Life Choices (A)

Topics Year 5

Objectives

Science

  • Describe changes as humans develop to old age

PSHE

  • Discuss that people have different kinds of responsibilities, rights and duties at home, at school, in the community and towards the environment.
  • Continue to develop the skills to exercise these responsibilities.
  • Recognise what constitutes a positive, healthy relationship and develop the skills to form and maintain positive and healthy relationships.
  • Recognise different types of relationships, including those between acquaintances, friends, relatives and families.
  • Recognise that actions affect themselves and others.
  • Recognise how their increasing independence brings increased responsibility to keep themselves and others safe.

Lesson Planning

Look after a Flour Baby for a week as in Anne Fine’s book. Set up ground rules and name your Flour Babies. Discuss how names are chosen and the meanings and significance of both first names and family names.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To show responsibility in looking after a Flour Baby.

Children will:

  • Understand that I need to show responsibility when looking after a baby.
  • Appreciate that it is hard work to look after a baby.

Provided Resources

  • My Flour Baby diary
  • Example letter to send home to parents/carers

You Will Need

  • Enough bags of 3kg flour for each child in the class to have one plus one extra for you if required!
  • Copies of a letter to send home to parents explaining the activity the children are undertaking
  • Books that give suggestions for naming babies