Learning activities
Activities
Puberty part 1
Year 7
Year 8
Growing bodies
Students brainstorm feelings associated with puberty, explore the myths & facts of puberty using the Laugh and learn video as a stimulus and create an illustration of a myth and associated fact.
Puberty part 2
Year 7
Year 8
Growing bodies
Relationships
Students explores the physical, social & emotional changes associated with puberty using the Laugh and learn video as a stimulus and then create a mindmap of positive coping strategies.
Pregnancy and birth
Year 8
Growing bodies
Relationships
Sexual health
Through research, students develop an understanding of the stages of pregnancy and how to keep an unborn child healthy. Students create a poster or movie to promote healthy behaviours to keep the unborn child safe.
What's OK and what's not OK
Year 8
Relationships
Sexuality and sexual behaviour
Students deepen their understanding of 'what's OK' and what's 'not OK' in friendships/romantic relationships and find examples in the film 'Tagged'.
RELATE: Respectful relationships program - Stage 2
Year 8
Year 9
Relationships
Sexual health
Sexuality and sexual behaviour
Understanding gender
Students explore gender stereotypes, respectful relationship qualities and non-consensual image sharing in this 8 sequential session program.
Sexting: To send or not to send
Year 10
Year 8
Year 9
Communication skills
Relationships
Sexuality and sexual behaviour
Staying safe
Students use a video and a decision mapping process to explore situations where people might be asked to send a sext. Emotional, social, ethical and legal consequences of sending or not sending a sext are unpacked.