Hello, my name is Ms. Willow, and I'm going to be guiding you through today's learning.

Today's lesson is called, "Pressure to look a certain way," and it fits into our unit called, "Physical health: Is it hard to be healthy?" In this lesson, we're going to be talking about some tricky topics like pressure, and some people can find this a sensitive issue.

For this reason, we recommend that you have an adult with you for the duration of this lesson.

If at any point you do feel upset or uncomfortable, it's really important that you close the screen and that you go and speak to a trusted adult.

Okay, let's make a start on today's learning.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to identify the pressures that we may feel about our appearance.

Before we get started, we need to go over some ground rules.

These help to make sure that everyone stays safe and comfortable throughout today's lesson.

Laura says that we need to listen to others.

That means we're not going to interrupt other people if they're speaking.

Jacob says we need to not have any judgement.

That means we're not going to judge other people for what they feel, what they think, what they say, or what they've experienced.

Andeep says we need to respect each other's privacy.

That means we're not going to ask anyone any personal questions as this can make some people feel uncomfortable.

And finally, Izzy says that we can choose our level of participation.

That means it's up to us how much we want to join in.

We're now going to go through the keywords for today's lesson.

These gonna pop up multiple times throughout the lesson, so it's important that we have a good understanding of what each word means.

Pressure, this is when people try to persuade or force you to do something.

Beauty standard, this is expectations of how someone should look.

Genetics, these are the traits that we inherit from our biological parents.

Body confident, this means feeling confident in your body and how it looks.

And finally, we have mental health, this is the health of our minds and our emotions.

Keep an eye out for these words we go through today's lesson, and see if you can remember what they mean.

Today's lesson is split into three learning cycles.

The first learning cycle is called, "What are beauty standards?" The second learning cycle is called, "Why is everyone's body different?" And finally, our last learning cycle is called, "How can we be body confident?" Let's make a start in our first learning cycle, What's a beauty standards? As we get older, our appearance can change.

For example, our height might change, our body shape, or the clothes that we like to wear.

We can feel pressure to look a certain way.

This pressure could come from people around us or from seeing different people on TV or online.

Sometimes this pressure is quite obvious.

For example, someone saying you should cut your hair or you should lose weight, you should get bigger muscles.

But other times, this pressure to look a certain way can be less noticeable.

We might see an advert that says, "Get the perfect bikini body in two weeks," or see a news article about a movie star boasting impressive muscles.

Or you might see an advert saying, "Buy this toothpaste to get perfect, pearly white teeth." All of these examples suggest that someone should be aiming to look a certain way.

This pressure can also come from what we call beauty standards.

Beauty standards are created by society, and they can influence what many people consider to be attractive or beautiful.

It's really important to remember that not everyone agrees with beauty standards, and we never have to follow them if we don't want to.

Beauty standards are also not the same all over the world, or for different communities, and they can also change over time.

Let's do a track for understanding to see how you're doing with this learning cycle so far.

Where can pressure to look a certain way come from? A, the people around us, B, only ourselves, or C, people on TV and online? What do you think? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that A and C are correct.

We can experience pressure to look a certain way from people around us, or people on TV and online.

Well done if you got this right.

Both men and women face pressure from different beauty standards.

A common beauty standard for women is that they should be thin, but have an hourglass body shape.

This can mean having quite a small waist.

They should have large breasts and a large bottom.

They should have long hair or wear make-up.

All of these are common beauty standards for how women should look.

Common beauty standards for men include being tall, being muscular, and having visible abs.

These are often called having a six-pack.

There's also beauty standards that are applied to everyone regardless of gender.

For example, having perfect white teeth or having clear skin, so no spots or blemishes.

Beauty standards are damaging because they can lower people's self-esteem and because many of these beauty standards are just not achievable.

Many photos of people online, especially of celebrities or influencers, are edited to look a certain way.

Photos of other people may be edited to make someone look thinner than they are to change how someone's body looks, for example, to make their waist smaller or their muscles bigger, and they could edit out any skin blemishes.

Even the people that we see in photos and online often don't even look that way themselves because their photos have been edited to make them look better than what they already look like.

Let's do another check for understanding.

This time we're going to do a true or false question.

Is this statement true or false? There are only beauty standards for women.

What do you think? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is false.

