Y5/6 (B): Health and wellbeing
Learning about the importance of relaxation and sleep; understanding how to cope with failure; learning how to set goals and how to achieve goals; living a healthy lifestyle; the impact of technology on mental health and wellbeing; creating resilience strategies; the benefits of immunisation; creating good habits.
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Y5/6 (B): Health and wellbeing
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe the importance of relaxation and suggesting different strategies.
- Identify how they feel before and after using a relaxation technique.
- Describe qualities or values they want to have and create achievable goals in their to do list.
- Describe how they look after their physical wellbeing and suggest what else they can do to improve how they look after themselves.
- Understand that technology can have an impact on both physical and mental health but there are strategies we can use to overcome this.
- Describe what resilience is, why it is important and some useful resilience strategies.
- Understand how vaccination works and why it is important to individuals.
- Understand that changes in my body could mean I am unwell and what I can do if I notice them.
- Understand that habits can be good or bad for health.
Suggested prior learning
Lessons
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: Relaxation: Mindfulness
To explore mindfulness techniques as a way to manage emotions
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: What can I be?
To identify long term goals and plan how to work towards them
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Taking responsibility for my health
To understand and plan for a healthy lifestyle
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 4: The impact of technology on health
To understand the potential impact of technology on physical and mental health
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 5: Resilience toolbox
To reflect on skills they have developed to identify and respond to difficult situations
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Immunisation
To understand ways that we help prevent ourselves and others becoming ill
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 7: Physical health concerns
To consider how we know that we may be unwell, and how to seek support
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 8: Good and bad habits
To understand how habits can be good or bad for our health
Key skills
Related content
Resources
Unit resources
RSE & PSHE
RSE & PSHE: Vocabulary progression
Vocabulary progression document that outlines the new vocabulary introduced each year.
Cross-curricular opportunities
PSHE Association’s Programme of Study for PSHE Education
Education for a Connected World : Health, well-being and lifestyle