The meaning of home

Teacher notes

This lesson explores the meaning of home and welcoming new pupils, and is suitable for KS2 and above. The lesson does not include the Lyfta film this time, but pupils will be able to access both films if they click on the links in the storyworld. Please be aware that we've included a 🚦for Part 1 of the film, as in it, Adhanom discusses a difficult journey to safety which younger learners might find upsetting - so it's important that teachers watch this before teaching to check suitability. **Lyfta core themes:** Community and Citizenship, Culture and Identity, Equality and Human Rights, Health and Wellbeing, Learning and Growth, Relationships. **Lyfta core skills and values**: Communication, Coping Methods, Empathy & Understanding Others, Healthy Living, Human Rights, Information Retrieval, Intercultural Competence. **SDGs:** 1,3,4,10,11. **National Curriculum objectives:** KS2 Citizenship - to talk and write about their opinions, and explain their views, on issues that affect themselves and society to discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events - to reflect on spiritual, moral, social, and cultural issues, using imagination to understand other people's experiences - that their actions affect themselves and others, to care about other people's feelings and to try to see things from their points of view - to think about the lives of people living in other places and times; 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, gender and disability. KS2 English: writing composition: - to draft and write for different purposes - compose and rehearse sentences orally - retrieve, record and present information from non-fiction - explain and discuss their understanding of what they have read, including through formal presentations and debates - provide reasoned justifications for their views. KS2 PSHE H16. about strategies and behaviours that support mental health, including doing things for others H23. about change and loss, and how these can affect feelings H25. about personal identity; what contributes to who we are (e.g. ethnicity, family, gender, faith, culture, hobbies, likes/dislikes) H36. strategies to manage transitions between classes/ key stages/ schools R10. about the importance of friendships; strategies for building positive friendships; how positive friendships support wellbeing R14. that healthy friendships make people feel included; recognise when others may feel lonely or excluded; strategies for how to include them 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 R34. how to discuss and debate topical issues, respect other people’s point of view L4. the importance of having compassion towards others; shared responsibilities we all have for caring for other people; how to show care and concern for others L8. about diversity: what it means; the benefits of living in a diverse community; about valuing diversity within communities.