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- Year 5
Staying clean during puberty
I can explain how to stay clean during puberty.
- Year 5
Staying clean during puberty
I can explain how to stay clean during puberty.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Staying clean is important for our health.
- To stay clean we need to wash our bodies and brush our teeth regularly.
- During puberty, we sweat more and this can cause increased body odour.
- Our genitals need to be cleaned regularly and in the correct way.
Keywords
Puberty - the time when a child’s body starts to change and grow into an adult body
Hygiene - keeping ourselves clean and healthy
Body odour - the smells created by our body
Genitals - the body parts that help with reproduction and other bodily functions; they are important for health, are private and are different for different bodies
Common misconception
We need special products to keep ourselves clean.
All we need to stay clean is soap and warm water. It is better to use only warm water when washing genitals, as products can cause irritation.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is puberty?
Q2.Which statements about sleep are true?
Q3.Why should we learn the scientific name for our genitals?
Q4.Females have a and a vagina as part of their genitals.
Q5.Match the word to the correct definition.
the opening in female genitalia between the womb and the vulva
the monthly cycle, during which someone ovulates and menstruates
the time in the cycle when blood comes out of the vagina
the time in the cycle when an egg is released from the ovaries
another word for menstruation
Q6.Males have a penis and as part of their genitals.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How often should we brush our teeth?
Q2.Match the word to the correct definition.
when a child’s body starts to change and grow into an adult body
keeping ourselves clean and healthy
the smells created by our body
the private parts of the body used for reproduction