Provincial outcome matrices

Kindergarten

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson 1 – Feelings

Learning Outcome: Children investigate movement of the body.

• Understanding: Movement can help express ideas, feelings, and emotions.

Learning Outcome: Children describe personal characteristics and explore feelings and emotions.

• Understanding: Feelings can be personal or shared with others that are trustworthy.
• Understanding: Feelings and emotions can be identified, expressed, and described.
• Skills & Procedures: Express feelings in a variety of ways.

• Knowledge: People can experience a range of feelings and emotions [...]
• Understanding: All people experience feelings and emotions.

• Skills & Procedures: Identify strategies to recognize and respond to feelings and emotions in a variety of situations.

Learning Outcome: Children examine healthy relationships in learning and playing environments.

• Skills & Procedures: Discuss the impact healthy relationships have on personal feelings.

Lesson 2 – Identifying a Grown-up Who You Can Go to for Help

Learning Outcome: Children describe personal characteristics and explore feelings and emotions.

• Knowledge: Individuals can develop strategies to respond to feelings and emotions, such as by [...] asking for support.
• Knowledge: Support for feelings and emotions can come from a variety of sources [...]
• Understanding: Feelings can be personal or shared with others that are trustworthy.

Learning Outcome: Children examine healthy relationships in learning and playing environments.

• Understanding: Healthy relationships support social-emotional well-being.

Lesson 3 – Naming Body Parts

Learning Outcome: Children recognize boundaries in various situations.

• Understanding: Boundaries are guidelines that help to keep people safe.

Learning Outcome: Children identify physical growth.

• Understanding: Bodies are special and unique.

Lesson 4 – OKAY and NOT OKAY Touching

Learning Outcome: Children recognize boundaries in various situations.

• Understanding: Boundaries are guidelines that help keep people safe.

Lesson 5 – The Buddy System

Learning Outcome: Children recognize boundaries in various situations.

• Understanding: Boundaries are guidelines that help keep people safe.

Lesson 6 – If Asked to Go and Your Parents Don’t Know, SHOUT NO!

Learning Outcome: Children recognize boundaries in various situations.

• Understanding: Boundaries are guidelines that help keep people safe.

• Understanding: Personal boundaries can be established through permission and refusal.
• Skills & Procedures: Indicate refusal verbally and non-verbally in a variety of contexts.

Lesson 7 – What to Do When Lost

Learning Outcome: Children recognize boundaries in various situations.

• Understanding: Boundaries are guidelines that help keep people safe.

• Skills & Procedures: Indicate refusal verbally and non-verbally in a variety of contexts.

Grade 1

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson 1 – Feelings

Learning Outcome: Students examine personal characteristics, feelings, and emotions and explore understanding of self.

• Knowledge: Emotions show how an individual feels.
• Knowledge: People can experience a range of feelings and emotions [...]
• Understanding: Reactions to feelings can be identified and communicated to help people understand one another.
• Skills & Procedures: Recognize how emotions can be expressed.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify and communicate feelings in a variety of contexts.

• Knowledge: Thoughts, feelings, and emotions are connected to behaviour.
• Knowledge: Awareness of the body’s reaction to emotion helps an individual to choose appropriate responses, such as [...] identifying feelings.
• Understanding: Feelings, the body, and the brain are interconnected.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify responses to emotions.

• Knowledge: Reflection and feedback on feelings and emotions can contribute to personal growth and learning.
• Understanding: An individual’s experiences can affect feelings and emotions.
• Understanding: Feelings and experiences can influence learning.
• Skills & Procedures: Reflect on feelings and emotions that result from personal experiences.

Lesson 2 – A Grown-up You Can Go to for Help

Learning Outcome: Students explain how boundaries connect to safety.

• Understanding: When boundaries are crossed or disrespected, children can tell a trusted adult.
• Understanding: It is important to ask for help in situations that do not feel safe.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify trusted adults in the school and community who can support personal safety.

Lesson 3 – Boundaries — How to be Safe

Learning Outcome: Students demonstrate fair play and support engagement in a variety of physical activities.

• Knowledge: Fair play practices include [...] respecting rules, taking turns.

Learning Outcome: Students explain how boundaries connect to safety.

• Knowledge: Boundaries can change in various situations [...]
• Skills & Procedures: Discuss situations or reasons that might lead to a boundary change.

