NAME: Subject: Health & Family Life Education

Date: Grade:
Theme: Sexuality and Topic: We are Alike but Different in What we
Sexual Health do
Duration: 2- 3 sessions
General Objective: Students will demonstrate an appreciation for gender differences.

Value: Respect Life Skill: Self-awareness

Specific Objectives: At the end of the lesson students should be able to:
 Knowledge: Explain at least 2 similarities and differences between boys and girls
 Attitude: Show respect for similarities and differences between boys and girls.
 Skill: Demonstrate self-awareness skill in a manner that shows respect when
identifying similarities and differences between boys and girls.
Content Summary:

What is gender?
Gender means being male or masculine and female or feminine. Boys are referred to as
males and girls as females.

What are gender roles?

Boys and girls learn from their families, communities, school or church and other places
how males and females are expected to act, dress, the jobs they are expected to choose, the
games they play etc.

Gender roles are changing

Both boys and girls can play games together, complete chores and remain boys or girls.
The activities we do are neither male nor female. E.g. Sweeping the yard is a chore that can
be done by either a boy or a girl and a man can be a nurse or a woman can be a pilot. Both
boys and girls may like to play the same games and even participate in the same sports.

Gender Equality
Girls deserve the same opportunities as boys and vice versa.

Respect - Having respect for someone means you think good things about who a person is
or how he/she acts.

Self-A Awareness steps:

 Identify what makes you feel good about yourself.
Resources: HFLE Curriculum, pictures, song
Engagement:
Pupils will sing the song, “If you are a boy and you know it clap your hands”

If you are a boy and you know it clap your hands

If you are a boy and you know it clap your hands

If you are a boy and you know it and you really want to show it
If you are a boy and you know it clap your hands.

If you are a girl and you know it clap your hands

If you are a girl and you know it clap your hands

If you are a girl and you know it and you really want to show it
If you are a girl and you know it clap your hands.

Teacher will introduce the topic of the lesson, the value and life skill.
Students will then be reminded of the rules that must be observed in HFLE class.
Exploration:
Teacher will get students to understand when something is similar and different by using
objects in class.
Students will then observe pictures shown to them by the teacher and ask to identify the
differences between boys and girls based on the pictures.
Picture 1 Picture 2
Different Alike

Students will listen to the song, “R.E.S.P.E.C.T, Find out what is means to me”. They will
then in their groups discuss the word respect.

Reflective Questions: What makes me different or similar to other?

Explanation/Life Skill Development Activity:

Students will listen to story of a boy and a girl.
Story:
Sam likes to play bat and ball while Pat likes to sing. Pat says bad things when Sam plays
bat and ball. Sam says bad things when Pat sings. Sam and Pat like to watch movie and
play with Barky their pet dog. They feel happy.

Students will be introduced to the step in self-awareness skill identify what makes you feel
good about yourself and ask to discuss the following:
1. What makes Sam and Pat feel good?
2. Did Sam show respect for what Pat likes?
3. Did Pat show respect for what Sam likes?
Reflective Question: Do I know what makes me feel good about myself?

Elaboration:
Students will be placed in mixed gender groups to talk about what they like to do to make
them feel good. They will discuss the following: How can you be a good friend and
classmate? How do you feel when you make someone happy or cheer up someone who's
sad?
Students will then be asked to make a chain of compliments with your class and get some
practice giving and receiving compliments. They will then share each sentence in the
"Chain of Compliments" handout with the class.

They will then cut out all of the sentences and tape or glue them together in interlocking
circles to make a chain.

On the second page of the handout, give yourself some compliments using self-awareness.
They will then write or draw pictures of 5 things you're good at or love to do in the star.
They will listen to each other and respond showing respect- (saying something nice or
good to their peers)
Reflective Question- How can I show respect to my peers?
Evaluation: Students will work together in groups to create a picture story showing the
differences in gender using self-awareness. They will also use pictures that shows
demonstration of respect for boys and girls.

Teacher’s Evaluation: