Grade 5 HELE

1. LESSON 1: GROWING
BOYS AND GIRLS
KEY QUESTION: What are the different body
changes during puberty?

2. WORD TOOL BOX
• ADAM’S APPLE
• ADOLESCENE
• GENITALS
• HORMONE

3. Changes during Adolescence
•Physical Changes
•Emotional Changes
•Social Changes

4. Menstruation
•Is girl’s monthly bleeding.
•The age to start the menstrual
period is 13, but it is normal to
start at any time between the ages
of 11 and 15.

5. Menstrual Cycle
• Ovaries are small organs found in the lower part of the abdomen
of females.
• Ovaries produce female hormones which cause changes to the
lining of the uterus.
• Every month during the period, the lining if the womb is shed
together with some blood.
• The length of the menstrual cycle is counted from the start of one
period and start of the next.
• The average length of menstrual cycle is 28 days.

6. Common Menstrual Problems
1.Amenorrhea
2.Oligomenorrhea
3.Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB)
or Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
4.Dysmenorrhea

7. Health Habits during
Menstrual Period
See page 110-111

8. Menstruation
Myths and Facts
See page 111

9. Circumcision
•The removal of men’s foreskin that
covers the head of the penis.
•According to medical experts, boys are to
be circumcised when they reach the age
of 12-14, however some parents have
their sons circumcised after birth.

10. Proper Care after
Circumcision
See page 112

11. Good grooming tools
are the different tools
needed to keep a
person neat and clean.

12. Things to Use for the Hair
•Comb
•Hair brush
•Hair clip
•Shampoo
•conditioner

13. Things to Use when Taking A Bath
•Bath soap
•Towel
•Talcum powder
•deodorant

14. Things to Use for the Hands and
Feet
•Nail clippers
•Nail file
•Nail brush

15. Things to Use for the Teeth and
Gums
•Toothbrush
•Toothpaste
•Dental floss
•mouthwash

16. Proper Way of Cleaning the Body
1. Taking a bath regularly
2. Brushing the teeth
3. Keeping the hair clean
4. Keeping the face clean
5. Cleaning the ears
6. Cleaning hands and feet

17. The correct way to
wash hands
see page 117

18. Cleaning the Feet
see page 117

19. Activity:
Answer Let Us
Work on page
118