Transition Lesson 2: Worries, Worries, Worries

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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!

Worries, worries, worries

Year 6 to Year 7 Transition

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In this lesson we will:

• Look at some of our worries

• Learn about 'mental health' and what this means

• Write a message to our future self

• Try some calming techniques to use when things are feeling tricky.

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

This lesson links to the PSHE Association programme of study (KS1-5):

H24. problem-solving strategies for dealing with emotions, challenges and change, including the transition to new schools

H27. to recognise their individuality and personal qualities

H28. to identify personal strengths, skills, achievements and interests and how

these contribute to a sense of self-worth

H36. strategies to manage transitions between classes and key stages

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 

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

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

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

How Am I Feeling About Starting My New School?

This poll will give you an indication of how your class may be feeling.

You can find out exactly how pupils have responded in the assessment area of LessonUp.

What Worries Do the Young People Have About Their New School?

Ask pupils to think about all of their memories from Primary school. This is a great way to share some positive moments. Remember, if pupils add content which is unsuitable for sharing, this can be seen from the teacher's view before it is revealed to the group.

Consider removing pupil names from their contributions and ask pupils to guess 'who said what'?

Share some of the hints and tips from 

the video to help the children with their worries.

Consider how you want your pupils to respond here.

You might prefer to use big paper and pens to gather ideas in groups and then upload a picture of this into LessonUp to refer to at a later date.

LessonUp is fantastic for capturing some of these discussions and saving them in a manageable way!

Primary School

Secondary School

I always have the same teacher

I will change class for each lesson.

Detentions

I will wear a school blazer

Travel to school with an adult

This drag and drop activity can be personalised to suit some of the contextual information which is unique to your setting.

If you would like some hints about how to manage this feature, we have a helpful video guide here:

https://youtu.be/G6fqUIw3Qgw 

It is absolutely normal to feel

worried from time to time.

However, it is always best to talk 

to someone from your Support Network 

if you start to feel worried about anything.

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

What is 'Mental Health'?

'Mental Health' is the term we use when we think about how we feel about ourselves and the world around us. It's really important to look after our mental health as it helps us to:

• Have good friendships

• See our world positively

• Learn

• Enjoy the awesome parts of our lives

• Look to our future and think about how to get there.

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

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/childrens-mental-health/

https://www.annafreud.org/schools-and-colleges/resources/

https://www.place2be.org.uk/our-services/services-for-schools/mental-health-resources-for-schools/

What is a Support Network?

A support network is the group of people (or pets) we can talk to if we have a worry. 

Talking is a really good way to help, if you have a worry.

 

Who Is In My Support Network?

Ask pupils to think about all of their memories from Primary school. This is a great way to share some positive moments. Remember, if pupils add content which is unsuitable for sharing, this can be seen from the teacher's view before it is revealed to the group.

Consider removing pupil names from their contributions and ask pupils to guess 'who said what'?

You might want to try 

some relaxation exercises.

Let's look at a few of these together

. . . and maybe try them in our class.

What Can I Do If I Feel Worried?

Ask pupils to think about all of their memories from Primary school. This is a great way to share some positive moments. Remember, if pupils add content which is unsuitable for sharing, this can be seen from the teacher's view before it is revealed to the group.

Consider removing pupil names from their contributions and ask pupils to guess 'who said what'?

Our Big List of Things We Can Do 

To Help Our Mental Health

To extend the session, consider responding creatively to the content we have covered:

Create a poster or list to share

Maybe an advert could be recorded

You could devote a session to creating a whole mental health 'carousel' where pupils paint, draw, sculpt or access PE/outdoor learning. 

Which activity can help you 

if you are feeling worried?

A

Listening to music

B

Going for a walk

C

Talking to my pet

D

Breathing exercises

This final poll brings the content of this session together.