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Year 1: Strengths and transition

Thinking about individual strengths and new skills needed to prepare for the move from Year 1 to Year 2. 1
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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Ask the children if they remember the lesson they had earlier in the year where they compared themselves to animals (see Year 1, Heath and wellbeing, Lesson 2: What am I like?).

Hand out the children's work from this lesson and allow the children some time to look at it.

Ask:

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Year 1: Strengths and transition
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 17 April 2026

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