• Knowledge: Safety includes understanding the differences between situations that are safe and those that are unsafe or uncomfortable.
• Understanding: When boundaries are crossed or disrespected, children can tell a trusted adult.
• Understanding: It is important to ask for help in situations that do not feel safe.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify trusted adults in the school and community who can support personal safety.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe differences between safe situations and unsafe or uncomfortable situations.

Lesson 4 – KEEP and SPEAK Secrets

Learning Outcome: Students explain how boundaries connect to safety.

• Understanding: Personal boundaries are connected to an individual’s body and personal space.

• Knowledge: Safety includes understanding the differences between situations that are safe and those that are unsafe or uncomfortable.
• Understanding: When boundaries are crossed or disrespected, children can tell a trusted adult.
• Understanding: It is important to ask for help in situations that do not feel safe.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify a trusted adult in the school and community who can support personal safety.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe differences between safe situations and unsafe or uncomfortable situations.

• Skills & Procedures: Identify how boundaries might protect a person or a group of individuals.

Lesson 5 – The Buddy System

Learning Outcome: Students explain how boundaries connect to safety.

• Skills & Procedures: Identify trusted adults in the school and community who can support personal safety.
• Knowledge: Safety includes understanding the differences between situations that are safe and those that are unsafe or uncomfortable.

• Skills & Procedures: Identify how boundaries might protect a person or a group of individuals.

Lesson 6 – Trust Your INSTINCTS

Learning Outcome: Students examine personal characteristics, feelings, and emotions and explore understanding of self.

• Knowledge: Thoughts, feelings, and emotions are connected to behaviour.
• Knowledge: Awareness of the body’s reaction to emotion helps an individual to choose appropriate responses, such as [...] seeking out a supportive adult, identifying feelings.
• Knowledge: The body experiences responses to emotions, including fight, flight, or freeze.
• Understanding: Feelings, the body, and the brain are interconnected.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify responses to emotions.

• Understanding: An individual’s experiences can affect feelings and emotions.
• Skills & Procedures: Reflect on feelings and emotions that result from various personal experiences.

Learning Outcome: Students explain how boundaries connect to safety.

• Knowledge: Safety includes understanding the difference between situations that are safe and those that are unsafe or uncomfortable.
• Understanding: When boundaries are crossed or disrespected, children can tell a trusted adult.
• Understanding: It is important to ask for help in situations that do not feel safe.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify trusted adults in the school and community who can support personal safety.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe differences between safe situations and unsafe or uncomfortable situations.

Grade 2

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson 1 – Emotions

Learning Outcome: Students examine roles, responsibilities, and self-regulation and their connections to self-understanding.

• Knowledge: Self-regulation is effectively maintaining control over attention, thoughts, emotions, and behaviour in a variety of situations.

• Knowledge: Self-regulation strategies include [...] recognizing challenges and obstacles.

• Skills & Procedures: Identify signals that support self-regulation.

Learning Outcome: Students examine roles, responsibilities, and self-regulation and their connections to self-understanding.

• Skills & Procedures: Discuss ways to respond in unsafe or uncomfortable situations.

Lesson 2 – Identifying a Safe Grown-up

Learning Outcome: Students examine roles, responsibilities, and self-regulation and their connections to self-understanding.

• Knowledge: A role is a specific position that someone holds in work, social, or relational contexts.
• Understanding: Roles have different responsibilities.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe and compare responsibilities connected with various roles.

Learning Outcome: Students examine and apply personal safety in a variety of situations.

• Understanding: Trusted adults in the school and community can support individuals in unsafe and uncomfortable situations.
• Skills & Procedures: Discuss ways to respond in unsafe or uncomfortable situations.

Learning Outcome: Students connect healthy relationships to a variety of learning and playing contexts.

• Knowledge: Community supports include [...]
• Understanding: Connections and supports within a community help to develop social-emotional well-being.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify sources of support within the community to enhance well-being and relationships.

Lesson 3 – Safety Awareness

Learning Outcome: Students examine and apply personal safety in a variety of situations.

• Knowledge: Safety strategies are developed for a variety of contexts [...]
• Understanding: Safety strategies and procedures can be practised in a variety of ways.
• Skills & Procedures: Practise safety strategies and procedures in a variety of situations.

