UPPER ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM

1 / Emotions and How to Manage Them

Students will be able to:

• Describe emotional changes during puberty (e.g., mood shifts).

• Describe strategies to manage strong feelings, including anger.

• Apply the use of positive self-talk to manage feelings.

2 / Puberty and Personal Hygiene 

• Understand that puberty and development can vary considerably and still be normal. 

• Identify personal hygiene practices and health/safety issues during puberty (e.g., showering, deodorant, use of sanitary products, and athletic supports). 

• Describe social changes during puberty (e.g., changes in friendships and changing expectations of parents/adults). 

• Describe emotional changes during puberty (e.g., mood shifts). 

• Describe physical changes that occur during puberty (e.g., body hair, body odor, voice, body shape, strength, hormones, and menstruation).

• Know how to develop plans to maintain personal hygiene during puberty.