YEAR 6 ONLY Lesson 6 (Cycle B): Conception

Children learn about the biology of conception. Featuring a bespoke animated pupil video. (Parents have the right to withdraw their child from the 'Main event' part of this lesson)

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

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