Myself · B5 Our World And Our People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.1.2.1.1 - Describe changes that occur during adolescence

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define adolescence and state the age range during which it occurs (10 to 19 years).
Identify and describe at least four physical changes that occur in boys during adolescence.
Identify and describe at least four physical changes that occur in girls during adolescence.
Describe at least three emotional or psychological changes that both boys and girls experience during adolescence.
Demonstrate a positive attitude towards the changes happening in their own bodies.

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Curriculum details

Strand: All About Us (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Myself (1.2)
Content standard: B5.1.2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of positive attitudes towards the changes that occur during adolescence
Indicator: B5.1.2.1.1 - Describe changes that occur during adolescence
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 24
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners brainstorm on the term, Adolescence e.g.
Young people are people within the ages 10 -24 and the adolescent falls within this group. Adolescence is a period of transition between childhood and adulthood. It occurs between the ages of 10 and 19 years (WHO, 1968).
Group learners in their sex groups to discuss the changes that take place in their own sex during adolescence and present to class e.g.
Physical changes in boys e.g. breaking of voice, broadening of the chest, enlargement of testes and penis, growth of armpit, facial and pubic hair, acquisition of excess energy, acne (pimples) may develop on the face, growth in height and weight,
Some physical changes in girls e.g. development of breast, broadening of hips, growth of armpit and pubic hair, onset of ovulation and menstruation, acquisition of excess energy, growth in height and weight, acne (pimples) on the face.
Some emotional and psychological changes in both boys and girls e.g. easily irritated (anger), worry/fear, love (strong attachment to the opposite sex), shyness, excitement, happiness/sadness, adventurous