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SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

• Have students look through picture books to find illustrations of various human and animal family groupings (e.g., nuclear families, extended families; whale pod, lion pride, walrus colony).
• Read stories to students about human and animal families. Draw students’ attention to family groupings.
• Ask students to draw pictures of families. Then, as a class, compare various family groupings and discuss similarities and differences.
• Lead a class discussion to establish correct language for naming parts of the body. Alternatively, invite a qualified guest speaker to lead a discussion about characteristics that distinguish males from females.
• Ask students to bring a variety of seeds to the class and explain what plants will be produced. Students can then plant and care for their seeds.
• Take the class on a field trip to a farm, pet store, zoo, or park to see baby animals.

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

• Before the guest speaker’s presentation on male and female characteristics, discuss with students the importance of using appropriate vocabulary to distinguish body parts. Before the visit, have students think about questions they would like to ask the visitor. During the presentation, look for evidence that students:

• are attentive
• contribute relevant ideas
• use appropriate vocabulary when asking questions
• use information from previous classroom discussions to acquire new information

• Ask each student to draw a picture of either a human or an animal family. Have students share their illustrations, describing how the grouping represents a family. Compile the results into a class list to show a wide variety of family groupings.

  Print Materials

• Substance Abuse Prevention Primary
• Talking About Touching: Personal Safety for Grades 1–3

  Multimedia

• The C.A.R.E. Kit

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