KS1 - Families and traditions

These outdoor PSHE lessons help children explore big ideas like family, care, relationships, and traditions through creative, hands-on activities. With opportunities for reflection, collaboration, and personal expression, pupils will develop empathy, self-awareness, and a deeper understanding of the special people in their lives.

Lesson Plans

Understanding the roles different people play in our lives

Secure your children’s understanding of the different types of relationships they have with people in their lives and how these different people have certain roles in this outdoor lesson.

Learning objective:

To understand the roles different people play in our lives.

Identifying people who love and care for us

During this outdoor lesson, your children will understand what it means to care for someone, and how people show they care for them too. They’ll work creatively to create their special people and share with others how they can care for one another.

Learning objective:

To identify people who love and care for them.

Understanding that there are different types of families

In this outdoor lesson, using a combination of practical activities and shared reading, your children will begin to think of a definition for ‘family’ while applying this to their own family tree.

Learning objective:

To understand that there are different types of families from my own.

Defining what a family tradition is

The main activity in this outdoor lesson requires your children to think about what tradition means, and what traditions their families take part in. They’ll then work creatively to share these with others.

Learning objective:

To define what a tradition is.

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