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
- Live It – Inclusiveness (Book)
- What Is Respect? (Hoopla eBook)
- Understanding Gender (Website)
- Gender Identity Development in Children (Website)
- The Canadian Society for Gender and Sexual Diversity (Website)
- Girls Ages 6-18 Talk About Body Image (YouTube)
- The Confidence Project (YouTube)
Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours
Describe the range of effects associated with using cannabis, other drugs, and intoxicating substances
- Street Pharma (Book)
- Cannabis: Important things to know (Website)
- What You Need to Know About Drugs (Website)
- Drugs and Alcohol (Website)
- Drugs and Your Body (Website)
- Drug Facts (Website)
- Heads Up – News about Drugs and Your Body (Website)
- Drugs Activity (Website)
- The Cost of Smoking Activity (Website)
- Let’s Talk Alcohol (YouTube)
- Alcohol and the Teenage Brain (YouTube)
- The Study Drug (YouTube)
- Addiction and the Brain for Kids! (YouTube)
- Vaping (YouTube)
- Risk Factors for Drug Use (YouTube)
- Psychoactive Drugs: Stimulants (YouTube)
- Psychoactive Drugs: Depressants (YouTube)
Human Development and Sexual Health
Demonstrate an understanding of the impacts of viewing sexually explicit media, including pornography
- Sexploitation (Book)
- Sexploitation (Hoopla eBook)
- Technology & Media (Website)
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)
- Kids Help Phone (Website)
- I Need To Talk To Someone (Website)
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
- The Feelings Book (Book)
- Cultivating Positive Peer Groups And Friendships (Book)
- Love, Hate, and Other Feelings (Book)
- How to Teach Your Kids about Positive Self-Talk (Website)
- PBS Positive Self Talk (YouTube)
- Positive Affirmations for Kids (YouTube)
- The Power of Positivity (YouTube)
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 (Book)
- Healthy Eating For Parents And Children (Website)
- Canada’s Food Guide (Website)
- My Healthy Plate (Website)
- Tesco Eat Healthy Project (YouTube Series)
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)
- Emotional Eating (Website)
- Am I Hungry Or Just Bored? Hunger vs Appetite Explained (YouTube)
- You Might THINK You’re Hungry, But Are You? (YouTube)
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
- Cultivating Positive Peer Groups And Friendships (Book)
- 5 Steps To Help Kids Learn To Control Their Emotions (Website)
- 5 Strategies to Help Kids Resolve Conflict (Website)
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)
- Small Talk: Peer Pressure (YouTube)
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
- Will Puberty Last My Whole Life? (Book)
- Puberty is Gross But Also Really Awesome (Book)
- Wait, What? (Hoopla eBook)
- Adolescence and Self-Confidence (Website)
- Help Your Child Cope With Puberty and Self-esteem (Website)
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)
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
- Healthy Body Cookbook (Book)
- Exercise (Hoopla eBook)
- Healthy Living (Website)
- Recipes and Cooking for Kids (Website)
- Making Healthy Choices (YouTube)
- Making Healthy Food Changes (YouTube)
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
- Safety for Babysitters (Book)
- Leaving Your Child Home Alone (Website)
- Is Your Preteen Ready to Stay Home Alone or to Watch Younger Siblings? (Website)
- Food Safety Tips (Website)
- What are Allergic Reactions? (YouTube)
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 (Book)
- Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity (Book)
- Transphobia Deal With It And Be A Gender Transcender (Book)
- What is Domestic Violence? (YouTube)