Grade 6 Overall Expectations:
1 – Understanding Health Concepts
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Demonstrate ways of being inclusive, respectful, and accepting, and describe how this benefits everyone, including themselves
- What Is Respect? (Hoopla eBook)
- My Blog – A Little Respect Please (Kanopy Video)
- My Blog – 5 Ways To Respectfully Disagree (Kanopy Video)
- Gender Spectrum (Website articles)
- Gender Identity Development in Children (Website Article)
- Girls Ages 6-18 Talk About Body Image (YouTube Video)
- The Confidence Project (YouTube Video)
- The Canadian Society for Gender and Sexual Diversity (Website)
Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours
Describe the range of effects associated with using cannabis, other drugs, and intoxicating substances
- Cannabis: Important things to know (Website Article)
- What You Need to Know About Drugs (Website Article)
- Addiction and the Brain for Kids! (YouTube Video)
- The Target is You!: Alcohol Advertising Quiz (Website Quiz)
- Drugs and Alcohol (Website Article)
- Drugs and Your Body (Website Interactive Resource)
- Drug Facts (Website Article)
- Vaping (YouTube Video)
- Heads Up – News about Drugs and Your Body (Website)
- Drugs Activity (Website Worksheet)
- The Cost of Smoking Activity (Website Worksheet)
- Let’s Talk Alcohol (YouTube Video)
- Alcohol and the Teenage Brain (YouTube Video)
- The Study Drug (YouTube Video)
- Cannabis Questions: Teens Get Answers (YouTube Video)
- Cannabis, Teens and Mental Health (YouTube Video)
- Risk Factors for Drug Use (YouTube Video)
- Psychoactive Drugs: Stimulants (YouTube Video)
- Psychoactive Drugs: Depressants (YouTube Video)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Demonstrate an understanding of the impacts of viewing sexually explicit media, including pornography
- My Blog: Dangers Of Texting And Sexting (Kanopy Video)
- How much sexual content in media is appropriate for kids? (Website Article)
- Technology & Media (Website Article)
Mental Health Literacy
Identify people, resources, and services in the school and the community that can provide support when a person is dealing with mental health issues and choices or situations involving substance use and addictive behaviours, and describe how to access these supports
- Positive Mental Health and Well Being (Website Article)
- Kids Help Phone (24/7 Phone Line)
- I Need To Talk To Someone (Website Article)
- Mental Health Resources in Windsor-Essex (List)
- Teen Health: Mental Health (YouTube Video)
Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnections between a person’s thoughts, emotions, and actions, and of the potential impact of positive and negative thinking on mental health
- How to develop a positive mindset (Web Video)
- How to Teach Your Kids about Positive Self-Talk (Website Article)
- PBS Positive Self Talk (YouTube Video)
- Morning Motivation (YouTube Video)
- Positive Affirmations for Kids (YouTube Video)
- The Power of Positivity (YouTube Video)
2 – Making Healthy Choices
Healthy Eating
Apply their knowledge of medical, emotional, practical, and societal factors that influence eating habits and food choices to develop personal guidelines for healthier eating
- Healthy Eating For Parents And Children (Website Article)
- Tesco Eat Healthy Project (YouTube Series)
- Canada’s Food Guide (Website resources)
- My Healthy Plate (Website Article)
- Government of Canada: Being Active (Website Series of articles)
Apply their recognition of internal hunger and thirst cues and their knowledge of physical factors that influence the desire to eat and drink to develop personal guidelines for healthier eating
- Are Your Kids Hungry or Just Bored? (Website Article)
- Emotional Eating (Website Article)
- Am I Hungry Or Just Bored? Hunger vs Appetite Explained (YouTube Video)
- You Might THINK You’re Hungry, But Are You? (YouTube Video)
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Apply social-emotional learning skills to promote positive interaction and avoid or manage conflict in social situations, in person or online
- My Blog: How To Get Along (Without Beating Each Other Up) (Kanopy Video)
- 5 Steps To Help Kids Learn To Control Their Emotions (Website Article)
- 5 Strategies to Help Kids Resolve Conflict (Website Article)
Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours
Use decision-making strategies and skills and an understanding of factors influencing drug use to make safe personal choices about the use of drugs such as alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis
- Drinking And Drugs? (Hoopla eBook)
- Binge Drinking (EBSCO eBook)
- Small Talk: Peer Pressure (YouTube Video)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Describe how they can build confidence and lay a foundation for healthy relationships by acquiring a clearer understanding of the physical, social, and emotional changes that occur during adolescence
- Your Growing Body and Remarkable Reproductive System (EBSCO eBook)
- Adolescence and Self-Confidence (Website Article)
- Help Your Child Cope With Puberty and Self-esteem (Website Article)
Make informed decisions that demonstrate respect for themselves and others and help to build healthier relationships, using a variety of social-emotional skills
- Top 10 Tips For Building Strong Family Relationships (Hoopla eBook)
- Helping A Friend In An Abusive Relationship (Hoopla eBook)
- Making Tough Choices with Kid President (YouTube Video)
3 – Making Connections for Healthy Living
Healthy Eating
Explain how healthy eating and active living work together to improve a person’s general health and well-being and how the benefits of both can be promoted to others
- Exercise (Hoopla eBook)
- Healthy Living (Website Article)
- Recipes and Cooking for Kids (Website Article and resources)
- Making Healthy Choices (YouTube Video)
- Making Healthy Food Changes (YouTube Video)
Personal Safety and Injury Prevention
Recognize the responsibilities and risks associated with caring for themselves and others, and demonstrate an understanding of related safety practices and appropriate procedures for responding to dangerous situations
- Leaving Your Child Home Alone (website)
- Is Your Preteen Ready to Stay Home Alone or to Watch Younger Siblings? (website Article)
- Food Safety Tips (Website Article)
- What are Allergic Reactions? (YouTube Video)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Assess the effects of stereotypes and assumptions regarding gender roles and expectations, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, culture, mental health, and abilities on an individual’s self-concept, social inclusion, and relationships with others, and propose appropriate ways of responding to and changing harmful assumptions and stereotypes that can lead to destructive social attitudes including homophobia and racism
- El Deafo (eComic from Hoopla)
- Identity and Gender (EBSCO eBook)
- Racism and Prejudice (EBSCO eBook)
- What is Domestic Violence? (YouTube Video)