New Brunswick - Personal Wellness 7

Strand: Wellness

Big Idea: Helpful and Harmful Choices

Skill Descriptor:

Describe the impacts of food, substance, and screen time use/misuse on health and well-being.  

Achievement Indicators:

Use decision-making and refusal skills to deal with pressures around food choice, harmful substance, and screen time.

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Big Idea: Personal Safety

Skill Descriptor:

Examine how media and technology influence health and well-being.

Achievement Indicators:

    Discuss how media can influence personal and social decision-making

    Discuss rights and responsibilities around social media use

    Explain how to balance personal use of technology with other goals

    Apply critical thinking skills to examine advertising messages

    Explain online safety strategies

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Strand: Human Growth and Development

Big Idea: Healthy Sexuality

Skill Descriptor:

Discuss how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours associated with sexuality are natural and occur throughout one’s lifespan.

Achievement Indicators:

Define sexual health

Describe consent and give examples of what it looks and sounds like

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Big Idea: Self-Image

Skill Descriptor:

Discuss how media present messages about sexuality and relationships that can influence body image and self-worth.

Achievement Indicators:

    Discuss how media influence ideals of beauty and how this can affect a person’s beliefs about their body image and sense of self-worth

    Describe how media influence social and cultural norms to change over time

    Identify how advertising targets children and youth

    Analyse media messages about gender expression, gender roles, and equity

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Strand: Mental Fitness

Big Idea: Mental Fitness Strategies

Skill Descriptor:

Analyze the impact of mental health on well-being.

Achievement Indicators:

Discuss the impact of stigma related to mental health

Practice stress management strategies to promote personal well-being

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Big Idea: Decision-Making

Skill Descriptor:

Describe the five components of financial literacy.

Achievement Indicators:

Identify barriers and risks to responsible financial decision-making

List where to find support for financial decision-making

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Strand: Relationships

Big Idea: Healthy Relationships

Skill Descriptor:

Describe strategies to build and maintain healthy relationships.  

Achievement Indicators:

Discuss the benefits of setting healthy personal boundaries

Explain the importance of building connections with individuals even when we are different or when we disagree

Model strategies and communication techniques that build healthy relationships.

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Big Idea: Bullying and Conflict

Skill Descriptor:

Develop skills for responding to conflict, bullying, and violence.

Achievement Indicators:

Demonstrate self and social awareness around own behaviours in bullying and conflict situations

Identify characteristics of an environment that tolerates “othering”

Explain two or three strategies used to reduce conflict in own relationships

Model conflict resolution strategies.

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Big Idea: Anti-Discrimination

Skill Descriptor:

Examine ways to promote anti-discrimination.

Achievement Indicators:

Analyze how human rights protect diverse societies

Assess the impact of bias, discrimination, and stereotyping

List ways to show acceptance, inclusion, and respect for community members and take a respectful stand against discrimination

Describe affirming language

Discuss the difference between racist and antiracist statements and behaviours

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