See how the Kids in the Know program meets curricula outcomes across the country.
Northwest Territories
Based on the Northwest Territories Junior Kindergarten/Kindergarten Curriculum (2017) and the School Health Program Curriculum (Grades 1–9, 1995/1996)
Kindergarten
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Feelings
- 5.2
- Explore ways to express feelings. (CD 3.1.3, p.107)
- 5.3
- Understand that everyone has different physical characteristics, abilities and feelings. (H-Theme 1)
- 5.16
- Responds to others’ experiences and feelings through conversation. (ELA 1.1.1)
Lesson 2 – Identifying a Grown-up Who You Can Go to for Help
- 4.3
- Know the community helpers who work to keep us safe. (H-Theme 5)
- 4.4
- Demonstrate awareness of those who help, care, and make decisions for them. (SS 2.1)
Lesson 3 – Naming Body Parts
- 2.6
- Identify basic body parts and their functions. (H-Theme 2)
- 5.3
- Understand that everyone has different physical characteristics, abilities and feelings. (H-Theme 1)
- 5.5
- Explore the concept of change and growth as part of life. (CD 3.1.1, p.107)
Lesson 4 – OKAY and NOT OKAY Touching
- 4.20
- Respect others. (ELA 5.2.2)
- 4.3
- Know the community helpers who work to keep us safe. (H-Theme 5)
Lesson 5 – The Buddy System
- 4.21
- Find ways to be helpful to others. (ELA 5.1.3)
- 7.7
- Demonstrate good relations with others by working cooperatively toward common goals, and collaborating with others for the well-being of the community. (SS Skills Core Concept/Citizenship)
Lesson 6 – If Asked to Go and Your Parents Don’t Know, SHOUT NO!
- 2.21
- Understand that taking personal responsibility for following safety rules (pedestrian, ice, water, fire, dangerous substances) is an important part of life. (H-Theme 5)
- 4.3
- Know the community helpers who work to keep us safe. (H-Theme 5)
Lesson 7 – What to Do When Lost
- 4.3
- Know the community helpers who work to keep us safe. (H-Theme 5)
- 4.4
- Demonstrate awareness of those who help, care, and make decisions for them. (SS 2.1)
- 9.4
- Use critical thinking skills to make observations, decisions and to solve problems (SS Core Skills)
Grade 1
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Feelings
Lesson 2 – A Grown-up You Can Go to for Help
Family Life, Lesson 6: Personal safety behaviours may require family and community support
- i)
- Identify family and community support people
Safety and First Aid, Lesson 1: Personal safety involves following safety rules and knowing personal identity facts and community helpers
- iii)
- Identify community safety helpers
Lesson 3 – Boundaries — How to be Safe
Family Life, Lesson 5: Touch produces different feelings
- ii)
- State rules to follow in various situations
Lesson 4 – KEEP and SPEAK Secrets
Family Life, Lesson 5: Touch produces different feelings
- i)
- Identify the feelings associated with touch
Family Life, Lesson 6: Personal safety behaviours may require family and community support
- i)
- Identify family and community support people
Lesson 5 – The Buddy System
Mental and Emotional Well Being, Lesson 5: Helping others helps build relationships
- i)
- Identify ways people help each other
Lesson 6 – Trust Your INSTINCTS
Mental and Emotional Well Being, Lesson 5: Helping others helps build relationships
- i)
- Identify ways people help each other
Family Life, Lesson 5: Touch produces different feelings
- i)
- Identify the feelings associated with touch
Grade 2
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Emotions
Mental and Emotional Well Being, Lesson 1: Everyone has many different feelings
- i)
- Identify different feelings
Mental and Emotional Well Being, Lesson 2: Everyone has many different feelings
- i)
- Identify different feelings in terms of personal experiences
Mental and Emotional Well Being, Lesson 3: Awareness of feelings is necessary to express them appropriately
- i)
- Identify ways of appropriately expressing feelings
- ii)
- Demonstrate ways of appropriately expressing feelings
Lesson 2 – Identifying a Safe Grown-up
Family Life, Lesson 5: Personal safety behaviours may require family and community support
- i)
- Locate family and community support people
- ii)
- Identify how to contact family and community support people
Lesson 3 – Safety Awareness
Family Life, Lesson 4: Personal safety behaviours help protect from potentially abusive situations
- i)
- Identify potentially abusive situations
- ii)
- Describe behaviours which help protect them from potentially abusive situations
- iii)
- Demonstrate behaviours which help maintain personal safety
Lesson 4 – The Buddy System
Family Life, Lesson 4: Personal safety behaviours help protect from potentially abusive situations
- i)
- Identify potentially abusive situations
- ii)
- Describe behaviours which help protect them from potentially abusive situations
- iii)
- Demonstrate behaviours which help maintain personal safety
