Health & PE Grade 1 K-2 Lesson Plan

Body Safety: Understanding Consent, Boundaries, and Safe Adults

Duration: 40 minutes · NYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences (2020)

Alignment Record

Built from publicly available New York State standards. Standard codes cited from official NYSED sources.

1.1.1
Describe the basic structure and functions of the human body and explain how the different parts and body systems work together.
Source: NYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences (2020), Health Standard 1, Grade 1 — nysed.gov
2.1.1
Identify appropriate adult resources within and outside of school that students can use to help them address health-related issues and problems.
Source: NYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences (2020), Health Standard 2, Grade 1 — nysed.gov
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  • Lesson Plan for Grade 1 Health & PE
  • NYS framework label: NYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences (2020)
  • Primary standard: 1.1.1

Body Safety: Understanding Consent, Boundaries, and Safe Adults

Grade 1 · Health · NYS Health Standards 1.1.1 / 2.1.1 · 40 Minutes

Teacher Note: This lesson covers age-appropriate personal safety content. Follow your school’s Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) and child abuse prevention guidelines. Notify parents/guardians of this lesson per district policy. This lesson does NOT include sexual education content — it is focused on age-appropriate body safety, consent, and trusted adult identification.

NYS-Aligned Standards

Health Standard 1.1.1 — Describe the basic structure and functions of the human body and explain how the different parts and body systems work together. Health Standard 2.1.1 — Identify appropriate adult resources within and outside of school that students can use to help them address health-related issues and problems. NYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences (2020)

Learning Objectives — “I Can” Statements

  • I can name all parts of my body, including private parts (those covered by a bathing suit).
  • I can explain that my body belongs to me and I can say “no” to unwanted touch.
  • I can identify at least 3 safe adults I can talk to if something makes me feel unsafe.

Essential Question

What should you do if a touch feels wrong or makes you uncomfortable?

Lesson Sequence

Hook / Warm-Up (5 min)

Read aloud an original poem (teacher-created, no copyrighted texts): “My body is mine from head to toe, I get to say yes, I get to say no. If a touch feels bad or makes me sad, I tell a safe adult — nothing wrong with that.” Ask: “What does this poem mean? What does it mean that your body belongs to you?”

Direct Instruction (10 min)

  1. All body parts have names. Private parts = parts covered by a bathing suit. These are extra private.
  2. Rules of body safety:
    • Rule 1: Your body belongs to YOU
    • Rule 2: No one should touch your private parts except a doctor (with parent present) or a parent helping you stay clean or healthy
    • Rule 3: You can say NO to any touch that feels wrong — even from family
    • Rule 4: It’s never your fault if someone breaks the rules
    • Rule 5: Secrets that scare you should always be told to a safe adult
  3. “Safe touch” vs. “Unsafe touch”: Use hand signals (thumbs up/thumbs down)
    • High five (safe), hug with permission (safe), hitting (unsafe), touching private parts (unsafe)

Safe Adults Activity (12 min)

  1. Students draw a “Safety Shield”: a shield divided into 4 sections where they draw or write the name of 4 safe adults (e.g., parent, teacher, principal, aunt/uncle)
  2. Discuss: “What makes someone a safe adult? They believe you. They help you. They don’t make you keep secrets.”
  3. Also discuss: 911 and school counselor as community-level resources

Role-Play Practice (8 min)

Teacher narrates 3 scenarios (no acting out — verbal only):

  1. “A stranger at the park asks for a hug. What do you say and do?”
  2. “Someone you know touches you in a way that feels wrong. What do you do?”
  3. “Someone says ‘this is our secret’ after touching you. What do you do?” Students respond: “I say NO, I run to a safe adult, I tell them what happened.”

Closure (5 min)

Exit ticket: Students draw one safe adult and write (or dictate): “I can talk to ___ if I feel unsafe.”

SDI & Differentiation Block

Supports for MLLs/ELLs

Entering/Emerging (NYSESLAT Levels 1–2):

  • Use body outline with labels (in English and student’s home language if available)
  • Safe adult drawing activity requires no written language
  • Use gestures: thumbs up (safe), thumbs down (unsafe) throughout

Transitioning/Expanding (NYSESLAT Levels 3–4):

  • Vocabulary: safe, unsafe, private, boundary, permission, trusted adult
  • Sentence frame: “A safe adult is someone who ___. I can tell them ___.”

Supports for Students with IEPs

SDI Adaptation Dimensions: content, methodology, delivery

  • Content: Focus on Rules 1 and 5 only; simplify to 2 safe adults; use pictures instead of words on Safety Shield
  • Methodology: Use AAC devices or picture symbols for responses; avoid verbal role-play if student cannot generalize fictional scenarios
  • Delivery: Small group setting; read-aloud only; allow drawing-only response on exit ticket

Suggested Placement: ICT, Resource Room, Self-Contained (consult school counselor for students with trauma histories)

Answer Key / Model Response

Exit ticket: Any safe adult the student identifies (parent, teacher, counselor, grandparent, etc.) is correct. If a student writes a person who is concerning, follow mandatory reporting protocols.

Alignment Record

FieldValue
Standard Codes1.1.1, 2.1.1
FrameworkNYS Learning Standards for Health, Physical Education, and Family and Consumer Sciences (2020)
Sourcenysed.gov — NYS Health, PE, FCS Learning Standards (2020)
ConfidenceHigh Confidence
Validation NotesHealth Standards 1.1.1 and 2.1.1 confirmed from the 2020 NYS framework. Body safety content age-appropriate for Grade 1; no sexual education content included. Mandatory reporting note included.
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