Health and physical education / Year 5 and 6 / Personal, Social and Community Health / Being healthy, safe and active

Curriculum content descriptions

Investigate resources and strategies to manage changes and transitions associated with puberty (ACPPS052)

Elaborations
  • understanding that individuals experience changes associated with puberty at different times, with differing levels of intensity and with different responses
  • researching and identifying age-appropriate text and web-based resources to enhance understanding of changes associated with puberty
  • examining the range of products available to manage the physical changes associated with puberty
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Social influence,  Adaptability,  Puberty,  Coming of age,  Peer groups,  Maturity

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Years 5 and 6: Resilience, rights and respectful relationships

This resource explores eight topics of social and emotional learning across Levels 5 and 6 of schooling. The topics are emotional literacy; personal and cultural strengths; positive coping; problem-solving; stress management; help-seeking; gender and identity; and positive gender relations. Each topic includes background ...

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Having a positive attitude

In this resource, students will be able to give positive statements about themselves and others. They explain how a positive attitude changes how we feel/act and how to turn a negative thought or experience into a positive thought. Students will learn about the importance of a growth mindset through positive self-talk and ...

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Growing and developing healthy relationships: Activities

Find a range of lesson plans for topics such as managing relationships, puberty, resilience, body image, bullying, and peer pressure across a range of year levels.

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Reproductive systems revision

Students revise their understanding of the parts and functions of the reproductive systems. This provides foundation knowledge for learning about puberty, menstruation, conception and pregnancy.

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Puberty - Managing change and transition

Students develop an understanding that the changes that occur during puberty affect young people physically, socially and emotionally and can affect boys and girls differently.

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Taking care of your body during puberty

Students identify appropriate self care practices which become increasingly important as they go through puberty.

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Body changes during puberty

Students are introduced to the physical, emotional and social changes that take place during puberty.

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Reproductive systems

Students develop an understanding of the parts and functions of the reproductive system. This provides foundation knowledge for learning about about puberty, menstruation, conception and pregnancy.

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Changes in relationships

Students discuss the changes that take place in relationships over time and identify feelings and strategies to help and cope with these changes.

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Guide to thrive

The practical classroom activities in the Classroom Implementation Guide focus on students in Years 6 and 7 and the challenges of transition. The activities focus on communication skills, managing change and other associated topics. They are suitable for most students to complete independently or with teacher support.

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Respectful Relationships: Teaching and Learning

Find comprehensive resources organised by stages of schooling including a scope and sequence, teaching and learning activities and links to resources. The activities provide explicit opportunities for developmentally appropriate learning about consent education, gender stereotypes and roles, keeping safe, respectful relationships ...