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Y3/4 Lesson 1 (Cycle A): Coping strategies

Year 3 children consider targets for Year 4. Year 4 children learn that, as they get older, the number of opportunities and responsibilities they have are likely to increase as situations change, and that this is a good thing.

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Learning objectives

To create goals to achieve in Year 4 (Y3)
To understand the strategies people use to cope with change (Y4)

Statutory guidance

Nothing relevant for this lesson

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support:

Year 3: Can focus on two goals – one for school and one for outside.

Year 4: Could focus on one or two strategies to cope with change in their poster.

Pupils working at greater depth:

Year 3: Can focus on a greater number of goals and create more detailed steps towards the goal.

Year 4: Can be challenged to include a greater number of strategies to help cope with change, including some of their own new ideas.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progression and understanding

Vocabulary

In this unit

Y3/4 Lesson 1 (Cycle A): Coping strategies

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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…

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