Lesson video

Hello, my name's Ms. Willow, and I'm going to be your teacher for today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called We are All Unique and it fits into the unit, Communities.

Who am I? Who are you? During this lesson, we are going to be talking about some topics that might make people feel a little bit sad or worried.

So, for this lesson, we recommend that you have an adult with you.

If at any point this lesson does make you feel worried or uncomfortable, it's really important that you stop the video and that you speak to a trusted adult.

Okay, let's make a start with today's lesson.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to describe the ways in which you are different from those around you.

Before we get started with today's lesson, we need to go over some ground rules.

These help to make sure that everyone feels safe and comfortable during today's lesson.

We've got some friends from Oak National Academy to help us remember these rules.

Laura says that we need to listen to others.

This means that if someone else is speaking, we are not going to talk over them.

Andeep says that we need to respect each other's privacy.

This means that we're not going to ask anyone any personal questions as this can make some people feel uncomfortable.

Next, Jacob says that we need to not have any judgment.

This means that if someone chooses to share a story, a feeling, or something that they've experienced, we are not going to judge them for it.

And finally, our friend Izzy says that we need to choose our level of participation.

This means it's up to us how much we want to join in with today's lesson.

We're now going to take a look at the keywords for today's lesson.

And what I would really love is if I said the keyword and then when I do this, I would love if you could repeat it back to me.

So, first of all, our first keyword is different.

Good job.

And our second keyword is unique.

Brilliant job.

Now, we're going to learn what these keywords mean.

Our first keyword, different, means not the same as something else.

And our second keyword, unique, means being one of a kind or different from others.

Today's lesson is split into three learning cycles.

Our first learning cycle is called how am i different to other people? Our second learning cycle is called, why is it good that we're all different? And our third learning cycle is called, how can I find out about other people? Let's make a start on our first learning cycle.

How am I different to other people? We all have many things in common.

This means that some of us will like or feel the same things as someone else.

Izzy says, "I love painting." And Andeep says, "Me too." Maybe you like painting as well, and maybe you are similar to Izzy and Andeep.

Laura says, "I get excited when it's the weekend.

I love doing activities with my family." Andeep says, "So do I.

The weekends are my favorite time because I get to relax." Maybe you feel the same way as Laura and Andeep.

Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're doing with this learning cycle so far.

What does it mean to have things in common with someone else? Can you remember? Pause the video, talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that if we have something in common with someone else, this means that we like or feel the same things as someone else.

Maybe someone else likes painting and we like painting too.

Well done if you said the same thing.

Although we have many things in common with each other, we are all different to each other too.

Ms. Walsh says, "How are you different to your friends?" Can you think about Ms. Walsh's question? Pause the video, talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

How are you different to your friends? We might look different to each other, and maybe you said this too.

Laura says, "I have my hair in plaits." And Andeep has hair in a bun.

And Andeep says, "Laura is a girl and I am a boy." There are some things between Laura and Andeep that are different, like how they do their hair and the fact that Andeep is a boy and Laura is a girl.

We might also like different things.

Jacob says, "I like writing stories and playing dress up." And Izzy says, "I prefer playing with toy cars and doing puzzles." Both Jacob and Izzy like different things.

Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're doing.

How might we be different to our friends? Can you remember? A, we might like different things.

B, we might look different to each other.

Or, C, we might live on different planets.

How might we be different to our friends? Can you remember? Pause the video, talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that A and B are correct.

You might have said that you can be different to our friends because you might like different things and you might look different to each other.

Well done if you said the same thing.

Different things might make us happy.

Jacob says, "Going swimming with my brother makes me happy." And Izzy says, "Cuddling on the sofa with my dog makes me happy." Different things might make us feel sad.

Jacob says, "When my mom goes to work, I sometimes feel sad as I miss her." And Izzy says, "I don't mind when my parents go to work, but I do get sad if my friends are unkind to me." Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're doing.

