Teacher's note
Learning objective
- To understand the biology of conception.
Statutory guidance
Pupils should know:
- About menstrual wellbeing including the key facts about the menstrual cycle
Other information:
- Some of this lesson goes beyond the requirements of the statutory guidance however the DfE recommends that it is good practice for children to understand how a baby is conceived and born before going to secondary school
Success criteria
Non-statutory guidance
Before the lesson
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Attention grabber
Main event
Differentiation
Pupils needing extra support: May need further consolidation around the process of conception and can use Activity: Sequencing with images for the activity.
Pupils working at greater depth: Should be challenged to write their own sequence of conception without the aid of Activity: Sequencing.
Wrapping up
Assessing pupils' progress and understanding
Vocabulary
In this topic
- Assessment Y5/6: (CA) Safety and the changing body
- Y5/6 Lesson 1 (Cycle A): Online friendships
- Y5/6 Lesson 2 (Cycle A): Staying safe online
- Y5/6 Lesson 3 (Cycle A): First Aid: Choking
- Y5/6 Lesson 4 (Cycle A): Alcohol
- Y5/6 Lesson 5 (Cycle A): Drugs, alcohol and tobacco: influences
- YEAR 5 ONLY Lesson 6 (Cycle A): Puberty
- YEAR 6 ONLY Lesson 6 (Cycle A): Physical and emotional changes of puberty
- YEAR 5 ONLY Lesson 7 (Cycle A): Menstruation
- YEAR 6 ONLY Lesson 7 (Cycle A): Conception
- YEAR 5 ONLY Lesson 8 (Cycle A): Emotional changes in puberty
- YEAR 6 ONLY Lesson 8 (Cycle A): Pregnancy and birth