Health protection: How can I protect myself and others in daily life?
Exploring illnesses and injuries, understanding the roles of different healthcare workers in prevention and treatment and practising how to get medical help.
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Health protection: How can I protect myself and others in daily life?
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Describe germs as tiny living things that can spread between people and surfaces and cause illness.
- Accurately demonstrate the correct handwashing routine, ensuring all parts of the hands are cleaned.
- Choose suitable clothing for different weather conditions.
- Describe how to stay safe in hot weather.
- Name a range of health workers and explain ways they help prevent illness.
- Describe signs they may be unwell using simple words and/or actions, identifying where on their body something feels wrong.
- Recognise that telling an adult helps keep them safe and healthy, giving key information about their discomfort.
- Identifying which injuries need to be reported to an adult immediately.
- Recognise when an injury or illness is an emergency.
- Knowing that 999 should be called in a medical emergency.
Please note that Lesson 1 may take longer than 45 minutes.
Suggested prior learning
Managing self: My wellbeing
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: How and why do we wash our hands?
Lesson 2: How can I protect myself in any weather?
Lesson 3: Who helps us stay healthy?
Lesson 4: What should I do if I feel unwell?
Lesson 5: How serious are different injuries?
Lesson 6: How can we get help for serious illnesses or injuries?
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RSE & PSHE
Knowledge organiser: RSE & PSHE – Y1 How can I protect myself and others in daily life?
Aimed at pupils, one page providing key facts and definitions from the unit.
RSE & PSHE
Vocabulary display – RSE & PSHE Y1: How can I protect myself and others in daily life?
A display version of the vocabulary from the unit ‘How can I protect myself and others in daily life?’