Grade 5 Curriculum Links

Links to Alberta Learning Health and Life Skills Curriculum

Students will:

Specific Outcome	Description	Leaps and Bounds Lesson
W-5.4	Examine the impact that changes in interests, abilities and activities may have on body image	Lessons 5 and 8
W-5.6	Examine and evaluate the impact of caffeine, alcohol and drugs on personal health/wellness	Lessons 1 and 2
W-5.7	Identify personal boundaries, and recognize that boundaries vary depending on the nature of relationship, situation and culture	Lessons 4 and 5
W-5.8	Promote safety practices in the school and community	Lesson 8
R-5.1	Recognize that presenting feelings may mask underlying feelings	Lesson 7
R-5.2	Identify and use long-term strategies for managing feelings	Lesson 7
R-5.6	Investigate the benefits of fostering a variety of relationships throughout the life cycle	Lesson 6
R-5.8	Develop strategies to address personal roles and responsibilities in groups	Lesson 6
L-5.2	Affirm personal skill development	Lessons 4 and 7
L-5.3	Investigate the effectiveness of various decision-making strategies	Lessons 2, 3 and 5
L-5.4	Analyze factors that affect the planning and attaining of goals	Lessons 3, 4 and 8
L-5.6	Assess how roles, expectations and images of others may influence career/life role interests	Lessons 5, 6 and 8

Addictions Prevention

As well as being designed to meet the goals and outcomes of Alberta teachers, this resource has been designed to follow best practices in prevention. It meets the following requirements for an effective prevention resource.

Good prevention programs:

are evidence based
base program on accurate information
are strength-based, comprehensive and of sufficient duration
are delivered at a time when it is relevant to students and addresses important life transitions
combine knowledge and skill development
use interactive group process
are designed to facilitate student analysis of social influence
provide training and support to teachers/facilitators

LAST REVIEWED: Thursday, March 22, 2007