• Understanding: Trusted adults in the school and community can support individuals in unsafe and uncomfortable situations.
• Skills & Procedures: Discuss ways to respond in unsafe or uncomfortable situations.

• Skills & Procedures: Classify situations that are safe and unsafe.
• Skills & Procedures: Examine how safety can be improved in a variety of situations.

Learning Outcome: Students connect healthy relationships to a variety of learning and playing contexts.

• Knowledge: Community supports include [...]
• Understanding: Connections and supports within a community help to develop social-emotional well-being.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify sources of support within the community to enhance well-being and relationships.

Lesson 4 – The Buddy System

Learning Outcome: Students examine and apply personal safety in a variety of situations.

• Knowledge: Safety strategies are developed for a variety of contexts [...]
• Understanding: Safety strategies and procedures can be practised in a variety of ways.
• Skills & Procedures: Practise safety strategies and procedures in a variety of situations.

• Understanding: Trusted adults in the school and community can support individuals in unsafe and uncomfortable situations.

• Skills & Procedures: Classify situations that are safe and unsafe.

Lesson 5 – Crossing Boundaries

Learning Outcome: Students examine and apply personal safety in a variety of situations.

• Knowledge: Decisions for safety include requesting, obtaining, giving, or refusing consent.
• Skills & Procedures: Discuss ways to respond in unsafe or uncomfortable situations.

• Knowledge: Situations and contexts may present different safety concerns.
• Understanding: Safety involves assessing for potential risk or injury by identifying safe and unsafe situations [...]
• Skills & Procedures: Classify situations that are safe and unsafe.
• Skills & Procedures: Examine how safety can be improved in a variety of situations.

Lesson 6 – KEEP and SPEAK Secrets

Learning Outcome: Students examine and apply personal safety in a variety of situations.

• Skills & Procedures: Practise safety strategies and procedures in a variety of situations.

• Understanding: Trusted adults in the school and community can support individuals in unsafe or uncomfortable situations.
• Skills & Procedures: Discuss ways to respond in unsafe or uncomfortable situations.

• Skills & Procedures: Classify situations that are safe and unsafe.

Grade 3

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies

Learning Outcome: Students investigate and explain safety and its correlation to health.

• Skills & Procedures: Practise permission and refusal skills in a variety of contexts.

• Knowledge: Specific rules or guidelines can [...] protect safety of self and others.

• Knowledge: Resources that support personal safety include [...] safety networks.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify available resources that support safety.

Lesson 2 – Emotions

Learning Outcome: Students analyze different roles within varied contexts and examine how roles can support the development of talents, virtues, and resilience.

• Knowledge: Resilience includes the capacity to manage adversity or stress in effective ways.
• Understanding: The development of resilience is supported through understanding of emotions.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify emotions in a variety of situations.

Lesson 3 – Identifying a Safe Grown-up

Learning Outcome: Students analyze different roles within varied contexts and examine how roles can support the development of talents, virtues, and resilience.

• Skills & Procedures: Examine the requirements, purposes, and expectations of a variety of roles and occupations.

• Skills & Procedures: Create a plan to identify self-regulation resources that can be accessed when needed.

• Knowledge: Resources that support personal safety include [...] safety networks.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify available resources that support safety.

Lesson 4 – Personal Boundaries and Assertiveness

Learning Outcome: Students analyze different roles within varied contexts and examine how roles can support the development of talents, virtues, and resilience.

• Skills & Procedures: Examine the requirements, purposes, and expectations of a variety of roles and occupations.

• Knowledge: Resilience includes the capacity to manage adversity or stress in effective ways.

Learning Outcome: Students investigate and explain safety and its correlation to health.

• Understanding: Consent is important for personal safety.
• Skills & Procedures: Practise permission and refusal skills in a variety of contexts.

• Skills & Procedures: Generate examples of situations where behaviours would be appropriate and others where they would involve risk.

Lesson 5 – Friendship

Learning Outcome: Students investigate and describe how problem solving can affect healthy relationships.

• Knowledge: Characteristics of healthy relationships and friendships include [...]
• Knowledge: Friends can resolve conflicts by [...]
• Understanding: Problem solving and resolution can facilitate understanding and connections among people.
• Skills & Procedures: Generate solutions to problems in a variety of relationship contexts.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify respectful and positive interactions with others.

