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MAPEH - Health
First Quarter – Module 2:
Management of Health Concerns during
Puberty
(Poor Eating Habit, Dental Problems, Body Odor,Lack
of Sleep, Lack of Physical Activity, Postural Problems)

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 Are you excited to learn new lessons
today? Well, let start the lesson and be
able to know more about yourself.

At the end of this lesson you are expected to:

 MELC:
1.
 OBJECTIVE:
1. Discuss sexuality as an important component of one's personality.
2. Explains the importance of human sexuality

MODULE 1: Week 1

How much do you know about

human sexuality? Find out by
answering the following questions.

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on your activity notebook.

1. What term defines a man or a woman based on biological characteristics?

a) Sex
b) Gender
c) Sexuality
d) Androgyny
2. Which of the following statements illustrates gender?
a) Miguel loves to cook.
b) Marco does not cry in public.
c) Hazel has a positive body image.
d) Ahmed is attracted to Felicity.
3. What do you call the sets of activities that society considers as appropriate for men and
women?
a) Gender role
b) Gender identity
c) Gender equality
d) Gender sensitivity
4. Why is it important to understand human sexuality?
a) We will all be mature adults.
b) We have similar sexuality issues.
c) There is a specific age for developing one’s sexuality.
d) It will help us build a better relationship with ourselves and others.
5. Which of the following statement characterizes a good decision?
a) Easy to make
b) Makes your friends happy
c) One that your teacher told you to make
d) Made after a thoughtful consideration of consequence/s

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 LESSON
Sexuality
1 as an Important Component of One’s
Personality

Hi there! Before we start let us have

a short review. Please read the
instruction carefully.

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
Write your answer on your activity notebook.

______1. During infancy, there is no awareness of gender. The child acknowledges its
gender in early childhood as early as 3 years.
______2. Self-awareness about sexuality (gender role, gender identity) evolves during the
childhood.
______3. Adolescence is a phase of transition during which major developments of
sexuality takes place.
______4. Puberty is reached during adolescence, which is a major landmark in the
development of sexuality.
______5. Adolescence can be broadly divided into three stages: Early (10–13 years),
middle (14–16 years), and late (17–19 years).
______6. Physical changes start in early adolescence, where they are very concerned
about their body image.
______7. During adolescence cognitive development takes place; adolescents develop
abstract thinking and reasoning.
______8. Emotionally, they develop a sense of identity during late adolescence; social
involvement, peer interaction, as well as sexual interest, develop in this phase.
______9. Social factors or environmental factors also play a significant role in the
development of adolescent sexuality.
______10. Adolescence is the period during which an individual's thought perception, as
well as response gets colored sexually. 

Congratulations! You are now ready to start a new lesson.

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Activity 1: The Wonder of Me

The Wonder of Me Directions: Read the poem and analyze

By Bernadette BorjaRosarosa how the author expresses herself. Think
of the following questions and reflect.
Look at me in the eyes, Write your answer on your activity
Tell me who am I. notebook.
Think of me just like you are,
1. How do you express yourself?
As I take you as mine. 2. How do you see yourself?
Gaze into my innermost world. 3. How much do you know yourself?
You’ll learn who I am.
Interact with me,
And acquire a little of myself.
Feel my soul
And together we’ll discover each other’s world.

Wow, you did a great job on your first activity! I hope you are
excited to discover more about yourself and to learn more about
healthy sexuality. Now let’s continue the lesson.

Before the pandemic COVID 19 strike our country, you probably spend most of your day
interacting with other people. Having good understanding of your sexual health allows you to
get along with the people you meet every day. It is important that you know how to manage
the crucial aspects of your personality, your sexual health. This unit will help you understand
further your own personality and sexuality related matters.

Sexuality is a natural and healthy How sexuality become an

part of life. It is everything about being a important component of
male or female. It is the most important one’s personality?
aspect in masculine or feminine
identification. Sexuality involves the name
given at birth, the toys played with, the
clothes worn, the friends played with, the
roles and responsibilities at home. Sexuality
provides a sense of self-worth when sexual
understanding is positive.

