See how the Kids in the Know program meets curricula outcomes across the country.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Based on Newfoundland and Labrador’s Health Curriculum Guide (Kindergarten – Grade 6), Adolescence: Healthy Lifestyles, Health and Personal Development Curriculum Guide (Grade 7 & 8), Grade 9 Health Curriculum Interim Guide (2008), & Healthy Living 1200 (2002)
Kindergarten
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Feelings
- Health Unit 2, 1.2
- Understand that each person experiences a variety of feelings
- Health Unit 2, 1.3
- Understand that one’s interaction/play affects one’s feelings and those of others
- Health Unit 2, 2.2
- Differentiate the feelings that each person experiences (e.g., happiness, sadness, fear, anger)
- Health Unit 2, 3.2
- Examine personal interactions with others and how they make others feel
Lesson 2 – Identifying a Grown-up You Can Go to for Help
- Health Unit 3, 1.3
- Know some community workers and how they help us
- Health Unit 4, 2.2
- Apply methods of obtaining assistance from reliable sources in an emergency situation
Lesson 3 – Naming Body Parts
- Health Unit 1, 1.6
- Identify that some aspects of individuals change and some do not
Lesson 4 – OKAY and NOT OKAY Touching
- Health Unit 3, 2.2
- Demonstrate respect for others
- Health Unit 4, 2.2
- Apply methods of obtaining assistance from reliable sources in an emergency situation
Lesson 5 – The Buddy System
- Health Unit 4, 1.4
- Recognize safe outdoor play environments
Lesson 6 – If Asked to Go and Your Parents Don’t Know, SHOUT NO!
- Health Unit 3, 1.3
- Know some community workers and how they help us
- Health Unit 4, 2.2
- Apply methods of obtaining assistance from reliable sources in an emergency situation
Lesson 7 – What to Do When Lost
- Health Unit 3, 1.3
- Know some community workers and how they help us
- Health Unit 4, 2.2
- Apply methods of obtaining assistance from reliable sources in an emergency situation
Grade 1
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Feelings
- Health Unit 2, 1.4
- Recognize that experiences elicit different feelings, and people may react differently to the same experience
- Health Unit 2, 2.2
- Identify and demonstrate strategies to deal with feelings
- Health Unit 2, 1.3
- Understand the need for an individual to feel valued, accepted and loved in a family, school and community
Lesson 2 – A Grown-up You Can Go to for Help
- Health Unit 4, 2.1
- Demonstrate practices that promote safety of self and others
- Health Unit 4, 2.2
- Demonstrate the ability to enlist help in an emergency situation in one’s community
Lesson 3 – Boundaries — How to be Safe
- Health Unit 2, 3.1
- Assess the impact of words and actions on other’s sense of worth
- Health Unit 3, 1.3
- Identify examples of positive social behaviors used in interacting with family, friends, and community members
Lesson 4 – KEEP and SPEAK Secrets
- Health Unit 3, 1.2
- Identify characteristics of being a friend
- Health Unit 3, 1.3
- Identify examples of positive social behaviors used in interacting with family, friends, and community members
- Health Unit 3, 2.1
- Demonstrate age appropriate ways to resolve conflict
Lesson 5 – The Buddy System
- Health Unit 4, 1.1
- Identify safety practices employed when approaching or being approached by strangers
- Health Unit 4, 1.2
- Identify safety practices employed at school
- Health Unit 4, 2.2
- Demonstrate safe and effective school arrival and departure routines
Lesson 6 – Trust Your INSTINCTS
- Health Unit 4, 1.1
- Identify safety practices employed when approaching or being approached by strangers
Grade 2
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Emotions
- Health Unit 2, 2.2
- Demonstrate age-appropriate strategies to express and deal effectively with a range of emotions
- Health Unit 3, 2.1
- Demonstrate the use of verbal and nonverbal communication in healthy interactions
Lesson 2 – Identifying a Safe Grown-up
- Health Unit 4, 2.2
- Demonstrate the ability to enlist help in an emergency situation in one’s community
Lesson 3 – Safety Awareness
- Health Unit 3, 1.3
- Recognize forms of body based harassment
- Health Unit 3, 1.4
- Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate touch
- Health Unit 3, 2.2
- Demonstrate strategies to deal effectively with body based harassment and inappropriate touch.
