Personal and Social Capability 

CURRICULUM FOCUS

This week in our Respectful Relationships lesson we are focusing on respect.

VOCABULARY

Respect:

Thinking and acting in a positive way about yourself or others. It involves thinking and acting in a way that shows others you care about their feelings and their wellbeing. Showing respect for someone includes things like noticing them, listening to them, disagreeing in a polite way, showing that you care about their human rights, being prepared to consider their view, not interfering with other people’s right to look, think or act differently from you, and understanding when you need to learn from others.

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Ask your child to give some examples of how they have shown respect to others today. 

Ask your child the following questions:

Do you believe that …

• Children can show respect to adults? How?
• Adults can show respect to children? How?

Workshop how to solve these problems in a respectful manner:

1. Some friends disagree about whose turn it is to go first in the game. Show a respectful way to work this out.

2. One person wants to join in the game that others have started. Show a respectful way to ask to join in.

3. One person does not want to lend their new pencils to others in the class. Show how they can say no in a respectful way.