Kindergarten Family Life Education (FLE)
Year at a Glance
Kindergarten Instructional Objectives – Emotional and Social Health
K.1 Students will recognize that everyone is a member of a family and identify members of their individual families.
Descriptive Statement: Students will identify adult and child members of their families. The type of family structures could include any adult caregivers of the child and any children that live in the home with the child. This could include but are not limited to two parent/guardian families (mother/father, two mothers, two fathers, extended family members, or grandparents), single parent/guardian families, adoptive families, foster families, families with stepparents, and blended families.
K.2 Students will identify positive ways in which family members and friends show love, affection, respect, and appreciation for each other.
Descriptive Statement: Discussion will include the definitions of appreciation and respect, and what behaviors might show appreciation and respect. Discussion will include appropriate behaviors such as hugging, listening, protecting, providing guidance, encouraging, and praising. The concept that some behaviors may be unwanted will be introduced.
K.3 Students will identify elements of good and bad touches by others.
Descriptive Statement: Elements of good touches by others will be defined by the following: touching that can be done in front of anyone, touching that is not a secret, touching that makes the child feel good, touching that is done to keep the child clean or provide medical care, and touching that is an appropriate expression of affection by a family member. Bad touches will be defined by the following: touching of private areas/parts of the body (areas covered by bathing suit or underwear), touching to be kept secret, and touching that makes a child feel bad or uncomfortable.
K.4 Students will define personal space and demonstrate how to say “no” to behaviors from people both inside and outside the family that make the student feel uncomfortable or unsafe.
Descriptive Statement: Good and bad touches will be reviewed. Discussion will include ways to communicate “no” (e.g., saying “no” in a loud voice, using sign language, using other communication tools, having a confident posture, looking at the person, or physically moving away from that person's proximity). Characteristics of trustworthy adults will be discussed and examples of trusted adults who may help the child will be identified. Examples of possible trusted adults will include parent or guardian, teacher, school counselor, grandparent, religious leader, police officer, and other adult family members. Students will learn to keep telling until someone listens and helps them.
Kindergarten Emotional and Social Health Media
All About Families, Learn 360 (1999), first 1:06 minutes
This presentation helps primary level students understand what a family is and shows the family as an important part of every person’s life.
Song: Shout No! Then Go and Tell, Learn 360
If you feel that someone is giving you a bad touch, shout “no!”, and tell someone