Lesson video

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

Today's lesson is called "Amazing bodies," and it fits into the unit "Power in relationships: Who does my body belong to?" I'm really excited to teach you today's lesson, so let's make a start.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to explain why bodies are so important.

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 have our friend Laura, and she says that we need to listen to others.

This means that we're not going to interrupt other people if they're speaking.

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.

Jacob says, "No judgement !" This means that if someone chooses to share a story, a feeling, or an experience, we're not going to judge them for it.

And finally, Izzy says that we can choose our level of participation.

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

We're now going to have a look at our keywords for today's lesson.

These are really important because they're going to come up quite a few times today, and we need to make sure that we have a good understanding of what each of these words mean.

First of all, we have the word "sensitive." In this context, this means something or someone that is quick to notice change.

And then we have the word "poorly." This means feeling sick or unwell.

Today's lesson is split into two learning cycles.

Our first learning cycle is called "What is amazing about our bodies?" And our second learning cycle is called "What could make our bodies feel bad?" Let's make a start on our first learning cycle.

What is amazing about our bodies? Our bodies are incredible and they can help us to do lots of different things.

Here, we have our friends Sofia, Jun, Aisha, Lucas, and Laura.

Everyone's body is different and everyone's body is incredible.

Everyone's body can do lots of amazing things.

Lucas says, "My body allows me to do many things, like play basketball, read comics, and sing!" Sofia says, "My body helps me to do lots too, like paint pictures, play 'it' or 'tag,' and write stories!" What sorts of things does your body let you do? You might want to pause the video, talk to the people around you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

We have five vital organs that keep us alive.

We have our heart, and this pumps blood and nutrients around our body.

Our lungs help us to breathe oxygen into our body.

The brain controls everything that our body does, and it also helps us to think, feel emotions, and create.

The liver helps in digestion and cleans our blood too.

The kidneys help us by removing extra water and waste.

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

Which of these are not a vital organ? Can you remember? A, our brain.

B, our liver.

Or C, our hair.

Pause the video.

Talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that hair is not a vital organ.

The brain and the liver are vital organs, but our hair isn't.

Well done if you said the same thing.

Our bodies are strong.

Here, we have a diagram of the joint of the arm.

Strong bones and muscles work together to support and move our bodies.

Although our bodies are strong, they're also sensitive too.

The five senses are hearing, smell, sight, touch, and taste.

Our senses are able to detect the slightest change in the world around us and they're also able to help our bodies to respond.

Lucas says, "When I'm playing outside, my skin is sensitive to the temperature and tells me if I need to go and get my jacket." For example, because Lucas feels cold.

Laura says, "When I'm trying a new food, sensitive taste buds on my tongue tell me if I like the flavour and want to try some more!" Jun says, "My eyes are sensitive to bright light and tell me when to look away if something's too bright." Sofia says, "My nose is sensitive to the wonderful smell of flowers in our garden." Aisha tells us, "My ears are sensitive to loud noises and tell me when to cover them with my hands." Can you have a think about how your body is sensitive too? Okay, let's do a check for understanding.

Can you remember what are the five senses? You might want to use the pictures on the screen to help you.

Pause the video.

Talk to the people around you.

Tell me or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that the five senses are hearing, smell, sight, touch, and taste.

Well done if you got this right.

Nurse Daniel says that "for our body to work at its best, it's important that we look after it.

We need to try to eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly, and get plenty of sleep." We need to have a balanced diet, we need to do regular exercise, and we need to have plenty of sleep.

This helps our body to stay healthy.

How do we know when our bodies need help? Our bodies are very good at telling us what they need.

Lucas says, "When I feel thirsty, my body is telling me that it needs water, and when my tummy rumbles, my body is telling me that it needs food." These are signals that our body needs help in some way.

Jun says, "When I yawn, my body is telling me that it needs rest." For example, to have a nap or go to bed.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Can you explain to your partner how your body might tell you that it needs something? Pause the video.

Talk to the people around you.

Tell me, or you might want to just think to yourself.

Well done if you said something like, your body might tell you that it needs water when you feel thirsty, food when your tummy rumbles, or rest when you feel tired or yawn.

Well done if you had this or something similar.

We're now going to move on to our first practise task.

Well done for your hard work so far.

For this task, I'd like you to draw a picture of yourself, and around the picture, I'd like you to label the different parts of your body and the amazing things that they help you to do.

Have a think back to everything that we've learned in this learning cycle to help you.

Pause the video and we'll go through potential answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's have a look and see what your answer might have included.

You should have drawn yourself in the middle and you might have said something like, your ears help you to hear the birds sing.

Your brain helps you to solve puzzles.

Your fingers help you to play the guitar.

And your leg bones and muscles help you to play football.

Everyone's answers will have looked a little bit different to this, but well done if you got something like this.

We're now moving on to our second learning cycle.

What can make our bodies feel bad? Even if we look after ourselves, there might be times when our bodies feel bad, or poorly.

Remember, this was one of our keywords, meaning that we don't feel very well.

Aisha says that "lots of people in class have had a cough this week, and now my throat is starting to feel a little bit sore." It might be that Aisha's starting to become poorly.

Germs are tiny living things that can pass from one person to another and they can make us feel ill.

Nurse Daniel says that "it's normal to get poorly sometimes, but rest can help us to feel better.

We can also help to stop the spread of germs by washing our hands, covering our mouths when we cough, and sneezing into a tissue." We're now going to do another check for understanding to see how you're getting on.

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

Germs cannot pass from one person to the next.

