Growing up with Yasmine and Tom

Teaching Relationships Checklist

Welcome to Growing up with Yasmine and Tom, we’ve put together this helpful checklist that enables you to maximise the learning experience for your pupils, whilst saving valuable time. This checklist includes useful tips and links to products that help you to navigate difficult subjects and encourage healthy conversations.

You will need access to the internet, it is always best to check connectivity prior. Some lessons require printing additional materials, we’ve indicated these below for you to help save time.

Module 1 KS1

Lesson Lesson title Tips and preparation note in advance of lessons. Recommended teaching aids to support the learning experience.
1 Introducing Yasmine and Tom
  • Includes a short clip introducing Yasmine and Tom on iPads or laptop for pupils (project to whiteboard if preferred).
  • Print worksheets prior to lesson.
  • Have marker pens handy.
Coming Soon: Yasmine and Tom dolls.
2 Friendships and feelings
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Includes 2 worksheets, to be given to pupils. Print on A3 for teacher presentation (if possible) and A4 for pupils (1 per pupil).
3 Different families
  • Includes 1 worksheet, ideally printed on A4 for pupils (1 per pupil)
  • Requires plasticine/playdough/modelling clay.
  • Have additional paper and pens available.
Coming Soon: Yasmine and Tom dolls.
4 My brilliant body
  • Includes 1 worksheet, ideally printed on A3 for pupils (1 per pupil or share 1 between pairs).
  • Requires red paper and scissors to cut out heart shape, 1 per pupil.
Recommended: Let’s Grow with Nisha and Joe. A comic style magazine for KS1, it aids with naming body parts.
5 Keeping clean and taking care of myself
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Schools to provide items to demonstrate how to keep clean such as toothbrush, hairbrush, nit comb, facecloth, sponge, plasters, sun cream and sun hat.
6 Naming body parts
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Provide a large roll of paper.
Recommended: Let’s Grow with Nisha and Joe. A comic style magazine for KS1, it aids with naming body parts.
7 Keeping safe
  • Includes 3 digital interactions (computer/screen projection).
  • Print teacher helpsheet on staying safe.

Module 2 LKS2

Lesson Lesson title Tips and preparation note in advance of lessons. Recommended teaching aids to support the learning experience.
1 Introducing Yasmine and Tom
  • Requires a flipchart and large sheets of paper
Coming Soon: Yasmine and Tom dolls
2 Gender stereotypes and aspirations
  • Includes 1 worksheet printed on card or paper, 1 each or 1 shared between 2.
  • Catalogues cuttings which contain children’s toys.
Teaching Aid: Gender Equality in Primary Schools. by Helen Griffin. A hands-on guide supports primary teachers and other school staff in challenging gender stereotypes and sets out advice on how to implement gender equality and respect in the curriculum, and in all areas of school life.
3 Me, myself and I
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Includes 1 worksheet, ideally printed on A4 for pupils.
  • Print poem by Grace Nichols: “Give myself a hug
4 What makes a good friend?
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Includes 1 worksheet, ideally printed on A4 for each pupil (1 per pupil).
  • Tip: Picture books on friendship for browsing.
Coming Soon: Yasmine and Tom dolls.
5 Families and getting on with our families
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Requires blank card (1 per pupil).
6 My personal and private body parts and keeping safe
  • Includes 2 digital interactions (computer/screen projection).
  • Requires card paper to printed worksheets that are included.
  • Print 2 worksheets on keeping safe touch and scenarios.
Teaching Aid: Sex and relationships for 7-9 years. By Molly Potter. A no-nonsense guide for sex education in primary school for those aged 7-9.
7 Body care
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • 1 x teacher helpsheet on keeping clean.
  • Requires pens and paper.
  • Includes 1 x worksheet, ideally printed on A3 for each pupil (1 per pupil).
8 Is it risky?
  • Includes 2 digital interactions (computer/screen projection).
  • 1 x worksheet: printed and onto cards for group-work.
  • Tip: plan class group size and print number of worksheets accordingly.
9 People who can help us on and offline
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • 1 x teacher helpsheet on CEOP reporting.

