Physical, emotional, and social changes that occur
during puberty, including those
involving sexuality and sexual identity, and changes to relationships
Physical:
– how students’ bodies are growing and changing
during puberty
Social:
– how students interact with others and how their
relationships might evolve or change during
puberty
Sexuality:
– having a capacity for sexual feelings
Sexual Identity:
– a component of an person’s identity that reflects
his or her sexual self-concept
Emotional:
– how students’ thoughts and feelings might evolve or change during puberty
Defines the following:
Anatomical Sex
Gender Identity
Gender Expression
Attraction
It allows you as the instructor to display these
concepts as a spectrum as opposed to a dichotomous yes or no.
Parents can sometimes interfere with this topic in particular, and will occasionally call their children out of school for the day they know it will be covered.