Teacher Guides include important course information such as the objectives, essential question, standards, an introduction to the characters, and tips for culturally responsive teaching. Teacher Guides also include a suggested instructional flow with resources like exit tickets, worksheets, and reflection questions.
| Course | Grade Level | Description | Teacher Guide |
| How the Body Works |
6-8 Recommended 9 Appropriate |
This course follows friends Rachel, Isaac, and Liam as they learn about the systems of the human body, the stages of human development, and what contributes to a healthy lifestyle. Students explore the impact of habits on the human body and how to keep the body systems healthy. | Click to Download |
| Caring for Your Body |
6-8 Recommended 9 Appropriate |
This course follows friends Chioma, Rachel, and Liam as they learn about how to create a healthy and balanced lifestyle with habits, exercise, and dietary choices. Students explore how to live a long and healthy life by taking care of one’s body. | Click to Download |
| Making Healthy Choices |
6-8 Recommended 9 Appropriate |
This course follows three friends as they explore their community for signs of healthy habits and choices, discover their influence on those around them, and start making healthy changes in their daily routines. Students analyze the impacts of making healthy choices by brainstorming lists of healthy and unhealthy habits in their lives, identifying trusted individuals that they can go to to discuss making healthy choices, and reflecting on the physical, mental, and emotional consequences of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles. | Click to Download |
| What is Mental Health? |
6-8 Recommended 9 Appropriate |
Students will follow the story of Sam, a new student at school who is struggling with her mental health. Through Sam’s journey, students will gain a better understanding of how mental and emotional health show up in their daily lives. Students will analyze the characteristics of a mentally and emotionally healthy person, practice recognizing signs of and responding to a person struggling with mental health, brainstorm things that can positively and negatively impact mental health, and evaluate and establish SMART goals that can help people make mentally and emotionally healthy choices. | Click to Download |
| Managing Stress and Building Resilience |
6-8 Recommended 9 Appropriate |
Students will follow the stories of Chioma, Isaac, and Liam, who are all struggling with different stressors. Through interactive journeys, students will establish an understanding of what stress is, the causes, the negative effects, and healthy ways to relieve stress. Students will practice supporting self-esteem and resilience within themselves and others. | Click to Download |
| Mental and Emotional Disorders |
6-9 Recommended 10-12 Appropriate |
This course follows the story of Gabrielle, who struggles with panic disorder, and Garrett, who struggles with binge eating disorder. Students will learn to distinguish types of anxiety disorders and eating disorders; recognize signs, symptoms, and causes of anxiety disorders and eating disorders; understand impulsive behaviors and their risks, and learn how and when to seek out adequate mental and emotional health services. | Click to Download |
| How Vaping Affects the Body |
6-8 Recommended 5 & 9 Appropriate |
This course follows the story of Karina, who has a negative reaction when she tries vaping for the first time. Through her story, students will learn the risks of using e-cigs or vaping products; the hazards of chemicals contained in e-cigs or vaping products and the effect they have on the body; and how to set healthy boundaries when pressured to experiment with vaping. | Click to Download |
| The Dangers of Tobacco and Nicotine |
6-8 Recommended 9 Appropriate |
In this course, students follow the story of Remi, who begins experimenting with tobacco products and nicotine. Students learn the risks of experimenting with tobacco and nicotine; the short and long term effects that tobacco and nicotine have on the body; situations that may lead to use of tobacco products and nicotine; how using tobacco products can lead to a nicotine dependency; and how to make healthy decisions to prevent tobacco and nicotine dependency. | Click to Download |
| How Drugs Affect the Body |
6-8 Recommended 9 Appropriate |
This course follows the story of Ravi, who is pressured to sell his Adderall prescriptions to a classmate; and Sunny, who smokes marijuana with his friends but gets uncomfortable after one of them gets sick. Through their stories, students will learn the risks of abusing prescription drugs and marijuana; the uses and side effects of prescription drugs and marijuana; how using these drugs can affect those around you; and how to set healthy boundaries involving prescription drugs and marijuana. | Click to Download |
| The Risks of Alcohol Abuse |
6-8 Recommended 9 Appropriate |
This course follows the story of Thea, who is pressured to start drinking alcohol at a party with her friends and ends up developing a dependency. Through her story, students will learn about the risks of drinking alcohol and the effects alcohol has on the body. Students will analyze the genetic component to developing alcohol dependence; explore how habitual drinking can lead to alcohol dependency; and practice setting healthy boundaries in situations involving alcohol. | Click to Download |
| Reproductive Health System Review |
6-9 Recommended 10-12 Appropriate |
This course introduces students to puberty and reproduction. Students follow Eva, Dylan, and their friends. Both Eva and Dylan experience embarrassing episodes with their bodies in gym class. Eva and Dylan turn to their friends for support and guidance. Through these conversations, students discover that although some bodily functions can feel embarrassing, they are normal. In the process, students identify proper terminology for the female and male anatomy and the basic functions of both reproductive systems. | Click to Download |
