Grade by Grade
Nova Scotia · Grade 6

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

Food and culture, active living, time online, immunization, sleep

MHLMental Health Literacy

Brain development, effects of substances on the brain, common mental illnesses, stigma, coping and help-seeking

SRHSexual and Reproductive Health

Sexual health, preventing STBBIs and unintended pregnancy, puberty, respect for diverse identities

RELRelationships

Changing relationships, communication, boundaries online and offline, luring, bystander intervention

SUBSubstances

Marketing of substances to youth, traditional medicine, seeking help for family substance use