Resources for Educators
Advocates for Youth Resources include:
K-12 Sexuality Curriculum -3R’s or Advocates for Youth K-12 sex education with a focus on inclusive and respectful curriculum outlines.
Bloom Teen Hub: Explore the Changes – Most pubertal changes are explained in pre-teen friendly language.
https://bloomforall.com/teen/teen-dashboard/teen-puberty/teen-puberty-explore-the-changes/
Communicating About A Sensitive Topic -3R’s or Advocates for Youth’s lesson plan on Communicating about a Sensitive Topic, with an added portion on how to communicate that they don’t want to have sex. This can be used in lesson plans that work with abstinence. Made for grade 6.
Different Kinds of Families -3R’s or Advocates for Youth lesson plan on Different Kinds of Families, teaching about different family structures and how students can show respect for different types. Made for kindergarten.
How Well Do I Communicate With Others? -3R’s or Advocates for Youth lesson plan on How Well Do I Communicate With Others, describing effective communication and how to communicate their needs with a partner during a sexual encounter. Made for grade 9.
If You Don’t Have Consent, You Don’t Have Consent! -3R’s or Advocates for Youth lesson plan on consent, highlighting the importance of body individuality and personal boundaries. Made for grade 3.
Understanding Boundaries -3R’s or Advocates for Youth resource on Understanding Boundaries, including definitions, teaching clarity of communication, that no one has the right to violate one’s boundaries, and resource support. This curriculum is written for grade 6.
AMAZE: Age Appropriate Sex Ed -Resources for health educators on sexual education at age appropriate levels, including videos, lesson plans, and promotional materials.
Bedside: Bedsider: -Bedsider has detailed information on sexual questions, where to find birth control, and other sex-related concerns.
CDC: Guidelines on Teaching Sexual Education in Schools -The CDC’s guidelines on providing sexual health education in schools.
Education Victoria: Personal Hygiene -A large resource list including all kinds of lesson plan information on personal hygiene, mainly hand-washing, menstrual health, toileting, and puberty.
Empowering Education: I Statements for Kids -This teaches about the importance of “I Statements” for kids and includes a paid lesson plan for teaching students. It focuses on talking with kids about feelings, calling on CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and REBT (Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy) techniques to separate feelings from thoughts and behaviors.
Guttmacher Institute: Sex and HIV Education -The Guttmacher Institute created a page describing state laws for sex education and general requirements.
Health Direct: Personal Hygiene -Health Direct’s resource on personal hygiene; how to wash genitals, hands and body, and taking care of body odors. This is written for older ages.
Heather Corinna: Wait, What?: A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up -A book written by Heather Corinna with a modern viewpoint about puberty and other challenges associated with growing up. This book is written casually and in comic book format.
Inclusive Sex Education: Inclusive Curriculum -A sex education curriculum with a focus on increasing the diversity and identities represented within sex education. Comprehensive education includes disabled bodies, different races, and different genders.
Janelle The: Family-Centered Sex Education -Author and educator Janelle The designed family-friendly sex education resources for parents.
Love is Respect: Healthy Relationships -A website highlighting what is important in a healthy relationship and how to keep yourself safe, written for youth.
Mad Hatter: Sexual Health for those with Disabilities -A sexual health curriculum focused on including youth with disabilities.
One Love: How to Spot an Unhealthy Relationship -A website containing information about what constitutes an unhealthy relationship for kids and education options.
PubMed: Improving the Sexual Health of Young People (under 25) in High-Risk Populations: A Systematic Review of Behavioural and Psychosocial Interventions -An article describing successful sexual education methods for high-risk and young populations.
Sex Positive Families Resources Include:
Homepage -Resources for sexual education for families who want to teach their children safe sex practices.
List of Resources -A website giving sexual education resources to families who choose to not have their child go to sexual education in schools.
Sex Ed for Social Change: SIECUS -A sex education program focused on equitable approaches and adjusting policy to promote safe sex.
Teaching Sexual Health: for Teachers and Parents -A health education curriculum for teachers and parents to teach to K-12 kids sexual health.
U.S. News: Sex Ed in Schools: What Parents Need to Know -An article written to inform parents about why some schools choose to include sexual health education.
Resources for LGBTQIA+ Youth:
Book List: 20 Books for Parents or Teachers of LGBTQ Youth -A book list for parents or teachers to understand and support LGBTQIA+ youth.
My Kid Is Gay: Resources for Families -Resources for families or anyone who knows and wants to be an ally for an LGBTQIA+ child.
Project Health: Resources for Supporting Trans Youth -A resource for educating health leaders about the realities of trans youth.
Trans Equality: Understanding Non-Binary People -Resources to support and understand Non-Binary individuals.