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Life Choices (B)

Topics Year 5

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Objectives

Science

  • Describe reproduction process in plants and animals.

PSHE

  • Discuss how pressure to behave in unacceptable, unhealthy or risky ways can come from a variety of sources, including people they know and the media.
  • Recognise when they need help and to develop the skills to ask for help
  • Use basic techniques for resisting pressure to do something dangerous, unhealthy, that makes them uncomfortable or anxious or that they think is wrong .
  • Understand that their actions affect themselves & others.
  • Recognise what constitutes a positive, healthy relationship and develop the skills to form and maintain positive and healthy relationships.
  • Recognise different types of relationship, including those between acquaintances, friends, relatives and families.
  • Understand that civil partnerships and marriage are examples of a public demonstration of the commitment made between two people who love and care for each other and want to spend their lives together and who are of the legal age to make that commitment.

Lesson Planning

Think about all the different relationships that children have/will have with other people, leading to a discussion about marriage. Research marriage customs in different cultures. Return to your timelines and predict hopes and expectations for the future.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To be aware of the importance of marriage and civil partnership to many people in many different cultures.

Children will:

  • Understand why marriage and civil partnership is important for many people and describe marriage ceremonies held in different cultures.
  • Be aware of the many different relationships I have within different groups or communities.
  • Express my hopes and plans for the future.

Provided Resources

This session does not need any provided resources.

You Will Need

  • Information books on weddings/marriage,
  • BBC Rites of Passage DVD
  • access to internet,
  • children’s timelines drawn in session 2
  • Resources to support teaching the difficult subject of forced marriage.

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