Growth Mindset 

We split into groups and used iPads and Chromebooks to research and learn about the growth mindset. We thought about what websites would give us age-appropriate information. We used BBC Bitesize and Kiddle to find interesting facts about the growth mindset to create our posters.  

We learnt that we need to consider our mindset when approaching challenges and to use a growth mindset in our daily lives.

Researching Mental Health

Organs of the Body

To understand different relationships

We watched "The Princess and the Dragon" to start learning about different relationships and that not all relationships are healthy...

Characteristics of Emotions

ART - Yayoi Kusama

Art is so important to our health and well being and we have been looking at the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Have a look at the website to find out more about her..

Questions

What do you think this is?

We had lots of different suggestions such as..

"A galaxy" Alfie

"A mirror" Lily-Mae

"An endless road" - Thea

"Teleportation room" - Shareefa

"Inside a futuristic building" - William

What emotion does it make you feel?

"Joyful" - Theo

"Upbeat and funky" - Ioan

"Calm and relaxed" - Cohen

"Anxious" - Yosuf

"Tranquil" - Thea

Creating an emotion in the style of Yayoi Kusama

We looked at a variety of Yayoi's art and first of all tried making some sketches of what we wanted to create. 

Types of Relationships

Healthy Lifestyle Research Posters

At the beginning of our topic, we had lots of questions about how we should be looking after ourselves to maintain a healthy lifestyle. In order to answer those questions; we worked in groups to research the elements of a healthy lifestyle. We love working in groups for these tasks and developing lots of skills such as listening, communicating, creativity and decision making. 

Hygiene Vlogs

Topic Evaluation - Double Page Spread

End of Topic Assessment Questions

We used Google Docs On Google Classroom to assess our topic. Look at the detailed assessment from Thea - well done Thea!

End of topic assessment 

INSIDE OR OUT? 

Questions

1. What are three ways you can keep your body clean?

The three ways to keep your body clean are to shower regularly,washing your hands after using the toilet,eating,or helping with cooking and wearing clean clothes after a shower/every morning.

2. Why is it important to express your emotions?

Expressing your emotions is important because it can show people and your mind that you’re feeling an emotion.”If I am feeling sad,I smile until my body and mind think I am happy”-Lily-Mae.

3. Name three organs in the human body and their basic functions.

The Lungs-The Lungs help you produce oxygen and help you breathe.When you breathe the old air in your lungs get released out of your body,the new air replaces the old air.The Heart-The Heart pumps blood around your body.In your heart there is a little flap that opens to let blood flow around your body.The Bladder-The Bladder holds urine.

4. What is an example of controlling behaviour?

An example of controlling behaviour is like if you or your partner(or anyone) says “You can’t wear that skirt!”or”You can’t wear or do that!”

5. What should you do if someone is exhibiting controlling behaviour towards you?

Tell someone!Telling someone is the best thing you can do because they can help you to express what’s actually happening!

6. Can you name four components of a healthy plate?

Carbohydrates-Carbohydrates(also known as carbs) are like Potatoes,Pasta,Bread and Cereal.Fruit-Fruit are food like Apples,Oranges,Bananas,Limes,Blueberries,Grapes.Vegetables-Vegetables(also known as Veg) are food like Carrots,Cabbage,Swede,Sweet Corn.Dairy-Dairy foods are Milk,Eggs,Yogurt,Butter.

7. Describe an act of kindness you can show to a classmate.

You can give a classmate a complement to show an act of kindness towards a classmate.You can say something like “I like your hair.” for a simple act of kindness but if you want a more advanced act of kindness you can say “I really like your hair! I love the waves today!”.

8. How does eating healthy affect your emotions?

Healthy Eating can affect your emotions by making you feel happy because you might have ate a salad today or you might feel sad because you ate 2 more chocolate bars than you were meant to have.

9. Why is it important to understand and learn about different organs in our body?

It is important to learn and understand different organs in the body because if you can understand how different organs can help our bodies and how we can take care of our organs.

10. How would you describe this topic using 3 emojis? 

I would describe this topic using the thrilled emoji 😃because I have really enjoyed this topic,the mind blown emoji 🤯because I have learnt so much during this topic and the devastated emoji 😭because I really don’t want this topic to end!

A great assessment from William who also included a link to his Personal Hygiene Powerpoint!

End of topic assessment  

INSIDE OR OUT? 

Questions

1. What are three ways you can keep your body clean?

Three ways to keep your body clean are: Wash your hands, Showering/bathing and cutting your nails. If you want more examples of keeping your body clean, there is also wearing clean clothes and brushing your teeth. Here’s the link to my personal hygiene presentation- Personal hygiene

2. Why is it important to express your emotions?

We need to express our emotions because if you're feeling sad or angry it will affect your mind negatively. You need to tell a responsible person like a parent/guardian or a teacher.

3. Name three organs in the human body and their basic functions.

One organ is the heart. The heart pumps blood to the rest of the body. Another organ is the brain which helps you memorize things and helps you think. The stomach is another organ. It helps you digest (break down) food into your small intestine.

4. What is an example of controlling behaviour?

A simple example of controlling behavior is telling people what to do, a bit like your slave.

5. What should you do if someone is exhibiting controlling behaviour towards you?

If someone exhibits controlling behaviour towards you, tell them to stop but if they don’t, you need to tell a responsible adult, like a teacher.

6. Can you name four components of a healthy plate?

Four main components of a healthy plate are Carbohydrates, fruit and vegetables, dairy and protein

7. Describe an act of kindness you can show to a classmate.

A generous act of kindness could be: Sharing, a kind compliment, cheering them up if they’re having a bad day, making them laugh or playing a fun game with them.

8. How does eating healthy affect your emotions?

Eating healthy is also classified as a ‘Balanced diet’. To do this you need to equally divide what you’re eating because different food groups each affect your body differently, for example, carbohydrates (bread, pasta, potatoes) give you lots of energy, while fruit and vegetables give you plenty of vitamin C.

9. Why is it important to understand and learn about different organs in our body?

It is important because you can learn how to take care of your body properly, for example, if you drink, or take illegal drugs a lot, it damages your pancreas terribly!

10. How would you describe this topic using 3 emojis? 

 😃           🧘          ❤️

              Overjoyed                              Tranquill                              Elated 

I picked the first emoji because I was happy with the results of my work. I picked the second emoji because doing this type of topic work makes me relaxed and I picked the last emoji because I just loved the topic work in general.