Myths about teaching can hold you back
- Year 1
- Year 1
We are all equal
I can describe the ways in which I am the same as those around me.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- We should be kind to everyone at school.
- People are important, no matter what they look like or who they are.
- We should try to make other people feel welcome at school.
Keywords
Kind - treating other people well and thinking about their feelings
Important - something that matters a lot
Welcome - to welcome someone is to happily invite them in and make them feel comfortable and as if they belong
Common misconception
Everyone feels welcomed at school.
Some people need extra support to feel welcomed and included. Making extra effort to support friends is important and kind.
To help you plan your year 1 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: We are all equal, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 1 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: We are all equal, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the definition.
being one of a kind or different from others
not the same as something else
when someone is invited and welcomed into a group or situation
Q2.How do you feel when someone is nice to you?
Q3.Which statements are true?
Q4.Which ways would stop us from finding out more about people?
Q5.Match the feeling with what might cause it.
when someone includes you in their game
when someone leaves you out of a game
when you don't know anyone
Q6.When you see someone sitting alone, they might be feeling ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the definitions.
treating other people well and thinking about their feelings
something that matters a lot
to invite someone in, make them feel comfortable & as if they belong