Health and Fitness Curriculum - Puyallup School District

Elementary Human Growth and Development Lessons

4th Grade

FLASH and Human Growth and Development – 4th Grade Parent Overview – Updated for Fall of 2020

Puyallup School District Approved Curriculum:

These are the only materials approved by the Puyallup School District to be used for 4^th grade. No other materials should be used without the permission of the Puyallup School Board.

Family Life and Sexual Health (FLASH)
“Growing", separate booklets for males and females
“Let’s Talk Puberty for Boys” video, 11 minutes
“Let’s Talk Puberty for Girls” video, 14 minutes

*** Note: all lessons from the Family Life and Sexual Health Curriculum (FLASH) curriculum online is NOT taught in the Puyallup School District. See FLASH Redactions in preview materials.

Previewing Materials

Puyallup families are invited to preview FLASH and Human Growth and Development curriculum materials each fall at a district presentation. Lessons and videos have been uploaded to Schoology as well. Human Growth and Development lessons may occur no sooner than 30 days after the district, family presentation.

Opting Out of Lessons

After viewing materials (preview night, online, etc.), families can choose to sign an opt-out form for their child. The opt-out form gets returned to the school, which will forward a copy to the classroom teacher and the Director of Instructional Learning at Sparks Stadium.

Any students who are opted-out should discretely be sent to another classroom, the office, or possibly help with younger students in a different classroom. No grading penalty will occur for those excluded.

Parents who use the opt-out form are choosing to remove their child from ALL of the FLASH and KNOW lessons, unless specified to the teacher.

Booklets and Human Growth Lesson

Most schools teach the lesson in the spring. The lesson is approximately 60 minutes in length, which includes setting appropriate discussion boundaries, reviewing the student booklet, written questions by students, teacher answering the questions, and a short video.

In fourth grade, boys and girls are separated during this lesson. Students see the video of their gender. Human Growth and Development Booklets should be sent home to parents approximately 2 weeks prior to beginning the lesson.

Resources

4th Grade Puberty Booklet "Growing" - BOYS

4th Grade Puberty Booklet "Growing" - GIRLS

4th Grade PUBERTY Teacher Lessons Gr. 4

FLASH Lesson Redactions 4-5-6 Gr

5th Grade

FLASH and Human Growth and Development – 5th Grade Parent Overview – Updated for Fall of 2020

Puyallup School District Approved Curriculum:
These are the only materials approved by the Puyallup School District to be used for 5th grade. No other materials should be used without the permission of the Puyallup School Board.

•   “A Time of Changes, A Booklet for Males and Females” booklet
•   “The New and Improved Me-Understanding Body Changes for Males” video
•   “The New and Improved Me-Understanding Body Changes for Females” video
•   Family Life and Sexual Health (FLASH) curriculum
•   KNOW Curriculum
•   HIV/AIDS: Staying Safe (Video)

*** Note: all lessons from the Family Life and Sexual Health Curriculum (FLASH) curriculum and the KNOW HIV/AIDS curriculum online are NOT taught in the Puyallup School District. See the Requirements and Redactions document in preview materials.

Previewing Materials

Puyallup families are invited to preview FLASH and Human Growth and Development curriculum materials each fall at a district presentation. Lessons and videos have been uploaded to Schoology as well. Human Growth and Development lessons may occur no sooner than 30 days after the district, family presentation.

Opting Out of Lessons

After viewing materials (preview night, online, etc.), families can choose to sign an opt-out form for their child. The opt-out form gets returned to the school, which will forward a copy to the classroom teacher and the Director of Instructional Learning at Sparks Stadium.

Any students who are opted-out should discretely be sent to another classroom, the office, or possibly help with younger students in a different classroom. No grading penalty will occur for those excluded.

Parents who use theopt-out form are choosing to remove their child from ALL of the FLASH and KNOW lessons, unless specified to the teacher.

Booklets and Human Growth Lesson

Most schools teach the lesson in the spring. The lesson is approximately 60 minutes in length, which includes setting appropriate discussion boundaries, reviewing the student booklet, written questions by students, teacher answering the questions, and a short video.

In fifth grade, boys and girls are do not need to be separated during the HGD lessons, though some schools may choose to do so. During the HGD question and answer period students are typically separated. Students see both the male and female videos. Human Growth and Development Booklets should be sent home to parents approximately 2 weeks prior to beginning the lesson.

Suggested Pacing for Teaching the Flash Curriculum

For all lessons, follow the teacher guidelines in the red, FLASH binder. Each day of lessons below is approximately 60 minutes in length. There is a total of 7 lessons, however you may choose to combine some lessons as shown below:

•   Day #1—Introduction Lesson
•   Day #2 – HGD Booklet and Questions
•   Day #3 – HIV/AIDS
•   Days #4/5—Sexual Exploitation Lessons 1 and 2
•   Day #6 - Friendship

Establishing Classroom Norms

Is it okay for students to feel uncomfortable during these lessons. Some suggested norms to establish prior to the lesson to help students feel more comfortable include:

1.   Respect feelings of other people.
2.   Protect people’s privacy (i.e. questions about friends or family members should not contain names or identities. Use “Someone I know….”
3.   Questions are in written format. This helps ensure student questions are appropriate for 4th graders. Questions not related to the fourth-grade content should NOT be answered during the lesson. Refer students to their families for these questions. Example response—“If your question was not read aloud, this is a question that is not covered with the information in today’s lesson. Please discuss the question with your families.”

