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ETP’s Healthy Foundations for Future Families full curriculum consists of a series of 10 lessons, leading teens chronologically from life planning to preconception decision-making to long-term family well-being.
When ETP evolved from directly instructing students (prior to the Covid pandemic) to equipping teachers to lead these lessons, we began a process of re-crafting our materials to make each lesson a freestanding topic and ready-to-use with very little preparation. Each lesson can be taught separately or in conjunction with some or all of the other lessons.
From the outline below you can see the complete structure of the curriculum. To maximize teacher flexibility, ETP offers an option to purchase lessons in Bundles for teachers’ convenience and cost-savings. (Note: If you purchase an individual lesson and then decide you want the Bundle, the teacherspayteachers.com website can provide you with a credit for the cost of your first purchase.)
From the curriculum outline below, you can click on any active link to move directly to the bundle or lesson of interest. Or just scroll down to peruse all the offerings.
Healthy Foundations for Future Families Series
- Complete lessons include: presentation slides, student lesson plan, student workbook, instructor guide with suggested activities, and a list of the education standards met by the lesson.
- Suitable for grade levels: 9th-12th grade, all learning abilities
Bundle: The Dream of Family
Contains Lessons 1, 2 and 3. See individual lesson descriptions below.
Lesson 1: Importance of Family
Students will identify their current and future life priorities. They will assess where family fits within this plan. They will also reflect on what they have learned about parenting based on their own childhood experiences. *Also included in the The Dream of Family Unit Bundle.
Lesson 2: Purpose of Parenting
Students will explore a variety of reasons why people become parents and consider how they feel about each of these reasons. They will also imagine how it would feel to not become a parent, which will reveal additional insights into their desire (or lack of desire) for parenting. *Also included in the The Dream of Family Unit Bundle.
Lesson 3: Goals for Family
Students will envision their goals for their future family – assessing their qualities for parenting, identifying goals for their children, and imagining their dream home. Then they’ll create a plan to help them navigate a path to achieve their goals. *Also included in the The Dream of Family Unit Bundle.
Bundle: Forming a Family
Contains Lessons 4 and 5. As a bonus, Lesson 3 has been included to provide students additional context. See individual lesson descriptions below.
Lesson 4: Relationships for Family
Students will identify qualities they seek in relationships and how their choices can affect a future family. They will also consider parenting challenges when relationships don’t go according to plan. *Also included in the Forming a Family Bundle.
Lesson 5: Timing and Health for Family
Students will learn how parenting readiness can affect family wellbeing. They will create a personal plan to optimize their timing and health for forming a family. This lesson inspires students to be thoughtful in their romantic relationships and intentional about if, when, and how they form a family. *Also included in the Forming a Family Bundle.
Lesson 6: Our Needs and Care
Students will gain an understanding of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and human development. They will also learn about a complementary Hierarchy of Care. Using these concepts, students will explore how self-care now can equip them to care for a child later.
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