Name: __________________________

STOP,
NEXT
PUBERTY!

Student
Workbook
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TASK 1

The Story of Me... So Far

Puberty is just one stage in your life journey. Think about some other key ages or stages that
you’ve experienced already. Write about a memory you have or what other people might have told
you about yourself at that time. It might be a funny story, something you loved or hated at the age,
or something that still puzzles you about that time.

Stage My Story

Newborn

Twelve months old

2–4 years old

5 years old
(starting school)

6–8 years old

9–11 years old

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TASK 2

Jump Onboard
After you watch the ClickView Miniclip Jump Onboard, complete the questions below.

1. Puberty involves ______________, social and emotional changes. The changes stop and

______________ and everyone experiences them differently and at different ______________.

2. Fill the changes below into the table using infomation from the clip and class discussion.

Height and weight

Acne Lower self-esteem Deeper relationships
change

More time with friends Romantic feelings Voice breaking Pubic hair

Conflict with parents/ Can you think of any

Menstruation Intense feelings
family others?

Physical changes Social changes Emotional changes

3. Why isn’t the internet always a good place to find information about puberty?

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TASK 2

Jump Onboard

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4. Reflect on what you learned from the clip, and what you already know.

interesting
facts I learned
about puberty

2
facts I already
knew about
puberty

1
person I could go
to for help about
puberty and why
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TASK 3

Puberty Concerns
In your group, order these puberty concerns from 1 (most concerning) to 10 (least concerning).

One word: Acne

Looking gangly and awkward due to the uneven growth of

the body, limbs and facial features during puberty

Face hair, body hair and ‘down there’ (pubic) hair

Being the first one in your peer group to start puberty and
show physical signs of it

Being the last one in your peer group to start puberty and
show physical signs of it

Menstruation and wet dreams

Period leaking visibly on your pants or skirt,

or getting a noticeable and unwanted erection

Developing sexual feelings towards others and yourself

Not knowing who to ask for help about puberty

Not understanding or knowing how to manage your own

emotions and mood swings
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TASK 4

A Helping Hand
On each finger of the hand below, write the name of one person or resource that you could go to if
you had questions or concerns about puberty.

In the palm of the hand, list five qualities that your chosen people and/or resources have that
explains why you chose them.

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TASK 5

Body Talk Scavenger Hunt

Bodytalk.org.au is a website for young people with information about puberty.

Navigate to Bodytalk.org.au and click on ‘Puberty: All about me, myself and I’. How quickly can
you find the answers to the questions below?

1. Girls can do anything they would normally do when they have their period.
True False

2. A penis works the same whether or not is is circumcised.

True False

3. When a girl has her period, or a few days before her period is due, her
may become tender.

4. About 1-2 teaspoons of is ejaculated when a boy has a wet dream.

5. List 4 things that can help when a girl experiences period pain.

6. Why are a boy’s testes on the outside of his body?

7. A healthy body image means valuing instead of

8. List two websites you can visit when you are feeling anxious, sad or stressed.

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TASK 6A

All the Changes

After you watch the ClickView Miniclip All the Changes, complete the questions below.

1. Chemicals in the body, called ______________, are responsible for puberty and the changes it
brings.

2. List two changes you might notice during puberty that should prompt you to go and see a
doctor.
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•

3. Fill the changes below into the table using infomation from the clip and class discussion.

More hair Taller and heavier Penis changes shape Wider shoulders

Discharge in underwear Wider hips Menstruation begins Wet dreams

Can you think of any

Vulva changes shape Pimples Smellier
others?

Female changes Both Male changes

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TASK 6B

All the Changes: Females

After you watch the ClickView Miniclip All the Changes: Females, complete the questions below.

1. Getting her ______________ is one of the biggest changes a girl goes through during puberty.

Periods come about once a ______________ and last about ______________ days,

sometimes more or sometimes less.

2. Write two facts from the video and your own research about menstrual pads and period
underwear.

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TASK 6B

All the Changes: Females

3. List as many changes to a female’s body during puberty as you can. Start with the changes you
can see in the image above, then try to list some that you can’t see.

Changes you can see: Changes you can’t see:

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TASK 6C

All the Changes: Males

After you watch the ClickView Miniclip All the Changes: Males, complete the questions below.

1. Both girls and boys can get ______________ ______________ during puberty, but they are

more obvious for boys. ______________ comes out of a boy’s penis while he is asleep and

can wet his pyjamas and sheets. This is totally normal, but boys might like to learn how to use

the ______________ machine to help with the clean up.

