Learning objective
- To understand the role of families
Statutory guidance
- Families and people who care for me: Pupils should know that families are important for children growing up because they can give love, security and stability.
- Families and people who care for me: Pupils should know the characteristics of healthy family life, commitment to each other, including in times of difficulty, protection and care for children and other family members, the importance of spending time together and sharing each other’s lives.
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: Provide family words using Activity: Family word bank (see Classroom resources) for children to copy or cut out and stick on their picture.
Pupils working at greater depth/Year 2 children: Could create their picture in an organised way such as a simple family tree or have the people who are closest to them nearer them. They could also identify ways people are related to each other, for example grandparents are the parents of mum or dad.
Wrapping up
Assessing pupils’ understanding and progress
Vocabulary
In this topic
- Assessment - RSE & PSHE Y1/2 (A): Family and relationships
- Y1/2 (A): Lesson 1: Introduction: Setting ground rules for RSE & PSHE lessons
- Y1/2 (A): Lesson 2: Family
- Y1/2 (A): Lesson 3: Friendships
- Y1/2 (A): Lesson 4: Families are all different
- Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: Other people’s feelings
- Y1/2 (A): Lesson 6: Getting along with others
- Y1/2 (A): Lesson 7: Friendship problems
- Y1/2 (A): Lesson 8: Gender stereotypes