Lesson 6 – KEEP and SPEAK Secrets

Learning Outcome: Students investigate and explain safety and its correlation to health.

• Skills & Procedures: Generate examples of situations where behaviours would be appropriate and others where they would involve risk.

• Knowledge: Resources that support personal safety include [...] safety networks.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify available resources that support safety.

Lesson 7 – The Buddy System

Learning Outcome: Students investigate and explain safety and its correlation to health.

• Skills & Procedures: Practise permission and refusal skills in a variety of contexts.

• Knowledge: Specific rules or guidelines can [...] protect safety of self and others.

• Knowledge: Resources that support personal safety include [...] safety networks.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify available resources that support safety.

Lesson 8 – Online Safety

Learning Outcome: Students investigate and explain safety and its correlation to health.

• Skills & Procedures: Practise permission and refusal skills in a variety of contexts.

• Knowledge: Specific rules or guidelines can [...] protect safety of self and others.
• Skills & Procedures: Explain the function or purpose of specific rules or guidelines within various contexts.

• Knowledge: Resources that support personal safety include [...] safety networks.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify available resources that support safety.

Grade 4

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies

Learning Outcome: Students interpret how resilience and perseverance can be influenced by a variety of life experiences.

• Knowledge: Strategies that support resilience include [...] seeking positive role models.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe strategies that support resilience.

Learning Outcome: Students analyze and explain responsibility and how it can impact personal and group safety.

• Knowledge: Responsibility includes making decisions to ensure self or others are not in unsafe and uncomfortable situations.
• Understanding: Responsibility includes the opportunity, ability, or right to act independently or make decisions.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe responsibility and its impact on personal and group safety in a variety of contexts.

• Knowledge: Responsibility occurs in a variety of contexts [...]
• Understanding: Responsibility includes an awareness of surroundings to determine the safety of a situation.
• Skills & Procedures: Examine how responsibility can impact safety in a variety of situations.

Lesson 2 – How We Feel and How We Act

Learning Outcome: Students interpret how resilience and perseverance can be influenced by a variety of life experiences.

• Skills & Procedures: Describe strategies that support resilience.

Learning Outcome: Students explore various areas of development.

• Knowledge: Social-emotional changes include [...] emotions, relationships.

• Skills & Procedures: Consider how to interact and respond to others in a variety of contexts and situations.

Lesson 3 – Expanding the Circle of Protection Around Children

Learning Outcome: Students interpret how resilience and perseverance can be influenced by a variety of life experiences.

• Knowledge: Strategies that support resilience include [...] seeking positive role models.
• Understanding: Resilience is supported by development of perseverance over time.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe strategies that support resilience.

Learning Outcome: Students analyze and explain responsibility and how it can impact personal and group safety.

• Knowledge: Responsibility occurs in a variety of contexts [...]
• Skills & Procedures: Examine how responsibility can impact safety in a variety of situations.

Learning Outcome: Students reflect on resolution and explain connections to healthy relationships.

• Knowledge: Conflict resolution can occur using a variety of strategies, such as [...] creating a safe environment.
• Understanding: Resolution supports healthy relationships.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe strategies that can be used to support resolution to a problem, conflict, or challenge.

Lesson 4 – Friendship

Learning Outcome: Students analyze and explain responsibility and how it can impact personal and group safety.

• Knowledge: Consent is critical to respecting the rights, feelings, and belongings of others.
• Understanding: Responsibility includes respecting the rights and feelings of others.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify situations where responsibility supports the rights and feelings of others.

Learning Outcome: Students reflect on resolution and explain connections to healthy relationships.

• Knowledge: Conflict resolution can occur using a variety of strategies, such as [...] creating a safe environment.
• Understanding: Resolution supports healthy relationships.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe strategies that can be used to support resolution to a problem, conflict, or challenge.

• Understanding: Resolution requires the sharing of multiple points of view.
• Skills & Procedures: Discuss multiple points of view involved in a resolution.

Lesson 5 – Common Lures

Learning Outcome: Students analyze and explain responsibility and how it can impact personal and group safety.

• Knowledge: Responsibility includes making decisions to ensure self or others are not in unsafe and uncomfortable situations.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe responsibility and its impact on personal and group safety in a variety of contexts.