Resources

5th-6th Gr Puberty Booklet "A Time of Changes"

HGD PUBERTY Teacher Lessons Gr. 5

HIV Teacher Lessons Gr. 5

Marissa's Story - optional video

6th Grade

FLASH and Human Growth and Development – 6th Grade Parent Overview – Updated for Fall of 2020

Puyallup School District Approved Curriculum

These are the only materials approved by the Puyallup School District to be used for 6th grade. No other materials should be used without the permission of the Puyallup School Board.

•   Family Life and Sexual Health (red FLASH binder)
•   “A Time of Changes” Booklet
•   “The New and Improved Me-Understanding Body Changes for Males” video
•   “The New and Improved Me-Understanding Body Changes for Females” video
•   WA State KNOW curriculum - adaptations
•   HIV/AIDS DVD “Living with HIV”

*** Note: all lessons from the Family Life and Sexual Health Curriculum (FLASH) curriculum and the KNOW HIV/AIDS curriculum online are NOT taught in the Puyallup School District. See the Requirements and Redactions document in preview materials.

Previewing Materials

Puyallup families are invited to preview FLASH and Human Growth and Development curriculum materials each fall at a district presentation. Lessons and videos have been uploaded to Schoology as well. Human Growth and Development lessons may occur no sooner than 30 days after the district, family presentation.

Opting Out of Lessons

After viewing materials (preview night, online, etc.), families can choose to sign an opt-out form for their child. The opt-out form gets returned to the school, which will forward a copy to the classroom teacher and the Director of Instructional Learning at Sparks Stadium.

Any students who are opted-out should discretely be sent to another classroom, the office, or possibly help with younger students in a different classroom. No grading penalty will occur for those excluded.

Parents who use the opt-out form are choosing to remove their child from ALL of the FLASH and KNOW lessons, unless specified to the teacher.

Booklets and Human Growth Lesson

Most schools teach the lesson in the spring. The lesson is approximately 60 minutes in length, which includes setting appropriate discussion boundaries, reviewing the student booklet, written questions by students, teacher answering the questions, and a short video.

In sixth grade, boys and girls are do not need to be separated during the HGD lessons. During the HGD question and answer period students are typically separated. Human Growth and Development Booklets should be sent home to parents approximately 2 weeks prior to beginning the lesson.

Suggested Pacing for Teaching the Curriculum

•   Family Life Lessons
o   #1 – Introduction 20-30 minutes (Flash Lesson 1)
o   #2 – Friendship 35-45 minutes (FLASH Lesson 5)
o   #3 – Sexual Exploitation 45-60 minutes (FLASH Lessons 7/8)
•   Human Growth and Development Lessons
o   #4 - Ground Rules and Video –45 minutes
o   #5 - Discussion – divide boys and girls to separate rooms – 45 minutes
•   HIV/AIDS Lessons
o   #6 – Basic Facts about HIV/AIDS – 45-60 minutes

Establishing Classroom Norms

It is okay for students to feel uncomfortable during these lessons. Some suggested norms to establish prior to the lesson to help students feel more comfortable include:

1.   Respect feelings of other people.
2.   Protect people’s privacy (i.e. questions about friends or family members should not contain names or identities. Use “Someone I know….”
3.   Questions are in written format. This helps ensure student questions are appropriate for 4th graders. Questions not related to the fourth-grade content should NOT be answered during the lesson. Refer students to their families for these questions. Example response— “If your question was not read aloud, this is a question that is not covered with the information in today’s lesson. Please discuss the question with your families.”

Resources

5th-6th Gr Puberty Booklet "A Time of Changes"
HGD PUBERTY Teacher Lessons Gr. 6
HIV Teacher Lessons Gr. 6
Understanding HIV/AIDS - optional video
HIV Teacher Resources

Secondary Sexuality Curriculum

7th - 8th Grade Sexuality Curriculum

Preview Materials for Sexual Health, HIV/AIDS Curriculum

Curriculum Review for Grades 4 through 9

Curriculum Review for Grades 4 through 9

Families of elementary and junior high students in grades 4 through 9 are invited to preview Human Growth and Development & HIV-AIDS curriculum in Schoology. This preview opportunity replaces the yearly in-person preview night held each fall.

Curriculum preview for all grade levels can be accessed through Schoology by joining the “Human Growth and Development Preview” group:

1. Login to Schoology – parent login at app.schoology.com
• Enter email/username and password.
• Select Puyallup School District, not your child’s school.

2. Click GROUPS in the menu bar at the top.

3. In the upper right corner under your profile name click ‘My Groups.’

4. Click the blue ‘Join Group’ button on the right side.

5. Enter the group access code: NGR6-XBJ7-2DRNB

On the initial page click the video link under START HERE. This 7-minute video introduces the Human Growth and Development curriculum in the Puyallup SD. After viewing the introductory video, parents can click on Resources tab in the left menu, then choose the grade level to preview curriculum and videos adopted by the Puyallup SD.

Questions may be addressed by your child’s teacher, administrator, or by contacting Jim Meyerhoff, Director of Instructional Learning for Athletics, Health, and Fitness, at meyerhja@puyallup.k12.wa.us.