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      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can describe the ways in which I am the same as those around me.

      Key learning points

      1. We should be kind to everyone at school.
      2. People are important, no matter what they look like or who they are.
      3. 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.

      Teacher tip

      Make a plan for how you might make new pupils at your school feel welcome and agree it as a class.

      Content guidance

      Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

      Supervision

      Adult supervision recommended

      Licence

      This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0
      except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions
      (Collection 2).

      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the word to the definition.

      Correct Answer:unique,being one of a kind or different from others

      being one of a kind or different from others

      Correct Answer:different,not the same as something else

      not the same as something else

      Correct Answer:included,when someone is invited and welcomed into a group or situation

      when someone is invited and welcomed into a group or situation

      Q2.
      How do you feel when someone is nice to you?

      Correct answer: happy and good
      sad and worried
      angry and upset

      Q3.
      Which statements are true?

      We should only be friends with people who are the same as us.
      Correct answer: It's good to have different friends.
      Correct answer: We can learn new things from having different friends.
      Having different friends is boring.

      Q4.
      Which ways would stop us from finding out more about people?

      by asking questions
      Correct answer: by ignoring them
      by listening to what they say
      Correct answer: by not talking to a new class member

      Q5.
      Match the feeling with what might cause it.

      Correct Answer:happy,when someone includes you in their game

      when someone includes you in their game

      Correct Answer:sad,when someone leaves you out of a game

      when someone leaves you out of a game

      Correct Answer:scared,when you don't know anyone

      when you don't know anyone

      Q6.
      When you see someone sitting alone, they might be feeling ...

      Correct Answer: lonely, scared, worried, upset, sad

      6 Questions

      Q1.
      Match the words to the definitions.

      Correct Answer:kind,treating other people well and thinking about their feelings

      treating other people well and thinking about their feelings

      Correct Answer:important,something that matters a lot

      something that matters a lot

      Correct Answer:welcome,to invite someone in, make them feel comfortable & as if they belong

      to invite someone in, make them feel comfortable & as if they belong

      Q2.
      What things might people have in common with each other?

      we all look the same
      Correct answer: we all have feelings
      Correct answer: we all want to feel cared for and included
      we all have the same family

      Q3.
      Why is it important to welcome others?

      It helps people to feel sad.
      It helps people to feel left out.
      Correct answer: It helps people to feel happy and cared for.
      Correct answer: It helps people to make friends.

      Q4.
      People are , no matter what they look like or who they are.

      Correct Answer: important, special

      Q5.
      Which statements are true?

      Correct answer: Not everyone feels welcomed at school.
      Correct answer: Some people need more support to feel welcomed.
      Everyone always feels welcomed at school.
      There's nothing we can do to help people feel welcomed.

      Q6.
      How can we help other people to feel welcomed?

      by laughing at them
      by ignoring them
      Correct answer: by asking them to play with us
      Correct answer: by smiling and saying 'hello'
      Correct answer: by showing them around

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