Kindergarten for 5-year-olds (available content)
The Ministère has made content for kindergarten available to schools that wish to implement it.
The questions and concerns of children in kindergarten for 5-year-olds with respect to sexuality stem from curiosity about their bodies and anatomical differences, the discovery of the five senses, the growing awareness of their gender identity, and curiosity regarding where babies come from.
The content will enable students to acquire basic knowledge about the parts of the body, including the sexual organs, and to better understand the phenomenon of birth.
Themes | Examples of content | Examples of children’s questions | A few facts |
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Sexual growth and body image | Students learn to:
| 5- to 6-year-olds: Why are boys and girls made differently?
What is a penis for? | Children who know the parts of their body, including their sexual organs, are more likely to be proud of their bodies and to develop a positive body image.
This also:
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Pregnancy and Birth | Students learn to:
| 5- to 6-year-olds: How did the baby get into mommy's tummy?
Why does mommy bleed? | Kindergarten students:
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