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- Year 8
Kindness in our community
I can explain why kindness and respect matter in our community and how my actions can positively impact others.
- Year 8
Kindness in our community
I can explain why kindness and respect matter in our community and how my actions can positively impact others.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Treating others with kindness and respect helps create safer, more positive communities, including in public spaces.
- Everyone has equal rights under the law regardless of their background.
- We all have a responsibility to treat people fairly.
- Understanding how our words and actions impact others helps prevent harm and promotes inclusion.
Keywords
Kindness - being nice, caring and thinking about how others feel
Equality - the state of being equal, especially in status, rights and opportunities
Respect - being considerate of others and the world around you; treating people fairly and how you would like to be treated
Common misconception
Kindness only matters with friends or people I know.
Kindness and respect are important with everyone, including strangers and people in public spaces.
To help you plan your year 8 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Kindness in our community, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 8 RSHE (PSHE) lesson on: Kindness in our community, 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 3 RSHE (PSHE) lessons from the Communities: How do we respect people of different faiths? unit, dive into the full secondary RSHE (PSHE) curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
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- Contains strong language
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Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.You're walking through a busy shopping centre and accidentally bump into someone. What's the best response?
Q2.Match each action with how it might make others feel.
appreciated and noticed
ignored and unimportant
valued and respected
hurt and embarrassed
Q3.What's the most important outcome when everyone in a community practices kindness and respect?
Q4.What's the most important reason to think about how your words and actions affect others?
Q5.You see someone being teased for wearing clothes that are different from what most people wear. What should you do?
Q6.Which word describes welcoming all people equally, regardless of their differences?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words to their correct definitions.
being nice, caring and thinking about how others feel
the state of being equal, especially in status, rights & opportunities
being considerate of others and the world around you
Q2.A new student at school seems quiet and nervous on their first day. What's the most inclusive thing to do?
Q3.You notice someone struggling to carry heavy bags up some stairs. What shows the best understanding of community responsibility?
Q4.Match each right with the responsibility that comes with it.
help others feel secure too
listen respectfully to others
treat everyone with fairness
keep spaces clean and welcoming
Q5.Your friend says "I don't need to be polite to the cashier at the shop because I don't know them." How would you respond?
Q6.Match each scenario with how it demonstrates community responsibility.
respecting shared spaces
following social expectations
caring for vulnerable community members
protecting the environment for all