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Learning objective
- To explain when drugs and medicines can be helpful or harmful.
Success criteria
- I can recognise when medicines can be helpful
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National curriculum
RSE and Health
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Optional: remind the children of the PSHE agreement created in the Introductory lesson: Setting rules for RSE & PSHE lessons and recap the agreed rules. If needed, upload an image of the agreement to the Presentation: PSHE agreement.
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Adaptive teaching
Children who need support:
- Could start with four items to sort on the Carroll diagram and then add more later.
- Could sort pictures from the Resource: What am I? rather than words for their Carroll diagram.
- Could use the talking frame on slide 2 of the Presentation: Carroll diagram to explain why an item belongs in a category.
- Could use the Resource: What am I? question cards to have a bank of questions to choose from during the ‘Who am I?’ activity.
Children working at greater depth:
- Should identify which of the items are difficult to place at first and explain why.
- Should refer to specific harms when explaining risks for each object.
- Could suggest a safe action for each harmful item.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Recognise when medicines can be helpful and when
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Vocabulary definitions
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alcohol
A drug found in some drinks.
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cigarettes
Rolled paper sticks that include tobacco.
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In this unit
Assessment - RSE & PHSE Y4: What signs help me recognise what is safe or unsafe?
Lesson 1: How can I tell if a situation is unsafe?
Lesson 2: What do I do if a situation feels unsafe?
Lesson 3: How can I stay safe around traffic?
Lesson 4: Why can water be dangerous?
Lesson 5: What drugs are safe or unsafe?
Lesson 6: How can I prevent accidents?