Lesson video

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

Today's lesson is called Family Connections, and it's taken from the 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 the lesson that worry you or upset you.

If that is the case, 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 each 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 the roles people have in my family.

In today's lesson, you might notice that there are two words that are slightly darker on the screen than the rest.

That's because they are very important keywords.

Today's keywords are family and role.

Let's take a look at what they mean.

Family.

Family is the people we live with and may be related to.

And role.

Role is the things we do to help other people.

Today's lesson is split into two parts.

Let's start with part one.

Why is my family important to me? All families are different, but all families are equally special and important.

Families can help us to stay safe and healthy.

Take a look at the pictures on your screen.

Can you see all the ways in which families are working together to stay safe and healthy? We've got family helping each other to brush our teeth, family helping us to crossroads, families taking us to our checkups, whether that's the opticians for our eyes, maybe the doctor, or even the dentist.

We've also got family cycling together to make sure that we are get lost, but also making sure that we cycle safely by wearing a cycle helmet.

How do your family keep you safe and healthy? You can pause the video to have a think, and then just press play when you're ready to move on.

Alex says, "My mum and dad keep me healthy in lots of ways.

They always make sure I brush my teeth twice a day, and they encourage me to eat fruits and vegetables." Aisha says, "My grandmother keeps me safe by walking to and from school with me.

She helps me safely cross some busy roads." Families are also there to help us when we feel unhappy or worried.

They might make us feel better by talking to us, reassuring us, giving us a hug, playing with us, and sometimes just helping us to fix the problem.

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

I hope that you were able to think of lots of ways in which your families can help you when you're feeling sad.

Alex says, "My older sister is always great at cheering me up when I feel sad.

She listens to me, gives me advice, and then tells me a funny joke to take my mind off it." Aisha says, "My mum's hugs are the best.

Her hugs always make me feel better if I'm sad." Time for our first check for understanding.

Families help us by A, leaving us alone, B, letting us go to bed late, C, keeping us safe and healthy, or D, cheering us up.

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

The answers are C and D.

Families help us by keeping us safe and healthy, but they can also cheer us up when we're feeling worried or sad.

Well done if you got your answer correct.

Families can help us cope with change.

This means that they can help us feel better when things are changing in our lives.

Families are really important because they can talk to us about those things that are changing.

They can listen to our worries, and then they can reassure us.

That means make us feel better.

Let's have a look at some examples.

Alex talks about a time when his life was changing.

He says, "At first, I was excited when my younger sister was born, but everyone made a fuss of her all the time, and I thought my parents had stopped loving me.

When my parents let me hold her, and told me what a great big brother I was, I felt better." Alex's parents could see that he was worrying about things, so they were able to help him cope with that change, and reassured him by telling him he was a good big brother.

Izzy he says, "I was worried I wouldn't make friends when I started a new school.

My dad reassured me by telling me I'm kind, and funny, and that I would make a great friend." Again, Izzy was worrying about a change in her life, but her dad was able to talk to her about that change.

And he reassured her by reminding Izzy of what a fantastic person she was, and she was able to feel better.

Sometimes families might argue with each other and fall out.

This is actually very normal.

But they soon talk to each other again so that they can work it out and get along.

Families are important because they talk to each other about their problems so that they can help each other to solve them.

Alex says, "My sisters and I were always arguing about which TV show to watch.

Now, we write what we want to watch on a slip of paper, scrumple it, and put it in a bowl.

Granddad picks the winner." So although Alex and his sisters had been arguing, they were able to talk to each other to find a way to solve the problem.

Izzy says, "My mum gets cross with me when I don't want to do my homework.

I understand why she gets cross, and now I'm trying to do it as soon as I get home from school." Again, Izzy and her mum have been able to talk so that they can find a solution to the problem.

Time for another check for understanding.

Families are important because they A, talk and listen to us, B, shout at us, or C reassure and help us.

Pause to have a think.

Press play when you're ready to move on.

The answers are A and C.

Families are important because they talk and listen to us and because they reassure and help us.

Well done if you've got your answers correct.

