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- Year 5
Making the world a fairer place
I can explain how to promote fairness and prevent discrimination.
- Year 5
Making the world a fairer place
I can explain how to promote fairness and prevent discrimination.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Fairness can look different for different people.
- Everyone has a legal right to be treated equally and with respect.
- Recognising unfair treatment helps us take positive action to challenge it.
- Each of us can play a part in building a fairer, safer, and more welcoming world.
Keywords
Opportunity - the chance to try something new that could lead to good things
Fairness - when everyone gets what they need and is treated with respect
Discrimination - treating a person unfairly because of their characteristics
Common misconception
It’s someone else’s job to make our school fair.
Creating a fair and respectful school is everyone’s responsibility - fairness starts with each of us.
To help you plan your year 5 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Making the world a fairer place, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 5 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Making the world a fairer place, 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.
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Explore more key stage 2 RSHE (PSHE) lessons from the Communities: How can we ensure fairness and respect for women and girls? unit, dive into the full primary RSHE (PSHE) curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
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Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
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Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does the word 'fair' mean?
Q2.A is an unfair belief about someone based on their characteristics.
Q3.Match each situation to whether it shows fair or unfair treatment.
letting everyone join a ballet class
saying boys can't perform ballet
only inviting some children to play
listening when others speak
Q4.Which of these is an example of a gender stereotype?
Q5.Why is it important to safely challenge stereotypes?
Q6.Which word means dislike or unfair treatment of women and girls?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each word to its correct definition.
the chance to try something new that could lead to good things
when everyone gets what they need and is treated with respect
treating a person unfairly because of their characteristics