Lesson 5: Diverse communities

Learning to appreciate the value of diversity in a community.

Learning objective

  • To understand the value of diversity in a community.

National curriculum

Learning opportunities in Living in the Wider World

‘Pupils learn

L8. about diversity: what it means; the benefits of living in a diverse community; about valuing diversity within communities

 

See: Programme of Study for PSHE education (KS1-5).

 

British Values: Tolerance of different cultures and religions, Mutual respect.

 

See: Kapow Primary: RSE & PSHE: Personal development, SMSC and British values mapping.

 

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Download classroom resources

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support

When creating their own community, could focus just on the groups and what they bring rather than numbers and proportions of different groups.

 

Pupils working at greater depth

When creating their community, they could design groups who bring different things to society e.g. religious beliefs and farmers.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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