| Uses for the Reproductive System |
6-9 Recommended 10-12 Appropriate |
In this course, students follow the story of Dylan and Eva to identity uses for the male and female reproductive systems. Students identify how menstruation and fertility are connected to pregnancy, as well as the stages of pregnancy. Students assess their understanding of the reproductive systems and demonstrate responsible decision making | Click to Download |
| Pregnancy Prevention & Risk Reduction Strategies |
6-9 Recommended 10-12 Appropriate |
Students follow the story of Della and Mike’s relationship to explore the connection between health and sexual behavior. Students will practice healthy communication strategies, identify pregnancy risks, and understand the consequences of unintended pregnancy. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify preventative strategies leading to safe sexual behavior and a healthy lifestyle. | Click to Download |
| STD Review |
6-8 Recommended 9 Appropriate |
This course introduces students to sexually transmitted diseases and infections. Students follow the story of Josie, Bruno, and Elle as they discover through Instagram that their favorite singer’s boyfriend has a herpes sore on his lip. In this interactive course, students will identify the risks, symptoms, and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and infections. | Click to Download |
| HIV/AIDS Review | 6-12 Recommended | Students will follow characters Caleb, Ryan, Josh, and Cory as they learn a friend, Taylor, has recently been diagnosed with HIV after falling into a pattern of risky behaviors. Through interactive and conversational learning, students will be able to identify the effects of HIV and AIDS on the body, high risk behaviors of contracting the virus, and prevention strategies and responsible decision making. | Click to Download |
| HIV and STD Prevention Strategies | 6-12 Recommended | This course focuses on a comprehensive overview and complete demonstration of condoms, as well as an exploration of all possible HIV and STD prevention methods, with an emphasis on abstinence as the only 100% effective method. Students will be able to identify what condoms are used for, types of condoms, how to properly put on and remove a male latex condom, and types of lubricants. | Click to Download |
| Communicating and Respecting Boundaries | 7-12 Recommended | This course follows a couple — Ivanna and David — navigating communication issues. Ivanna has trouble asserting herself with others. She needs to develop self-advocacy skills and practice setting stronger boundaries. David struggles with communicating effectively and assumes he knows what people want. He needs to develop his listening skills and improve his communication methods. Students will learn about the 5 love languages, examine the benefits of active and empathetic listening, and analyze setting boundaries and respecting them through intentional communication. | Click to Download |
| Teen Dating Violence and Conflict Resolution | 7-12 Recommended | Students will follow Elan, who is having trouble connecting with his girlfriend, Cassie. She’s been consistently cold and harsh with him for weeks and it’s starting to impact his mental health. Elan has been keeping a secret from Cassie that he has been trying to figure out how to tell her. He wants to see if she’ll open up to him, too. Students will learn how to recognize the traits of teen dating violence, identify the different types of abuse in intimate relationships, and put healthy conflict resolution strategies into practice. | Click to Download |
| Consent and Abuse of Power | 7-12 Recommended | Students will follow Cassie, who has been getting special attention from her English teacher and is not sure if she needs to do something about it. After an uncomfortable encounter in Mr. Jones’s office, Cassie starts to explore her options for dealing with what happened. Students will analyze the difference between appropriate and inappropriate student-teacher relations, learn about and practice recognizing consent, and examine different possible decisions one can make when responding to an abuse of power. | Click to Download |
| Cyberbullying and Identify Protection | 6-8 Recommended |
This course follows Lydia and Scott, two students who dream of becoming popular influencers and filmmakers. Lydia has been getting a lot of mean comments and messages from anonymous accounts, and even some classmates. She must learn how to protect herself online, the importance of digital citizenship, and the dangers of cyberbullying. Scott has been messaging with an online friend for almost a year, and he wants to meet up. After doing some research on internet friends who turned out to be different than they claimed, Scott isn’t sure how to be safe about meeting for the first time. |
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| Violence Prevention and Safety |
6-8 Recommended 9 Appropriate |
This course follows Oscar Cisneros as he struggles with the environment of violence and gang activity in his community. He is not optimistic about the future, and is at risk of joining a local gang. Through reflection, encouragement from his friends, and adult intervention, Oscar will discover a hope for the future again, and start making new goals and plans. | Click to Download |
| Child Trafficking Awareness and Prevention | 7-12 Recommended | This course covers the threat of child trafficking, how to help others, and how to protect yourself. It follows two separate characters: Miley and Oliver. Miley gets into an unhealthy relationship with a child sex trafficker and doesn’t know how to make it stop. She learns about the signs of trafficking, trauma bonding, and how to get help. Oliver is on a trip with his baseball team. He and two of his teammates encounter an untrustworthy couple who need help with their truck. Oliver learns about the different types of child trafficking and how to stay safe. | Click to Download |
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