Lesson for this week:

1. Growth and
Changes in You
2.Good Grooming
and Habits of
Personal
Cleanliness
1. Discuss growth development and
personality changes during the preteen
years.
2. Explain specific changes during puberty.
3. Discuss the effects of personalit changes
on one’s well being and on relating with
others.
4. Identify habits of personal cleanliness
and good effects of good grooming.
5. 5. Discuss common hygienic problems
experienced by a preteen youngster and
suggest possible solutions.
Have you notice some changes in
yourself?
Be calm.You are not alone because
many youngsters as old are you now
feel the same way.This is normal
and natural.
You are at a growth stage where
major changes happen in a person-
physically,mentally and
emotionally.This the life stage called
PUBERTY.
Puberty is the stage of growing up
whereby the reproductive system
and sexual instincts begin to
develop and become active.
1. There is a rapid
increase in height and
weight .
2. There is a gradual
change in body shape
and muscle strenght
too.
3. Hair starts to grow
under the armpits and
around the pubic area.
1. At the preteen or teenage stage,the
uterus or womb of a girl rapidly develops
and young girl starts to have
menstruation.
Menstruation is the periodic discharge or
flow of blood form the uterus.This
happens every moth.This is nature’s way
of preparing a girl for motherhood.
“A girl must practice proper hygiene and take
special care during menstruation.
The changes include:
1.tone and quality of voice
2.Body contour (broadening of
shoulders,increasing muscles,hair
growth in legs,chest armpit ,face and on
the pubic area
3.Undergoes circumcision.
4. A oys reproductive organ starts
producing sperms that prepare him for
adulthood.
Every well-groomed person
feels at ease and has self
confidence.He/She feels and
looks good whether at
home,in school or in any
public place.
Habits of personal
cleanliness are part of good
Right habits of keeping your body
and the things you use clean:
Right habits of
keeping your
body good and
healthy
Assignments

Do book pages 9-11

(Check Points A-C )
and pages 22-23 (A- C )