Different Lives and Experiences
CONCEPTUALUnderstand that people's lives and experiences can be very different from their own — that some children face challenges like disability, poverty, family difficulties, or being new to a country — and develop compassion rather than judgement
Mastery Evidence
- Describe at least two ways another child's life experience might differ significantly from their own
- Explain why it's important not to judge someone based on their circumstances
- Suggest a kind action they could take to help someone facing a difficult situation
Assessment Prompt
“If a new child joins [child]'s class who doesn't speak much English or whose family situation is very different, does [child] show understanding and try to include them rather than avoiding them?”
Curriculum Standards1 alignment
PSPE-ID-LO-P2-1IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequencecodes onlyPrerequisites3
- Seeing Someone Else's Point of ViewsoftAges 7—9
- Vocabulary: social awarenesssoftAges 7—11
- Similarities & DifferenceshardAges 5—7
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- Seeing Someone Else's Point of View soft
Understanding different lives benefits from perspective-taking skills
- Vocabulary: social awareness soft
Perspective-taking practice is enriched by precise vocabulary including 'perspective', 'bias', and 'compassion'
- Vocabulary: understanding others hard
Understanding that others have perspectives and feelings requires the vocabulary of empathy and perspective
- Vocabulary: social awareness soft
Understanding diverse lives requires vocabulary for compassion, fairness, and community
- Similarities & Differences hard
Understanding different lives builds on noticing similarities/differences
- Vocabulary: understanding others soft
Noticing similarities and differences among people draws on vocabulary of community, fair, and care
Unlocks2
- Stereotypes and Individual DifferenceshardAges 9—11
- The world contains many cultures, traditionshardAges 9—11