Lesson 4: What is a friend?
Exploring friendship, understanding kindness and learning how to be a good friend.
Learning objective
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Success criteria
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Statutory guidance
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. 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
Assessing progress and understanding
Vocabulary definitions
In this unit
Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y1: Helping myself and others feel happy and safeLesson 1: What makes me special?Lesson 2: How do families show love and care for each other?Lesson 3: What helps me feel safe and cared for?Lesson 5: How can we have a kind and friendly class?Lesson 6: How should people behave towards others?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 2 September 2026
