Aim: How can an individual recognize the risks of sex, pregnancy, or STD’s?
Do now: List some situations that may increase someone’s chances of having sex.
HW- Staying Abstinent worksheet
In order to avoid pregnancy and HIV infection, say no to sex. In order to reduce your risk, use protection. To be successful at either, you have to GET READY NOW! Many teens who get pregnant or infected say they didn’t protect themselves because they didn’t expect to have sex. In a recent study, 2/3 of teens who had sex without protection said that it “just happened.”
There are signs they can watch for that will alert them that sex could happen.
Have a list of activities on the board (see below). Ask them to rate them as “low risk” “medium risk” or “high risk” for sex. OR, read off the list and have students move around the room to the designated signs, low/medium/high risk.
*The list may include:
Being alone in a room with a boyfriend/girlfriend
Getting “turned on”
Going to a movie with a boyfriend/girlfriend
Talking about sex with a boyfriend/girlfriend
Talking on the phone with boyfriend/girlfriend
Masturbating alone
Kissing
Playing sports
Dating an older person (e.g., a 9th or 10th grader dating a person in their early 20’s)
Planning ways to be alone with boyfriend/girlfriend
Fantasizing about having sex
Drinking or using drugs
Watching sexy TV shows or music videos with boyfriend/girlfriend
Wearing sexy clothes
Giving boyfriend/girlfriend a massage
Going on a date with other couples
Low risk means that there is a low chance that sex or unprotected sex will occur. Medium risk means that there may be an unprotected sex crisis in the future and that you should slow down and prepare yourself to avoid pregnancy or infection. High risk means that there may be an unprotected sex crisis at any moment and you have to act fast to avoid it.
Medium risk alert signals tell you that you had better develop a sound plan for avoiding having sex, getting pregnant, or becoming infected. You may notice medium risk signals long before the time that you are seeing the other person. If you know what your signs are and watch for them, you will have enough time to act and avoid unwanted sex, pregnancy, or becoming infected.
High risk alert signals show that there is going to be unprotected sex at any moment and you have to act fast to avoid it. You can still stop and decide not to have sex or you can still use protection. But if you go past a high risk sign without stopping and/or preparing first, your life may be forever changed.
At some point in their lives, most people decide they are ready to have sex but not to become a parent. To have sex but not become a parent or become infected, people must consistently and effectively use protection. To do that, they must know what they are doing.
My Pledge to Protect MYSELF: Have students write down 3 specific things you will do to protect yourself from pregnancy , HIV and STD’s.