Lesson video

Hello, my name is Ms. Wroth.

Today, we're going to be looking at the lesson, "Celebrating differences in our community." This fits into the lesson unit, "Healthy relationships: Do all families look the same?" Now in this lesson, we are going to be talking about things that might make you feel a little bit uncomfortable.

For example, we're going to be talking about different types of families.

That includes families where parents have divorced or broken up, or families where children have been adopted by other adults.

So for this lesson, it is recommended that you have a trusted adult with you before you continue watching.

Today's lesson outcome is I can describe many different types of family.

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 not interrupting when somebody else is speaking.

Andeep says we should respect privacy.

And that means if somebody decides to share a story or their own experience, that we don't go and repeat it to others outside of this lesson.

Jacob says no judgement.

And that means if somebody does decide to share a story or their own experience that we don't 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 everybody safe in the lesson.

Here are today's keywords.

We have unique, feature, religion, and ethnicity.

Unique means being one of a kind or different from others.

Feature means something important or interesting about someone.

Religion means believing in and worshipping a god or gods, often with special rules, stories, and celebrations.

And ethnicity means the group you belong to with shared culture, language, history, and traditions.

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

Here is the lesson's outline, and we are going to begin with, what makes families special? Families have many things that make them special and unique, just like the families on your screen now.

Families have particular features, such as religion, ethnicity, and make-up.

Laura says, "Family make-up refers to the different people in our family.

Not the makeup that some people put on their face!" Well done, Laura.

Families come in different shapes and sizes.

Laura says, "Some families are large and some are small.

What makes a family is the love and care that they share with each other." Families are made up of different people.

This boy says, "My parents are divorced.

I live with my mum and I see my dad on the weekends." This girl says, "My sister and I were adopted by our two dads." This girl in this family says, "I live with my mum, dad, and two sisters.

One of my sisters is my half-sister; she has a different biological mum to me." And Aisha says, "I live with my mum and grandma.

I don't have any siblings." So there are lots of different types of families made up of different people.

Time for a check for understanding.

True or false? All families have a mum and dad and two siblings.

Give me a thumbs up if you think it's true or a thumbs down if you think it's false.

Hmm.

All families have a mum and dad and two siblings.

True or false? Pause this video so you can have some thinking time.

Well done if you said false.

Now, I want you to take a little moment to think about why this statement is false.

Pause this video so you can have some thinking time.

This statement is false because all families are unique.

This means they come in different shapes and sizes and have a different make-up.

Religion refers to believing in or worshipping a god or gods, often with special rules, stories, and celebrations.

Some religions include: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, and Buddhism.

Laura says, "Different people believe in different religions, and some people don't believe in a religion." Aisha says, "My family are Muslim.

We visit our local mosque each Friday and celebrate Eid." This boy says, "My family are atheists.

This means we don't believe in a religion." Families come from many places and have different ethnicities.

Our ethnicity is a part of who we are, and refers to which culture our family comes from, the languages we speak at home, the food we eat, and the traditions we celebrate.

This girl says, "We are half Irish and half Jamaican.

We like to listen to a range of music from these two countries." Her sister says, "We also celebrate St.

Patrick's Day in March and love going to Notting Hill Carnival in the summer." That sounds like great fun.

Time for a check for understanding.

What does ethnicity refer to? Is it A, believing in and worshipping a god or gods, often with special rules, stories, and celebrations, is it B, the culture we come from, or C, the languages we speak and the food we eat.

Hmm.

What does ethnicity refer to? Pause this video so you can have some thinking time.

Well done if you said B and C.

Ethnicity refers to the culture we come from and the languages we speak and the food we eat.

Time for a task now.

First, draw a picture of your family.

Label your family with different things that make them unique.

Then, draw a picture of a different family.

Label the family with things that make them unique.

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.

Your family and labels could look like Aisha's family.

She has written on her diagram: "We are Muslims and celebrate Eid every year.

I live with my mum and grandma.

We speak both English and Arabic at home.

We love to listen to English and Arabic pop music!" For the second part of the task, you are asked to draw a picture and write some labels for a different family.

Your answer could look like this: They are atheists.

The boy lives with his mum and sees his dad on the weekends.

They speak English and Welsh at home.

They love to go bowling as a family.

We are now going to move on to the second and final part of our lesson: What cultures are there in our school community? Everyone belongs to an ethnic group and some can belong to more than one.

This boy says, "I am half French and half Sri Lankan, which means I belong to two ethnic groups." Every school is made up of people who have different ethnicities and cultures.

Laura asks, "How many languages, countries, or cultures are represented in your class?" Have a little think.

Hmm.

Laura says, "In my class, I have lots of friends who are or speak English, Chinese, and Indian! I love learning about their different cultures and traditions." Every ethnicity and culture is important and should be respected.

We can all be proud of where we come from, and learning about each other can help us to be kind and inclusive.

If we ever feel like our ethnicity and culture has not been respected, we should tell a trusted adult straight away.

Time for a check for understanding.

How should we treat people who have a different ethnicity or culture to us? Is it A, kindly, B, respectfully, or C, inclusively? Hmm, how should we would treat people who have a different ethnicity or culture to us? Pause this video so you can have some thinking time.

Well done if you said A, B, and C, it's all of them.

We should treat people kindly, respectfully, and inclusively.

There are many different ethnicities all over the world.

For example, Caucasian, Hispanic, African, Asian, Arab, and Indigenous.

We can learn about different ethnicities and cultures by talking to other people, reading books, and watching documentaries.

Documentaries are films that teach us something new.

Andeep says, "My friend celebrates the Chinese New Year.

He told me his mum makes delicious dumplings." I love dumplings.

And Izzy says, "I read an interesting book about Diwali.

It's a Hindu tradition where they celebrate light!" Time for a check for understanding.

How can we learn about ethnicities and cultures? Tell your learning partner.

Pause this video so you can have some thinking time.

Well done for having a go.

You might have said to your partner, we can learn about ethnicities and cultures by talking to other people from different ethnicities and cultures, by reading books about different ethnicities and cultures, and by watching documentaries about different ethnicities and cultures.

Well done if you said something similar to these answers.

Time for a task now.

Alex isn't sure about what ethnicity means.

Write three things to help Alex understand what ethnicity means.

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.

Your answer could include: Ethnicity refers to which culture our family comes from, the languages we speak at home, the food we eat, and the traditions we celebrate.

Everyone belongs to an ethnic group with some people belonging to more than one.

Every ethnicity is important and should be respected.

We can learn about different ethnicities by talking to other people, reading books, and watching documentaries.

Well done if your answers were similar to mine.

This brings us to the end of our lesson.

Thank you for joining me today.

I've had a wonderful time.

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

Every family is unique and has particular features, such as religion, ethnicity, size, and make-up.

What makes a family is the love and care that they share for each other.

Some families believe in a particular religion and some do not.

We all belong to an ethnic group and culture, and some belong to more than one.

Our ethnicity is a part of who we are, and refers to which culture our family comes from, the languages we speak at home, the food we eat, and the traditions that we celebrate.

Ethnicity and culture are important and should be respected.

We can learn about different ethnicities and cultures by talking to other people, reading books, and watching documentaries.