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Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?
Exploring strategies for managing friendship challenges through calm communication, negotiation and self-regulation to maintain respectful relationships
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Optional: draw the children's attention to the PSHE agreement created in the Introductory lesson: Creating an agreement for PSHE and recap the agreed rules. If required, upload an image of the agreement to the Presentation: PSHE agreement.
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In this unit
Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y5: Why are healthy relationships important?Lesson 1: What makes me who I am?Lesson 2 : How do families show commitment to each other?Lesson 3: How can families support and protect each other?Lesson 4: What helps us make and maintain healthy friendships?Lesson 6: How can I be assertive and respectful?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 4 June 2026
