Teacher's note
Learning objective
- To understand physical changes during puberty.
Statutory guidance
- Changing adolescent body > key facts about puberty and the changing adolescent body, particularly from age 9 through to age 11, including physical and emotional changes.
- Science: Y5 > Animals including humans: describe the changes as humans develop to old age.
Success criteria
Non-statutory guidance
Before the lesson
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Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: Could benefit from having a cut-out of the vocabulary for the labelling activity, or given the initial letter of each word.
Pupils working at greater depth: Should complete the activity without support and be challenged to explain the functions of some of the body parts.
Wrapping up
Assessing pupils' progress and understanding
Vocabulary
In this topic
- Assessment - RSE & PSHE Y5/6 (B): Safety and the changing body
- Y5/6 Lesson 1 (Cycle B): Critical digital consumers
- Y5/6 Lesson 2 (Cycle B): Social media
- Y5/6 Lesson 3 (Cycle B): First Aid: Bleeding
- Y5/6 Lesson 4 (Cycle B): First Aid: Basic life support
- YEAR 5 ONLY Lesson 5 (Cycle B): Puberty
- YEAR 6 ONLY Lesson 5 (Cycle B): Physical and emotional changes of puberty
- YEAR 5 ONLY Lesson 6 (Cycle B): Menstruation
- YEAR 6 ONLY Lesson 6 (Cycle B): Conception
- YEAR 6 ONLY Lesson 7 (Cycle B): Pregnancy and birth
- YEAR 5 ONLY Lesson 7 (Cycle B): Emotional changes in puberty