UNESCO Concept Name

1.1 Families

UNESCO Age

9-12 years

Learning Objective Key Idea

Key idea: Parents/guardians and other family members help children acquire values and guide and support their children’s decisions

Learners will be able to:
▶ ▶ describe ways that parents/guardians and other family members support their children’s decisions (knowledge);
▶ ▶ acknowledge that parents/guardians and family members influence their decisions (attitudinal);
▶ ▶ reflect on how a family value guided a decision that they made (skill).

Key idea: Families can promote gender equality through their roles and responsibilities

Learners will be able to:
▶ ▶ identify the roles, rights and responsibilities of different family members (knowledge);
▶ ▶ list ways that families can support gender equality through their roles and responsibilities (knowledge);
▶ ▶ recognize that all family members can promote gender equality within the family (attitudinal);
▶ ▶ express support for equitable roles and responsibilities within the family (skill).

Key idea: Health and illness can affect families in terms of their structure, capacities and responsibilities

Learners will be able to:
▶ ▶ describe ways that health and illness can affect family members’ roles and responsibilities (knowledge);
▶ ▶ recognize that health and illness can affect how a family functions (attitudinal);
▶ ▶ demonstrate empathy for families affected by illness (skill).

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