WAB Learns: ES Grade 5: WWA

Lines of Inquiry

The physical and emotional changes during puberty
How positive relationships contribute to our well-being
How identity is constructed, expressed and perceived
Our responsibility for a better and more sustainable future

eBooks and Audiobooks

SORA
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Overdrive
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BrainPOP

Britannica

Podcast

When should you stop being friends with someone?
Here's a question from Short & Curly listener Harvey: "Is it OK to hang out with your friends if they're being mean to other people?" Difficult, right? Have you been in a tricky situation like this? What's the best thing to do and why?

Teacher & Parent Resources

Identity & Community: An Introduction to 6th Grade Social Studies

Clever Sign-In

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EPIC Books

How to Read EPIC Books?
CLICK on books above then:
STUDENTS: Click any cover. Enter class code hbd2871 and choose GUEST
TEACHERS: Click START READING. Add to your Collection & assign to students.

Video clips

This film can help all audiences understand that students want educators to stop LGBTQ and gender putdowns at school to welcome all students and their families. The film also reveals that children are already having conversations regarding LGBTQ topics and students want educators to help guide those conversations.

Websites

Gender Terminology
Gender Terminology: Discussion Guide
Boys and Puberty
A lot of changes happen as you grow up, especially as you reach puberty (say: PYOO-bur-tee), the name for the time when your body begins to develop and change.
Girls and Puberty
Girls have lots of questions about the body changes of puberty. When will my breasts grow? What's the "normal" age to get your first period? Watch this video and find out!

ES Grade 5: WWA

Central Idea