Lesson video

Hello, my name is Ms. Wroth.

Today, we're going to be looking at the lesson called "Feeling Safe." This fits into the lesson unit "Power in relationships: When do I feel safe?" Now in this lesson, it is recommended that you have your trusted adult with you before you continue watching.

Have you got them with you? Great.

Let's get our eyes ready to look, our ears ready to listen, now our brain's ready to do some thinking.

Today's lesson outcome is I can describe where I feel safe and who I can talk to if I need help.

Let's begin by taking a look at our ground rules together, and we have some friends here to help us.

Laura says, "We should listen to others," and that means we're not going to talk or interrupt when somebody else is speaking.

Andeep says, "We should respect privacy," and that means if somebody decides to share a story or talk about their own experiences, we're not going to repeat it to others outside of this lesson.

Jacob says, "No judgments," and that means if somebody does decide to share their own story or experience that we're not going to make comments or judge them because of it.

And Izzy says, "Choose your level of participation," and that means you can decide if you simply just want to listen or if you want to share something throughout.

All of these ground rules are here to keep everyone safe in the lesson.

Here are today's keywords.

I will read them first to you, and then you can repeat them after me.

Are you ready? Safe.

Home.

Support.

Great job.

Safe means something that won't hurt us.

Home means the place or places where we live.

And support means to provide help and encouragement to others.

Let's see if we can spot these keywords throughout today's lesson.

Here is the lesson's outline, and we're going to begin with, where do you feel safe? Being safe means you are protected from harm or danger.

Our bodies and minds give us clues about how we feel.

When we feel safe, we might feel relaxed, calm, or happy.

You might feel cared for.

You might want to smile and laugh easily.

We might want to play, explore, and talk to other people.

And we might sleep well at night.

When we don't feel safe, we might feel worried or scared.

We might have a tummy ache or our hearts might beat faster.

We might feel very tired and we might not want to play.

And we might feel like crying too.

Izzy says, "When I feel safe, my tummy feels calm and I want to play with my friends." Laura says, "When I don't feel safe, my heart beats fast and I want to hide." Time for a check for understanding.

How do people feel when they are safe? Is it happy, worried, or cared for? Hmm.

How do people feel when they are safe? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Well done if you said happy and cared for.

When people feel safe, they might feel happy and cared for.

If someone has a tummy ache and feel scared, how might they be feeling? Is it A, safe? B, not safe? Or C, excited? Hmm.

If someone has a tummy ache and feels scared, how might they be feeling? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Well done if you said B, not safe.

We often feel safe when there are trusted adults to look after us, such as our parents and carers at home and our teachers and other school staff at school.

If someone makes us feel unsafe, then they might not be someone who we can trust.

Feeling unsafe is usually a sign that something is not right.

So what should we do if we feel unsafe? Well, if we don't feel safe at home, it is very important we tell a trusted adult at school like our class teacher.

And if we don't feel safe at school, then it is very important that we tell a trusted adult at home like a parent or carer.

Ms. Walsh says, "Everyone deserves to feel safe." If a trusted adult doesn't listen or help us the first time, we should find another trusted adult to speak to.

Ms. Walsh says, "It's important to keep telling people until a trusted adult listens and helps you." Time for a check for understanding.

Who looks after us in safe places? Is it A, our favourite toys? B, our parents and carers? Or C, our teachers and school staff? Hmm.

Who looks after us in safe places? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Well done if you said B and C.

Parents and carers and teachers and school staff look after us in safe places.

A safe place is somewhere where you can relax, play, and be yourself.

Can you think of a safe place? Have a little think to yourself.

We should feel safe at home.

Home is where we sleep, eat, play, and spend time with our family.

At home, we should be able to talk about our feelings, have cuddles when we're sad, and ask for help if something is wrong.

Izzy says, "At home, I feel safe because my mum reads me stories and my dad helps me when I'm scared of the dark." And Laura says, "I feel safe at home because when I hurt my knee, my grandpa gave me a cuddle and a plaster to make it better." We should also feel safe at school.

There are trusted adults at school, like teachers and teaching assistants, who look after us and help us if we're hurt, upset, or worried.

