Mixed-age Y1/2 Lesson 8 (Cycle B): Change and loss

Understanding about change and loss and how this can affect us.

Learning objective

  • To begin to understand how loss and change can affect us

Statutory guidance

Families and people who care for me

Pupils should know:

  • There is a normal range of emotions (e.g. happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, nervousness) and scale of emotions that all humans experience in relation to different experiences and situations.
  • How to recognise and talk about their emotions, including having a varied vocabulary of words to use when talking about their own and others’ feelings.

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Classroom resources

Attention grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: There may be pupils in the class who have recently experienced a loss or bereavement and you should make sure you have forewarned parents and carers of this lesson before it takes place. It might be appropriate for any such affected children to make a card for the person or pet who was special for them or they may need support through the lesson from you or another adult and after the lesson. May need to look through the book again to choose an image after the task is explained. May want to use the Activity: Card insert to support them to complete the writing on the inside of their card.

Pupils working at greater depth: Should be challenged to write in their card to explain to the friend how remembering Badger can help them feel better.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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