Health Education 6
DM6.8
Assess the role of personal standards in decision making related to healthy relationships, non-curable infections, stress management, body image, safety, and health promotions.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) |
Distinguish similarities and differences in a variety of decision-making models. |
| (b) |
Select an effective decision-making model to use. |
| (c) |
Examine the factors that influence decision-making (both positive and negative). |
| (d) |
Decide which factors have the greatest influence on one's personal standards. |
| (e) |
Recognize when personal standards might be at risk. |
| (f) |
Investigate strategies and decisions to affirm personal standards. |
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R040912
Agnes Parker...Girl in Progress
This uplifting, humorous novel introduces readers to Agnes, a sixth grade student, who decides to become a new, improved person. During her transformation, Agnes faces numerous challenges such as adapting to new glasses, dealing with the ups and downs of a budding relationship with a boy, coping with friction between her and her best friend, standing up to the class bully and dealing with a broken arm. However, through her trials and tribulations, Agnes manages to affirm her standards, discover more of her identity and, ultimately, become a stronger person.
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Book
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$7.50
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R044434
Prevention in Motion: Preventing Abuse, Bullying and Harassment of Children and Youth
Tailored for adults, this resource clearly defines various types of abuse, neglect and harassment. It outlines indications of problems and their effects on children and youth. Readers will learn of the barriers and benefits to preventing violence and methods for proactively building safer relationships within schools and communities. Included are a table of contents and a bibliography of related resources.
Media and Formats :
Book
Topic :
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Price :
$20.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R031728
In Other Words
This program focuses on students as they discuss the cruel language and hurtful behaviour that they frequently experience. In Other Words shows ways that gay and lesbian students deal with homophobia and harassment. The film emphasizes the importance of support groups and it stresses that change is needed if schools are to be safe places for all students.
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Video
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Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R103156
Grade 6 Sample Unit. Affirming Personal Standards: Tobacco. Can I Be Healthier?
This online resource includes current information about tobacco and related topics, and provides learning activities for Saskatchewan teachers to use in classroom settings. To promote further awareness on tobacco prevention, this unit was collaboratively developed to introduce the health and social issues related to tobacco for youth. Complete with links to other resources, this online unit promotes healthy lifestyles and encourages youth to further explore health behaviours.
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Download
Media and Formats :
Document
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R014712
Cybertip.ca
This website for teachers and students explores the prevention of child exploitation and cybersafety. It includes signs of what to look for if there is a suspected problem. There are downloadable teacher and student resources.
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Click here
Media and Formats :
Website
Topic :
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
June 15, 2022
R048713
Teen Health. Course 1
This user-friendly resource invites students to think critically and to apply health concepts through a variety of physical exercises and activities. The chapter titles include: Your Health and Wellness, Mental and Emotional Wellness, Healthy Relationships, Nutrition, Physical Activity, Personal Health, Your Body Systems, Growth and Development, Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Preventing Diseases and Safety and the Environment. Each of the chapters is divided into three to six short lessons that can be adapted to fit Health Education 6 and includes a reading review and assessment activities. This American resource also provides a practical reading skills handbook and a fitness handbook. Throughout this resource, there are various colourful photographs, graphs and charts. Teen Health includes a table of contents, a glossary and an index.
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Media and Formats :
Book
Topic :
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Price :
$90.41
Record posted/updated:
March 15, 2023
R044433
Beyond the Hurt: Peer Harassment and Bullying Prevention for Adults Who Work With Youth(3rd ed.)
This current, highly informative publication provides a detailed look at peer harassment and bullying prevention. The book clearly defines various types of bullying including verbal, physical, relational, cyber and sexual. It also explores abuse of power and criminal harassment. Readers learn about the rights and responsibilities of self and others and about intervention and prevention issues, including law and policies. Included are a table of contents and a bibliography of related resources.
Media and Formats :
Book
Topic :
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Price :
$20.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R041565
No Room for Bullies: From the Classroom to Cyberspace
Designed for educators, administrators and parents, this book helps readers to recognize bullying problems and offers strategies to help rectify the problems. No Room for Bullies offers ways to measure the social climate of a school; a 12-point checklist on preventing problems in hallways, classrooms and common areas; advice for establishing and reinforcing classroom rules; a safe Internet-surfing contract for students and more. Included are a table of contents, lists of resources and an index.
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Book
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$14.95 US
Record posted/updated:
April 27, 2019
R036308
Apples and Oranges
This video is set in a classroom where students are engaged in an exercise about bullying, stereotypes and the harmful effects that language can have on people. The students create pictures that portray sensitive situations, such as a young girl who has two moms and two boys whose friendship comes to a halt when one boy learns that the other is gay. The students' representations and stories are brought to life through animation. The program dispels myths about gays and lesbians, challenges homophobia and focuses on respect and acceptance.
A teacher's guide is available.
A teacher's guide is available.
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Video
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Free
Record posted/updated:
July 8, 2024
R015647
Kids in the Know K-9 Program Kit(3rd ed.)
This resource provides materials to teach and reinforce safety skills for students from Kindergarten through Grade 9. Lesson materials deal equally with personal safety and sexual exploitation. The program contains an individual teacher's guide with lessons and activities for each grade plus 5 storybooks, 3 puppets and 2 plush dolls. Materials may also be purchased by individual grade.
Media and Formats :
Kit
Topic :
Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
Price :
$260.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R070965
Bullying. A Handbook for Educators and Parents
Based on research conducted in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Scandinavia, this professional resource from the Handbooks for Parents and Educators Series explores bullying within public schools. It provides insight into the short- and long-term effects that bullying can have on students, their families and teachers. Focusing on sexual bullying, homophobic bullying and bullying of students with disabilities, it offers insights on the social dynamics of the classroom, the hallways and the playground. Bullying: A Handbook for Educators and Parents provides guidance for teachers and parents/caregivers who are working together to prevent bullying in schools. Included are a table of contents, a glossary and an index.
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Book
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Price :
$43.00
Record posted/updated:
November 22, 2018
R071001
Bullying. Take a Stand Series
These six coloured posters (45 cm by 60 cm) offer valuable information that will help students to commit to dealing appropriately with intimidation, threats, harassment, social exclusion and other forms of bullying.
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Other
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Price :
\$59.95 (plain posters) / \$69.95 (laminated posters)
Record posted/updated:
November 30, 2018
R070498
Fighting Invisible Tigers: Stress Management for Teens(Revised and Updated 3rd ed.)
This appealing book was designed to assist teenagers in understanding stress and handling it in positive ways. It provides information on building life skills, managing stress and generally gaining more control over one's life. It offers insightful advice on numerous topics such as becoming physically active, eating healthy, being assertive, building supportive relationships, taking charge of one's life, managing time, taking risks, making responsible decisions and thinking positively. The text is enhanced with several cartoon-style illustrations. Included are a table of contents and an index.
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Media and Formats :
Book
Price :
$21.99
Record posted/updated:
March 15, 2023