Can you think of a trusted adult at school who keeps you safe? Have a little think to yourself.

Izzy says, "I feel safe at school because my teacher always listens to me and helps me when I don't understand something." And Laura says, "At school, I feel safe because when I was upset at playtime, one of the teaching assistants sat with me and helped me feel better." Time for a check for understanding.

Tell your partner two places where we should feel safe.

Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Okay, so you should have said home and school.

Time for a task now.

First, I would like you to draw a picture of a place where you feel safe.

Then I would like you to tell your partner one trusted adult who helped you to feel safe in this place.

Pause this video so you can have some time to do the task, and then we will go through the answers together.

Well done for having a go.

So you might have drawn a picture of your home or school.

And for the second part of the task, you might have said to your partner, "My parents and carers help me to feel safe at home," and, "My class teacher helps me to feel safe at school." Well done if your answers were similar to mine.

We're now going to move on to the second and the final part of our lesson.

What do you need to feel safe and well? There are lots of things we need to feel safe and well.

We need a safe place to live and a school to belong to.

Our homes and our school should help us feel calm, cared for, and protected every day.

We also need healthy food, clean water, and rest.

All of these things will keep our body healthy and well.

Time for a check for understanding.

Fill in the missing words in this sentence.

We need healthy, clean, and rest to feel well.

So what are those missing words in this sentence? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Well done if you said food and water.

We need healthy food, clean water, and rest to feel well.

We also need support to well and safe.

This means having people around you, like family, friends, or teachers, who help you when you're sad, worried, or hurt.

Izzy says, "My auntie supports me because she helps me when I find something tricky." People who support us will listen and care about how we feel.

Andeep says, "My friends support me because when I'm sad, they listen to my feelings and they try to cheer me up." Time for a check for understanding.

What do people do when they support us? Is it A, they help us? B, they ignore us? Or C, they listen and care about how we feel? Hmm.

What do people do when they support us? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Well done if you said A and C.

When people support us, they help us and they listen and care about how we feel.

Everyone is different.

This means we all need slightly different things to feel safe and well.

Jacob says, "I need space to run around and be loud." Laura says, "I'm different to Jacob.

I need a quiet space to play with my puzzles and read my books." There are some things we can do to help our friends and family feel safe and well.

We can be kind and friendly.

We can listen when someone wants to talk to us.

We can include others in our games by asking if they want to play with us.

We can tell a trusted adult if someone is hurt or upset.

We can share and take turns when we're playing or working together.

We can use gentle hands and kind words, and we can support each other.

Andeep says, "When my friend was crying, I sat with him and asked a teacher to help." Time for a check for understanding.

True or false? We all need the same things to feel safe and well.

Put your hands on your head if you think it's true, or your hands on your shoulders if you think it's false.

True or false? We all need the same things to feel safe and well.

Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Well done if you said false.

So this statement is false because everyone is different.

This means we all need slightly different things to feel safe and well.

Time for a task now.

Using the pictures on this slide and the next, label the different things we need to feel safe and well.

So the first two pictures are on your screen now, and here are the second set of pictures.

Pause this video so you can have some time to do the task and then we will go through the answers together.

Okay, well done for having a go.

So your labels could look like this.

We need a safe place to live and a school to belong to.

We need healthy food and clean water.

We need enough rest every night.

And we also need support from friends, family, and teachers.

Well done if your labels look similar to mine.

This brings us to the end of our lesson.

I've had a wonderful time with you today.

Here is a summary of everything that we've covered in today's lesson.

Being safe means you are protected from harm or danger.

We can recognise how our bodies feel when we are safe or unsafe.

When we are safe, we feel calm, happy, and cared for.

We should feel safe at home and at school, and we can talk to trusted adults, like our parents, carers, and teachers, if we need help.

There are lots of things we need to feel safe.

For example, we need healthy food, clean water, rest, and support from our family and friends.

Everyone is different and we all need slightly different things to feel safe and well.

Here is a slide with different places that you can get support.

We have the NHS websites where the NHS provides advice about health and prevention, including how to access services.

And we have the Childline, which is a website and phone line, which is able to offer confidential advice and support.