Lesson 5 – Crossing Boundaries
Family Life, Lesson 4: Personal safety behaviours help protect from potentially abusive situations
- i)
- Identify potentially abusive situations
- ii)
- Describe behaviours which help protect them from potentially abusive situations
- iii)
- Demonstrate behaviours which help maintain personal safety
Lesson 6 – KEEP and SPEAK Secrets
Family Life, Lesson 4: Personal safety behaviours help protect from potentially abusive situations
- i)
- Identify potentially abusive situations
- ii)
- Describe behaviours which help protect them from potentially abusive situations
- iii)
- Demonstrate behaviours which help maintain personal safety
Grade 3
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 7: Decisions are made from the choices available in a given situation
- i)
- Identify the choices available in a given situation
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 8: Many situations require decisions
- i)
- Identify situations which require decisions
- ii)
- Identify personal decisions
- iii)
- Practice making decisions
Lesson 2 – Emotions
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 5: Communication is important in getting along with others
- i)
- Identify ways of communicating
Lesson 3 – Identifying a Safe Grown-up
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 5: Communication is important in getting along with others
- i)
- Identify ways of communicating
Lesson 4 – Personal Boundaries and Assertiveness
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 5: Communication is important in getting along with others
- i)
- Identify ways of communicating
Lesson 5 – Friendship
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 5: Communication is important in getting along with others
- i)
- Identify ways of communicating
Lesson 6 – KEEP and SPEAK Secrets
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 5: Communication is important in getting along with others
- i)
- Identify ways of communicating
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 8: Many situations require decisions
- i)
- Identify situations which require decisions
- ii)
- Identify personal decisions
Lesson 7 – The Buddy System
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 7: Decisions are made from the choices available in a given situation
- i)
- Identify the choices available in a given situation
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 8: Many situations require decisions
- i)
- Identify situations which require decisions
- ii)
- Identify personal decisions
- iii)
- Practice making decisions
Lesson 8 – Online Safety
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 7: Decisions are made from the choices available in a given situation
- i)
- Identify the choices available in a given situation
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 8: Many situations require decisions
- i)
- Identify situations which require decisions
- ii)
- Identify personal decisions
- iii)
- Practice making decisions
Grade 4
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 5: Better decisions can be made by considering the possible effects of various choices
- i)
- identify the possible effects of various choices
- ii)
- identify reasons for individual decisions
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 2: The activities people choose affect how they feel
- i)
- Identify feelings that make them feel good
Lesson 2 – How We Feel and How We Act
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 1: Awareness of strengths and weaknesses affects how people feel about themselves
- i)
- Identify personal strengths and weaknesses
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 2: The activities people choose affect how they feel
- i)
- Identify feelings that make them feel good
Family Life, Lesson 8: Touch produces different feelings
- i)
- Identify feelings associated with touch
- ii)
- Identify how to deal with touches that produce negative or confused feelings
Lesson 3 – Expanding the Circle of Protection Around Children
Family Life, Lesson 8: Touch produces different feelings
- ii)
- Identify how to deal with touches that produce negative or confused feelings
- iii)
- Identify trusted people in the community who can help
Lesson 4 – Friendship
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 3: Caring behaviour helps build and maintain relationships
- i)
- Identify caring behaviours
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 4: Caring behaviour helps build and maintain relationships
- i)
- Demonstrate caring behaviours
- ii)
- Describe the importance of caring
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 6: Peers influence decisions
- i)
- identify decisions that peers may influence
- ii)
- identify ways peers influence them
Lesson 5 – Common Lures
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 3: Caring behaviours helps build and maintain relationships
