Lesson video

Hello everybody.

My name's Miss Hughes.

What's your name? Wow, we all have different names.

Sometimes we share part of our name with someone else.

But our full name belongs to us and makes us unique.

In this lesson, we will be identifying and celebrating the things that make us unique.

Can you have a go? Unique.

That means our own person.

This is the first of three lessons.

Number one is with me, number two with Miss Sidenius, and number three with Mrs. Garrard.

They're hoping to meet you too, so can you give them a wave? In this lesson, we will listen to a story, hear what makes Miss Hughes unique, and then I want to know what makes you unique.

You're going to need your listening ears, you're going to need a teddy and a mirror.

So pause here to get those items and come back when you're ready.

Great.

Let's begin with a story.

And today we will hear the story "Chocolate Milk Por Favour" by the author Maria Dismondy and illustrated by Donna Farrell.

So get comfortable and we'll begin.

Do you like chocolate milk? I think my favourite is strawberry flavoured milk.

Let's begin.

Johnny was walking into school when he first saw the new kid.

"What a baby," he thought as the boy cried and held his mother's hand.

She whispered something to him, words that sounded different to Johnny.

"Mm, delicioso." The boy smacked his lips as his mother handed him chocolate milk.

"Let's welcome Gabe to our classroom family.

He will not understand our words at first.

Think about what you can do to help him," Johnny's teacher announced with a smile.

Johnny didn't smile.

He didn't like boys who cried.

At reading time, Gabe sat next to Johnny.

Johnny pulled his book close to his chest.

"I'm not sharing with him," he thought.

"Crybaby," whispered Johnny to Gabe.

Gabe didn't say a word.

It was lunch time.

Gabe whispered to the lunch aide, "Lait con chocolate por favour?" The boy behind him announced, "I think he wants chocolate milk." Johnny watched his friend help Gabe and spoke up.

"Look, he's not like us.

He can't even order lunch." Johnny sat and enjoyed his lunch, while Gabe sat alone, drinking his chocolate milk.

During recess, Johnny spotted Gabe doing a tricky soccer move he had been trying to master for weeks.

He just couldn't do it.

"Join our team," a girl shouted to Gabe.

Gabe didn't move until she motioned for him to come over.

Gabe waved over to Johnny before running to the field, but Johnny ignored him.

The team high fived their new teammate.

"Well, look at him.

He thinks he's so cool," Johnny told himself as he blinked back tears.

"I won't be a crybaby." Johnny's jaw dropped.

Why were they being nice to Gabe? What fun was he when he couldn't even talk? All week Johnny watched Gabe from a distance.

Gabe came to school every day.

He still never said anything but was trying new things.

By the end of the week, Johnny sat alone at lunch.

Gabe was surrounded by boys and girls, laughing and sharing with him.

At recess that day, Gabe kicked the soccer ball over to Johnny.

Johnny shook his head no.

Gabe did the tricky move anyhow.

"It's so hard.

How do you do it?" asked Johnny.

Gabe showed him the move over and over and over again.

Finally Johnny did it.

"Yes!" he shouted.

Gabe beamed and patted him on the back.

As Johnny walked back to the school, Gabe silently by his side, something clicked for him.

He got it.

That horrible feeling of being frustrated and wanting to cry because he couldn't get the soccer move.

That's how Gabe must have felt learning a new language.

"I did it.

I finally got the tricky move and Gabe is getting it too," Johnny believed.

The next morning Gabe was walking into school when Johnny waved to him.

"Hi," he said, handing Gabe a carton of chocolate milk.

"I know it's your favourite," Johnny added.

"Thank you," Gabe replied.

Johnny and Gabe both smiled.

Today would be a great day.

Johnny learned that actions speak louder than words.

He understood that to have a friend is first to be a friend.

And having a friend meant the world to Johnny.

The end.

Wow, that story really shows us that it's important to be unique.

And even if someone is different to you, it doesn't mean you can't be friends.

Now, we're going to think a bit about what makes us unique.

And I'm going to tell you a bit about me.

We are all different.

We might like some things the same, but there are other things that we like to do differently to our friends or to our family.

We are all different.

We are all unique.

Oh, let's say that word a few times.

My turn, unique.

Your turn, unique.

And unique means that you are one of a kind, you are special.

So let's think about things that make us unique.

We all have a unique appearance.

Show me, appearance.

Appearance is what we look like.

Appearance is what we look like.

We all have a unique community.

We all belong to different communities, different groups of people who like to do different things.

And we like different things.

Some of us like cooking, some of us hate cooking, but love to play sports.

We are all unique.

Here are some of the things that make me unique.

My appearance makes me unique.

You might have blonde hair like mine, but it might be a different length or a different style.

I belong to the Welsh community.

I was born in Wales and I am Welsh.

In London there are not many Welsh people, but it's still a really important part of what makes me unique.

And I really like to do sports, like running and cycling.

But some people hate running and cycling and prefer to do art.

These are the things that make me unique.

Now let's think of some of the things that make you unique.

And let's start by thinking about appearance, what we look like.

I am unique because I have blonde hair that comes down to my shoulders, blue eyes, and I love to wear dresses.

Of course, you might have some of those things too.

But you will look a little bit different to me.

I want you to think about your appearance.

And here you can pause the video and tell your screen about your appearance.

You might say, my hair is, my eyes are, and I like to wear.

Ready.

I'm listening.

Wow.

You thought of lots of things that make your appearance unique.

Let's move on to think about the communities that we are part of.

I live in London now, which is the capital city of the United Kingdom.

And I love living in London because it's so busy, and so fun.

But I am Welsh.

I was born in Wales.

I speak the Welsh language and that is always going to be part of what makes me unique wherever I live in the world.

Have a think.

Where do you live? And what language do you speak? Pause the video and tell me, I live, I speak.

We live in lots of different places.

Maybe you live somewhere now that you didn't live when you were born.

Or your parents or your carers lived in a different place.

We are all unique.

Let's think about the things that we like.

Now this is where we are all very different.

I've already said that I like running.

It makes me feel really happy.

I also love to visit the seaside.

Here is my favourite beach in Wales.

And at the seaside I like to eat cake and drink coffee.

They're just some of the things that I like to do.

But you might not like going to the seaside because you don't like sand in your toes.

You might prefer to go to the park, or to go to school.

Think about some of the things that you like.

Pause the video and tell me.

You might think of things you like to do, or things you like to eat.

I like.

Wow, we really are all unique.

Some of you like going to the beach like me.

But some of you like to go to different places.

Now it's your turn and it's your time to shine.

You're going to first look in the mirror, and think about your appearance.

We've already thought about it a little bit, but let's see if you can think about it even more.

And then you're going to think, how am I unique, and tell your teddy.

Then you can do it with community and then you can do it with things that you like.

You might like to walk around your house and show your teddy some of your favourite things that you like to do, or that you like to eat.

Of course, you should ask your grownup to help you with this task.

If you'd like to, please ask your parent or carer to share your work on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter tagging @OakNational and #LearnwithOak.

If you want to extend this task, you might want to draw a picture of some of the things that make you unique, or even make a box of things that represents them.

I've loved learning about all of you, and I've really enjoyed hearing about the things that make us different from each other.

I hope to see you soon.

Bye.