Lesson 4: Menstruation

Learning about the menstrual cycle and other changes that happen during puberty. Featuring a bespoke animated pupil video.

Teacher note

Learning objective

  • To understand the menstrual cycle.

Statutory guidance

Changing adolescent body:

  • Pupils should know key facts about puberty and the changing adolescent body, particularly from age 9 through to age 11, including physical and emotional changes.
  • Pupils should know about menstrual wellbeing including the key facts about the menstrual cycle.

Success criteria

Other links

Before the lesson

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Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: May benefit from diagrams as these concepts can be confusing.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: If working in single-sex groups, use some of the true or false quiz questions for the opposite gender to check understanding of changes they go through. This can be done with all children but focus on those with a better understanding so they can learn more about the opposite gender as well as their own.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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