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Lesson 4: Effective communication

Understanding the different ways we communicate and the importance of good listening.
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Father and son

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Arrange the children into partners and ask them to spend one minute talking about friendship conflict from the last lesson as though they are experts.

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In this unit

Assessment – RSE & PSHE Y3: Families and relationshipsLesson 1: Healthy familiesLesson 2: Friendship conflictLesson 3: Friendship: conflict versus bullying
Lesson 4: Effective communication
Lesson 5: Learning who to trustLesson 6: Respecting differences in othersLesson 7: Stereotyping: GenderLesson 8: Stereotyping: Age
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 17 April 2026

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