2. List the four reasons from the clip why boys might get an unexpected or unwanted erection.

3. Circle or tick the statements about male puberty that are true.

A boy’s scrotum Boys might get

drops lower and a tender chest
gets darker because during puberty
of testosterone Another name for
a larynx is an
Anthony’s Apple A boy’s scrotum
A boy’s penis should drops lower and
always be the length gets darker because
of his palm The shape of a boy’s of estrogen
face stays the same
The penis, scrotum and all through puberty
testicles all get bigger
during puberty

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TASK 6C

All the Changes: Males

4. List as many changes to a male’s body during puberty as you can. Start with the changes you
can see in the image above, then try to list some that you can’t see.

Changes you can see: Changes you can’t see:

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TASK 7

Ask the Puberty Pro

Ask the Puberty Pro is a pretend Instagram account where kids can ask questions about puberty
to be answered by experts. Today, YOU are a guest expert on Ask the Puberty Pro! Read the
questions below and choose one to answer. You may need to do some extra research and
remember to be respectful and sensitive in your response.

Dear Puberty Pro, Dear Puberty Pro,

Help! This morning at school I felt a little It’s official: my face looks like a pizza.
bit wet in my underpants. I thought for a I have pimples on my forehead, my
second that I must have done a tiny wee cheeks, my chin. Even my back and
without noticing. I went to the toilet to bottom! What’s worse is that all my friends
check but the little wet patch didn’t look or have clear skin. I think I must be the only
smell like wee. It was kind of slippery and one in the world who has pimples this bad.
it didn’t really smell much at all. Is there What can I do?
something wrong with me?
Spotted Shea
Damp Sam

Dear Puberty Pro, Dear Puberty Pro,

Today I dyed my hair blue. It looks really Well, I’ll never live this down... I was
good but, when my parents got home, talking to Kate at recess, who I’ve been
they blew up at me! I told them that I was friends with since we were five. But for
just experimenting with my style and that some reason, today it felt different. I began
it will wash out in a few weeks, but you’d to feel a bit tingly in my underwear and
think from their reaction that I’d got a before I knew it... well, I don’t have to spell
tattoo on my forehead or something! it out... It was obvious to everyone! Why
Anyway, I yelled back at them and said did this happen, and how can I stop it from
they were the worst parents ever. Now I happening again?
feel bad. How can I explain to them
(nicely!) that I’m just growing up? Rigid Riley

Blue Billie

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TASK 7

Ask the Puberty Pro

Dear ____________________________

Take care,

The Puberty Pro

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TASK 8

All the Feels

After you watch the ClickView Miniclip All the Feels, complete the questions below.

1. ______________ swings are a very normal part of puberty. They happen due to the number of

______________ inside your body rapidly increasing like they’ve never done before and never

will again!

2. Circle or tick the foods that can help regulate and boost your mood.

3. Explain why food and drinks containing caffeine should be avoided, particularly during puberty.

4. List 3 types of movement mentioned in the video that you can do to help your mood. Then, list
another 3 of your own suggestions.

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TASK 8

All the Feels

5. Masturbation involves touching and feeling around your ______________ area. It is totally fine

so long as you do it in ______________. It’s also totally fine if you don’t want to do it at all.

6. List 3 ways to try and keep BIG FEELINGS under control, as suggested in the video.

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TASK 9

Lessons from a
Puberty Survivor
Interview a member of your family or a family friend who is over 18 years of age about their
experience of puberty.

1. At what age did you begin puberty, and what was the first sign?

2. Compared to your friends, do you remember developing early or late? What feelings did you
have about this, or about those who developed earlier or later than you did?

3. How did you find out about what was happening to you and your body? What did you do if you
had questions or concerns about it?

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TASK 9

Lessons from a
Puberty Survivor
4. Do you remember having mood swings when you were going through puberty? Is there
anything you did to help your emotions?

5. What was the most difficult part of puberty for you?

6. How did you feel about your body and yourself during puberty and after puberty?

7. What one piece of advice would you give to someone who is nearing puberty?

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TASK 10

Who Are You?

After you watch the ClickView Miniclip Who Are You?, complete the questions below.

1. During puberty, you may find that your relationships with your family and ______________

change. You might develop interests that are ______________ to theirs. You may also feel

sad or ______________ some of the time and find it hard to ask their help. Don’t worry, this is

normal. Just make sure to seek help when you need it.

2. What should you do if you ask an adult for help and they don’t know how to help you or
suggest things that aren’t helpful?

3. Fill in some of the words mentioned at the end of video about the rollercoaster of puberty.

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