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Learning objective
- To explore the importance of having a balanced diet.
Success criteria
- I can identify how different types of
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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 they 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 support:
- Could use Activity: Foods to organise and refine their ideas by physically sorting the foods in the Attention grabber.
- Could use the Activity: Packed lunch and Activity: Foods in the Main event to reduce cognitive load and aid task completion.
- Could rewatch the Pupil video: What is a balanced diet? to support their discussion and choices when creating the character’s packed lunch.
Pupils working at greater depth:
- Should justify their choices by writing a short sentence to explain why they have included each item in the lunchbox.
- Could demonstrate their knowledge of nutrients by listing which nutrients some of the foods in their packed lunch contain.
- Could identify that foods can belong to more than one group by finding foods and drinks which can be go, grow and glow.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding can:
- Identify foods that help our bodies in
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Vocabulary definitions
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balanced diet (Y3/4)
Eating the right amounts of different foods to keep your body healthy.
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carbohydrates
Nutrients that give our bodies energy.
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In this unit
Assessment - RSE & PSHE Y4: How can I make healthy choices?
Y4 Introductory lesson: Setting rules for RSE & PSHE lessons
Lesson 1: What is a balanced diet and why does having one matter?
Lesson 2: How can being active help my mind and body?
Lesson 3: How can I keep my energy up throughout the day?
Lesson 4: How can I get support for myself or others?
Lesson 5: How can I respond when things feel hard?
Lesson 6: Why is helping others good for me too?
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 5th June, 2026
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