Hello, I'm Miss Kumar, and I'm so pleased that you've chosen to learn with me today.

Today's lesson is called, different types of families and it's taken from our unit, healthy relationships, who's in my family.

I really hope that you are doing this lesson with a trusted adult.

There might be some parts of today's lesson that you find upsetting or worrying.

If that does happen, please pause the video and speak to your trusted adult.

Before we begin any learning, let's just remind ourselves of our ground rules.

Laura says, "Listen to others." We must make sure that we have our best listening ears on and that we take turns to speak.

Andeep says, "Respect privacy." We really mustn't share anything that people have talked about outside of the classroom.

Jacob reminds us, "No judgement ." This should be a safe space for us to talk, but we mustn't laugh or make anyone feel silly for the things that they say.

And Izzy says, "Choose your level of participation." If you don't want to answer a question or you prefer to listen, that's absolutely fine, nobody should be made to do anything.

The outcome for today's lesson is, I can describe different types of family structures and explain why families might change over time.

Throughout today's lesson, you might notice that there are some words that are slightly darker on the screen than others.

That's because they are very important keywords.

Let's take a quick look at today's keywords.

Parents or carers.

Siblings, and change.

What do these words mean? Well, parents or carers are the adults who care for or look after children.

Siblings, these are someone's sisters or brothers.

And change.

Change is the way things have become different to how they used to be.

Today's lesson is split into two parts.

Let's start with part one, is every family the same as mine? Every family is special and different.

Not every family looks the same.

In fact, it would be quite unusual to find a family that is identical or exactly the same as ours.

Let's have a look at Aisha's family.

Aisha's family is made up of two adults and one child.

Aisha's mum and Aisha's grandmother are the two adults, and then Aisha is the child.

Aisha is actually the only child in her family.

That means that she is an only child.

Now let's have a look at Alex's family.

Alex's family is a little bit bigger.

There are three adults and three children.

The three adults are Alex's mom, Alex's dad, and Alex's granddad.

The three children are Alex himself, Alex's older sister, Holly, and Alex's younger sister, Poppy.

Alex is the brother of Holly and Poppy.

In other words, Holly and Poppy are Alex's sisters.

Brothers and sisters are called siblings.

Siblings will often share parents.

That means that they might have the same mom as each other, the same dad as each other, or possibly the same mom and dad as each other.

Time for our first check for understanding.

Siblings are A, parents or carers, B, brothers and sisters, or C, an only child.

You can pause to have a think, press play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is B.

Siblings are brothers and sisters.

Adults who care for or look after children are called, parents or carers.

Some children might live with one parent or carer, but some children might live with more than one parent or carer.

Every family is different.

Let's have another check for understanding.

Adults who care for or look after children are called, A, parents or carers.

B, brothers and sisters, or C, friends.

Pause to think, press play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is A, adults who care for or look after children are called, parents or carers.

Well done, if you got that correct.

This is Beatrix.

Beatrix lives with her mom and their dog, Tyndra during the week.

At the weekends, Beatrix goes to stay with her dad.

That means that Beatrix lives with just one parent at different times.

She lives with her mom during the week and her dad during the weekends.

Let's have a look at another family.

This is Sasha and Jaydyn.

Sasha and Jaydyn live with their dad and their stepmom at the same time.

That means that they live with two parents.

Both of these families are different, but both of these families are special.

Here's another family.

This family is made up of six people.

We have two adults, that's mom or foster mom and dad or foster dad, and then we have four children, Lucy, Nathan, Zak, and Lilly-May.

Nathan and Lucy are brother and sister, they are siblings.

That means that they either have the same mom or the same dad, or both the same mom and dad.

They are related.

Zak and Lilly-May are also brother and sister, they are siblings.

That means that they might have the same mom or the same dad, they are related.

Lucy and Nathan live with their parents, all four of these people are related.

On the other hand, Lilly-May and Zak live with their foster parents, they are not related.

That means that the foster mom and foster dad are not Zak and Lilly-May's actual mom or dad.

However, they are their foster parents.

That means that they look after and care for them.

Let's check how much you've understood so far.

I wonder if you can fill in the blanks on the following sentences.

Lucy and Nathan are blank.

You can pause to think, press play when you're ready for the answer.

The answer is siblings.

Mom and dad are their blank.

The answer is parents, Zak and Lilly-May are blank.

The answer is siblings.

Mom and dad are their blank.

The answer is foster parents.

Very well done if you got those correct.

All types of family can provide love and care that children need.

It doesn't matter what combination of parents or carers or even the number of siblings that families have, every family is special.

All types of family provide love and A, parents, B, care, or C, siblings.

The answer is B, care.

All types of family provide love and care.

That brings us to the first task for today's lesson, task A.

Pick a family, and for the family that you've chosen, I'd like you to fill in the table to show how that family is the same or different to your family.

We have Aisha's family, Alex's family, and then we have Zak and Lilly-May's Foster family.

You can pause the video to do this task and when you're ready to see some answers, just press play.

