Mapping our boundaries
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe what my personal boundaries are.
Key learning points
- Boundaries might be physical, emotional, financial or online.
- We should know what our own personal boundaries are.
- Our boundaries are only about things that happen to us.
- Our boundaries should not be used to control other people, when their actions are not directly affecting us.
Keywords
Boundary - an imaginary line separating what we will and won't allow
Physical - relating to your body
Emotional - relating to your feelings and thoughts
Personal - in this context, something to do with ourselves
Affect - when something has an influence on someone or something
Common misconception
Everyone else should know my boundaries without me having to tell them.
It is important to let other people know what we are and are not comfortable with. We have a responsibility to state our boundaries and other people have a responsibility to respect ours.
Teacher tip
Use the context of your school and local safeguarding issues to create realistic and relevant scenarios for pupils to practise through roleplay and discussions.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
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 their definition.
putting in effort to keep a relationship healthy and working
an imaginary line separating what we will and won't allow
something to do with ourselves
treating everyone the same and giving them the same opportunities
Q2.What is peer pressure?
Q3.Which statements are true?
Q4.Match the sentence with its missing word.
kind
power
safe
unsafe
Q5.Friends should never based on the protected characteristics.
Q6.A is an agreement where both people are happy.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words with their definition.
an imaginary line separating what we will and won't allow
relating to your body
relating to your feelings and thoughts
something to do with ourselves
when something has an influence on someone or something
Q2.'I won't lend money to people' is an example of a boundary.
Q3.Match the boundary with whether it is online, emotional or physical.
online
physical
emotional
physical
Q4.Which statements are true?
Q5.Which of these are ways in which we can say 'no' respectfully?
Q6.It’s important to be kind but when we say ‘no’ to others.
To help you plan your 6 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Mapping our boundaries, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 6 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Mapping our boundaries, 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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