People, places and identity
Explain how identities can be influenced by people (family, friends, cultural and community groups, role models, media) and places (home, a family's Country/Place or homeland, community), and use strategies to create a positive self-identity
Lesson
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“People, places and identity means how people and places influence identity, and practising positive self-identity strategies. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- People influence cards
- Place influence cards
- Positive self-identity strategy card
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Family and home can shape identity. Media can too. A positive strategy is naming a strength you value.
Optional challenge. For People, places and identity, add a positive self-identity strategy.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: influences + strategy; support used. This session samples identity, not mastery of cultural studies.
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People, places and identity means how people and places influence identity, and practising positive self-identity strategies. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Spend about 12 minutes sorting people/place influences and one positive strategy, then checking one fresh idea.
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Choose identity influence and strategy ideas.
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Talking About Your Feelings
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Talking About Your Feelings supports People, places and identity. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Check understanding
- Create an identity map of the people and places that have influenced who they are, and explain one influence of each
- Explain how a place (e.g. where they grew up, a family's Country/Place or homeland) can shape a person's identity, using an example
- Describe strategies to build a positive self-identity (e.g. recognising strengths, positive self-talk, choosing supportive friends) and set one personal goal
“Can your child explain how the people and places in their life — family, friends, where they grew up — have shaped who they are, and name something that helps them feel good about themselves?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Personal & Social Development
- Domain
- Self-Awareness
- Age range
- Ages 10–12
Standards