- i)
- identifying caring behaviours
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 5: Better decisions can be made by considering the possible effects of various choices
- i)
- identify the possible effects of various choices
- ii)
- identify reasons for individual decisions
Lesson 6 – Home Alone
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 5: Better decisions can be made by considering the possible effects of various choices
- i)
- identify the possible effects of various choices
- ii)
- identify reasons for individual decisions
Lesson 7 – Online Safety
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 5: Better decisions can be made by considering the possible effects of various choices
- i)
- identify the possible effects of various choices
- ii)
- identify reasons for individual decisions
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 6: Peers influence decisions
- i)
- identify decisions that peers may influence
- ii)
- identify ways peers influence them
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 7: Peers may influence decisions
- i)
- identify methods of resisting peer influence
- ii)
- demonstrate methods of resisting peer influence
Grade 5
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 2: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- Describe different communication skills
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 7: Signs of stress are identifiable
- i)
- Identify situations that cause stress
- ii)
- Identify signs that cause stress
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 3: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- identify assertive communication skills
- ii)
- demonstrate assertive communication skills
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 4: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- identify steps in a refusal process
- ii)
- practise the steps of the refusal process
Lesson 2 – Emotions
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 1: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- Describe effective speaking and active listening skills
- ii)
- Demonstrate effective speaking and active listening skills
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 2: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- Describe different communication skills
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 7: Signs of stress are identifiable
- i)
- Identify situations that cause stress
- ii)
- Identify signs that cause stress
Lesson 3 – Circle of Protection
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 2: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- Describe different communication skills
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 7: Signs of stress are identifiable
- i)
- Identify situations that cause stress
- ii)
- Identify signs that cause stress
Lesson 4 – Boundaries
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 3: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- identify assertive communication skills
- ii)
- demonstrate assertive communication skills
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 4: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- identify steps in a refusal process
- ii)
- practise the steps of the refusal process
Lesson 5 – Friendship
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 2: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- ii)
- Describe the importance of effective communication skills in a relationship
Lesson 6 – Common Lures
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 3: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- identify assertive communication skills
- ii)
- demonstrate assertive communication skills
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 4: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- identify steps in a refusal process
- ii)
- practise the steps of the refusal process
Lesson 7 – Home Alone
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 3: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- Identify assertive communication skills
- ii)
- Demonstrate assertive communication skills
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 4: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- Identify steps in a refusal process
- ii)
- Practice the steps of the refusal process
Lesson 8 – Online Safety
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 3: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- identify assertive communication skills
- ii)
- demonstrate assertive communication skills
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 4: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- identify steps in a refusal process
- ii)
- practise the steps of the refusal process
Grade 6
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Seven Root Safety Strategies
