Y5/6: Health and wellbeing (Cycle B)

Learning about the importance of relaxation and sleep; understanding how to cope with failure; learning how to set goals and how to achieve goals; living a healthy lifestyle; the impact of technology on mental health and wellbeing; creating resilience strategies; the benefits of immunisation; creating good habits. 

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Y5/6 Lesson 1: (Cycle B) Relaxation: mindfulness

Learning about the importance of relaxation, pupils learn how to to use mindfulness techniques as a strategy to manage their emotions.

Learning Objective

To explore mindfulness techniques as a way to manage emotions

Y5/6 Lesson 2 (Cycle B): What can I be?

Identifying long term goals and how to work towards them.

Learning Objective

To identify long term goals and plan how to work towards them

Y5/6 Lesson 3 (Cycle B): Taking responsibility for my health

Understanding the importance of a healthy lifestyle, pupils look at taking greater responsibility for their diet, dental hygiene, rest, relaxation and physical activity.

Learning Objective

To understand and plan for a healthy lifestyle 

Y5/6 Lesson 4 (Cycle B): The impact of technology on health

Learning about the potential impact of technology on physical and mental health, with links to the Education for a Connected World framework.

Learning Objective

To understand the potential impact of technology on physical and mental health

Y5/6 Lesson 5 (Cycle B): Resilience toolbox

Drawing upon the skills they have developed to identify and respond to difficult situations, pupils create a range of resilience strategies.

Learning Objective

To reflect on skills they have developed to identify and respond to difficult situations

Y5/6 Lesson 6 (Cycle B): Immunisation

Understanding ways that we help prevent ourselves and others becoming ill and the benefits of immunisation.

Learning Objective

To understand ways that we help prevent ourselves and others becoming ill

Y5/6 Lesson 7 (Cycle B): Physical health concerns

Children learn where to seek support if they believe that they are unwell.

Learning Objective

To consider how we know that we may be unwell, and how to seek support 

Y5/6 Lesson 8 (Cycle B): Good and bad habits

Pupils learn how to take greater responsibility for their health and that habits can be good or bad for our health.

Learning Objective

To understand how habits can be good or bad for our health

Assess your pupils

Assessment resources for use at the start of the unit to assess where pupils are in their learning and at the end of the unit to assess progress. Go to assessment resources
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