Pressure to look a certain way

RSHE (PSHE)

How to have a healthy and balanced week

Differences in our health

This unit addresses the challenges and rewards of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, promoting balanced nutrition and physical activity. Pupils learn to plan a healthy week, understand health differences, navigate pressures about appearance and develop positive body image and self-respect.

Physical health: Is it hard to be healthy?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Match the words to the correct definition.

A {{}} is an expectation of how someone should look.

{{}} are the traits we inherit from our biological parents.

We can feel pressure to look a certain way.

Everyone's body should look the same way.

There are only beauty standards for women. 

Everyone's body is unique and this is something we should celebrate.

What should we do if we feel pressure to look a certain way?

It can negatively affect our mental health if we {{}} ourselves to others.

moving our bodies to stay strong and healthy

Nutrients are substances found in {{}} that help our body to live and grow.

You can tell how healthy someone is just by looking at them.

It is always easy for everyone to make healthy choices. 

Match the behaviour with whether it is healthy or less healthy for our mental health.

We should aim to exercise for around {{}} minutes every day.

Which group of nutrients is missing? Carbohydrates, fibre, {{}}, fat, vitamins and minerals.

Pressure to look a certain way

Lesson outcome

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