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

Can you help Jun? Discuss with your learning partner what he should do to make things better.

Jun says, "My cousins and I always argue over the toys we want to play with.

We shout and fight until my aunt and uncle separate us.

What should I do?" You can pause the video to do the task, and when you're ready to see the answers, just press play.

How did you get on? I hope you were able to help Jun.

Let's take a look at some answers together.

You might have said, talk to your cousins instead of shouting.

Share the toys and take turns.

Ask your aunt and uncle to help divide the toys before you start playing to avoid fights.

Well done if your answers were along those lines.

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

What roles do the people have in my family? Every family is different.

That's what makes a family special and unique.

Every member of a family has a role to do.

These roles are what keep us healthy, happy, and safe.

Let's take a look at what some of these roles might include: shopping, feeding pets, washing, and taking out the rubbish.

Who has these roles in your family? You can pause the video to have a think and then press play when you're ready to move on.

How did you get on? I wonder if you had any of those roles in your family? Alex says, "My dad does the cooking in my family whilst my mum does the shopping.

My sisters and I take turns feeding our rabbit." You can see that Alex's family share the roles so that everybody does something.

Aisha says, "I helped my grandmother with the washing, and my mum takes out the rubbish." Again, in Aisha's family, people are doing different roles so they all work together.

True or false? Family roles keep us healthy, happy, and safe.

Pause the video to have a think, press play when you're ready to move on.

The answer is true.

There are some roles in a family that can only be done by adults.

For example, driving, going to work, ironing, and changing a light bulb.

Why do you think that only adults can do these roles? You can pause the video to have a quick think, press play when you're ready to move on.

Only adults can do these roles as they are dangerous or not suitable for children.

Well done if you got the correct answer.

There are lots of roles that children can do by themselves, however.

For example, folding clean clothes, watering plants, making the bed, and tidying up.

What roles do you have within your family that you do by yourself? If you don't have any roles, are there any roles, or jobs that you think you could do by yourself? You can pause the video to have a think and just press play when you're ready to move on.

Alex says, "I water the plants, and I'm in charge of putting mine and my younger sisters toys away when we've finished playing." Those are Alex's roles.

Aisha says, "I play with my younger cousin when he comes to stay with us, and keep my bedroom tidy." Those are Aisha's roles within her family.

Let's see what you can remember.

Tell your learning partner three roles that only adults can do.

The first one has been done for you.

It says, going to work.

You can pause the video, have a think, and press play when you're ready for the answers.

The roles that only adults can do include going to work, ironing, changing a light bulb, and driving.

Well done if you remembered those correctly.

Within a family, there are many roles that adults and children can do together.

For example, cleaning, looking after siblings that's brothers or sisters, looking after pets, and even the cooking.

What roles do you do together with adults in your family? Both adults and children can care for others.

There are many ways in which children can care for family members.

Let's have a look at some examples together.

I rock my baby sister when she's crying.

I push my granddad's wheelchair when we go shopping.

I make breakfast for my younger cousin, and I kiss my brother's knee better if he falls down.

Which of these roles can adults and children do together? A, going to work, B, shopping, or C, cleaning.

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

The answers are B and C.

Shopping and cleaning are roles that can be done by adults and children together.

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

Fill in the table to show what roles the adults, and children have in your family.

On the left-hand side of the table, we have adult roles.

That means jobs that are done by just the adults.

On the right-hand side, we have child roles.

Those are the jobs that can be done by children in your family.

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

Let's take a look at some answers together.

Your table might look like this.

For the adult roles, you might have buying the shopping, changing my brother's nappy, going to work, doing the washing, doing the ironing, and driving me to school.

On the right-hand side for child roles, you might have feeding the guinea pig, making my bed, tidying my room, laying the table, and watering the plants.

Well done if your answers were along those lines.

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

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

We all have a different role in our family.

The adults in families have different roles to the children.

Family roles are important for keeping everyone safe and happy.

It is not only parents and carers who can look after children.

Very well done on all your amazing work today.

I hope that you've learnt lots about family connections, and maybe you've got some more ideas about the role that you can play in your family.