Year 2: Safety and the changing body
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Y2 Safety and the changing body
Please note
The lessons within this unit are in the process of being updated to include Recap and recall sections and Kapow’s Presentation mode feature.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Understand how the internet can be used to help us.
- Create a poster with clear information about how to remain safe online and what to do if something online makes them feel uncomfortable.
- Understand what a secret is and what a surprise is.
- Know the name of parts of the body, including those of the private parts for their gender.
- Explain the PANTS rule.
- Understand how to keep safe near roads.
- Explain the rules for crossing the road.
- Understand when we should take medicines that can help us feel better when we are unwell.
Suggested prior learning
Y1 Safety and the changing body
Get startedLessons
Lesson 2: Communicating online
Lesson 3: Secrets and surprises
Lesson 4: Appropriate contact: My private parts
Lesson 5: Appropriate contact: My private parts are private
Lesson 6: Respecting personal boundaries
Lesson 7: Road safety
Lesson 8: Crossing roads safely
Lesson 9: Staying safe with medicine
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser: RSE & PSHE – Y2 Safety and the changing body
A printable document capturing the key concepts, vocabulary and safety tips from the Year 2 Safety and the changing body…
Videos: Safety and the changing body
A selection of Q&A videos with RSE & PSHE specialists, addressing unit-specific themes to support the delivery of safety and…
Vocabulary display: Year 2: Safety and the changing body
A display version of the key vocabulary from the Year 2: Safety and the changing body unit.
Cross-curricular opportunities
Computing
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content
- recognise common uses of information technology beyond school
- use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private’
See National curriculum - Computing key stages 1 to 2.
Science
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense’
See National curriculum - Science key stages 1 to 2.
Art and design
‘Pupils should be taught:
- to use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination’
See National curriculum - Art and design key stages 1 to 2.
English
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- participate in discussions, presentations, performances, role play, improvisations and debates’
See National curriculum - English key stages 1 to 2.
Music
‘Pupils should be taught to:
- listen with concentration and understanding to a range of high-quality live and recorded music’
See National curriculum - Music key stages 1 to 2.
British values: Individual liberty.