Personal & social development // Empathy & Social Awareness

Similarities & Differences

Notice and appreciate ways that people are similar to and different from each other — including appearance, family structures, languages spoken, foods eaten, and celebrations observed — and understand that differences make communities interesting

Ages
5 to 7
Type
Concept
Builds on
1 topic
Leads to
1 topic
Standards
2 codes

Quick check

Can the learner talk positively about how families in their class are different — some have two mums, some speak another language at home, some celebrate different holidays — and see this as interesting rather than strange?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Name several ways people in their class or community are different from each other
  • Describe at least one thing they have learned from someone who is different from them
  • Express a positive attitude about differences rather than judging them

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

1 topic
  • Vocabulary: understanding othersHelpful

    Empathy & Social Awareness // Ages 5 to 8

    Noticing similarities and differences among people draws on vocabulary of community, fair, and care

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Similarities & Differences

Ages 5 to 7 // Concept

Leads to

1 topic

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
IB PYP Personal, Social and Physical Education (PSPE) Scope and Sequence
PSPE-ID-CU-P1-5PSPE-ID-LO-P1-4

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