Family Life Education Expectations

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

Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

By the end of Grade 4, By the end of Grade 5, By the end of Grade 6,
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,
Expectation
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 recognize and appreciate the gift

C1.1 recognize and appreciate the value
of loving relationships within families
Specific
C1.2 recognize and appreciate the
Expectations
importance of the love and care they
receive from their families and from
other people
of sexuality
C1.1 recognize and appreciate that God
C1.2 recognize and appreciate the
created human beings as body/spirit
life-giving and loving nature of human
persons
sexuality
C1.2 recognize and appreciate the
C1.3 appreciate the amazing design of
power of human fertility and the
God’s plan for the creation of new
responsibility to use in according to
human life
God’s plan
C1.4 express through prayer their
appreciation for the gift of life

Subheading B: Exploring Human Nature

C2 demonstrate an understanding of C2 demonstrate an understanding of C2 demonstrate an understanding of
Overall
the ways in which human sexuality is a the ways in which human sexuality is a the ways in which human sexuality is a
Expectation
gift from God, a fundamental dimension gift from God, a fundamental dimension gift from God, a fundamental dimension
 of human identity, and intended for life
and love
C2.1 recognize that children are a
special sign of the love between a
husband and wife
C2.2 describe how identical and
fraternal twins occur
Specific
Expectations
C2.3 describe some of the
characteristics and needs of new babies
C2.4 identify characteristics of two
stages of human development:
adolescence and adulthood
Subheading C: Reflecting, Responding, and Analyzing
C3 apply an understanding of human
Overall
sexuality as it is related to identity in
Expectation
personally relevant contexts
C3.1 examine the ways in which the
Casey family members relate to each
other
C3.2 describe the promises that are
Specific
made in marriage
Expectations
C3.3 identify some of the gifts they
received from their parents at the
moment of conception
of human identity, and intended for life
and love
C2.1 identify the major body systems,
and the unique characteristics of the
reproductive system
C2.2 identify the major parts of the
female and male reproductive systems
C2.3 identify the main features of
female and male fertility
C2.4 recognize that there is a wide
range of ages at which the physical
changes of puberty occur
C2.5 recognize that growing up is a
process that takes time and patience
C3 apply an understanding of human
sexuality as it is related to identity in
personally relevant contexts
C3.1 recognize and appreciate the need
for respect when speaking about the
gift of being able to create new human
life
C3.2 identify the physical changes of
puberty for girls and boys
C3.3 identify some of the social and
emotional changes related to puberty
of human identity, and intended for life
and love
C2.1 describe the main features of adult
female and male fertility
C2.2 provide a basic explanation of how
a new human life receives genetic
information from both the mother and
father
C2.3 describe some of the main
features of fetal development during
each trimester
C2.4 recognize that the maturation of
the reproductive system has an impact
on all aspects of their development as
persons
C3 apply an understanding of human
sexuality as it is related to identity in
personally relevant contexts
C3.1 identify some of the ways in which
they have learned about sexuality
C3.2 describe some of the physical,
emotional, and social changes related
to puberty
C3.3 identify some of the ways in which
heredity and environment influence
identity and development
C3.4 explain, using appropriate C3.4 describe some of the choices they
vocabulary, how a baby’s needs are met can make as they continue to develop
in the uterus

C3.5 explain the main events involved in

the birth of a baby

C3.6 recognize that in a year or so,

many of them will enter the stage of
adolescence
Updated December 26, 2021