Y3/4 (A): Families and relationships
Learning about how to deal with friendship issues and identifying bullying and its effects, learning about the issues with stereotyping, considering physical and emotional boundaries and who to trust, thinking about how to support someone who has suffered a bereavement.
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Y3/4 (A): Families and relationships
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Understand the need for rules for PSHE lessons.
- Understand that problems occur in friendships and that violence is never right.
- Understand what bullying is and what to do if it happens.
- Understand the impact of bullying and the role bystanders can take.
- Understand how toys can reinforce gender stereotypes.
- Recognise male and female stereotyped characters.
- Understand that stereotypes arise from a range of factors, including explaining some which are associated with age.
- Understand that stereotypes about disabilities are usually untrue.
- Understand some boundaries in friendships, including both physical boundaries and expectations from friendships.
- Understand who they trust and why.
- Understand the similarities and differences there can exist between people and how to show respect for those who are different.
- Understand that families are all different and that the country people live in can influence these differences.
- Understand what a bereavement is and how I can help someone.
Suggested prior learning
Lessons
Y3/4 (A): Introductory Lesson 1: Setting ground rules and signposting
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 2: Friendship issues and bullying
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 3: The effects of bullying and the responsibility of the bystander
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 4: Stereotyping: Gender
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 5: Stereotyping: Age/Disability
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 6: Healthy friendships – boundaries
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 7: Learning who to trust
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 8: Respecting differences
Y3/4 (A): Lesson 9: Change and loss – bereavement
Key skills
Related content
Unit resources
Cross-curricular opportunities
British Values: Rule of Law, Mutual respect, Tolerance of different cultures and religions.
English: Spoken language, reading – comprehension
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