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 Sexuality means you have to be aware of yourself better. As you grow older, you will
experience a range of social, emotional, and physical changes. As these occur, you need an
intensive knowledge on how to deal with your attitudes and behavior.
Healthy sexuality means taking high sense of responsibility for all your actions since
this can affect self-esteem, decision making, and behavior.

Activity 2: My Graffiti
Directions: On your activity notebook write quotations, sayings, or slogans that describe
and reveal your likes, passions, and aspects of your personality. Fill it with a single or
different color you want.

RUBRICS IN GRADING THE GRAFFITI

ORIGINALITY CREATIVITY IMPACT & PRESENTATION
5 Points 5 Points 5 Points

Now, remember that sexuality is best understood through the

help of the people around you. Sexuality refers to your
perceptions, feelings, and behaviors towards others.

Awesome! As we end this first session take note that the way
you see yourself is influenced by many people. It is important
to maintain good relationships with others. They will support
you and give you confidence, provide companionship, and
keep you from being lonely.

Healthy sexuality encompasses the following characteristics:

 SELF-LOVE, your acceptance of yourself

 SELF-KNOWLEDGE, your understanding of your
feelings and your character
 SELF-CONFIDENCE, your awareness of the things
that you can do well
 SELF-RESPECT, your regard for yourself as a
worthwhile person
 SELF-EXPERESSION, your way of showing your
individuality in expressing yourself as a man or as a
woman.

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 Think back on something that you
have learned from this lesson.

Effective sexuality education provides culturally relevant and scientifically accurate

information that includes opportunity to explore attitudes, values, and life skills to be able to
make informed choices about sexuality.

Sexuality refers to your total self.

The way you see yourself is influenced by many people. It is important to maintain
good relationships with others. They will support and give you confidence, provide
companionship, and keep you from being lonely.

Lastly, bear in mind that learning human sexuality is important because of the
following:
1. It teaches you that giving and receiving love is a human need.
2. It helps you appreciate your sexual identity.
3. It makes you respect your own and other person’s body.
4. It makes you experience body changes and learn to properly manage these
changes.
5. It helps you appreciate how life began.
6. It provides you with information on how to be disease-free and how to live a healthy
lifestyle.

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 Directions: In your activity notebook, copy the Venn diagram and write in each circle
the roles played by male and female. In the space where the two circles meet, write the
common roles played by both. Choose your answers from the box.

MALE FEMALE

Cook Kiss mom Kiss dad

Back out of a fight Play with doll Ride
Baby-sit Sing Play baseball
Dance Have long hair Wear an earring
Have tattoo Wash dishes Cry
Wear jewelry Take ballet lessons Join a rock band
Clean the house Invite a person on a date
Change diaper Fix a broken faucet

TRUE OR FALSE
Directions: Read the following statements. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if the statement is incorrect. Write your answer on your activity notebook.

1. Sexuality is the most important aspect in feminine or masculine identification.

2. Sexuality provides a sense of self-worth when sexual understanding is positive.
3. Gender refers to your total self.
4. Sexuality is referring to your attitudes and behavior towards you.
5. It doesn’t matter to have a clear outlook of yourself. What important is you will be
able to go with the flow of day to day living.
6. Self-expression, self-respect and self-love are some of the good characteristics of a
healthy sexuality.
7. Sexuality is important because it helps you appreciate how life began.
8. In learning healthy sexuality you will be able to know about your physical, mental,
social, emotional and ethical self.
9. Healthy sexuality means taking high sense of responsibility for all your actions.
10. Effective sexuality education provides culturally relevant and scientifically accurate
information that includes opportunity to explore attitudes, values, and life skills to be
able to make informed choices about sexuality.

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 In your activity notebook, copy the table as shown. List your top five (5) issues
concerning sexuality regarding what you know, what you have learned, and how will you
apply the concept/ skill learned. Give a brief explanation of your answer.

Sexuality Issue What I Know What I Learned How Will I Apply

the concept/skill
learned
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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