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  • Year 1

Families are special

I can explain why families are special.

Lesson 1 of 3
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  • Year 1

Families are special

I can explain why families are special.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Families can have adults and children.
  2. Each person's family is special.

Keywords

  • Family - the people we live with and may be related to

  • Special - unlike anything else

Common misconception

All families look the same.

Families are made up of so many different combinations of people.


To help you plan your year 1 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Families are special, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

Ensure to use inclusive language such as parent / carer to ensure that you are not creating the idea of normal / other in your description of families.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

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Lesson video

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
What does a good listener do?

Correct answer: look at the person speaking
Correct answer: think about what the speaker is saying
talk to a different person not in the conversation

Q2.
What does it mean to respect other people's beliefs?

ignore them
make fun of them
Correct answer: treat them with kindness

Q3.
Good friends ...

Correct answer: share
Correct answer: care
stare

Q4.
Who is a good friend?

An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz

Q5.
Complete the sentence with the missing word: A good listens to you and respects you.

Correct Answer: friend, friends

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
Every family is ...

Correct answer: different
the same
Correct answer: special

Q2.
What do we call the people we live with and may be related to?

Correct answer: family
friends
aunties and uncles

Q3.
Who is the adult?

An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz

Q4.
Families can ...

Correct answer: play together
go to school together
Correct answer: eat together

Q5.
True or False? All families look the same.

Correct Answer: False, Not true, F, Incorrect, No