Mini Lesson: Explain the game Fruit Salad.
Independent:
Play Fruit Salad games few times.
Stop the game and point out that we all share the category
‘people’ just as the strawberry, apple and banana all share
the category ‘fruit salad’. In our class, all people are included
and respected regardless of any differences between them.
Reflection:
• • What skills do we need to be able to play this game?
• Where do we use these skills in everyday life?
Mini Lesson: Read either ‘We can play anything’ or ‘We can wear anything’. Have a class discussion about what we noticed in the books.
Explain to the students that we are going to be drawing different people doing different jobs.
Independent:
Students to draw a doctor, astronaut and teacher.
Reflection:
Ask students what they noticed in the video?
Great clip to show comparison of doing boxing and ballet and to have that discussion.
Mini Lesson: Read one of the diversity books and have a class discussion.
Circle time - Put a picture of emojis on the board. Students to identify which emoji they feel like today. Students can share why they are feeling that way if they wish.
Independent:
Students to draw a picture of themselves and all the things they like to do.
Have a gallery walk, asking students to observe what their peers like.
Reflection:
Discuss: Can only boys play football? Can only girls dance?
Mini Lesson: Circle time - Put a picture of the emojis on the board. Students to identify which emoji they feel like today. Students can share why they are feeling that way if they wish.
Read gratitude story.
Independent:
Students to write in their Wellbeing book 3 things you’re grateful for.
Reflection:
Students share what they're grateful for.
Mini Lesson: Play Harmony game end a pair of detectives out of the room, then appoint the leader to lead different movements. Call them in once the movement has started. Ask them if they can work out who is the leader.
Ask:
• What skills do we need to work in harmony in this game,
or to move all as one?
• Can girls and boys be leaders?
Independent:
Invite students to work in small mixed gender groups at
tables to suggest actions they can do to make a gender
friendly classroom. For example:
• During floor time: ‘We can sit beside anyone on the mat.’
• During Table work: ‘We can work with a girl partner
or a boy partner. We can all work together.’
• Working or playing in library/construction/science/
etc. corners: ‘Boys and girls can play in the construction
corner and the home corner.’
• Snack time: ‘At snack time, girls and boys can share tables.’
• Playtime: ‘Boys and girls can play the game they like,
either together or separately.’
• Lining up for class: ‘Boys and girls can be partners when
we line up.’
Reflection:
As a class add student’s ideas to a class anchor chart.
Mini Lesson:
Circle Time. Check in.
Brainstorm on board different types of violence.
e.g People can hurt the bodies
of other people by hitting, kicking, biting, pushing, or
throwing things. People can hurt other people by saying
mean things: by teasing, or name calling, or yelling.
Independent:
Read different scenarios to students.
Reflection:
As a class add student’s ideas to a class anchor chart.
Mini Lesson:
Circle Time. Check in.
Brainstorm on board what respect means.
Independent:
Read different scenarios to students.
Reflection:
As a class add student’s ideas to a class anchor chart.