Objectives:
Students will:
- Realize that this lesson is about the physical, social and emotional changes of puberty experienced by girls.
Vocabulary:
hips
breasts
vulva
nipples
bras
urethra
vagina
uterus
ovaries
egg
tubes
menstruation
period
pads
tampons
cramps
gynecologist
Materials: Girls' Picture Cards
Procedure:
- In order to promote healthy interpersonal relationships between male and female students it is extremely helpful to read the Girls' Picture Cards to the boys. Teachers should determine which of the Girls' Picture Cards are appropriate to share based on the developmental levels and emotional maturity of the students. Also, teachers need to decide in advance which discussion questions to use. There is no need to do the teaching activities designed for the girls. Be sure to leave the class open for questions. Students are generally full of myth information about the other sex.
- Have students sort the picture cards into two piles. One pile should represent changes that girls and boys experience and the other should be a pile of changes that are different for girls. Have students discuss the large number of similarities as well as the differences.
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