Lesson 4 – The Buddy System
- Health Unit 3, 1.2
- Recognize the characteristics of a healthy friendship
- Health Unit 4, 3.1
- Examine personal practices used at play that promote safety of self and others
Lesson 5 – Crossing Boundaries
- Health Unit 3, 1.3
- Recognize forms of body based harassment
- Health Unit 3, 1.4
- Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate touch
- Health Unit 3, 2.2
- Demonstrate strategies to deal effectively with body based harassment and inappropriate touch
Lesson 6 – KEEP and SPEAK Secrets
- Health Unit 3, 1.4
- Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate touch
- Health Unit 3, 2.2
- Demonstrate strategies to deal effectively with body based harassment and inappropriate touch
Grade 3
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies
- Health Unit 3, 19.0
- Recognize situations that threaten one’s sense of personal safety
- Health Unit 3, 20.0
- Understand that interventions are available when one’s sense of personal safety is threatened
- Health Unit 3, 21.0
- Demonstrate the ability to enlist help in situations threatening personal safety
- Health Unit 3, 22.0
- Apply strategies to promote personal safety
Lesson 2 – Emotions
- Health Unit 2, 14.0
- Demonstrate age appropriate strategies to address a range of emotions
Lesson 3 – Identifying a Safe Grown-up
- Health Unit 3, 20.0
- Understand that interventions are available when one’s sense of personal safety is threatened
- Health Unit 3, 21.0
- Demonstrate the ability to enlist help in situations threatening personal safety
- Health Unit 3, 22.0
- Apply strategies to promote personal safety
Lesson 4 – Personal Boundaries and Assertiveness
- Health Unit 2, 15.0
- Analyze how words and actions affect self and others
- Health Unit 2, 17.0
- Understand the importance of respect for self and others
- Health Unit 3, 22.0
- Apply strategies to promote personal safety
Lesson 5 – Friendship
- Health Unit 2, 15.0
- Analyze how words and actions affect self and others
- Health Unit 2, 16.0
- Analyze how one’s personal words and actions affect self and others
- Health Unit 2, 18.0
- Understand that there are different types of relationships and they change with time
Lesson 6 – KEEP and SPEAK Secrets
- Health Unit 3, 21.0
- Demonstrate the ability to enlist help in situations threatening personal safety
- Health Unit 3, 22.0
- Apply strategies to promote personal safety
Lesson 7 – The Buddy System
- Health Unit 3, 21.0
- Demonstrate the ability to enlist help in situations threatening personal safety
- Health Unit 3, 22.0
- Apply strategies to promote personal safety
- Health Unit 3, 23.0
- Assess personal engagement in daily activities and the use of safety practices
Lesson 8 – Online Safety
- Health Unit 2, 15.0
- Analyze how words and actions affect self and others
- Health Unit 2, 17.0
- Understand the importance of respect for self and others
- Health Unit 3, 19.0
- Recognize situations that threaten one’s sense of personal safety
- Health Unit 3, 22.0
- Apply strategies to promote personal safety
Grade 4
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies
- Relationships, 4.
- Understand that adults are responsible for the physical needs of young people
- Relationships, 7.
- Explain how decisions can have long-term effects
Lesson 2 – How We Feel and How We Act
- Relationships, 3.
- Understand that every right has a corresponding responsibility
- Mental Health, 8.
- Identify some of the factors which affect our feelings
Lesson 3 – Expanding the Circle of Protection Around Children
- Relationships, 4.
- Understand that adults are responsible for the physical needs of young people
Lesson 4 – Friendship
- Relationships, 2.
- Realize that one’s decisions may affect other people
- Relationships, 9.
- Identify some advantages of similarities and differences in people
- Relationships, 11.
- Know how to express concern for others in the class
Lesson 5 – Common Lures
- Relationships, 5.
- Understand the nature of physical abuse
- Relationships, 10.
- Identify examples of positive role models and explain their importance
Lesson 6 – Home Alone
- Injury Prevention and Safety, 6.
- Know the safety rules which govern such activities as bicycling, roller-blading, skating, ice-fishing, winter camping, riding all-terrain vehicles, using playground equipment and riding in a car
- Injury Prevention and Safety, 5.
- Know the emergency phone members for the community
Lesson 7 – Online Safety
- Injury Prevention and Safety, 6.
- Know the safety rules which govern such activities as bicycling, roller-blading, skating, ice-fishing, winter camping, riding all-terrain vehicles, using playground equipment and riding in a car
Grade 5
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies
- Relationships, 8.
