Lesson 7: Introducing puberty
Learning about the changes that males and females go through as they grow and develop from being a child to an adult; features a bespoke animated pupil video.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Hand out the whiteboards and pens and arrange the children into pairs. Display the Presentation: Growing up.
Ask the children to write down 3 changes that have happened to them as they have got older and 1 change that they expect to come across when they get older.
Examples might include:
Emotional changes such as a change in feelings, confidence, opinions, wants and/or needs.
Physical changes such as a change in hair colour, strength or height.
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