Y5/6 (B): Lesson 6: Immunisation

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

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Learning objective

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

Statutory guidance

Health and prevention 

Pupils should know:

  • About personal hygiene and germs including bacteria, viruses, how they are spread and treated, and the importance of handwashing. 
  • The facts and science relating to allergies, immunisation and vaccination.

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: Can be given the Activity:Vaccine information concise version to work from. You may need to read this through for them a couple of times and ask them to highlight key words.

Pupils working at greater depth: Can be challenged to carry out additional research such as what age children have vaccinations – it is recommended that the 'NHS website' is used as this will provide reliable information.

Wrapping up

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Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

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Vocabulary

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