- Apply the decision-making process to daily activities
Lesson 2 – Emotions
- Mental Health, 4.
- Understand that the way we are treated impacts on self-esteem and general emotional well-being
- Mental Health, 5.
- Recognize what is realistic in terms of personal achievement
Lesson 3 – Circle of Protection
- Injury Prevention and Safety, 9.
- Identify some emergency situations which may occur in the community
- Relationships, 10.
- Distinguish between secrets, surprises, confidentiality and privacy
Lesson 4 – Boundaries
- Relationships, 14.
- Recognize that some behaviours toward children may be classified as abusive
- Relationships, 15.
- Recognize and identify some abusive behaviours
Lesson 5 – Friendship
- Relationships, 1.
- Recognize that a peer is someone in the same age group
Lesson 6 – Common Lures
- Relationships, 14.
- Recognize that some behaviours toward children may be classified as abusive
- Relationships, 15.
- Recognize and identify some abusive behaviours
Lesson 7 – Home Alone
- Injury Prevention and Safety, 9.
- Identify some emergency situations which may occur in the community
Lesson 8 – Online Safety
- Relationships, 8.
- Apply the decision-making process to daily activities
Grade 6
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies
- Mental Health, 10.
- Demonstrate some appropriate techniques in response to stressful situations
- Mental Health, 3.
- Identify the various resources available for personal support
Lesson 2 – Emotional Range
- Mental Health, 4.
- Understand that everyone has basic emotional needs
- Mental Health, 5.
- Identify different kinds of feelings and understand how they influence behaviour
- Mental Health, 6.
- Demonstrate appropriate ways to express a variety of emotions
Lesson 3 – Circle of Protection
- Mental Health, 3.
- Identify the various resources available for personal support
- Relationships, 5.
- Identify responsibilities of family members
- Mental Health, 8.
- Recognize the importance of discussing fears or concerns with someone you can trust
Lesson 4 – Relationships
- Relationships, 1.
- Describe different kinds of relationships
- Relationships, 2.
- Identify situations involving physical, emotional and sexual abuse
- Relationships, 8.
- Identify ways of developing positive relationships with peers
- Mental Health, 7.
- Outline the steps to follow in dealing appropriately with a personal problem
Lesson 5 – Healthy vs. Unhealthy Boundaries
- Relationships, 3.
- Recognize that some relationships may be abusive and there is a need to develop strategies to deal with them
- Mental Health, 8.
- Recognize the importance of discussing fears or concerns with someone you can trust
Lesson 6 – Common Lures
- Relationships, 3.
- Recognize that some relationships may be abusive and there is a need to develop strategies to deal with them
Lesson 7 – Online Safety
- Mental Health, 8.
- Recognize the importance of discussing fears or concerns with someone you can trust
Lesson 8 – Babysitters’ Safety
- Mental Health, 8.
- Recognize the importance of discussing fears or concerns with someone you can trust
- Mental Health, 7.
- Outline the steps to follow in dealing appropriately with a personal problem
Grade 7
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Emotions
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 7.
- Understand how self-concept influences thoughts, feelings and behaviours
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 8.
- Understand the nature of feelings and the ways in which they are expressed
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 9.
- Be aware of appropriate ways of expressing feelings
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 10.
- Develop strategies for dealing with negative feelings
Lesson 2 – Identifying Personal Boundaries
- Safety and Environmental Health, 1.
- Recognize the importance of a healthy attitude towards safety
- Human Sexuality, 17.
- Practice assertiveness and refusal skills as ways of coping with sexual pressures
Lesson 3 – How to Set Personal Boundaries
- Safety and Environmental Health, 2.
- Be aware of unsafe practices that endanger the lives of young people and understand why these practices occur
- Human Sexuality, 17.
- Practice assertiveness and refusal skills as ways of coping with sexual pressures
Lesson 4 – Friendship
- Relationships, 1.
- Identify the characteristics of a friendship
- Relationships, 5.
- Recognize the influence of peer groups
Lesson 5 – Relationships
- Relationships, 1.
- Identify the characteristics of a friendship
- Relationships, 5.
- Recognize the influence of peer groups
- Human Sexuality, 7.
- Be aware of ways of expressing sexual feelings
Lesson 6 – Online Record
- Safety and Environmental Health, 7.
- Analyze the intent of rules, regulations and laws related to safety practices and protection
- Safety and Environmental Health, 8.
- Identify practices and activities that pose a threat to the environment and the health of people
- Safety and Environmental Health, 11.