Family Life, Lesson 8: No one has the right to sexually abuse a child
- ii)
- Identify responsible behaviours which help prevent abuse
Family Life, Lesson 9: No one has the right to sexually abuse a child
- i)
- Recognize supportive people
- ii)
- Identify family and community members who will provide support
Lesson 2 – Emotional Range
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 1: Friends share a responsibility for maintaining the relationship
- i)
- Assess personal characteristics related to mental and emotional well being
Lesson 3 – Circle of Protection
Family Life, Lesson 9: No one has the right to sexually abuse a child
- i)
- Recognize supportive people
- ii)
- Identify family and community members who will provide support
Lesson 4 – Relationships
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 1: Friends share a responsibility for maintaining the relationship
- i)
- Assess personal characteristics related to mental and emotional well being
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 8: Self-knowledge is the first step to self-improvement
- i)
- Describe mutual responsibilities involved in maintaining a friendship
Lesson 5 – Healthy vs. Unhealthy Boundaries
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 4: Responsible decisions come from a developed value system
- i)
- Identify what is important to them
Family Life, Lesson 8: No one has the right to sexually abuse a child
- i)
- Describe sexual abuse
Family Life, Lesson 9: No one has the right to sexually abuse a child
- i)
- Recognize supportive people
- ii)
- Identify family and community members who will provide support
Lesson 6 – Common Lures
Family Life, Lesson 8: No one has the right to sexually abuse a child
- ii)
- Identify responsible behaviours which help prevent abuse
Family Life, Lesson 9: No one has the right to sexually abuse a child
- i)
- Recognize supportive people
- ii)
- Identify family and community members who will provide support
Lesson 7 – Online Safety
Family Life, Lesson 8: No one has the right to sexually abuse a child
- ii)
- Identify responsible behaviours which help prevent abuse
Family Life, Lesson 9: No one has the right to sexually abuse a child
- i)
- Recognize supportive people
- ii)
- Identify family and community members who will provide support
Lesson 8 – Babysitters’ Safety
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 5: Effective decision-making uses a systematic process
- i)
- Describe the steps in the decision-making process
- ii)
- Demonstrate the steps in the decision-making process
Grade 7
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Emotions
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 1: Self-concept is how people feel about themselves
- i)
- define self-concept
- ii)
- identify the factors that influence self-concept
- iii)
- identify characteristics of people with good and poor self-concept
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 2: A positive self-concept is important in daily living
- i)
- identify ways to enhance self-concept
- ii)
- design a personal program to enhance self-concept
- iii)
- evaluate the effectiveness of the program
Lesson 2 – Identifying Personal Boundaries
Family Life, Lesson 7: Effective use of assertiveness skills can help adolescents deal with sexual pressures
- i)
- demonstrate the steps in the refusal process
- ii)
- describe assertive responses that allow a person to say 'No' to sexual pressure
- iii)
- explain how assertiveness skills can help adolescents deal with sexual pressure
Family Life, Lesson 10: Positive lifestyle practices promote health
- i)
- identify positive lifestyle practices that promote healthy sexuality and family relationships
- ii)
- design a personal program to promote healthy sexuality and family relationships
- iii)
- evaluate the effectiveness of the program
Lesson 3 – How to Set Personal Boundaries
Family Life, Lesson 7: Effective use of assertiveness skills can help adolescents deal with sexual pressures
- i)
- demonstrate the steps in the refusal process
- ii)
- describe assertive responses that allow a person to say 'No' to sexual pressure
- iii)
- explain how assertiveness skills can help adolescents deal with sexual pressure
Family Life, Lesson 10: Positive lifestyle practices promote health
- i)
- identify positive lifestyle practices that promote healthy sexuality and family relationships
- ii)
- design a personal program to promote healthy sexuality and family relationships
- iii)
- evaluate the effectiveness of the program
Lesson 4 – Friendships
Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Lesson 3: Effective communication is important in a relationship
- i)
- identify skills involved in initiating, maintaining and concluding a conversation
- ii)
- practise initiating, maintaining and concluding a conversation
Family Life, Lesson 9: Sexual assault is a criminal offence
- iv)
