Title: What is puberty?

Lesson plan elaborated by: Zyta Sendecka

Target Group

Pupils of the fourth grade of primary school.

Core Curriculum

Grade 4

IV. Me and my body. Pupil:

3) describes changes in organisms during sexual maturation.

The general aim of education

Pupils describe changes in people during sexual maturation.

Criteria for success

• you will explain what the process of sexual maturation consists in;

• discuss physical and mental changes accompanying the period of puberty.

Key Competences

• Communication in the mother tongue;

• Communication in foreign languages;

• Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology;

• Digital competence;

• Learning to learn;

• Social and civic competences.

Methods / forms of work

Talk, work with the text, workshop method.

Individual work and work in groups.

Teaching aids

• abstract;

• interactive or traditional board;

• tablets / computers;

• two of the same fruit: ripe and unripe.

Lesson phases

Introduction

The teacher gives the subject and the purpose of the lesson in a language that the student understands as well as the criteria for success.

Realization

1. The teacher asks selected students to complete exercise No. 2 on the interactive whiteboard.

2. Students justify correct answers.

3. The lecturer shows the two fruits: one fully ripe, the other unripe. The teacher asks students to show the differences between them.

4. The teacher instructs students to refer to their observations made during fruit observation and by analogy define the concept of sexual maturity. Students present their suggestions, the teacher complements them and corrects possible mistakes.

5. Students create small groups. They get acquainted with the content of the abstract and analyze the interactive illustration. Then, based on them and based on other available sources (eg the Internet), they prepare a table showing physical and mental changes accompanying the period of puberty. After the time set by the teacher, the results are then presented by group representatives.

6. Students independently perform interactive exercise No. 1.

Summary

The teacher asks students to finish the sentence: „In today's lesson, I learned that ...”.

The following terms and recordings will be used during this lesson

Terms

Texts and recordings

What is puberty?

Puberty it is a transition period between childhood and adulthood. It lasts for several years and for children can take sometime to get used to the changes taking place in their bodies. During puberty, the ovaries and testes begin to produce eggs and sperm. The girl's body is transformed into a woman's body and the boy's body into a man's body. Pubic and underarm hair also appear.
In the period of puberty, the generation of sweat increases and it also becomes more oily. Under the influence of bacterial activity, the sweat breaks down, which unfortunately results in an unpleasant odor. Increased sweating also contributes to the deterioration of the condition of the skin, i.e. the formation of pimples and greasy hair. That's why you need to take care of hygiene more than usual during puberty.Regularly shower or bathe and regularly wash your hair. It is worth using a deodorant that reduces sweating and masks the unpleasant smell of sweat. The appropriate dress is also important. Wearing loose clothing made of natural fibers allows the skin to breathe.

During puberty, behavior also changes. Teens experience intense emotions and intense feelings. During this time, young people usually make lasting friendships, but they are also very sensitive, often argue, sometimes for no particular reason.

• The period of puberty is the time when the human body reaches sexual maturity.

• During puberty, many changes take place in the bodies of girls and boys (eg bones grow rapidly, pubic hair appears, sweat develops).

• An adult person is characterized by sexual, psychological and social maturity.