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RSE & PSHE Art and design Design and technology French Geography History Computing Music Spanish Religion and worldviews Physical education Science Wellbeing

Lesson 5: Stereotypes: Gender

Exploring stereotypes in fictional characters and considering how these influence our ideas about gender.

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Learning objective

To explore stereotypes in fictional characters and think about how these might influence us.

Success criteria

I understand how there

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Statutory guidance

RSE

Respectful relationships

Pupils should know:

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Cross-curricular links

British values

Individual liberty

Reinforces the idea

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Based on what the children learnt about bullying in the previous lesson, ask them to think of a question to quiz their classmates and write down the answer to their question.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

Should have help with understanding what a stereotype is and could benefit from books to help them with the activity.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Should be challenged to consider if there are differences between characters from traditional stories and older books and more modern stories: have stereotypes lessened over time?

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: Recognising male and female

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Vocabulary definitions

character

A person, animal, or figure in a story, book, movie, or show.
gender

Whether someone is male, female, or another identity.

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Example work

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In this unit

Assessment RSE & PSHE Y4: Family and relationships

Lesson 1: Respect and manners

Lesson 2: Healthy friendships

Lesson 3: How my behaviour affects others

Lesson 4: Bullying

Lesson 5: Stereotypes: Gender

Lesson 6: Stereotypes: Disability

Lesson 7: Families in the wider world

Lesson 8: Change and loss

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Sarah Huggins

RSE & PSHE specialist

Sarah has over 20 years’ experience in education. Starting as a Primary teacher, Sarah then moved into an advisory role that covered both PSHE education and Citizenship. She delivers courses for teachers, as well as sessions for children and young people and creates…

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