Lesson Plan – PSHE

Lesson Title: Vincent the VixenKey Stage: 1

National Curriculum Key Stage and Targets: This lesson is designed to develop tolerance and empathy within a classroom environment, to ensure that gender nonconforming children have the freedom of self -expression in a secure environment.

Cross-Curricular Elements: English

Further Learning Opportunities:

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

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 each other’s confidentiality and the confidentiality of third parties such as friends and relatives must be among them.

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

Avoid negative terminology e.g. Say/write: “Be respectful of others’ views” rather than: “Don’t be disrespectful of others’ views”.

Focus the Learning - Learning Objectives:
LO: Tounderstand how to analyse the meaning of a poem and link it to its context. / On completion of this lesson the learners will be able to:
LO1: Have an understanding of Gender Non-Conforming characters
LO2: Express empathy through the spoken word
LO3: Express empathy through physical response to the text
LO4: Demonstrate an understanding of the content through participation of the story
LO5: Create a vocal response to the text communicating the sense of the written word
Extend / Reinforce the Learning:
Homework: / Extend: Introduce analysis of structure of the poem.
●Create a template picture of Vincent which the children can put a dressing up outfit on using materials to create a collage.
●Have a “Dressing up with Vincent Day”. Children can dress in their favourite dressing up outfit.
Begin the Learning - Starter: / 5 mins / This lesson should be delivered in a “Story Time” setting.
The aim is for “Vincent” to be a part of the class. Introduce Vincent as a new class member. Let the children take turns holding him.
Continue the Learning - Activities: / Tell the story, during which the children can help Vincent to dress up by taking items out of the bag and putting them on Vincent.
Please note that there will be pauses in the story telling for group activity. This will make it a more memorable lesson as various learning styles are embedded into the structure of the delivery.
As the story unfolds, this will be reversed as each child, in turn, will remove an item. However, when the item is removed, each child should hold it and look after it for Vincent.
Supporting / Developing the Learning – Differentiation: / Students / Target groups likely to need support…
Peer to peer support / Students likely to need extension work
Draw and design a costume for Vincent
Celebrating the Learning - Plenary: / 10mins / At the end of the story each child, in turn puts their item back onto Vincent and chooses one of the following to say to him:
  1. Something to make feel Vincent feel happy.
  2. Why it is ok for Vincent to dress in Princess clothes.
  3. Or end the sentence, “I like you Vincent because………………….”

Management of Resources / 5mins / Resources
A copy of the book “Vincent the Vixen” (A Truth & Tales Story)
A toy “Vincent” ( a plush medium sized soft toy is best)
A cloth bag or pillow case
A selection of doll/toy dressing up clothing and accessories
Equal Opportunities & Social / Moral / Cultural considerations / Challenging gender stereotypes and norms; empathy
Health and Safety Considerations / Basic classroom management.