Family Life Education Expectations

From the Ontario Catholic Elementary Curriculum Policy Document, Grades 1-8: Family Life Education

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3

By the end of Grade 1, By the end of Grade 2, By the end of Grade 3,
students will … students will … students will …

Subheading A: Appreciating God’s Goodness

C1 appreciate that humans are called to
Overall
image the love of God by creating,
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protecting, and sustaining life
C1 appreciate that humans are called to C1 appreciate that humans are called to
image the love of God by creating, image the love of God by creating,
protecting, and sustaining life protecting, and sustaining life

C1.1 appreciate that a baby is God’s

special gift of love to a family
C1.1 appreciate and respect God’s C1.1 express through prayer their
C1.2 appreciate that it is God’s plan for wonderful plan for new life appreciation for the gift of life
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a new baby to grow inside its mother’s
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body C1.2 appreciate that new babies are a C1.2 appreciate the beauty of God’s
gift from God design for sustaining new human life
C1.3 appreciate God’s design for
bringing new people into the world

Subheading B: Exploring Human Nature

C2 demonstrate an understanding of
the ways in which human sexuality is a
Overall
gift from God, a fundamental dimension
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of human identity, and intended for life
and love
C2 demonstrate an understanding of
the ways in which human sexuality is a
gift from God, a fundamental dimension
of human identity, and intended for life
and love
C2 demonstrate an understanding of
the ways in which human sexuality is a
gift from God, a fundamental dimension
of human identity, and intended for life
and love.

Specific C2.1 recognize that in marriage a man C2.1 recognize that husbands and wives C2.1 recognize that their lives began
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other and build a new life together
C2.2 identify the uterus as the special
place inside a mother’s body where a
baby grows
C2.3 recognize that it is part of God’s
plan that boys and girls are physically
different
Subheading C: Reflecting, Responding, and Analyzing
C3 apply an understanding of human
Overall
sexuality as it is related to identity in
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personally relevant contexts
C3.1 listen and respond to a story about
a relationship between a man and a
woman that leads to marriage
C3.2 listen and respond to a story about
a married couple who are beginning
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their life together
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C3.3 describe some ways in which the
uterus is a perfect home for a baby
C3.4 describe some ways in which
babies are cared for after they are born
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share their lives with each other and
with their children
C2.2 describe some features of prenatal
life
C2.3 recognize that our bodies are gifts
from God
C3 apply an understanding of human
sexuality as it is related to identity in
personally relevant contexts
C3.1 listen and respond to a story about
marriage and family
C3.2 listen and respond to a story about
the beginning of human life inside the
uterus
C3.3 give a simple description of how
the human person is born
C3.4 describe some of the ways they
can show respect and care for their
bodies
because of the love their parents
shared and because of God’s love
C2.2 recognize that human life begins at
the moment of conception as a single
cell
C2.3 describe some basic features of
growth and development between birth
and childhood
C2.4 recognize that they will continue
to grow and develop
C3 apply an understanding of human
sexuality as it is related to identity in
personally relevant contexts
C3.1 listen and respond to a story about
important events in the lives of a family
C3.2 describe how the developing
baby’s needs are met inside the uterus
C3.3 give a simple description of how a
baby is born
C3.4 describe some of the needs of
newborn babies