• Knowledge: Responsibility occurs in a variety of contexts [...]
• Understanding: Responsibility includes an awareness of surroundings to determine the safety of a situation.
• Skills & Procedures: Examine how responsibility can impact safety in a variety of situations.

Learning Outcome: Students reflect on resolution and explain connections to healthy relationships.

• Knowledge: Conflict resolution can occur using a variety of strategies, such as [...] creating a safe environment.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe strategies that can be used to support resolution to a problem, conflict, or challenge.

• Understanding: Individuals have the right to live in healthy, safe, and bully-free environments.

Lesson 6 – Home Alone

Learning Outcome: Students analyze and explain responsibility and how it can impact personal and group safety.

• Knowledge: Responsibility includes making decisions to ensure self or others are not in unsafe and uncomfortable situations.
• Understanding: Responsibility includes the opportunity, ability, or right to act independently or make decisions.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe responsibility and its impact on personal and group safety in a variety of contexts.

• Knowledge: Responsibility occurs in a variety of contexts [...]
• Understanding: Responsibility includes an awareness of surroundings to determine the safety of a situation.
• Skills & Procedures: Examine how responsibility can impact safety in a variety of situations.

Lesson 7 – Online Safety

Learning Outcome: Students analyze and explain responsibility and how it can impact personal and group safety.

• Knowledge: Responsibility includes making decisions to ensure self or others are not in unsafe and uncomfortable situations.
• Understanding: Responsibility includes the opportunity, ability, or right to act independently or make decisions.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe responsibility and its impact on personal and group safety in a variety of contexts.

• Knowledge: Responsibility occurs in a variety of contexts [...]
• Understanding: Responsibility includes an awareness of surroundings to determine the safety of a situation.
• Skills & Procedures: Examine how responsibility can impact safety in a variety of situations.

Grade 5

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies

Learning Outcome: Students reflect and relate life experiences to perseverance and well-being.

• Skills & Procedures: Identify life experiences that have influenced thinking or behaviour.

Learning Outcome: Students analyze responsibility and consider the impact on well-being.

• Knowledge: Responsibility can be developed by taking on leadership roles to promote safety of self and others.
• Understanding: Personal roles and responsibilities include promoting the safety of self and others.

Lesson 2 – Emotions

Learning Outcome: Students reflect and relate life experiences to perseverance and well-being.

• Skills & Procedures: Identify life experiences that have influenced thinking or behaviour.

Lesson 3 – Circle of Protection

Learning Outcome: Students reflect and relate life experiences to perseverance and well-being.

• Knowledge: Perseverance can be supported by protective factors [...]
• Skills & Procedures: Identify protective factors that can support perseverance.

Learning Outcome: Students analyze responsibility and consider the impact on well-being.

• Understanding: Responsibility includes ensuring the safety of self and others.

Lesson 4 – Boundaries

Learning Outcome: Students reflect and relate life experiences to perseverance and well-being.

• Skills & Procedures: Identify life experiences that have influenced thinking or behaviour.

• Knowledge: Perseverance can be supported by protective factors [...]
• Skills & Procedures: Identify protective factors that can support perseverance.

Learning Outcome: Students analyze responsibility and consider the impact on well-being.

• Knowledge: Responsibility includes respecting the acceptance or refusal of consent from another.
• Skills & Procedures: Reflect on how the results or consequences of personal actions and decisions can affect the well-being of self and others.

Lesson 5 – Friendship

Learning Outcome: Students reflect and relate life experiences to perseverance and well-being.

• Skills & Procedures: Reflect on personal learning and development in a variety of experiences.

Learning Outcome: Students analyze responsibility and consider the impact on well-being.

• Understanding: Personal roles and responsibilities include promoting the safety of self and others.

Learning Outcome: Students acknowledge and connect perspectives of self and others through communication and listening skills.

• Skills & Procedures: Demonstrate respectful communication skills when working with others on tasks or challenges.

Lesson 6 – Common Lures

Learning Outcome: Students reflect and relate life experiences to perseverance and well-being.

• Skills & Procedures: Identify life experiences that have influenced thinking or behaviour.

• Knowledge: Perseverance can be supported by protective factors [...]
• Skills & Procedures: Identify protective factors that can support perseverance.

Learning Outcome: Students analyze responsibility and consider the impact on well-being.

• Understanding: Responsibility includes ensuring the safety of self and others.