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

Well done if you said that this is false.

But why? You might have said that germs can pass from one person to another and make us feel poorly.

We can help to stop the spread of germs by washing our hands, covering our mouths when we cough, and sneezing into a tissue.

Well done if you said this or something similar.

Sometimes, we might get what's called an injury.

As Jacob says here, "I fell over during a PE lesson today and grazed my knee." Nurse Daniel says that "most bruises, cuts, and grazes can be treated by your trusted adult." So this could be a parent, carer, teacher, or another adult that you trust.

"An ice pack can reduce bruising, and cuts and grazes should be cleaned and covered as needed." Less healthy choices, such as not eating a balanced diet, not exercising regularly, or not sleeping enough, could make our body feel bad.

Lucas says, "I played online for hours without a break yesterday.

I ended up with a headache and my eyes were tired." Sofia says, "I stayed up late last night to finish my reading book.

I felt really tired and grumpy this morning." These are all examples of how sometimes when we don't make healthy choices, our body can feel bad afterwards.

Our bodies and our feelings are connected.

This means that when we feel happy, excited, or calm, our bodies usually feel good too.

But when we feel worried, scared, or sad, our bodies might feel different, or even bad.

Aisha says, "When I feel nervous before a test, sometimes my tummy feels funny.

But when I feel happy playing with my friends, my whole body feels light and bouncy." Aisha's experience shows how our bodies and feelings are connected.

And maybe you want to have a think about how your body and how your feelings are connected too.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Can you decide which of the following might make our body feel bad? A, not getting enough sleep.

B, an injury, like a cut or graze.

C, exercising regularly.

Or D, feeling worried or scared.

Which of those could make our body feel bad? Pause the video, talk to the people around you, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that A, B, and D could all make our body feel bad.

By not getting enough sleep, having an injury, like a cut or a graze, or feeling worried or scared, we might find that our body doesn't feel very good.

However, exercising regularly is something that can make our body feel good.

Well done if you said the same thing.

It's important to tell a trusted adult if our body feels bad in any way, or different, so that they can help us.

Nurse Daniel says that "our trusted adults include our parents, carers, and teachers.

These people can look after us if our body feels bad or not quite right, and they can help us to make healthy choices to look after ourselves." Our bodies are always growing and changing, even when we're an adult.

Sometimes, growing can cause our bodies to feel uncomfortable, like when our baby teeth feel wobbly or our legs ache from growing taller, but remember, that this is completely normal and healthy.

Nurse Daniel says that "you might notice some other changes too, like needing bigger shoes because your feet have grown, or feeling hungrier because your body needs more fuel to grow.

All of these signs show that your body is developing just as it should.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Can you tell your partner three changes that your body might experience as you grow? Pause the video, talk to the people around you, or have a think to yourself.

You might have said any three of these examples.

You might have said that your body might experience getting taller, your feet growing, you might feel hungrier, your baby teeth could become wobbly, clothes don't quite fit in the same way, and you are able to do things that you couldn't when you were younger.

Well done if you had any of these three changes.

It's now time to move on to our practise task.

And you've done a brilliant job so far.

Well done.

I'd like to use complete the sentences with the correct missing words from the word bank.

I'm going to read out the sentences to you with a blank, and then I'm going to read out to you the words in the word bank.

Number one, there might be times when our body feels bad, or blank.

Two, blank can pass from one person to another and make us feel unwell.

Number three, sometimes we might feel bad if we get an blank, like a cut or graze.

Number four, if we don't eat a balanced diet, blank regularly or get enough sleep, our body might start to feel bad.

Number five, when we feel worried or scared, our bodies might feel blank too.

Number six, sometimes growing can cause our bodies to feel blank, but this is completely normal and healthy.

And finally, number seven, it's important to tell a blank if our body feels bad.

Now let's have a look at our words in our word bank.

Poorly, comfortable, germs, good, injury, exercise, trusted adult, uncomfortable, younger sibling, or bad.

Can you decide which words from the word bank should fit into our sentences? Pause the video and we'll go through the completed sentences in a few minutes.

Okay, your completed sentences should look like this.

Number one, there might be times when our body feels bad, or poorly.

Number two, germs can pass from one person to another and make us feel unwell.

Number three, sometimes we might feel bad if we get an injury, like a cut or a graze.

Number four, if we don't eat a balanced diet, exercise regularly or get enough sleep, our body might start to feel bad.

Number five, when we feel worried or scared, our bodies might feel bad too.

Number six, sometimes growing can cause our bodies to feel uncomfortable, but this is completely normal and healthy.

And finally, for number seven, you should have, it's important to tell a trusted adult if our body feels bad.

You might have also noticed that our words comfortable, good, and younger sibling weren't needed in our sentences.

So well done if you spotted that too.

We're now going to summarise our key learning from today's lesson.

Today, we've learned that our bodies are incredible and can help us to do lots of amazing things.

Our heart, lungs, brain, liver, and kidneys are vital organs that keep us alive.

Although our body is strong, it's also sensitive, which can help our bodies respond to changes around us.

Getting poorly, injuries, unhealthy choices can make our body feel bad.

Our feelings and when our bodies grow can also sometimes feel uncomfortable.

And finally, we've learned that it's important to tell a trusted adult if our body feels bad in any way, so that they can help us.

In today's lesson, you might have found that you've got some worries or some questions, and if you do, it's really important that you share them with a trusted adult.

There's also some resources on the screen that are there to help you too.

Well done for your fantastic hard work today.

I'm really proud of you and I hope to see you in another lesson soon.