But why? You might have said that there are beauty standards for men too and some beauty standards that apply to everyone.

Well done if you said this or something similar.

We're now moving on to your first practise task.

You're doing a brilliant job so far.

So keep it up.

I'd like you to complete the Venn diagram with some of the common beauty standards that apply to men, women, and everyone.

One's already been done for you.

So in the women category, we've got hourglass figure because this is a common beauty standard that applies to women.

Can you fill in the rest of the diagram? Pause the video and we'll go through some of the answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's have a look and see what your completed Venn diagram might look like.

In the men category, you might have muscular, tall, visible abs.

For example, a six-pack.

In the women category, you might have the hourglass figure, wear make-up, have long hair, large breasts and bottom, or thin.

For everyone, you might have perfect white teeth and clear skin.

You might have some other examples too.

Well done.

We're now moving on to our second learning cycle.

Why is everyone's body different? I'd like you to have a think about what Laura says.

Laura says, "Everybody's body should look the same way." What do you think about this? Pause the video.

Talk to the person next to you or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that Laura's incorrect.

Everybody's body is unique and this is a wonderful thing that we should celebrate.

One reason why everyone's body is different is because of our genetics.

This is what we inherit from our biological parents, like the colour of our eyes.

We can also inherit our height, our hair colour, our skin colour.

In some cases, what we inherit is fixed and we can't change it like our skin colour or our eye colour.

In other cases, like with our height, we need to make sure that we eat properly to grow.

Our body shape and the way that we look can also be influenced by our lifestyle.

Our lifestyle includes what we eat, how we exercise, and what we do day-to-day.

Everyone has a different diet, exercise routine, and daily routine which could affect how their body looks.

Someone with a balanced diet who regularly exercises may look different to someone who doesn't.

Dr.

Elsie reminds us that we can't tell how healthy someone is just by looking at them.

Health looks different for everyone, just like how everyone's body looks different.

Let's do another check for understanding.

Can you remember what is our lifestyle made up of? Is it A, what we eat, B, our genetics, or C, how we exercise? What do you think? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that A and C are correct.

Our lifestyle can be made up of what we eat and how we exercise.

Whether we are male or female can also mean that our body changes in different ways.

Females typically have more body fat than males and they carry this in their hips and their thighs.

They're also more likely to have something called cellulite because of how the female body manages fat.

Males on the other hand tend to grow more body hair and are often taller than females.

They can also be heavier than females and carry their body weight around their stomach and their torso.

There will also be lots of differences amongst males and females too.

For example, some males will have cellulite and they'll be shorter, and some females have more body hair and are taller.

Everyone's body is different because we all have a unique combination of genetics like skin and hair colour, body shape, lifestyle factors like our diet and exercise, ideas of how we want to look like our personal style and our hairstyle.

Because of all of these different factors, this means that we all look really different and this is a wonderful thing.

Let's do another check for understanding.

This time I'd like you to decide who is correct.

Izzy says that the only thing that affects how our body looks is our lifestyle.

But Sofia says how our body looks is affected by our genetics, our lifestyle, and whether we're male or female.

What do you think? Who is correct, Izzy or Sofia? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Sofia is correct because how our body looks depends on our genetics, our lifestyle, and whether we're male or female.

There are lots of different factors that make up how we look.

Well done if you got this right.

We're now moving on to your second practise task.

For this task, I'd like you to give two reasons why Jun is incorrect.

Jun says, "Me and my friend Jacob are the same age at school and we're both boys and this means that we should look the same." Can you give two reasons why he's incorrect? Pause the video and we'll go through some potential answers in a few minutes.

Okay, let's have a look and see what you might have said.

You might have said that even though both Jun and Jacob are at the same age at school and they're both boys, it's normal for them to not look the same.

They will have different genetics and a different lifestyle.

For example, a different diet and a way of exercising, and this could mean that they look different.

Well done if you said this or something similar.

We are now moving on to the final learning cycle.

How can we be body confident? You're doing a brilliant job so far, so keep it up for this last learning cycle.

We should celebrate that we all look different.

Our body often allows us to do the things that we want to do.

It allows us to get from one place to another, and it allows us to have fun and do the things that we enjoy.

When we compare our body to other peoples, we're assuming that there's only one right way that our body should look, and this isn't true.