Lesson 7 – Home Alone

Learning Outcome: Students reflect and relate life experiences to perseverance and well-being.

• Skills & Procedures: Identify life experiences that have influenced thinking or behaviour.

Learning Outcome: Students analyze responsibility and consider the impact on well-being.

• Understanding: Personal roles and responsibilities include promoting the safety of self and others.
• Skills & Procedures: Describe situations where responsible leadership supports the safety and well-being of self and others.

• Understanding: Responsibility includes ensuring the safety of self and others.

Lesson 8 – Online Safety

Learning Outcome: Students reflect and relate life experiences to perseverance and well-being.

• Skills & Procedures: Examine how life experiences can shape understanding over time.

Learning Outcome: Students analyze responsibility and consider the impact on well-being.

• Understanding: Personal roles and responsibilities include promoting the safety of self and others.

• Understanding: Responsibility includes ensuring the safety of self and others.
• Skills & Procedures: Practise digital citizenship by being considerate of others.

Grade 6

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies

Learning Outcome: Students examine risk and identify the factors that influence action.

• Knowledge: Risk is the overall assessment and identification of hazards related to personal safety and vulnerability.

Lesson 2 – Emotional Range

Learning Outcome: Students examine risk and identify the factors that influence action.

• Understanding: Measured risks can be taken in stages and are more likely when individuals feel safe, respected, and trusted.
• Skills & Procedures: Discuss how feelings associated with risk taking affect actions and decisions.

Lesson 3 – Circle of Protection

Learning Outcome: Students examine risk and identify the factors that influence action.

• Skills & Procedures: Discuss how feelings associated with risk taking affect actions and decisions.

Learning Outcome: Students consider and describe a variety of perspectives that support the development of healthy relationships.

• Understanding: Healthy relationships require consideration for different opinions, thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and needs.

• Skills & Procedures: Examine the connections between perspectives and social and emotional well-being.

Lesson 4 – Relationships

Learning Outcome: Students consider and describe a variety of perspectives that support the development of healthy relationships.

• Skills & Procedures: Demonstrate positive social behaviours to develop and maintain healthy relationships.

• Understanding: Healthy relationships require consideration for different opinions, thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and needs.

• Skills & Procedures: Examine how empathy toward others with different perspectives support healthy relationships.

Lesson 5 – Healthy vs. Unhealthy Boundaries

Learning Outcome: Students consider and describe a variety of perspectives that support the development of healthy relationships.

• Understanding: Healthy relationships require consideration for different opinions, thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and needs.

• Skills & Procedures: Examine the connections between perspectives and social and emotional well-being.

Lesson 6 – Common Lures

Learning Outcome: Students examine risk and identify the factors that influence action.

• Knowledge: Safety risks associated with use of digital technology include intrusion of privacy, bullying, misinformation, inability to properly request, obtain, or give consent, exploitation.
• Knowledge: The Internet and social media can expose an individual to unwanted communication or images and information.
• Understanding: Measured risks can be taken in stages and are more likely when individuals feel safe, respected, and trusted.
• Skills & Procedures: Discuss how feelings associated with risk taking affect actions and decisions.
• Skills & Procedures: Explain how to deal with unwanted attention, communication, or images.

Lesson 7 – Online Safety

Learning Outcome: Students examine risk and identify the factors that influence action.

• Knowledge: Safety risks associated with use of digital technology include intrusion of privacy, bullying, misinformation, inability to properly request, obtain, or give consent, exploitation.
• Knowledge: The Internet and social media can expose an individual to unwanted communication or images and information.
• Knowledge: Sharing explicit or graphic images can have significant consequences, including being illegal under the Criminal Code of Canada.
• Understanding: Safe online, digital technology, and social media practices can reduce risk.
• Skills & Procedures: Assess safety and vulnerability risks associated with use of digital technology.
• Skills & Procedures: Identify potential harms from online and social media use.
• Skills & Procedures: Explain how to deal with unwanted attention, communication, or images.

Lesson 8 – Babysitters’ Safety

Learning Outcome: Students examine risk and identify the factors that influence action.

• Knowledge: Risk is the overall assessment and identification of hazards related to personal safety and vulnerability.
• Understanding: Measured risks can be taken in stages and are more likely when individuals feel safe, respected, and trusted.
• Skills & Procedures: Discuss how feelings associated with risk taking affect actions and decisions.

