Secondary Lyfta Time #06: Anna in Norway

Teacher notes

This lesson links to one of the four films in the storyworld series Kids' Cup, which has teams and stories from young footballers in China, Brazil, Palestine and host nation Norway. This lesson introduces Anna, a female football player who is training for the Kids' Cup - an international football competition. You could use it to explore themes such as: resilience, winning and losing, parent and child relationships, respect and sport. **PSHE Links:** H5. the characteristics of mental and emotional health; to develop empathy and understanding about how daily actions can affect people’s mental health H6. how to identify and articulate a range of emotions accurately and sensitively H7. the characteristics of mental and emotional health and strategies for managing these H9. strategies to understand and build resilience, as well as how to respond to disappointments and setbacks H10. a range of healthy coping strategies and ways to promote wellbeing and boost mood H13. the importance of, and strategies for, maintaining balance between school, work, leisure, exercise H14. the benefits of physical activity and exercise for physical and mental health and wellbeing H16. to recognise and manage what influences their choices about physical activity R14. the qualities and behaviours that should be expected and exhibited in a wide variety of positive relationships R15. to further develop and rehearse the skills of team working. Like ALL Lyfta storyworlds, these characters and their families are unique. We don't share stories as being 'typical' or as 'single stories' of people or places. **Please note:** If this is your first Lyfta lesson, please also see ‘How to use Lyfta’ which is a 45 minute lesson exploring multiple storyworlds.