We can be body confident by remembering that all bodies are different and that this is a good thing.

Dr.

Elsie says that "We can all make choices that make us healthier and more confident, but we should do this because we care about our body, not because we're comparing ourselves to others." It can negatively affect our mental health if we compare ourselves to others, and it can lower our self-esteem.

We might have some negative thoughts like "I wish I looked like her." "Her hair is better than mine." Or, "I wish I was tall like him." These are examples of comparing ourselves to others and this can lower our self-esteem and have a negative impact on our mental health.

Our self-esteem is how we feel about ourselves, how confident we feel in who we are and what we look like.

Instead, we can be body confident by noticing what we like about other people while still noticing what we like about ourselves.

Here, Izzy says, "I love my hair and Laura's hair too." Laura says, "I love your hair, Izzy, and I also like Lucas' fashion sense." Lucas says, "I've got a great smile.

I'd like to try a new hairstyle like Jacob's." We can still notice what we like about other people while still noticing what we like about ourselves.

Let's do a check for understanding.

Is this statement true or false? It's good for our mental health to compare ourselves to others as it means that we'll end up looking better.

What do you think? Is this is true or false? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that this is false.

But why? You might have said that if we compare ourselves to others, this has a negative impact on our mental health because it lowers our self-esteem, to how confident we feel in ourselves.

Well done if you said this or something similar.

We can get help from a trusted adult if we feel pressure to look a certain way.

They can help us to improve our mental health and our self-esteem, and this can help us to feel more body confident.

Farah says, "It's normal to notice other qualities that we like in others from time to time.

We can use this to inspire us, but we should remember that there are lots of great things about ourselves too." It can also help us to be more body confident if we know that we're taking steps to stay healthy.

When we make healthy food choices and we move our body in a way that makes us feel happy, we tend to feel more body confident.

By being body confident, we can inspire others to be body confident too.

It's important to never be unkind to others about their appearance, as this can reduce their self-esteem and it can hurt their feelings too.

Alex says that "Good friends support each other to be body confident.

We should always tell a trusted adult if we're worried about a friend's mental health." We're now going to do another check for understanding.

This time, I'd like you to think about what can we do if we feel pressure to look a certain way? Should we A, share how we feel with the trusted adults so that they can help us, B, try to change how we look so that we fit certain beauty standards, or C, encourage our friends to change how they look so that we all look the same? What do you think? Pause the video.

Tell the person next to you, tell me, or have a think to yourself.

Well done if you said that A is correct.

If we feel pressured to look a certain way online, we should share how we feel with a trusted adult so that they can help us.

Well done if you've got this right.

We are now moving on to our final practise task.

You've done amazingly so far, so keep it up for this last activity.

For this task, I'd like you to explain to Andeep three different ways that he could become more body confident.

Andeep says, "Lately, I've been feeling sad about the way that I look compared to my friends.

I've been eating less healthy foods and exercising less often too." Can you explain to Andeep three different ways that he could become more body confident? Pause the video and we'll look at your suggestions in a few minutes.

Okay, let's have a look and see what you might have said.

You might have said that Andeep could become more body confident by talking to a trusted adult about how he feels.

He should stop comparing himself to his friends.

He should notice what he likes about other people and notice what he likes about himself.

He should try eating healthier food.

And he should move his body in a way that makes him happy.

All of these things should help Andeep to become more body confident.

Well done if you said any of these or had something similar.

We're now going to summarise everything that you've learned in today's lesson.

You've done a brilliant job at focusing and trying your best, so I'm really proud of you.

Today, we've learned that we can feel pressure to look a certain way, especially as we grow up.

Society creates beauty standards for everyone about how they should look, and this can be harmful for our mental health.

We've learned that everybody's body is different because of different reasons, like different genetics and lifestyles.

If we compare ourselves to others, this can negatively affect our mental health.

And finally, we have learned that it's important to get help from a trusted adult if we feel pressure to look a certain way or if we feel unhappy about our appearance.

In today's lesson, we've talked about some tricky topics.

It's really important that if you have any questions or worries about anything from today's lesson, you speak to a trusted adult about how you feel.

There are also some resources on the screen that are really helpful if you need some extra support.

Well done for your fantastic hard work today.

I'm really proud of you, and I hope to see you again soon.