Questioning Gender Expectations

Overview

This lesson will explore the expectations we have around gender, and reinforce the notion that no one should feel confined by these expectations or teased or put down because of them.

Curriculum References

English Language Arts, 2/3

• Big Ideas: Stories and other texts help us learn about ourselves, our families, and our communities.
• Curricular Competencies: Demonstrate awareness/explain the role that story plays in personal, family, and community identity.
• Content: Elements of story, metacognitive strategies.

English Language Arts, 4/5

• Big Ideas: Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
• Curricular Competencies: Use personal experience and knowledge to connect to text and deepen understanding of self, community, and world.
• Content: Literary elements, metacognitive strategies.

Physical and Health Education, 2/3

• Big Ideas: Our physical, emotional, and mental health are interconnected.
• Curricular Competencies: Identify personal skills, interests, and preferences and describe how they influence self-identity.
• Content: Factors that influence self-identity.

Physical and Health Education, 4/5

• Big Ideas: Understanding ourselves and the various aspects of health helps us develop a balanced lifestyle.
• Curricular Competencies: Describe and assess strategies for responding to discrimination, stereotyping, and bullying. Describe factors that positively influence mental well-being and self-identity.
• Content: Factors that influence self-identity, including body image and social media.

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