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Learning objective

  • To notice how I feel when something is unsafe.

Success criteria

  • I can recognise body clues when something does
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Statutory guidance

RSE and Health

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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 lesson and recap the agreed rules. If needed, upload an image of the agreement to the Presentation: PSHE agreement.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils who need support:

  • Could be encouraged to respond using actions plus one keyword, for example, hand on tummy and ‘funny’, then expanding into a full sentence with another adult or their partner during the Main event.
  • Could use the Activity: My body clues: support version to reduce cognitive overload during the Main event.
  • Could use the Presentation: Body clues to explain the body clues they might feel if they find these hard to recognise in their own body.

Pupils working at greater depth:

  • Should be encouraged to use full sentences during paired talk in the lesson, e.g. ‘When I feel uncomfortable, my body clue might be…’.
  • Could suggest other body clues to add to their Activity: My body clues during the Main event and explain where they would draw it and why.
  • Could add colours they associate to feelings in their Activity: My body clues.
  • Could create and share a more developed spoken sentence using both a body clue and a clear help-seeking action, e.g. ‘If my tummy feels funny and I feel scared, I can move away and tell a trusted adult.’
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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Identify whether a character in a picture or
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Vocabulary definitions

  • body clues

    What our body does to show how we are reacting or feeling.

  • comfortable

    Feeling safe, relaxed and okay.

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