Module 3 UKS2

Lesson Lesson title Tips and preparation note in advance of lessons. Recommended teaching aids to support the learning experience.
1 Introducing Yasmine and Tom
  • Includes 2 worksheets, ideally printed on A4 for pupils (1 per pupil)
2 On and offline friendships
  • Includes 2 x digital interactions (computer/screen projection).
  • Requires card paper to print worksheets that are included.
3 Friendships and secrets
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Requires card to print worksheet on for group activity.
4 Friendships and pressure
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Requires pre-printed worksheets to display in the classroom for the lesson.
5 Keeping safe – safe and unsafe touch
  • Includes 2 digital interactions (computer/screen projection).
  • Requires worksheets printed on cards to give out.
  • Decide group size and print number of worksheets according to group numbers.
  • Requires pens and paper.
6 Keeping safe – online images
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Includes 1 worksheet, ideally printed on A4 for each pupil (1 per pupil).
  • Tip: familiarise self with social media platforms children may use at this age.
7 Changes at puberty
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Includes 1 worksheet, ideally printed on A4 for each pupil (1 per pupil).
  • Requires pens and paper.
Classroom Aid: The Period Pack. Adds a vital tangible aid for pupils. Promotes conversation.

Recommended: 4You, Growing up – what’s it all about? A colourful booklet, for young people aged 9 and above, includes straightforward information on puberty and growing up.

Growing up – Susan Meredith and Robyn Gee

Explaining what happens at puberty

Lesson 8 Periods (menstruation)
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Prepare/pre-empt questions on what a period is to read to class.
  • Tip: Periods pack containing period products provides resource to teach lesson effectively.
Classroom Aid: The Period Pack. Adds a vital tangible aid for pupils. Promotes conversation.

Recommended: Periods Leaflet. For girls aged 9 and above prepares them for menstruation by xplaining why people have periods, what happens, and how to deal with them.

Recommended: 4You, Growing up – what’s it all about? A colourful booklet, for young people aged 9 and above, includes straightforward information on puberty and growing up.

9 Wet dreams and masturbation
  • Print teacher helpsheet – an essential read prior to lesson.
  • Prepare/pre-empt questions on what masturbation is and wet dreams are (examples given in teacher help sheet).
  • Make a box made available for pupils to submit their questions ahead of the lesson if they have any.
Recommended: Wet Dreams. Covers a natural part of a young boy’s development through puberty. Aids difficult conversations.

Recommended: 4You, Growing up – what’s it all about? A colourful booklet, for young people aged 9 and above, includes straightforward information on puberty and growing up.

10 Making babies – sexual intercourse
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Includes 1 worksheet, ideally printed on A4 for each pupil (1 per pupil).
Teaching Aid: Bodyworks. This is a resource for teachers so they can increase their knowledge, works as a teacher’s helpsheet.

Classroom Aid: Where willy went. By Nicholas Allan. The big story of a little sperm.

Classroom Aid: Sex and relationships education for 9-11 years. By Molly Potter. A no-nonsense guide for sex education in primary school for those aged 9-11

11 Making babies – assisted fertility and multiple births
  • Includes 2 digital interactions (computer/screen projection).
  • Print teacher helpsheet: assisted fertility.
  • Tip: list all different methods of assisted fertility to help explain.
12 Making babies – pregnancy and birth
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Includes 2 worksheets, ideally printed on A4 for pupils (1 per group)
  • Requires pens and paper.
  • Print teacher helpsheet: outlining the stages of birth.
  • Tip: Remember this is a natural part of development and life.
Classroom Aid: Let’s talk about where babies come from? by Robie H Haris. An updated edition of the classic guide for young children on babies, bodies, love, sex, reproduction and families.
13 Identity and prejudice
  • Print teacher helpsheet: Key terms on sexual identity.
  • Includes 2 worksheets, ideally printed on A4 for each pupil (1 per pupil).
14 Equality and the law
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
Recommended: Law on sex factsheet. Information on the law providing key details on specifics legal acts.
15 Getting help
  • Includes 1 digital interaction (computer/screen projection).
  • Includes 1 worksheet, ideally printed on A4 for each pupil (1 per pupil).
  • Requires additional pens and paper.

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