LO: I know how my emotions change.
This week, during our RSE lessons we focussed on our emotions and how they can change during puberty. We began by considering this question:
Have you ever been told you can’t do something because you’re a boy or a girl?
Many of the children said they had experienced this. We then talked about how this made them feel and we considered if this was ‘fair’.
We then talked about the expressions:
– ‘like a girl’ and how it is to mean somebody who is weak and incapable?
– ‘man up’ and how this is to imply boys should be tough and strong.
We discussed how both examples can be harmful to peoples’ confidence?
Both boys and girls, are unstoppable and we shouldn’t limit anyone just because they are a boy or a girl.
The third part of our lesson was to write a compliment about someone in the class. As their teacher, it was wonderful reading these out and seeing the children’s faces.
Finally, we took two simple words (‘yet’ and ‘but’) to turn a negative into a positive:
I am not good at baking, but I am good at cooking pasta. Christian.
I am claustrophobic but I still tried caving at residential. Summer.
I am not so good at baking, yet I am amazing at making cookies. Lilly C.
I’m not very good at maths yet I am good at reading, writing, sports and using my creative thinking to solve problems. Emily.
I don’t enjoy drawing, but I am good at making patterns. Maddy.
I’m not good at dancing but I’m good at rock climbing. Willow.
I don’t enjoy writing yet I’m good at maths. Kamile.
I am poor at tennis yet good at football. Freddie.
I’m not a footballer but I am excellent at playing rugby. Evie.