PDMU Activity Pack — Foundation Stage & KS1 (P1–P4)
A P1–P4 PDMU activity pack with age-appropriate activities for Personal Development and Mutual Understanding — feelings, friendships, looking after ourselves, my community, and early mutual understanding activities.
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P1–P2 PDMU activities (Foundation Stage)
- All About Me poster — draw yourself, your family, your home, your pets
- Feelings wheel — cut out, decorate, spin to share how you feel today
- Kindness bingo — spot kind acts in class and in the school
- My special people — draw 5 people who make you feel safe and loved
- Class rules — make them together: what do we need to be happy in this class?
- Compliment circle — each child says one kind thing about the person next to them
- My community walk — who helps us? Identify helpers in photos (doctor, fireman, teacher...)
P3–P4 PDMU activities (KS1)
- Similarities and differences — Venn diagram: what do you and your partner have in common?
- Feelings diary — record how you feel at the start and end of each school day for a week
- Problem-solving scenarios — what would you do if...? role play
- Friendship recipe — what ingredients make a good friendship?
- Our special days — share a celebration from home. When is it? How is it celebrated?
- Community map — draw all the places in our local area that help people
- Conflict resolution practice — 4 steps: stop, breathe, talk, fix
- Who lives in our community? — discuss different families, different homes, different backgrounds
Learning objective
Express feelings appropriately; identify what makes good friendships; recognise similarities and differences between people; and understand the importance of treating everyone with kindness and respect.
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PDMU foundation books
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For children
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I It's Okay to be Different — Todd Parr
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T The Feelings Book — Todd Parr
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W When I'm Feeling series — Tracey Moroney
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