Learning objective
- To begin to understand what mental health is and who can help if I need it.
Success criteria
- I understand that we all have mental health
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Statutory guidance
Relationships and sex
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Cross-curricular links
English
Reading – comprehension
Develop
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Hand out the whiteboards and pens. Ask the children to draw a 3 x 3 grid on their whiteboard. Display the Presentation: Bingo – key vocabulary and ask the children to fill in their grid with nine of the emotion words displayed. Explain that they should cross out a word if they hear it being…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support:
Could listen to the story in a smaller groups to be able to discuss what is happening in more detail.
Pupils working at greater depth:
Should be challenged to discuss in more detail the feelings Dad had in the story and how this affected him and his son.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: understanding what mental health is and
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Vocabulary definitions
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emotions
The range of feelings that someone can have, such as happiness or anger.
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feelings
How we feel about things that happen.
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 24th November, 2025
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