What does identity mean?
I can explain what identity means and why people have different identities.
What does identity mean?
I can explain what identity means and why people have different identities.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Identity is made up of who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others.
- We all have characteristics which help to identify us.
- We get our personal identities from both nature and nurture.
- People can have multiple identities because they can belong to different groups at the same time.
Keywords
Identity - who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others
Characteristic - a feature or quality belonging typically to a person in order to identify them
Nature - the things you are born with, your biological background, traits and abilities which come from your genes
Nurture - the environment and experiences that shape you after you are born
Common misconception
Some people believe that you can only have one identity.
People can have multiple identities because they can belong to different groups at the same time.
Equipment
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a group of people sharing a place or common interests
feeling accepted and part of a group or place
being one of a kind, with special qualities different from others
Exit quiz
5 Questions
who a person is, or the qualities of a person that make them unique
a feature or quality belonging to a person that identifies them
your biological background
the way we are brought up