- Examine some of our own actions and identify some changes that can be made on an individual basis in relation to personal and environmental health
- Human Sexuality, 17.
- Practice assertiveness and refusal skills as ways of coping with sexual pressures
Lesson 7 – Getting Out of Unhealthy Situations
- Safety and Environmental Health, 8.
- Identify practices and activities that pose a threat to the environment and the health of people
- Human Sexuality, 17.
- Practice assertiveness and refusal skills as ways of coping with sexual pressures
- Safety and Environmental Health, 2.
- Be aware of unsafe practices that endanger the lives of young people and understand why these practices occur
- Relationships, 1.
- Identify the characteristics of a friendship
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 9.
- Be aware of appropriate ways of expressing feelings
Grade 8
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Identifying Feelings
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 5.
- Understand that changes in moods and feelings is natural
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 6.
- Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate ways of handling moods and feelings
Lesson 2 – How We Think, How We Feel
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 5.
- Understand that changes in moods and feelings is natural
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 6.
- Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate ways of handling moods and feelings
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 7.
- Use the decision-making process to choose alternate courses of action when dealing with feelings
- Emotional and Social Well-Being, 10.
- Discuss ways of coping with stress and stressful situations
Lesson 3 – Identifying Healthy and Unhealthy Personal Boundaries
- Human Sexuality, 4.
- Be aware of means of sexual expression
- Relationships, 1.
- Recognize the need for communication, understanding, sensitivity and cooperation with friends
Lesson 4 – Dating Relationships
- Relationships, 1.
- Recognize the need for communication, understanding, sensitivity and cooperation with friends
- Human Sexuality, 10.
- Practice communicating concerns related to sexuality with parents and others
Lesson 5 – Sextortion: What Teens Need to Know
- Human Sexuality, 4.
- Be aware of means of sexual expression
- Human Sexuality, 10.
- Practice communicating concerns related to sexuality with parents and others
- Relationships, 1.
- Recognize the need for communication, understanding, sensitivity and cooperation with friends
Grade 9
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson – Healthy Relationships
- Unit 1, 1.1
- Identify the types of communication (passive, aggressive, assertive, verbal, nonverbal and refusal skills)
- Unit 1, 2.1
- Demonstrate positive communication strategies in a variety of social situations.
- Unit 1, 2.2
- Develop an awareness of sensitive issues associated with relationships.
- Unit 1, 2.4
- Apply the decision making process to common scenarios.
- Unit 1, 3.1
- Assess personal communication skills and their impact on relationships with others.
- Unit 1, 3.3
- Assess the role that respect for sensitive issues plays in relationships.
- Unit 2, 3.2
- Analyze the extent to which ones personal values affect choices/decisions made in a variety of relationships.
- Unit 3, 1.5
- Define sexuality and be aware of different ways that individuals express their sexuality.
- Unit 3, 1.7
- Be aware of the role of values and possible implications of the decision to abstain or to engage in sexual activity.
- Unit 3, 3.1
- To reflect on self concept and personal values when making decisions related to sexuality.
- Unit 3, 3.2
- To be aware of reliable and accessible community resources when seeking sexual health information.
- Unit 4, 1.1
- Identify the characteristics of healthy interpersonal relationships.
- Unit 4, 1.2
- Have an awareness of the diversity in current dating practices.
- Unit 4, 1.3
- Develop an awareness of attitudes, expectations and roles as they relate to dating.
- Unit 4, 2.2
- Distinguish between appropriate behaviours for relationships with peers and those of adults.
- Unit 4, 2.3
- Analyze influences on dating behaviours.
- Unit 4, 2.4
- Develop effective communication skills to assist in maintaining personal values and coping with other issues that may arise in dating relationships.
- Unit 4, 2.5
- Assess the effect of high risk dating practices on overall wellness.
- Unit 4, 2.6
- Analyze media portrayals of relationships and sexuality.
- Unit 4, 3.1
- Analyze the personal decision making processes used in dealing with an issue in an interpersonal relationship.
Grade 10
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson – Healthy Relationships
Healthy Living 1200
Component: Personal Dynamics
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Impacts on Personal Dynamics
- Demonstrate an understanding of the impacts of cultural values and beliefs on society.
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Personal Dynamics and You
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills in personal relationships.
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Technology, Media and Personal Dynamics
- Critically analyse the impacts of technological innovations on time management, finances, and relationships.