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Looking after ourselves during puberty
I can explain how to look after myself during puberty.
- Year 8
Looking after ourselves during puberty
I can explain how to look after myself during puberty.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- During puberty, bodies change shape, genitals enlarge, body hair grows, voices change, sweat glands become more active.
- Using deodorant or antipersperant and changing clothes regularly are important for good hygiene.
- Spots and acne are common during puberty and are caused by changing hormones.
- A person should regularly wash their genitals.
- Body hair, including hair around a person's genitals, is a part of puberty.
Keywords
Puberty - the process of changing from a child's body to an adult's; it usually starts between the ages of 8-14
Genitals - external organs involved in reproduction such as vulva, uterus, clitoris, vagina, ovaries, penis, testicles
Acne - when your skin gets spots or pimples because of blocked pores, often during puberty
Common misconception
A person going through puberty should not need the support of others.
During puberty, support is important. A trusted adult or medical professional can help with questions, worries and changes, so no one has to go through it alone.
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To help you plan your year 8 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Looking after ourselves during puberty, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the correct definition.
chemicals in the body that act like messengers
a feeling which can be caused by the situation that you are in
fluid made in the cervix or vagina
organs that make, store and release eggs
Q2.The male sex hormone is...
Q3.True or false? Only the body develops and grows during puberty.
Q4. are the name for rapid changes in emotion that happen during puberty.
Q5.The __________ introduces the body to new and more intense emotions during puberty.
Q6.Which of the following is not a way to deal with new emotions during puberty?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the correct definition.
the process of changing from a child's body to an adult's
external organs involved in reproduction
when your skin gets spots or pimples because of blocked pores
the way we care for our bodies to keep us healthy and smelling good