Feeling safe with family and carers
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe how I should feel with my family and carers.
Key learning points
- Our family and carers should help us to feel safe, loved and cared for.
- Our trusted adults teach us different rules to help us keep safe.
- If we don't feel safe with our family and carers, we should get help from an adult we trust at school.
- Trusted adults can help us feel better and make sure we’re safe.
Keywords
Carer - someone who helps people who can't fully take care of themselves due to age, illness or disability
Trusted adult - someone we know offline who makes us feel safe and can help us
Support - to provide help and encouragement to others
Common misconception
Being safe means being happy all the time.
Being safe means we are protected from serious harm; it doesn't mean getting what we want all the time.
Teacher tip
You might want to work with your lead teacher or DSL for this lesson. You may also want to speak to parents and carers ahead of delivering this lesson.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to the definitions.
Q2.How might we feel when we are safe?
Q3.How would you describe a bungalow?
Q4.Although our homes might look different, they all have things that make them feel .
Q5.What is a caravan?
Q6.Is it true that you can only have one home?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the definition.
Q2.How should our family and carers make us feel?
Q3.Which statements are true?
Q4.What should we do if we feel unsafe or uncomfortable around our family or carers?
Q5.Which examples show family and carers giving someone support?
Q6.Our trusted adults teach us different to help us keep safe.
To help you plan your 1 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Feeling safe with family and carers, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 1 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Feeling safe with family and carers, 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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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
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