PSED Session Plan Using Elmer the Story Book

PSED session plan – Using ‘Elmer’ the story book.

Date Time Class Area Risk Assessment/Health & Safety issues February PM whole Reception PSED/K&U - children will be moving around the afternoon /CL&L classroom; avoid chairs and obstacles in session walkways

Learning objectives:  To talk about what makes me special and how we are all different.  To know some of the things that make them unique, and can talk about some of the similarities and differences in relation to friends or family (K&U: People and Communities, 30-50 months, point 5)

Description of Main Activity Focus: Using the children’s story Elmer as a starting point, the children will be exploring diversity and celebrating individuality. They will start by discussing the story in relation to Elmer – the children will think about how Elmer might feel and how others feel about Elmer, what makes him special and why it is ok to be different. They will do this through a range of activities, including circle time and paired talk. They will then transfer this onto themselves, looking at how we are all different and celebrating this (this will be done in the following lesson)

Action points from previous lesson(s): -this will be the first time the children have looked at Elmer as a class (they may have looked at it individually)

Resources: Elmer story sack, elephant puppets, book trailer, paper, colouring pencils and pencils

Differentiation: I can talk about Elmer and what makes him special. I can talk about why Elmer is different to other elephants. I can talk about why it is important to be different.

Pace/Time Structure of the Your role lesson 2 minutes Dim lights. Play Book Set up trailer. Ensure children are on task when entering room – teacher to Trailer Video. gather children on the carpet. Children to sit on the Set timer. Open the discussion. carpet and watch 2 minutes Scribe children’s ideas, if needed. video.

Walk the room. Discussion – set timer Set expectations for circle time. – you have 2 minutes, Read the story book, remembering tone of voice and characters. 10 minutes talk to the person next to you, what do you Open discussion. Manage low level disruption. think the story will be 7 minutes about? Why do you Set task. Set expectations for working. think that? Have you Recap the word ‘unique’ – what does that mean? heard of the story before? Adults to scribe and make observations.

3 minutes Gather children on the carpet. Shake tambourine to gain attention. Feedback children’s ideas – children to go Open discussion. Use key questions. off and do mini-mind Model being a good listener. maps in small groups Remind children about being in a circle. How does this story relate to us? What 5 minutes on the table with TA does it tell us about how we should act? and class teacher moving round. Children to write/draw ideas.

Introduce story book 3 minutes and story sack objects. Have children sat in circle. Place objects in middle of circle. Read story. 10 minutes Discuss main character – Elmer What can you tell me about Elmer? – TA to scribe and add to spider diagram. Pass Elmer toy around the circle, children to share their ideas.

Children to go off to their tables. Children to be given basic outline of Elmer. Can Assessment Success Criteria opportunities  I can talk about Elmer and what makes him special. Children to self-  I can talk about why Elmer is different to other elephants. assess their work at  I can talk about why it is important to be different. the end of the session using traffic lights – how do you feel about what we have talked about today?

Assessment for learning – put your finger on your nose if you know can tell me something about the story of Elmer? (before and after)

TA to fill out assessment grid and carry out observations

Curriculum links Literacy Numeracy ICT Other Elmer story – Children will be retelling the story, showed Book talking about main Trailer video on points and Interactive White characters. Board.