Life Education Van - 9th to 11th October 2017
Lesson: PSHE and citizenship
You may have noticed the appearance of the Life Education van in the car park this week. This is a mobile interactive classroom where each class engage in learning about healthy lifestyles. This has been funded again this year by the Friends of Excalibur (FOE) and is an ‘added extra’ to our PSHCE and science curriculum. Many thanks to them. Be sure to ask your child about their experience in the ‘van’ this week!
Reception Class - All About Me - Morning 9th October 2017
The children met Harold the Giraffe who was very excited about going to his grandparent's house. The children helped him to check he had everything in his bag. Using a body tunic the children learnt about the functions of the major organs. The children also learnt
- that the body gets energy from food, water and air and that excercise and sleep is important
- the names of the major internal body parts
- the importance of basic personal hygiene
- that medicines can sometimes make people better when they are ill
- strategies for dealing with sadness.
The children's thoughts were:
"It was good and there were starts" Theo
"I talked to the giraffe on the telephone and I told him that I had won a trophy" Joel
"We saw giraffe and talked on the phone because he was sad so I told him I went to the seaside" Emma
"It was good because I liked the giraffe" Alexia
Year 1 - My Wonderful Body - Afternoon 9th October 2017
Harold the Giraffe wakes up after a good night's sleep and checks his lunch box for school but there is something missing! The children work out what he needs to have a balanced meal in his lunchbox. The children learnt
- that the body gets energy from food, water and air and that excercise and sleep is important
- the names of the major internal body parts
- that food can be divided into different food groups and what a healthy diet is made up of
- the importance of basic personal hygiene
- that medicines can sometimes make people better when they are ill
- that a person's behaviour can hurt others' feelings
- strategies for making up when friends fall out
The children's thoughts were:
"It was good, Gerald the giraffe was snoring in bed, we had to wake him up by calling his name" Ella
" We learnt what food to eat that makes us healthy" Finley
"We talked about food and vegetables, which make us healthy . Water makes us health and milk makes our bones strong. You shouold always have breakfast!" Emily and Isabelle
Year 2 Class - Feelings - Morning 9th October 2017
Harold the Giraffe was very excited as he was having a party for all his friends! he is disappointed as one of his friends can't come because he is not feeling well. After a discussion on the safe use of medicines they learn about their bodt through the interactive body model. The children learn
- that the body gets energy from food, water and air and that excercise and sleep is important to their health
- the names of the major internal body parts
- that medicines can sometimes make people better when they are ill
- to recognise, name and understand how to deal with feelings
- to understand the difference between bullying and isolated unkind behaviour
- to understand that there are different typesof bullying and unkind behaviour
- to understand that bullying is unacceptable
- to know where someone could get help if they were being upset by someone.
The children's thoughts were:
"I thought that it was good because you saw the bones in your body on a model person" Isaac
"It was good as we saw the giraffe and it taught us about feelings and how you can make a friend feel better" Tom
"I liked it because you could hug the giraffe to make him feel better and have a littel sleep and watch the stars" Leah
Year 3 - Meet the Brain - Morning 10th October 2017
The children meet Harold the Giraffe who is practicing a song to sing in his school's Top Talent show. Using the interactive body model the children help ot by considering which body organ is the most important before meeting the classroom brain. The children learn
- that the body gets energy from food, water and air and that excercise and sleep is important
- the names of the major internal body parts
- how the brain sends and receives messages through the nerves
- that medicines are drugs and the times that they are helpful and harmful
- that nicotine and alcohol are drugs and the ways that they can harm the body
- the qualities of friendship, reasons friends fall out and skills for maiking up again
Year 4 - It's Great to be Me - Morning 10th October 2017
Harold the Giraffe is looking forward to his trip to diversity world, a theme park. Using the interactive body model they considered how the choices that we make can affect what happens inside their body. The children learn
- that the body gets energy from food, water and air and that excercise and sleep is important
- the names of the major internal body parts
- that medicines ar drugs and the safety issues around the use of medicines
- the key risks and effects of smoking and drinking alcohol
- that everyone is unique and feel a sense of worth
- that there are times that we will make the same choices as our friend and times when we make different choices
- to manage conflict or differences through negotiation and compromise
The children's thoughts were:
"I liked it when the lights went off and we went into space and met the aliens. They taught us that we are all different in different ways" Adam
"We learnt about the parts of the body and what they do" Rhys
" It was really good, we learnt about the human body and how cigarettes are bad for your lungs and mean that you cannot breathe properly" Felicity
Year 5 - Friends - Afternoon 10th October 2017
Aliens told us how the four body systems work together to keep us alive. The children learn
- to recognise basic emotional needs
- to identify risk factors in given situations and consider the outcomes of risk taking in this situation
- to indentify characeristic of passive, aggresive and assertive behaviours
- the complexities of catagorising drugs
- the norms around smoking and drinking alcohol
Year 6 - Decisions - 11th October 2017
The children reviewed what they had learnt about the body and its major systems. They then discussed drugs and their medical and none medical uses. The children learn
- to identify risk factors in given situations and consider the outcomes of risk taking in this situation
- to recognise and empathise with patterns of behaviour in peer group dynamics
- to understand the laws around illegal drugs and that all drugs can do harm
- to understand the norms around smoking and drinking alcohol and the common misconceptions
- to identify popular recreational activities that most young people enjoy
- ro recognise basic emotional needs and understand that they change according to circumstances