Transition Lesson 3: Being Independent

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Introduction

A series of lessons designed to help you teach your students about the differences they will experience as they move up to KS3 and secondary school. There are slides within the presentations that you can easily customise to make them relevent to your school and local area, meaning the information you share with your students will be as relevant to them as possible.

Instructions

Simply save the lesson to your personal or school folder on Lessonup, then open it within the editor to change whatever you need to! 

The more personalised you can make it to your own students transitions, the more they will learn from it. Why not send it home for your students to do with their adults at home!

Being independent

Year 6 to Year 7 Transition

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In this lesson we will:
 

• Looks specifically at some
   Secondary School routines

• Think about how we can help ourselves
   to get ready for the changes ahead.

• Take a look at school uniform.

"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." — A.A. Milne

You should always let a trusted grown up know if you feel worried.

In our school, you can:

• talk to your teacher

• Write a note for the worry box

• send a text to the school office

Childline: 0800 1111 

https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/

Link this to your school's safeguarding policy.

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I am super Independent

2

I'm trying to do more things by myself

3

I need a bit of help with some things

4

I probably rely on grown ups a bit too much

5

I think I need to work on being more independent

How Independent Are You?

If you feel that your class would respond better to some pictures, you can amend this slide.

It will enable you to gauge the content of the session and potentially add to the content at a later date.

"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." — A.A. Milne

When pupils move from Year Six to Year Seven, 

they are expected to become more independent.

Let's look at your school bag first!

What Do I Need To Bring To School?

Click on the icons to find out more.

You will be responsible for your own pens. Keep a few in your bag, just in case!

You will be given a planner. This will help you to remember when you have your lessons and when to hand in your homework.

You will carry your books around the school. Make sure you check which ones you need.

You might need to buy a calculator. Your maths teacher will explain which one is best.

You will definitely need a bag to bring everything to school. A rucksack is comfortable and also has plenty of space to store all your things.

You won't need to bring an alarm clock but remember to use one at home. You will need to wake up for school on time!

Most pupils will have a mobile phone but these should be kept in your bag during lessons. We will talk about phone safety in another session.

Never bring sharp items into school as these are very dangerous. 

You can bring a snack to eat at breaktime or purchase something from the canteen.

A protractor is useful to have when you are learning about angles in maths.

At home, you could use a pinboard to display your timetable or keep any important letters together.

The hotspots are all editable. You may wish to add or amend some of the items on the slide.

We have highlighted the knife as a talking point. You may or may not wish to explore this further with your class, according to the context of your class.

The Ben Kinsella Trust offers resources suitable for KS2 pupils:

https://benkinsella.org.uk/resources-for-teachers-and-practitioners/

https://www.safe4me.co.uk/portfolio/knife-crime/

What Can we Do To Help Us 

To Remember The Things We Need?

You may wish to ask pupils to respond as a group and upload their responses to share with the class or for them to respond by typing in a list of ideas.

Mrs Jones

Mr Smith

Miss Patel

Mr Brown

Mrs Cole

Mr Asmal

This slide should be amended so that it reflects the teachers within the feeder secondary school.

LessonUp is brilliant as, if you have pupils attending several different feeders, you can copy the slide so that each group can use one relevant to their context!

"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." — A.A. Milne

Slide about timetables and how to read them.

Insert a timetable from a generic secondary school here or one in your trust - explain to them the layout and how to read what each section means.

How Can I Help Myself 

To Become Independent?

This mind map will draw some of the ideas together.