Grade 7

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson 1 – Emotions

W–7.8 Analyze and appreciate differing personal perspectives on safety; e.g., physical, emotional, social safety

R–7.1 Analyze how thinking patterns influence feelings; e.g., positive thinking, all or nothing thinking, overgeneralization, perfectionism

R–7.2 Analyze the need for short-term and long-term support for emotional concerns; e.g., family, friends, schools, professionals

Lesson 2 – Identifying Personal Boundaries

R–7.3 Identify sources of stress in relationships, and describe positive methods of dealing with such stressors; e.g., change, loss, discrimination, rejection

W–7.8 Analyze and appreciate differing personal perspectives on safety; e.g., physical, emotional, social safety

W–7.13 Examine the influences on personal decision making for responsible sexual behaviour

Lesson 3 – How to Set Personal Boundaries

W–7.11 Identify characteristics of resiliency; e.g., problem-solving skills, positive self-esteem, social bonding

R–7.5 Examine the characteristics of healthy relationships, and develop strategies to build and enhance them; e.g., peer, opposite sex

R–7.7 Evaluate and personalize the effectiveness of various styles of conflict resolution; e.g., win/win, win/lose, lose/lose

L–7.3 Differentiate between choice and coercion in decision making for self and others; e.g., demonstrate a willingness to accept “no” from others

Lesson 4 – Friendship

W–7.7 Analyze the definition, effects and possible consequences of various forms of harassment

R–7.2 Analyze the need for short-term and long-term support for emotional concerns; e.g., family, friends, schools, professionals

R–7.3 Identify sources of stress in relationships, and describe positive methods of dealing with such stressors; e.g., change, loss, discrimination, rejection

R–7.5 Examine the characteristics of healthy relationships, and develop strategies to build and enhance them; e.g., peer, opposite sex

L–7.3 Differentiate between choice and coercion in decision making for self and others; e.g., demonstrate a willingness to accept “no” from others

Lesson 5 – Relationships

R–7.3 Identify sources of stress in relationships, and describe positive methods of dealing with such stressors; e.g., change, loss, discrimination, rejection

R–7.5 Examine the characteristics of healthy relationships, and develop strategies to build and enhance them; e.g., peer, opposite sex

L–7.3 Differentiate between choice and coercion in decision making for self and others; e.g., demonstrate a willingness to accept “no” from others

Lesson 6 – Online Record

W–7.7 Analyze the definition, effects and possible consequences of various forms of harassment

W–7.8 Analyze and appreciate differing personal perspectives on safety; e.g., physical, emotional, social safety

W–7.11 Identify characteristics of resiliency; e.g., problem-solving skills, positive self-esteem, social bonding

R–7.6 Explore and evaluate the impact of media violence on relationships

L–7.3 Differentiate between choice and coercion in decision making for self and others; e.g., demonstrate a willingness to accept “no” from others

Lesson 7 – Getting Out of Unhealthy Situations

W–7.10 Identify and examine potential sources of physical/emotional/social support

W–7.13 Examine the influences on personal decision making for responsible sexual behaviour

R–7.2 Analyze the need for short-term and long-term support for emotional concerns; e.g., family, friends, schools, professionals

R–7.3 Identify sources of stress in relationships, and describe positive methods of dealing with such stressors; e.g., change, loss, discrimination, rejection

R–7.5 Examine the characteristics of healthy relationships, and develop strategies to build and enhance them; e.g., peer, opposite sex

R–7.7 Evaluate and personalize the effectiveness of various styles of conflict resolution; e.g., win/win, win/lose, lose/lose

L–7.3 Differentiate between choice and coercion in decision making for self and others; e.g., demonstrate a willingness to accept “no” from others

Grade 8

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson 1 – Identifying Feelings

R–8.1 Describe characteristics of persistent negative feeling states; e.g., depression, mood disorders

R–8.3 Evaluate the relationship between risk management and stress management; e.g., managing risks effectively reduces stress, managing stress can reduce impulsive behaviours

Lesson 2 – How We Think, How We Feel

W–8.1 Examine the relationship between choices and resulting consequences; e.g., how choosing to smoke affects how one looks, feels and performs

W–8.11 Identify and develop personal resiliency skills; e.g., planning skills, social competence