How are Laura and Izzy different to each other? Izzy says, "I sometimes get sad when the teacher doesn't pick me when I put my hand up in class." And Laura says, "I don't mind not being picked when I have my hand up in class, but I do get sad when I can't find things, like my coats or my pencil case." How are Laura and Izzy different to each other? Pause the video, talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that Laura and Izzy get sad about different things.

Let's move on to your first practice task and well done for your hard work so far.

I'd like you to draw a picture of two people.

And underneath your pictures, I'd like you to write down one to two things that make them different to each other.

Pause the video and we'll go through what you might have done in a few minutes.

Okay.

Let's have a look and see what your pictures and sentence could have looked like.

Here we have Sofia and Alex.

Sofia and Alex look different to each other.

Alex wears glasses and Sofia does not.

Sofia is a girl, whereas Alex is a boy.

Your pictures and sentences could have also looked like this.

Here we have Aisha and Jun.

Aisha and Jun both like different things.

Aisha likes eating strawberries but Jun prefers oranges.

Aisha likes reading, whereas Jun prefers writing.

Here we have Sam and Lucas.

Sam and Lucas feel happy about different things.

Sam feels happy when playing football and Lucas feels happy when playing basketball.

There were lots of different potential answers to this one, so well done if yours looked similar to mine or if you had similar ideas.

It's now time to move on to our second learning cycle.

Why is it good that we're all different? We are all unique.

Ms. Walsh tells us that this means that we're all special in different ways.

Being unique and different is a good thing for lots of different reasons.

Being different and unique is a good thing because it means that we can learn new things from each other.

Laura says, "Alex is great at building models with blocks.

He showed me how to build a castle." And Alex says, "Laura is a really good dancer.

She taught me some new dance moves at our school disco." Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're getting on with this learning cycle.

I'd like you to fill in the missing words in this sentence.

Being different and blank is a good thing because we can blank new things from each other.

Where I've said the word blank, can you decide which word fits? Pause the video, talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that the first missing word is unique and our second missing word is learn.

Our completed sentence now says, being different and unique is a good thing because we can learn new things from each other.

Being different and unique helps us to work better as a team.

Different people will have different ideas and ways to solve different problems. Andeep says, "We had to build a bridge in our DT lesson at school.

I'm really good at drawing, so I drew the plan.

Jacob is good at folding and sticking, so he puts it together." Because Andeep and Jacob are good at different things, it means that they're able to work together in a team to solve problems and to talk about different ideas.

Let's do another check for understanding.

What does being different and unique help us to do? Can you remember? Does, A, help us to work better as a team? B, help us to go to sleep at night.

Or, C, help us to solve problems. What do you think? What does being different and unique help us to do? Pause the video, talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that A and C are correct.

Being different and unique helps us to work better as a team and it helps us to solve problems too.

Well done if you said the same thing.

Ms. Walsh says that some people think that we should only be friends with people who are the same as us.

However, this is not true because being friends with different people makes life more exciting.

Being friends with different people helps us to find out interesting things about the world.

Aisha says, "I went to Jun's house for a play date.

His family are Chinese and I discovered some tasty Chinese foods.

They were delicious." And Jun says, "Aisha is Muslim.

I love finding out about her religion and the special traditions that she celebrates, like Eid." Let's do another check for understanding.

And this time, I'd like you to decide if this statement is true or false.

We should only be friends with people who are the same as us.

What do you think? Is this true or false? Pause the video, talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is false, but why? You might have said that being friends with different people makes life more exciting.

We can learn and find out interesting things about the world when we're friends with people who are not the same as us.

Well done if you said the same thing.

It's now time to move on to your second practice task and well done for your hard work so far.

Sam isn't sure why being different is a good thing.

I'd like you to tell your partner what you could say to Sam to help her understand why being different is a good thing.

Pause the video and we'll go through what you might have said in a few minutes.

Okay.

Let's see what you might have said.

You might have said that being different is a good thing because we can learn new things from each other.

