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Learning objective
- To recognise that families can be formed in different ways.
Success criteria
- I can describe
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Non-statutory guidance
RSE and Health
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Cross-curricular links
Animals including
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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 Introductory lesson: Setting rules for 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
Pupils needing support:
- Should use the Resource: Sentence stems as a prompt in the Main event.
- Could have their origami book pre-folded to allow focus on the content rather than fine motor skills.
- Could refer back to the Presentation: Families to recap the different ways families are formed before completing the origami booklet activity in the Main event.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Could name the adults involved in the different ways families can be formed in the origami booklet activity in the Main event. For example, social workers, judges and court workers are involved to make sure the adoption is right and safe for the child.
- Could rewrite the false statements in the Wrapping up so that they are true.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Say what makes a family special.
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Vocabulary definitions
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adoption
When a child legally becomes part of a new family who will care for them permanently.
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blended family
When two adults come together to form a new family and one or both of them have children from a previous relationship.
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In this unit
Assessment - RSE & PSHE Y6: How do people become parents and carers?
Lesson 1: Which words can we use to describe our private body parts?
Lesson 2: How are babies made?
Lesson 3: What happens in pregnancy and how are babies born?
Lesson 4: How are families formed?
Lesson 5: How does life change after having a baby?
Lesson 6: What is consent?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 2nd March, 2026
