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Content Area: Health and Physical Education
Index: 2.4C Grade 6 CPI 4
Standard: 2.4 - Human Relationships & Sexuality
Strand: C - Pregnancy and Parenting
Cumulative Progress Indicator: 4 - The student will discuss the potential challenges faced by adolescent parents and their families.
Grade: 6
Sample Activities:
· PLANNING FOR PARENTHOOD - Ask students: “How can a teen parent provide for a baby?” Students compile a list of all equipment, furnishings, diapers, clothing, and related items needed in a baby’s first year. Divide the class into several small groups to comparison shop for the items and report to the class on their findings. Using the information, students write an essay describing the difficulties a teen parent might encounter.
Variation: Students develop an outline of their typical day. Next, students observe infants and toddlers in a day-care setting, noting the kinds of activities and the times they occur. Based on those observations, students compare their own schedules with that of the children observed in day care. Students note the conflicts and potential problems and respond to the following: “If you were a teen parent, how would you care for your child? What problems might you encounter? How would a child impact your education? your social life? your friendships? How would a child impact your parents? brothers and sisters?”
· HOW PARENTS LEARN - Brainstorm how parents learn to be parents (e.g., television, their own parents, books, observing others, baby-sitting, courses, trial and error). Each student interviews a parent/guardian focusing on how the individual learned parenting skills. After the interview, students share ideas with the class.
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