Y3/4 (B): Lesson 5: Resilience: breaking down problems

  • Learning that problems can be overcome by having a plan to break the issue down into smaller goals.
  • There is a similar version of this lesson in our free wellbeing module.
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  5. Y3/4 (B): Lesson 5: Resilience: breaking down problems

Learning objective

  • To break down barriers into smaller, achievable goals

Statutory guidance

  • Pupils should know that mental wellbeing is a normal part of daily life, in the same way as physical health.

Success criteria

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Cross-curricular links

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Before the lesson

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Attention grabber

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Main event

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Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: Could use the Activity: Breaking down barriers matching task, choosing suitable small steps for a given problem then sticking them in order.

Pupils working at greater depth: Can include ‘Watch out for’ notes to their barrier blocks to show what else could happen to get in the way of them achieving their goals, as well as be able to explain what they would do in response.

Wrapping up

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Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

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Vocabulary

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