Connecting with others: How can I help

Identifying what makes them and others special, pupils learn how friends, family and classmates can help and support each other.

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Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Describe what makes them special.
  • Notice what makes others special.
  • Identify how families show love and care.
  • Name places and people that help them feel safe.
  • Identify a trusted adult.
  • Name the qualities of a good friend.
  • Choose kind, polite ways to solve disagreements.
  • Explain how speaking kindly and politely can make people feel.
  • Demonstrate kind and respectful behaviour whilst working in a group.

Suggested prior learning

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Teacher video: Connecting with others overview

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Lessons

Lesson 1: What makes me special?

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Lesson 2: How do families show love and care for each other?

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Lesson 3: What helps me feel safe and cared for?

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Lesson 4: What is a friend?

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Lesson 5: How can we have a kind and friendly class?

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Lesson 6: How should people behave towards others?

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Key skills

Key skills

  • Talking about how families
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • How some families
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Key vocabulary

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fair

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Equipment list

Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.

This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)

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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected

  • Wonder box ×1
  • Sticky tack ×6

  • Soft toys or puppets

         Per group: 2
  • A ball 1

  • 3 pieces of scrap paper labelled 1, 2 and 3

         ×1

  • Resources to build towers (wooden building blocks, junk modelling materials, connecting cubes or interlocking bricks).
  • Colouring pencils ×30

The equipment below is optional
  • Sticky notes

  • A large sheet of paper divided into two sections with the headings ‘Helper’ and ‘Helped’

         ×1
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RSE & PSHE

Vocabulary display – RSE & PHSE Y1: How can I help myself and others feel happy and safe?

A display version of the vocabulary for the unit 'How can I help myself and others feel happy and safe?'

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