🔵 Module 4: Body Knowledge & Health

Learning to care for the body without shame, fear, or confusion

🎯 Module Overview

In this module, students learn how the body works, how to care for it, and how to separate truth from myth — especially around appearance, hygiene, and emotional wellbeing.

We teach that every body is different, and that knowing your body leads to better choices, better confidence, and better self-care.

There is no discussion of nudity or body parts in graphic detail.
This module focuses on function, understanding, and comfort, using age-appropriate and modest visuals only.

🌿 Learning Objectives

Students will learn to:

  • Name simple functions of key body parts (age-appropriate)

  • Identify healthy habits for self-care

  • Challenge media-driven body myths and stereotypes

  • Understand boundaries and consent using safe, neutral language

  • Feel more confident talking about their body and needs respectfully

🧠 Core Topics

  • Your body is not a problem — it’s your home

  • The skin, heart, lungs, muscles, bones – and what they do

  • Hygiene habits: bathing, brushing teeth, wearing clean clothes

  • How to say “No” if someone invades your personal space

  • Myths vs. facts (e.g., “You have to look a certain way to be accepted” – FALSE)

👣 Grounding Practices – Levels 1 & 2

Level 1 – The Grounded One:
Begin with a grounding exercise seated on the floor or grass:

“Place your hands on your knees. Breathe in. Feel your heartbeat. Feel the floor beneath you. This body is yours. You are strong and steady.”

Level 2 – The Barefoot Seeker (Optional):
Invite students to briefly stand or walk barefoot on textured mats or grass while naming one body part they’re thankful for:

“My legs let me run.” “My hands help me write.”

Even without looking at the body, this helps build awareness through sensation and gratitude.

✏️ Suggested Activities

  • Myth-Busting Quiz Game:
    Prepare “Myth or Fact?” flashcards like:

    • “Everyone needs to look the same to be accepted” → Myth

    • “Your body changes as you grow — and that’s okay” → Fact
      Students raise cards or step forward/back to indicate answer, then discuss briefly.

  • Body Care Routine Wheel:
    Students design their own "self-care circle" with pictures or labels of things they do to take care of themselves:
    “Sleep, water, brushing, movement, hugs, fresh air”

  • Boundaries Roleplay:
    Simple age-appropriate scripts on saying “No thank you” or “I don’t like that” if someone gets too close or comments on their appearance.

📖 Sam & Sam Storybook (Conservative Version)

“Sam & Sam Ask the Big Questions”
Sam & Sam hear all sorts of strange things on the playground: “Only skinny people are happy.” “Boys don’t cry.” “You can’t be friends with someone with scars.” They’re confused. But their teacher helps them explore what’s true, and what’s just noise. In the end, they learn the most important voice is their own — and that facts, care, and kindness matter more than appearance.

📥 Download Storybook – Conservative Version (PDF)

🎓 Optional Assessment

  • My Healthy Habits Poster: Students list or draw 3 ways they care for their body

  • Reflection Sheet: “One thing I used to think about bodies… but now I know…”

  • Group Discussion: Share what they think is important to tell someone younger about caring for their body

🧍‍♂️ Note for Educators

This module may surface body-related myths students have absorbed from home, TV, or peers. Be ready to gently clarify without judgment.

Always use non-visual, neutral language, and remind students:

“The way we treat our bodies — and each other’s — tells the world what we value.”

This lesson builds autonomy, respect, and mental clarity — and helps prevent shame from taking root.