Science Year 6 Biology Strand: Human Reproduction & Relationships Objectives: To be aware of the emotional changes that occur during puberty. Sc2 2f Know about the main stages of the human life cycle. PSHE 3e Recognise the different risks in different situations & then decide how to behave responsibly, & judging what kind of physical contact is acceptable or unacceptable. 4d Realise the nature & consequences of Session C2 racism, teasing, bullying & aggressive behaviours, & how to respond to them & ask for help. 1d Recognise, as they approach puberty, how people’s emotions change at that time & how to deal with their feelings towards Puberty themselves, their family & others in a positive way. 2f Resolve differences by looking at alternatives, making decisions & explaining choices. Breadth of study: Sc 1a Study a range of domestic & environmental contexts that are familiar & of interest to them. PSHE 5d Make real choices and decisions. 5a Take responsibility, e.g. by acting as a peer supporter, as a befriender, or as a playground mediator for younger pupils. 5h Find information & advice. Sc1 1a Understand that science is about thinking creatively to try & explain how living & non-living Scientific enquiry things work, & to establish links between causes & effects. Resources Access to computers, DVDs as in session C1. Download SEAL Photocards from http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20081117141643/standards.dfes.gov.uk/primary/publications/banda/seal/ needed All Kinds of Feelings &/or All Kinds of Bodies by Emma Brownjohn ISBN: 9781857075960 & 9781857075601 Whole class teaching: The other changes that happen during puberty are emotional changes. Adolescent chn (going through puberty) or teenagers find that their mood can change very easily – sometimes they can feel really happy, and at other times they can feel depressed and think that the whole world is against them. They fall out with their parents; they don’t like being told what to do or what to wear. Arguments occur in families and lies may be told. Use for example, BBC DVD Programme 2.1 How am I behaving with my family? (Short scenes played by adults). Sometimes it is difficult for chn to ask their parents for help and advice during this stage of their life. Discuss with chn to whom they could go for support. Other family members, such as older siblings, aunts & uncles, grandparents, teachers, youth group leaders, health professionals, etc. The thing to remember is that all those people have been through puberty themselves and therefore have first hand experience! There are also websites that give useful advice and telephone numbers like Childline to call (see website list in resources). Chn going through puberty sometimes pretend to be someone that they’re not, so that they seem to be the same as their peers – this means that they may tell lies or exaggerate things. They may agree with someone so that they can be their friend or in their gang, even if they don’t really think that way. Show examples from DVDs, e.g. BBC Sex & Relationship Education DVD – section called Resisting Negative Peer Pressure (drama activity) in Keeping Safe, or BBC Growing Up DVD, programme 2.3 How am I behaving with my friends? (Short scenes played by adults). Ask chn what being a friend (& a boyfriend or girlfriend) means. Is the latter different from being a friend? You will often hear couples saying that their spouse (husband or wife) or partner is their very best friend. List ideas on what makes a good friend on f/c & leave for later individual activity (e.g. kind, can be trusted, reliable, helpful, good sense of humour, shared interests). Could use All Kinds of Feelings &/or All Kinds of Bodies (if available) to discuss differences in our bodies and the range of feelings we might have. Group activities: Adult-led: Drama activities: chn act out short scenarios in pairs (see resources for suggestions) and then the class discusses how the actors behaved – was it the right thing to do? How could the different characters improve their behaviour? Who could they ask for advice? Give the pairs some time to prepare their short scene and remind them to act like moody teenagers! In the discussion following each scene, make sure the chn look at the situation from the adult’s point of view as well as the young teenager’s and look for compromises. Independent: Chn design a poster about being a good friend – entitled ‘Are you a good friend?’ These could be placed in a school corridor/shared area to encourage good friendships throughout the school. Alternatively chn create a poster about the people they can ask for help – entitled ‘Do you need advice?’ or ‘Who can you turn to?’ This might include websites (like Kidscape), phone numbers (like Childline 0800 1111) or responsible adults. Independent: Chn complete some sentences that show what gives them different feelings (see resources), e.g. I felt happy when… I felt sad when… Share some of the sentences with a partner. Independent: Give chn some of the relevant photocards (it is worth laminating them first) from SEAL resources. Ask them to answer some or all of the corresponding questions that come with the photos. Plenary: Volunteers read out some of their feeling sentences, missing out the feeling word, e.g. I felt _____ when I … The rest of the class hold up a feeling picture (see resources) to indicate what they would have felt at that time. Does everyone agree? How did that emotion make the rest of your body feel? How did it affect your behaviour? What did you learn from the experience? Share some of chn’s thoughts about the SEAL photos. I can: 1. Describe the qualities of a good friend. 2. Discuss some of the feelings I experience in different situations. 3. Explain where to get help with my problems.

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© Original plan copyright Hamilton Trust, who give permission for it to be adapted as wished by individual users Y6 Biology – Human reproduction & Sexual Health – 14 Sessions With thanks to The Oxford Trust for funding support We refer you to our warning, at the top of the You Will Need document, about links to other websites