Progression in Personal Development and Mutual Understanding

Theme 4:Health, Growth and ChangeKey Stage OneStrand One: Personal Understanding and HealthLearningIntentionsWe are learning to:Sample Learning ActivitiesThinking Skills andPersonal CapabilitiesSuggested ResourcesRecognise howresponsibilities andrelationships changeas people grow anddevelop.Role-play Stages of Ages activity from LLT (Year 5 Yellow Unit).Being CreativeExperiment and investigatereal life issues.Living.Learning.Together. (LLT):Years 3 & 4: Yellow Unit.Lift Off: The Right Start.www.liftoffschools.comUnderstand thatmedicines are given tomake you feel better,but that some drugsare dangerous.Establish and discuss rules for taking medicines. Examine empty medicinepackaging and highlight important information and learning points.Thinking, Problem-Solving andDecision-MakingMake decisions and generateoptions.Understand that ifnot used properly,all products can beharmful.Use Group Picture Stories (LLT Year 4 Yellow Unit) to recognise importanceof safe handling of medicines, including syringes. Consider the risks fromsome everyday products, focusing on the use of all five senses to alert us todanger.Being CreativeGenerate as many ideas andoptions as possible, buildingand combining ideas.Be aware that somediseases are infectiousand some can becontrolled.Use topical media issues to explore this point e.g. swine flu epidemic andthe role we can all play, including hand-washing, using tissues etc.Managing InformationAsk more focused questionsabout the task; clarify purposeand what needs to be done.7