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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Explain why the class and school rules are important.
- Discuss the different needs of a range of pets.
- Describe some of the needs of babies and young children.
- Recognise some similarities and differences between themselves and others.
- Identify some groups which they belong to.
- Recognise that different individuals belong to different groups.
- Explain why voting is a fair way to make a decision involving a lot of people.
Suggested prior learning
Y1 Safety and the changing body
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Lessons
Lesson 1: Rules
Lesson 2: Caring for others: Animals
Lesson 3: The needs of others
Lesson 4: Similar, yet different
Lesson 5: Belonging
Lesson 6: Democratic decisions
Key skills
- Recognising why rules are
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Key knowledge
- To know the rules
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Key vocabulary
care
democracy
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Resources
Unit resources
RSE & PSHE
Knowledge Organiser: RSE & PSHE – Y1 Citizenship
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit.
RSE & PSHE
Vocabulary display: Year 1: Citizenship
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Year 1: Citizenship unit.
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Cross-curricular opportunities
Science
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals
- notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults
- find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air)
- describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene.’
See National curriculum - Science key stages 1 to 2.
British values: Democracy, Rule of Law, Mutual respect, Tolerance of different cultures and religions.
Suggested next steps
Y2 Citizenship
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