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Lesson Plan

Lesson Title: Different people, different talents Group: Date:

National Curriculum Key Stage and Targets: KS1, PSHE/Citizenship/Physical Education

Cross-Curricular Elements Emotional Literacy, Speaking, Listening and communication

Further Learning Opportunities

Timing / Teaching and Learning
Creating a Safe Environment: Establishing the rules / 10 mins /

Establish classroom rules for discussion activities as democratically as reasonably possible (pupils always respect rules and regulations if they have a part in deciding them). These are negotiable but respectful language; giving people space and time to speak; respecting that some things are private and revealing things about friends and relatives without them knowing would not be right.

The rules should be observable to the whole class throughout the lesson.

Avoid negative terminology e.g. Say/write: “Be polite to others” rather than: “Don’t be rude to others”.

Focus the Learning - Learning Objectives: Tell students what they will learn, how it relates to their experience, the standard at which they are working and write key vocabulary on the board. / By the end of the Lesson:
All students must; understand that every individual brings their talents, whatever they are, to the team
Most students should; respect individuality and be inclusive
Some students could; promote individuality and inclusivity.
Extend / Reinforce the Learning:
Homework: / SUGGESTIONS:
·  Homework sheet on skills & talents
·  Write a list of ‘Some of the BOYISH things I like are...
·  Now write a list of the GIRLISH things I like…
Begin the Learning – Starter: Present new information using Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic methods. / 15
mins / In a suitable space get everyone to balance on one leg- some will be good at this and others will fall over! (or cheat)
Teach the class a simple tongue twister- get individuals to come to the front and say it as fast as they can- some will be good at this (hopefully different to the previous best)- others will get tongue tied
(& some will make you laugh!)
Show the group a picture and get them to guess what it is (see PowerPoint) - again hopefully some will get it and they will be different people.
The learning point here is that we all have different talents, skills and abilities.
Continue the Learning - Activities: This is the main part of the lesson. Provide a variety of challenging, differentiated VAK tasks / activities, meeting the needs of all students and all abilities.
Activity / Apply / Review
New activity / Apply / Review / 50+
mins / 1.  Look at the poem ‘What Makes Me?’ and discuss with class with an emphasis on the final stanza
2.  Who is this poem about? A boy? A girl?
3.  Draw pictures to illustrate the poem
4.  Create a list of Boy v Girl skills and talents
5.  Consider what we would do as a class about inclusivity- if one of us became blind; disabled; a non-English speaker comes to class; someone lives with dad and his boyfriend
Supporting / Developing the Learning – Differentiation:
Where appropriate, identify students and the methods of support and extension to be used. Include support staff meeting notes. / Students / Target groups likely to need support…
Liaise with teacher to ensure additional support is targeted to specific pupil needs / Students likely to need extension work
Design a classroom/school ‘Inclusivity’ poster
Celebrating the Learning - Plenary: Students demonstrate in some way what they have learned. Recognition of progress. Refer back to Learning Objectives. / 10
mins / Show posters and poems and discuss
Teacher to arrange a prominent display of this work
Management of Resources
Identify which resources are to be used and how. Include the use of new technology and the use of other supporting adults. / IWB for PowerPoint, Copies of the poem/worksheet, crayons, pencils and plain paper
Equal Opportunities & Social / Moral / Cultural considerations
Identify any relevant aspects of the lesson which develop pupil understanding, skills and knowledge in these areas. / Teacher must know the children and families well and be sensitive to issues raised in this session
Health and Safety Considerations
Identify the major Health and Safety considerations and what needs to be done to ensure maximum safety. / Usual KS1 classroom H&S risk assessments apply