Respectful Relationships

Foundation - RRRR

In Year 5, students have been learning about gender & identity.

Gender & Identity

Research shows that children become aware of gender norms and make efforts to fit within gendered expectations by the time they are in kindergarten. As children learn about gender, they may also begin to enact sexist values, beliefs and attitudes. They may, for example, insist that some games are for boys and others for girls, and actively reject peers from certain games. This means that it is important to start work on building positive gender relationships within these early years.

What do you think it means to treat everyone fairly?

Room 4:

Lucy: Fairness is when you treat everyone the same way.

Cooper: Fairness is when people are treated equally.

Skylar: Fairness is treating others the way you want to be treated.

Room 5: 

Lola: Everyone is equal.

Harriet: Everyone can get the same things.

Genoah: Splitting things so it’s equal.

Room 6:

Ava: Fairness means there will be no divisions or conflicts based on race or gender.

Nik: Fairness is when nothing separates people.

Lachie: Fairness is treating everyone the same.

Room 8: 

Lyla: Sharing and everything being equal.

Bailey: Equality

Phoebe: Where everyone is equal.

Can you think of a time when you played a game where everyone was included? How did it make you feel?

Room 4:

Lucy: Playing downball made me feel happy.

Cooper: Gang up tag. It felt nice that everyone was enjoying it.

Skylar: Gang up tag as well.

Room 5:

Lola: Truth or dare.

Harriet: Tag, it was really fun. It me happy 

Genoah: Soccer when everyone was playing, everyone enjoyed it .

Room 6:

Ava: Netball

Nik: Soccer

Lachie: Team building activities.

Room 8:

Lyla: All in tag

Bailey: Gang up tag

Phoebe: Jailbreak

Room 4:

Lucy: So they can try new things.

Cooper: So if they want to try something, they have the chance to.

Skylar: So they can figure out what they want to do.

Room 5:

Lola: So they can find what they like.

Harriet: So they can know what they like

Genoah: Someone may try a sport and they may like it

Room 6:

Ava: Otherwise, we would keep following stereotypes.

Nik: So people can find out what they enjoy.

Lachie: So everyone has the freedom to explore their interests.