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Healthy Bodies for Girls Unit PlanHealthy Bodies for Girls Unit Plan
Publisher
Vanderbilt University
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Grade
4th - 12th
Subjects
Health
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Professional Documents
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2013
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Healthy Bodies for Girls

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Make human growth development education an inclusive experience with a guide to puberty designed to  support girls with disabilities. Topics include exercise, hygiene, menstruation, and more!

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Concepts

puberty, body awareness, body parts, the human body, healthy habits, healthy eating, personal growth, personal hygiene, human behavior, hormones, exercise, peers, moods, menstruation, females, female reproductive system

Additional Tags

health

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a question box that pupils can turn in questions in case they are too nervous to ask the question out loud 
  • Send a letter home to parents and guardians to inform them of the upcoming topic, obtain their permission that their child can take part in the instruction, and encourage them continue the conversation when their child returns home 
  • Ask your school's special education teacher for best practices to meet the needs of learners with autism and other disabilities 

Classroom Considerations

  • The word daughter is used throughout the resource; however, it can easily be used in a classroom context as well as with parents
  • Requires copies of the printable 

Pros

  • Includes a table of contents and links for additional resources 
  • Provides detailed information for every section 
  • Offers a Spanish version and a printable

Cons

  • None

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