GRADES 6–8 · STUDENTS
The student pamphlet
Period-health red flags, symptom tracking and words to use when asking for help.
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For educators & school staff
Better period education.
Brighter school days.
Help students understand their periods, recognize when symptoms deserve attention, and feel confident asking for support.
Designed for Grades 6–8. Free for participating schools.
✓ Age-appropriate & inclusive✓ Teacher-led or guided delivery✓ Practical tools to take home
UNDERSTAND · RECOGNIZE · SPEAK UP
Make room for the questions
students already have.
Clear, reassuring guidance for classroom conversations—and for the moments a student asks for help.
A REASSURING STARTING POINT
Periods can look and feel different.
Some manageable cramps or changes in energy can happen. Early cycles may vary. Focus on how a student feels and what symptoms stop them from doing.
Notice patterns
Track when bleeding starts, how long it lasts, and changes from the usual pattern.
Everyday life matters
Discomfort should not repeatedly prevent learning, sleep or participation.
Try saying: “You know your body best. If something is worrying you, you can ask for help.”
SYMPTOMS THAT DESERVE ATTENTION
Missing out should not be the norm.
Encourage a conversation with a trusted adult and healthcare professional when symptoms are severe, recurring or getting worse.
- Pain that repeatedly causes missed school, interrupted sleep or skipped activities.
- Bleeding longer than 7 days, or soaking through a pad or tampon every 1–2 hours.
- Recurring pain with bowel movements or urination, or pelvic pain between periods.
- A gap of more than 90 days between periods, even once, or persistent changes in the cycle.
When a student is unwell now
Fainting, severe weakness, trouble breathing, or heavy bleeding with dizziness needs prompt medical attention. Follow school emergency procedures; call 911 for an emergency.
These signs can have different causes. They do not establish an endometriosis diagnosis.
SMALL RESPONSES. MEANINGFUL SUPPORT.
Listen first. Help students speak up.
School staff can support a student without diagnosing or asking them to disclose private details in class.
- Validate what they share: “Thank you for telling me. Let's find the support you need.”
- Offer discreet washroom access, period products, rest breaks and a trusted staff contact.
- Discuss flexible participation or missed-work support through your school's usual process.
- Encourage appropriate caregiver and healthcare support, following safeguarding procedures.
Keep it private: Use fictional examples, an anonymous question box and an option to pass. Never collect personal symptom histories as classroom work.
Educational scope & sources
This hub provides education, not diagnosis or individual medical advice. Choose materials to suit student readiness and school policies. Clinical thresholds are based on ACOG's adolescent period guidance; school-support examples draw on CycleWise materials.
ACOG: Your First Period ↗ACOG: Your Changing Body ↗EndoKids: youth and family resources ↗Hub content prepared October 14, 2026. Resources do not replace a school's health, safeguarding or emergency procedures.
YOUR SCHOOL TOOLKIT
Useful in class.
Useful after the bell.
Start small, choose what fits, and keep the conversation going with families and trusted adults.
Download the full kitEDUCATORS · SCHOOL STAFF
The school staff guide
A one-page overview to share with teachers, principals, counsellors and school teams.
PDF · 1 page · Quick referenceDownload staff guideGRADES 6–8 · CLASSROOM
Is this worth talking about?
A simple comparison activity: manageable period symptoms and reasons to seek support.
PDF · 1 page · ActivityDownload activitySTUDENTS · TAKE HOME
My conversation starter
A private reflection sheet to help students describe patterns and ask a trusted adult for help.
PDF · 1 page · ReflectionDownload reflection sheetEDUCATORS · CLASSROOM
A gentle first lesson
A suggested 20-minute conversation with fictional examples, an option to pass and a take-home prompt.
PDF · 1 page · Suggested lessonDownload lesson outlineLooking for a little
more support?
EndoKids connects teens and families with further information and support.
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Your class. Your starting point.
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