You might have said that being different from each other is a good thing because it helps us to work better as a team and to solve problems. And you might have said that being friends with different people is a good thing because we can learn new and interesting things about the world.

Well done if your answers were anything like this.

It's now time to move on to our final learning cycle, and you are doing an amazing job so far.

Well done.

In this learning cycle, we're going to answer the question, how can I find out about other people? We might not always understand things when they're new or different to what we might expect.

However, it's really important to find out about people so that we can understand them better.

How come you find out about other people? What do you think? How can we find out about other people? Pause the video, talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that one of the ways that we can find out things about people is by asking questions.

We can ask people questions to find out more about them.

Aisha says, "When I went to Jun's house, I asked his dad some questions about how he made the Chinese dishes.

He told me about the special ingredients that they use and how these are prepared in traditional Chinese cooking.

It helped me learn more about Jun, his family, and their traditions." We could ask these questions to find out more about people.

What do you like doing? What languages does your family speak? Can you tell me about? You could also ask, what is your family like? Do you have any special traditions in your family? Or what foods do you like to eat at home? Let's do a check for understanding to see how you're doing.

I'd like you to tell your partner two questions that we could ask to find out about someone.

Pause the video, talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Okay.

Let's have a look and see what you might have said.

You could have had any two of these questions or something similar.

What do you like doing? Where are you and your family from? Can you tell me about what's your family like? Do you have any special traditions in your family? Or what foods do you like to eat at home? Well done if your answers were anything like this.

It's also really important to listen carefully to what the other person tells us.

Jun says, "When Aisha talks to me about her religion, I listen carefully.

She told me that her mum chooses to wear a beautiful hijab.

I spotted her mum in the playground at home time and I told her that I liked her hijab.

She smiled and she said thank you." We can find out about other people by just spending time with them.

Playing or working with someone helps you to see what they're good at and what they enjoy as well.

In this situation, this girl is saying, "Wow, I didn't know you were so good at painting." Because she's working with someone else, she's able to see what they're good at.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Can you fill in the missing words in the sentence? We can find out more about other people by blank, blank with them.

Which words are missing? We can find out about other people by blank, blank with them.

Where I've said the word blank, can you decide which words are missing? Pause the video, tell the person next to you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that the missing words were spending time.

We can find out about other people by spending time with them.

Well done if you said the same thing.

It's now time to move on to our final practice task, and you are doing amazingly.

Well done.

For the first part of this practice task, I'd like you to label each picture to show how we can find out about other people.

Pause the video and we'll go through what you might have said in a few minutes.

Okay.

Let's have a look and see what you might have said.

Your labels might look a little bit like this.

For the question mark, you might have said that we can ask questions to find out about other people.

For the picture of the ear, you might have said that we should listen carefully to what the person tells us.

And for the picture with the people working together, you might have said that we should spend time playing or working with other people.

Well done if your answers are anything like this.

For the second part of this task, I'd like you to write two of your own questions that you could use to find out more about other people.

Pause the video and we'll go through some examples in a few minutes.

Okay, let's see what you might have said.

Your questions might have been something like, what makes your family unique? Or what's your favorite celebration or holiday? You might have said, what songs or games do you like to sing or play, or what stories does your family tell you? Well done if your questions were anything like this or would help you to get to know someone else.

We are now going to summarize our key learning from today's lesson.

In today's lesson, we've learned that we're all different and unique.

We've learned that some of us might look different, like different things, or feel happy or sad about different things too.

We've learned that being different and unique is a good thing.

We can learn from each other and work better as a team.

Having different friends makes life more exciting.

We can learn about the world around us by finding out about people.

And finally, we've learned that we can find out about people by asking questions and listening, and by spending time with others.

If in today's lesson you found that you've got some questions or some worries, it's really important that you share these with a trusted adult.

There's also a resource on the screen that's there to help you too.

Well done for your amazing hard work today.

I'm so proud of you and I hope to see you again soon.