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Learning objective
- To explain how to manage emotions and feelings during puberty.
Success criteria
- I can recognise that emotions and feelings can
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Statutory guidance
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Cross-curricular links
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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
Pupils needing extra support:
- Could pre-watch the Pupil video: How might my feelings change as I grow up? to become familiar with key ideas and vocabulary before the lesson.
- Could use fewer cards from the Resource: Tools to place on the Activity: Emotions and feelings toolkit.
- Could draw ways that help them manage the emotions on sticky notes to add to the Activity: Emotions and feelings toolkit.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Should think of additional ways to manage emotions and feelings and add these to the Activity: Emotions and feelings toolkit.
- Should give an example of a time when their feelings about something have changed as they got older.
- Could give examples of times when certain strategies have worked well and why they think that was.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Recognise that emotions and feelings change as people
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Vocabulary definitions
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emotions
How we react to things around us.
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feelings
How we feel inside our minds.
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In this unit
Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y4: How will my body and emotions change as I grow up?
Lesson 1: What are body boundaries?
Lesson 2: How will I grow and change during puberty?
Lesson 3: Which emotional changes could I experience when growing up?
Lesson 4: What is a period?
Lesson 5: How can we show kindness and understanding about body changes?
Lesson 6: Who can I talk to about growing up and changes?