Setting goals: Part 1
We'll meet 12-year-old Deenpal, who lives in Denmark and is Sikh.
Teacher notes
This lesson is the first of a pair of lessons exploring Deenpal's life and faith as a young Sikh boy growing up in Denmark. We recommend teaching this pair of lessons **after** the lesson called "My Identity: Part 1' which introduces the whole storyworld series. This lesson explores Deenpal's storyworld, Brave on the Pitch, and discusses hopes and dreams, fears, resilience and goal setting. **Lyfta core themes:** Community and Citizenship, Culture and Identity, Health and Wellbeing, Learning and Growth, Relationships. **Lyfta core skills and values**: Adaptability & Flexibility, Coaching & Mentoring, Coping Methods, Courage & Self-Confidence, Empathy & Understanding Others, Feedback & Critique, Growth Mindset, Healthy Living, Intercultural Competence, Lifelong Learning, Positive Attitude, Resilience & Perseverance, Resourcefulness & Learning from Failure, Self-Discipline & Self-Regulation, Work Ethic. **SDG:**3. **National Curriculum objectives:** KS2/3 RE The Becoming Me storyworld series includes a range of opportunities to meet children from different faith/worldview backgrounds which can link to your locally agreed SACRE syllabus. In this lesson, Deenpal shares his Sikh faith with us. KS2 PSHE H25. about personal identity; what contributes to who we are H27. to recognise their individuality and personal qualities R31. to recognise the importance of self-respect and how this can affect their thoughts and feelings about themselves R32. about respecting the differences and similarities between people and recognising what they have in common with others R33. to listen and respond respectfully to a wide range of people, including those whose traditions, beliefs and lifestyle are different to their own L6. about the different groups that make up their community; what living in a community means L7. to value the different contributions that people and groups make to the community L8. about diversity: what it means; the benefits of living in a diverse community; about valuing diversity within communities L9. about stereotypes; how they can negatively influence behaviours and attitudes towards others; strategies for challenging stereotypes. KS3 PSHE R3. about the similarities, differences and diversity among people of different race, culture, ability, sex, gender identity, age and sexual orientation. KS2 Citizenship to reflect on spiritual, moral, social, and cultural issues, using imagination to understand other people's experiences to appreciate the range of national, regional, religious and ethnic identities in the UK and elsewhere (Denmark) to think about the lives of people living in other places and times, and people with different values and customs that differences and similarities between people arise from a number of factors, including cultural, ethnic, racial and religious diversity. KS2 and KS3 PE Opportunities to use the Kids’ Cup storyworlds as a stimulus to discuss sports, competition and healthy living in the context of Deenpal’s experiences.
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