Lesson 5: What drugs are safe or unsafe?
Understanding when medicines and drugs can be helpful or harmful and knowing the law around alcohol and smoking or vaping for children.
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Learning objective
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National curriculum
Cross-curricular links
Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1. Recap and recall
Optional: remind the children of the PSHE agreement 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 & PHSE Y4: What signs help me recognise what is safe or unsafe?Lesson 1: How can I tell if a situation is unsafe?Lesson 2: What do I do if a situation feels unsafe?Lesson 3: How can I stay safe around traffic?Lesson 4: Why can water be dangerous?Lesson 6: How can I prevent accidents?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 19 August 2026
