

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Take-Home Activities

• Ask An Adult Activity #1

• Ask An Adult Activity #2

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Session 1​

• Group agreements

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

• Review - Hormones & mood swings

• Review - Body odor & hygiene​​

• Knowledgeable & trusted adults

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Session 2​

• Defining birth sex & gender identity

• Bodily autonomy & consent

• Personal boundaries

• Unsafe touch & sexual abuse​​

 

Session 3​

• Breast development

• Pubic hair growth

• ​Testicular enlargement

• Height, weight & body shape changes

• ​Attraction & sexual orientation

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​Session 4

• Changes to the genitals 

• Functions of reproductive organs

• The menstrual cycle 

• Reproduction

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*Schools with established 4th grade program​

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