Life Perspectives’ Middle School Programs
Courses suitable for:
Health, Life Skills, or Family Life Classes

Core Course Topics

Title: Teen Pregnancy: Real Lives, Real Choices
Summary: Examine reality of teenage pregnancy; pregnancy options/outcomes; introduction to decision-making process and making healthy choices.
Activities: View 30-minute FOX6 documentary; journaling exercise about decision-making; group decision-making/choices activity; Q&A.
Time: Ideal for classes 90 minutes to 2 hours in length or two 50-minute classes. Can be adapted to one 50-minute class if journaling exercise becomes a homework assignment.

Title: Fetal Development & Unexpected Pregnancy Options
Summary: Introduction to human life development in the womb; pregnancy options; benefits of sexual responsibility.
Activities: View National Geographic video on human life development; examine fetal models; interactive multiple choice quiz; Q&A.
Time: Ideal for classes 90 minutes to 2 hours in length or two 50-minute classes. Can be adapted to one 50-minute class.

Title: Refusal Skills
Summary: Reality of unwanted sexual advances; sexual assault; practical steps to prevent sexual assault.
Activities: Group discussion; role-playing.
Time: Appropriate for 50-minute class or any class up to 2 hours.