Grade by Grade
Nova Scotia · Grade 5

Health Education

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

HBHealth Behaviours

Water and health, physical activity, screen time, preventing communicable diseases, sleep

MHLMental Health Literacy

Brain and mental health; stress versus anxiety; coping, grief and resilience; barriers to seeking help

SRHSexual and Reproductive Health

Puberty, basics of human reproduction, positive self-image, reliable online health information

RELRelationships

Gender equality, respectful relationships, boundaries, recognizing lures, safe bystander intervention

SUBSubstances

Marketing and consumption; sugar, caffeine and medicines; seeking help for family substance use