How did you get on? Let's take a look at some possible answers together.

If you picked Aisha's family for things that are the same, you might have said, there are three people in my family like Aisha's.

For things that are different, you might have said, I call my grandmother nanny instead.

If you picked Alex's family for things that are the same, you might have said, I have sisters like Alex does.

For things that are different, you might have said, my parents don't live in the same house like Alex's do.

If you picked Zak and Lilly-May's family for things that are the same, you might have said, my family are not all related.

And for things that are different, you might have said, I don't have brothers.

Well done if your answers were along those lines.

That brings us to the second part of today's lesson.

Why do families change? Sometimes, families change, this can be for lots of different reasons.

For example, parents or carers having a new baby, parents or carers separating, or older siblings moving away.

It is really important to remember that even when families change, they still love each other.

If you ever feel worried or upset about change in your family, please make sure that you talk to a trusted adult.

Change can bring lots of emotions.

For example, some people might feel excitement, joy, happiness, fear, anger, abandonment, upset, and anxiousness.

Can you think of any other emotions that change may bring? There is no right or wrong answer here.

Everyone is different and will feel different emotions during change.

Time for another check for understanding, which emotions might change bring, A, hunger, B, excitement, or C, sadness.

The answers are B and C.

Change might cause excitement or sadness.

Well done, if you got that right.

What emotions do you think the following children felt when they experienced changes? "I was very excited I was going to get a new sister, I told everyone." "I felt anxious when my Nan was poorly and had to go into hospital and couldn't play games with me." "I was happy when we got a puppy.

When I stroke him, he wags his tail and it's so fun to take him on walks with my brother." There are two changes here that were good and positive, so there was a feeling of excitement and happiness, but one change was tricky and sad, so there was a feeling of being anxious.

How did the following children's emotions change? "When my mum and dad separated, I was scared and upset.

I'm happy that they don't argue anymore and I still get to see my mum regularly." "My dad is a soldier.

When he has to go away for work, I cry a lot, but dad always records a bedtime story so I can listen whenever I miss him.

When my dad comes home, we have a big party, I am happy." For these two children, their emotions changed.

They started off feeling one thing, but felt something different by the end.

That can sometimes happen when we get used to a change.

True or false? Families always stay the same.

You can pause to have a think, press play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is false.

Can you remember why? There are many reasons that a family might change like a new baby or older siblings moving away.

Family change brings different emotions, but even when families change, they still love each other.

Families can help us to cope with change.

They can make us feel safe by talking to us, reassuring us, and giving us a hug.

What does your family do when you're going through a change? You can pause the video to have a think and then press play when you're ready to move on.

Let's take a look at a time in Alex's life when he went through a change.

"My family changed when my granddad moved to Australia, this made me and my sisters really sad, but our parents explained that granddad still loves us and that it is important for him to be happy.

By talking to us and setting up a time where we call our granddad each week, our parents helped us feel better about the situation.

We still miss him, but now we're excited for our visits." Alex's family went through a big change when his granddad moved to Australia, but Alex's parents talked to Alex and his siblings, they explained that it was important for granddad to be happy, but they also reassured Alex and his siblings by reminding them that granddad still loves them very much.

They also helped to find a solution so that the children could speak to their granddad on the phone or on video call regularly.

This is an example of Alex's family helping him through a change.

Time for another check for understanding families help us cope with change by A, talking to us, B, arguing with us, or C, giving us a hug.

You can pause to have a think, press play when you're ready to move on.

The answers are A and C.

Families help us cope with change by talking to us and giving us a hug.

Well done, if you got your answer correct.

That brings us to the second task for today's lesson, task B.

Sophia says, "My mum says, we are going to move into grandma's house to care for her and I will have to move school." Read the questions and discuss your ideas with your learning partner.

Question A, why is Sophia's family changing? Question B, what emotions might Sophia be feeling? And question C, discuss what you think Sophia should do next to help her cope with these changes.

You can pause the video to do the task and then just press play when you're ready to see the answers.

How did you get on? Let's take a look at the answers together.

You may have discussed the following.

For question A, why is Sophia's family changing? Sophia's family is changing because she is moving house and school as they are going to live with her grandma who needs extra help.

For question B, what emotions might Sophia be feeling? She might be feeling excited, worried, or upset.

And for question C, discuss what you think Sophia should do next to help her cope with these changes.

She could talk to a trusted adult like her mom about the changes.

Arrange to meet with friends in the holidays or plan nice things to do with her grandma.

Well done if your answers were along those lines.

You've reached the end of today's lesson.

Before we finish, let's just remind ourselves of the important things that we've learned.

Every family is special and different.

Not every family looks the same.

Family can be people we are related to and people we are not.

Families can change over time and for different reasons.

Members of our family can help us cope with these changes.

If you feel upset or worried about change, talk to a trusted adult.

Very well done on all your hard work today.

I hope that you've learned lots of things about different types of families and I look forward to seeing you again soon.