If you’ve ever wished you had a real, no-BS way to help your students make decisions about their sexual health—like if they’re ready for sex or other important choices—this Google Slides Lesson is it.

I wish I had something like this as a teen—something that actually helped me think through these big choices instead of just throwing stats at me. That’s why I created this interactive, discussion-based lesson using the BRAVO Framework (okay, I totally made this framework up, but it works and it's better than the other models I've used in the past. I swear!) It's a simple but powerful tool to help students assess their boundaries, risks, values, and communication before making sexual choices.

Here’s the Lesson Overview:

• The lesson starts with a warm-up conversation about all the big decisions people make around their sexual health like relationships, contraception, protection, and even period products.

• Then they watch THIS LifeFluent video made for this very lesson. (Hi! That’s me, Katie, in the video!)

• Next, students get introduced to BRAVO, a framework that helps them ask the right questions before making choices about sex—like: “Am I doing this because I want to, or because I feel pressured?” “Have I actually talked to my partner about this?”

• Then, they put BRAVO into action by working through 10 EDITABLE realistic case studies—analyzing different scenarios where teens are considering sex. In small groups, they discuss:

  • Does this person seem ready to become sexually active based on what they expressed?

  • What questions could they ask before making this choice?

• Finally, the lesson wraps up with a class discussion and reflection questions, where students realize that sex isn’t something everyone is doing, and that it’s always a personal choice.

The PERKS!

✅ EDITABLE ✅ NHES-aligned ✅ Student-approved design – No outdated cringe slides—this actually feels relevant. ✅ Perfect for high schoolers (9–12)