- identify behaviours that help prevent sexual assault
Family Life, Lesson 10: Positive lifestyle practices promote health
- i)
- identify positive lifestyle practices that promote healthy sexuality and family relationships
Lesson 5 – Relationships
Family Life, Lesson 7: Effective use of assertiveness skills can help adolescents deal with sexual pressures
- i)
- demonstrate the steps in the refusal process
- ii)
- describe assertive responses that allow a person to say 'No' to sexual pressure
- iii)
- explain how assertiveness skills can help adolescents deal with sexual pressure
Family Life, Lesson 9: Sexual assault is a criminal offence
- iv)
- identify behaviours that help prevent sexual assault
Family Life, Lesson 10: Positive lifestyle practices promote health
- i)
- identify positive lifestyle practices that promote healthy sexuality and family relationships
- ii)
- design a personal program to promote healthy sexuality and family relationships
Lesson 6 – Online Record
Family Life, Lesson 7: Effective use of assertiveness skills can help adolescents deal with sexual pressures
- i)
- demonstrate the steps in the refusal process
- ii)
- describe assertive responses that allow a person to say 'No' to sexual pressure
- iii)
- explain how assertiveness skills can help adolescents deal with sexual pressure
Lesson 7 – Getting Out of Unhealthy Situations
Family Life, Lesson 7: Effective use of assertiveness skills can help adolescents deal with sexual pressures
- i)
- demonstrate the steps in the refusal process
- ii)
- describe assertive responses that allow a person to say 'No' to sexual pressure
- iii)
- explain how assertiveness skills can help adolescents deal with sexual pressure
Grade 8
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson 1 – Identifying Feelings
Mental and Emotional Well Being, Lesson 3: People can learn to deal effectively with stress in their lives
- i)
- define stress
- ii)
- identify causes of stress
- iii)
- identify how stress affects the body
Mental and Emotional Well Being, Lesson 4: People can learn to deal effectively with stress in their lives
- i)
- identify specific methods of dealing with stress
Lesson 2 – How We Think, How We Feel
Mental and Emotional Well Being, Lesson 3: People can learn to deal effectively with stress in their lives
- i)
- define stress
- ii)
- identify causes of stress
- iii)
- identify how stress affects the body
Mental and Emotional Well Being, Lesson 4: People can learn to deal effectively with stress in their lives
- i)
- identify specific methods of dealing with stress
Lesson 3 – Identifying Healthy and Unhealthy Personal Boundaries
Family Life, Lesson 9: Positive lifestyle practices promote health
- i)
- identify positive lifestyle practices that promote a young person's healthy sexuality and family relationships
- ii)
- design a personal program to promote a healthy sexuality and/or family relationships
- iii)
- evaluate the effectiveness of the program
Lesson 4 – Dating Relationships
Family Life, Lesson 5: Assertiveness and abstinence are responsible behaviours for young adolescents
- ii)
- practise assertive responses to sexual pressure
Family Life, Lesson 9: Positive lifestyle practices promote health
- i)
- identify positive lifestyle practices that promote a young person's healthy sexuality and family relationships
- ii)
- design a personal program to promote a healthy sexuality and/or family relationships
- iii)
- evaluate the effectiveness of the program
Lesson 5 – Sextortion: What Teens Need to Know
Family Life, Lesson 5: Assertiveness and abstinence are responsible behaviours for young adolescents
- ii)
- practise assertive responses to sexual pressure
Family Life, Lesson 9: Positive lifestyle practices promote health
- i)
- identify positive lifestyle practices that promote a young person's healthy sexuality and family relationships
- ii)
- design a personal program to promote a healthy sexuality and/or family relationships
- iii)
- evaluate the effectiveness of the program
Grade 9
Personal Safety Program (Third Edition)
Lesson – Healthy Relationships
Mental and Emotional Well Being, Lesson 3: Positive lifestyle practices promote health
- i)
- describe the components of a personal lifestyle
- ii)
- assess the components of their own mental and emotional lifestyle
Family Life, Lesson 1: Males and females have equal potential
- i)
- describe male and female gender role stereotyping
- ii)
- identify factors that contribute to changes in gender role stereotyping
Family Life, Lesson 4: There are many support systems in the community available to families
- i)
- identify family support systems in the community
- ii)
- identify the roles of family support systems
- iii)
- describe how to effectively use the systems
Family Life, Lesson 9: Positive lifestyle practices promote health
- i)
- identify positive lifestyle practices that promote healthy sexuality and family relationships