Family Life on Arki

Teacher notes

The Last Child of Arki is a storyworld with 4 films exploring Kristos’ life on the Greek island of Arki. This lesson assumes that students have already watched the first film and focuses on the second film 'The family'. It is most suitable for children in KS2 and above and could be used to explore themes such as family life, culture and identity and the right to play. **Lyfta Core Themes**: Culture & identity, Equality & human rights, Relationships. **Lyfta core skills and values:** Collaboration & teamwork, Empathy & understanding others, Healthy living, Human rights, Information retrieval, Practical life skills, Work Ethic. **SDGs:** 1, 3 and 10. **National Curriculum objectives:** KS2 English Speaking: ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge give well-structured descriptions, explanations and narratives for different purposes, including for expressing feelings use spoken language to develop understanding through speculating, hypothesising, imagining and exploring ideas Reading: retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction. Extension task: Persuasive writing (letter) identifying the audience for and purpose of the writing, selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own KS2 Citizenship 2d. that there are different kinds of responsibilities, rights and duties at home, at school and in the community, and that these can sometimes conflict with each other 5b. feel positive about themselves (for example, by producing personal diaries, profiles and portfolios of achievements; by having opportunities to show what they can do and how much responsibility they can take). KS2 PSHE H16. about strategies and behaviours that support mental health — including how good quality sleep, physical exercise/time outdoors, being involved in community groups, doing things for others, clubs, and activities, hobbies and spending time with family and friends can support mental health and wellbeing H25. about personal identity; what contributes to who we are (e.g. ethnicity, family, gender, faith, culture, hobbies, likes/dislikes R8. to recognise other shared characteristics of healthy family life, including commitment, care, spending time together; being there for each other in times of difficulty.