Lesson 4: What helps us make and maintain healthy friendships?
Exploring the qualities that make friendships healthy and how positive relationships can support our wellbeing.
Learning objective
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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 created in the Introductory lesson: Creating an agreement for PSHE and recap the rules they agreed on. If required, 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 Y5: Why are healthy relationships important?Lesson 1: What makes me who I am?Lesson 2 : How do families show commitment to each other?Lesson 3: How can families support and protect each other?Lesson 5: How can we manage challenges in friendships?Lesson 6: How can I be assertive and respectful?
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Maintained by: Kapow Primary teamLast update: 27 August 2026
