Rights. Respect. Responsibility. is a K-12 sexuality education curriculum comprised of more than 130 lessons aligned to the National Sexuality Education Standards. Scroll to see the full list of lesson plans, click on one of the grade bands below, or access the entire curriculum here.
Elementary Middle High
Elementary School
Kindergarten
Lesson 1 – Different Kinds of Families
Lesson 2 – Understanding Our Bodies – The Basics
Lesson 3 – My Space, Your Space
Supplemental Lesson – Star of the Week
Supplemental Lesson – Paper People
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1st Grade
Lesson 1- Friendships
Lesson 2 – Gender Roles
Lesson 3 – The Circle of Life
Supplemental Lesson- My Body is MY Body
Supplemental Lesson- Pink, Blue and Purple
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2nd Grade
Lesson 1- Understanding Our Bodies
Lesson 2- Bullying is Never OK
Lesson 3- Cut it Out! Making Teasing and Bullying Stop
Lesson 4- Feeling SAFE!
Lesson 5- Seeking Help
Supplemental Lesson- R-E-S-P-E-C-T
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3rd Grade
Lesson 1 – Respect for All
Lesson 2 – Teasing, Harassment and Bullying
Supplemental Lesson – Personal Timeline
Supplemental Lesson – If You Don’t Have Consent, You Don’t Have Consent
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4th Grade
Lesson 1- Making Sense of Puberty
Lesson 2- Figuring Out Friendships
Lesson 3- Taking a Stand Against Bullying
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5th Grade
Lesson 1- Sexual and Reproductive Anatomy
Lesson 2- Puberty and Reproduction
Lesson 3- Learning about HIV and STDs
Lesson 4- What is Love Anyway?
Lesson 5- Being Clear with Your Friends
Lesson 6- Your Body, Your Rights
Supplemental Lesson- So THAT’S How Babies are Made
Supplemental Lesson- Thinking Outside the (Gender) Box
Supplemental Lesson- It’s All About Hormones
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Middle School
6th Grade
Lesson 1- Change is Good
Lesson 2- Gender Roles, Gender Expectations
Lesson 3- Understanding Boundaries
Lesson 4- Communicating About a Sensitive Topic
Lesson 5- More Than Friends: Understanding Romantic Relationships
Lesson 6- Liking and Loving: Now and When I’m Older
Lesson 7- Being a Sex Ed Sleuth
Supplemental Lesson- Consent: It Goes With Everything
Supplemental Lesson- Image Overload
Supplemental Lesson- When Should A Person…
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7th Grade
Lesson 1- Everybody’s Got Body Parts- Part One
Lesson 2- Everybody’s Got Body Parts- Part Two
Lesson 3- Reproduction Basics
Lesson 4- Great Expectations: Signs and Symptoms of Pregnancy
Lesson 5- Protecting Your Health: Understanding and Preventing STDs
Lesson 6- I Am Who I Am
Lesson 7- Blue is for Boys, Pink is for Girls… Or Are They?
Lesson 8- Making SMART Choices
Lesson 9- Let’s Talk About Sex
Lesson 10- Being the Change You Want to See in the World
Lesson 11- Being Smart, Staying Safe Online
Supplemental Lesson- Harassment Prevention- The Basics
Supplemental Lesson- Pre-Law
Supplemental Lesson- Preparation is Prevention
Supplemental Lesson- Trafficking
Supplemental Lesson- So Attractive
Supplemental Lesson- Being Respectful About Gender Identity: Pronouns and Practice!
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8th Grade
Lesson 1- Creating a Safe School: Celebrating All
Lesson 2- The World Around Me
Lesson 3- Healthy or Unhealthy Relationships?
Lesson 4- Choose Your Words Carefully
Lesson 5- We Need to Talk
Lesson 6- Talking Without Speaking: The Role of Texting in Relationships
Lesson 7- Warning Signs- Understanding Sexual Abuse and Assault
lesson 8- Birth Control Basics
Lesson 9- Using Condoms Effectively
Lesson 10- STD Basics: Reducing Your Risks
Supplemental Lesson- Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Supplemental Lesson- What’s Racism Got to Do with It?
Supplemental Lesson- Pregnancy Basics
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High School
9th Grade
Lesson 1- They Love Me… They Love Me Not…
Lesson 2- How Well Do I Communicate with Others?
Lesson 3- It Wasn’t My Fault
Lesson 4- Sexual Orientation, Behavior & Identity
Lesson 5- Understanding Gender
Lesson 6- Decisions, Decisions
Lesson 7- Sexual Decision Making
Lesson 8- Planning and Protection: Avoiding or Managing STDs
Lesson 9- What If…?
Lesson 10- STD Smarts
Lesson 11- Creating Condom Confidence
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10th Grade
Lesson 1- Rights, Respect, Responsibility
Lesson 2- Know Your Options
Lesson 3- We All Have Rights
Lesson 4- Let Me Tell You
Lesson 5- Using Technology Respectfully and Responsibly
Lesson 6- Our Space, Safe Space
Lesson 7- Trust It or Trash It? Finding Accurate Sex Ed Info
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11th Grade
Lesson 1- How Do You See Me?
Lesson 2- My Boundaries
Lesson 3- Is It Abuse If?
Lesson 4- Wanted: Qualified Parent
Lesson 5- Gender and Sexual Orientation: Understanding the Difference
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12th Grade
Lesson 1- What are My Reproductive Rights?
Lesson 2- My Life, My Decisions
Lesson 3- Sexual Rights: Who Decides?
Lesson 4- Getting Savvy about STD Testing
Lesson 5- Fantasy or Reality: How Sexually Explicit Media Affects How We See Relationships IRL
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High School Supplemental Lessons
Supplemental Lesson- Advocate Graduate
Supplemental Lesson- Consent, Sexting and the Law
Supplemental Lesson- Health Living: Prevention and Treatment
Supplemental Lesson- The Impact of Racism and Inequality on Sexual Health
Supplemental Lesson- Influencers for Life
Supplemental Lesson- Making the Unconscious Conscious: Impacts of Stigma & Bias
Supplemental Lesson- Not Made for TV
Supplemental Lesson- Power and Privilege
Supplemental Lesson- Reproductive Justice: Past, Present and Future
Supplemental Lesson- Sex Trafficking
Supplemental Lesson- Sexual Agency, Represent!
Supplemental Lesson- Sexual Orientation Facts and Info: Finding and Assessing Credible Sources Online
Supplemental Lesson- Sexual Systems I: Parts
Supplemental Lesson- Sexual Systems II: Processes
Supplemental Lesson- Showing Kindness & Support to Transgender and Nonbinary People
Supplemental Lesson- Unhealthy Relationships- Plan for Safety
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