R–8.3 Evaluate the relationship between risk management and stress management; e.g., managing risks effectively reduces stress, managing stress can reduce impulsive behaviours

R–8.4 Analyze the effects of self-concept on personal communication

Lesson 3 – Identifying Healthy and Unhealthy Personal Boundaries

W–8.1 Examine the relationship between choices and resulting consequences; e.g., how choosing to smoke affects how one looks, feels and performs

W–8.11 Identify and develop personal resiliency skills; e.g., planning skills, social competence

R–8.5 Develop strategies for maintaining healthy relationships

R–8.6 Describe and provide examples of ethical behaviour in relationships; e.g., integrity

R–8.7 Develop and demonstrate strategies for promoting peaceful relationships; e.g., find common ground in conflicts

L–8.3 Identify components of ethical decision making, and apply these concepts to personal decision making

Lesson 4 – Dating Relationships

W–8.7 Determine the signs, methods and consequences of various types of abuse; e.g., neglect, physical, emotional, sexual abuse

W–8.12 Identify and describe the responsibilities and consequences associated with involvement in a sexual relationship

R–8.5 Develop strategies for maintaining healthy relationships

R–8.6 Describe and provide examples of ethical behaviour in relationships; e.g., integrity

R–8.7 Develop and demonstrate strategies for promoting peaceful relationships; e.g., find common ground in conflicts

Lesson 5 – Sextortion: What Teens Need to Know

W–8.1 Examine the relationship between choices and resulting consequences; e.g., how choosing to smoke affects how one looks, feels and performs

W–8.12 Identify and describe the responsibilities and consequences associated with involvement in a sexual relationship

R–8.6 Describe and provide examples of ethical behaviour in relationships; e.g., integrity

R–8.8 Describe and explain the positive and negative aspects of conformity and dissent as they relate to individuals in a group or on a team

L–8.3 Identify components of ethical decision making, and apply these concepts to personal decision making

Grade 9

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson – Healthy Relationships

W–9.7 Evaluate implications and consequences of sexual assault on a victim and those associated with that victim

W–9.8 Develop strategies to promote harm reduction/risk management; e.g., differentiate between choosing personal challenges or acting impulsively, encourage others to evaluate risks

W–9.9 Analyze and evaluate laws and policies that promote personal, community and workplace safety; e.g., driving, boating, employment standards

W–9.10 Assess the quality and reliability of health information provided by different sources; e.g., on the Internet

W–9.11 Use personal resiliency skills; e.g., seek out appropriate mentors, have a sense of purpose, have clear standards for personal behaviour

W–9.12 Determine “safer” sex practices; e.g., communicate with partner, maintain abstinence, limit partners, access/use condoms/contraceptives properly

W–9.14 Develop strategies that address factors to prevent or reduce sexual risk; e.g., abstain from drugs and alcohol, date in groups, use assertive behaviour

R–9.1 Identify appropriate strategies to foster positive feelings/attitudes

R–9.2 Analyze why individuals choose not to express or manage feelings in situations; e.g., using anger to manipulate others, avoid others, feel powerful

R–9.3 Analyze, evaluate and refine personal strategies for managing stress/crises

R–9.4 Analyze, evaluate and refine personal communication patterns

R–9.5 Describe and analyze factors that contribute to the development of unhealthy relationships, and develop strategies to deal with unhealthy relationships

R–9.6 Model integrity and honesty in accordance with ethical principles; e.g., develop strategies to behave in an ethical manner

R–9.7 Refine personal conflict management skills; e.g., negotiation, mediation strategies

R–9.8 Analyze skills required to maintain individuality within a group; e.g., self-respect, assertiveness, refusal skills

L–9.3 use decision-making skills to select appropriate risk-taking activities for personal growth and empowerment; e.g., increasing freedom means increased responsibility for consequences of choices

Grade 10

Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)

Lesson – Healthy Relationships

P4. Develop approaches/tactics for creative problem solving and decision making

P7. Analyze a variety of strategies to achieve and enhance emotional and spiritual well-being

P9. Demonstrate and apply effective communication, conflict resolution and team-building skills

P10. Examine various attitudes, values and behaviours for developing meaningful interpersonal relationships

P11. Examine the relationship between commitment and intimacy in all its levels

P12. Examine aspects of healthy sexuality and responsible sexual behaviour

P14. Evaluate resources and support systems for each dimension of health and well-being for self and others