Curricula and Teaching Ideas

Current CFOC Lesson Plan Descriptions

Listed below is a brief description of each of CFOC’s lesson plans. Click on the link above to view some lesson plan highlights.

A Baby Costs $785 a Month
Reviews he responsibilities of being a parent and emphasizes the high cost of providing for a young child. Student activities include creating informative messages about abstinence, parental responsibility and child support.

Abstinence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Designed to help educators and parents communicate with adolescents about building healthy relationships. Includes lesson objectives, subject background, materials list and activity ideas.

Brain Battle
Students practice steps to effective decision making, how to make a good decision and stick to it, how to weigh the pros and cons of waiting to have sexual intercourse, and how to refuse sexual advances. Includes take home activity for students and parents/guardians. Corresponds to the “Brain Battle” television commercial.

Don’t Like the Odds?
Includes a classroom activity to teach students about the odds of getting pregnant or becoming a father, plus discussion facts on the topics of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

If I Don’t
A hands-on learning activity based on behavioral learning theories; focuses on goal setting and self-esteem development. Corresponds to the “If I Don’t” television and radio commercial.

Male Responsibility
In this two-day lesson students examine male and female characteristics; explore steps to effective decision making, learn about goal setting and discover the benefits of abstinence.

Need You Now
Accompanies “Need You Now” radio and television commercials and the Talking the Talk brochure. Students learn about communicating with parents, guardians and adult role models about sexuality.

Pink
Contains activities used to increase a female’s self-esteem and empower her to wait to have sexual intercourse. This lesson plan corresponds with “PINK” television commercial.

Silence Breeds Babies
Demonstrates the importance of open communication about sexuality with parents, guardians and partners through role playing and game activities.

Wait
Contains activites promoting male responsibility as it relates to teen pregnancy. Male students will discuss the importance of waiting to have sex and will develop good decision-making skills that are needed for successful future. Corresponds to the “We Will Wait” television commercial.

48 teens were infected with HIV. Today.
Through role-playing, scenarios and follow-up activities, students learn about HIV/AIDS, decision making and refusal skills. Student also develop a “life plan” to avoid becoming an AIDS statistic.