Before the lesson
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Learning objective
- To recognise that stereotypes are present in everyday life
Statutory guidance
Pupils should be taught:
- What a stereotype is, and how stereotypes can be unfair, negative or destructive.
Success criteria
Cross-curricular links
Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: Select pictures which have very obvious stereotypes for children to look at in the main event activity.
Pupils working at greater depth: Instead of creating an advert children could write a letter to a toy manufacturer or shop to suggest how they could avoid stereotypes in their products.