Year 5 PSHE Superheroes Powerpoint...In real life, people come in all different shapes and sizes. But superheroes are usually very muscular and slim. The men have very big arms and

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Feedback from: “Is it fair to shut down a city over climate change?”

“It's not fair to have protests but it is worth it.”

Henry Green Primary School

“If we don’t do something now we won’t have a world to drive around on, go to work on or even

protest on . It will very soon be too late.”Mildmay Junior school

“They should be actually doing something instead of

protesting.”Henry Green Primary School

“Climate change is destroying our world, people lay down for a

short time in the museum to share awareness and I feel that shutting down a city as part of a protest to get climate change into the news is a good thing

for our future.”Crescent Academy

“There’s so many police there that other people could have got harmed

because they needed them.”Mildmay Junior School

“It’s so interesting to hear what everyone thinks. It sounds like the questions and criticisms raised are exactly the same ones we considered too. Ultimately, no one involved in the Extinction Rebellion protests wanted

to make life harder for anyone or take the police away from important work. Unfortunately we didn’t have any other option.”

Lorna Greenwood of Extinction Rebellion (full quote in notes)


Starter: What can you tell just from looking?

Pair talk (2 mins)What can you tell about these two children from their photos?


A person’s appearance tells us very little about them. We can’t tell what they are like on the inside, what kind of friend

they are, or what talents they might have!

We should try not to let our appearance affect how we feel about ourselves because other things about us, like how we

treat other people, are so much more important.

Pair share (2 mins)Tell the person sitting next

to you one thing they would not know about you just from looking at

you.



Do superhero films promote a healthy body image?

Our learning journey for this week!

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Healthy mind and healthy

body


Why are we talking

about this?


What is a superhero body

shape like?How do films

change appearance?

What’s the harm? Vote!


Healthy mind and healthy body

Love

Regular exercise

Water

Good friends

Confidence

Being healthy isn’t just about your body, but your mental

health too! It’s just as important that you feel happy and

secure on the inside.

Resilience Things you enjoy

Sleep

Self-esteem Time to play

Healthy food

…..………………

Group task (4-6 mins)Divide a piece of paper into two.

Sort these things into two columns: what you need for a

healthy mind and what you need for a healthy body. Add your

own as well. Discuss the meaning of the words in grey.

• …………..

• ……………

• ……………

• …………..

• ……………

• ……………


One thing that can affect our mental health is how we feel about our appearance. The way we think and feel

about the way we look is called our body image.

Often, we compare ourselves to others and

look for differences. “He’s taller than me.”

Healthy mind and healthy body

We can be influencedby celebrities we see on the TV or on our

phones. Some people might

even make commentsabout the way we

look.

All of these things make a difference to how we feel about our bodies. It’s really important that we feel comfortable with the way we look and accept ourselves for

who we are. If we feel bad about our how our bodies look, it can make us unhappy and even unhealthy.


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body


Why are we talking

about this?




change appearance?



Why are we talking about this?The most popular superhero film ever made, Avengers:

Endgame, recently came out in cinemas, and millions of young

people have been to see it.

Today you will think about whether superhero films have any impact on the

way you feel about your own body.

Exaggerated:To make something

seem larger, better, or worse than it really is..

Superheroes typically have very exaggerated or unrealistic body shapes, and some adults are worried this could

make children feel differently about their own bodies.

Unrealistic:Not

achievable or unlikely to happen.

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body


Why are we talking

about this?




change appearance?



Pair discussion (2-4 mins) Here are some superheroes

from films that you might recognise. What do you notice about their body

shapes? Do people look like this in real life?

What is a superhero body shape like?


In real life, people come in all different shapes and sizes. But superheroes are usually very muscular and slim. The men have very big

arms and the women have small waists.

A study1 found that superheroes from comics had unrealistic body shapes. If a normal human had a body like them, it

could be unhealthy.

What is a superhero body shape like?

Class question (2 mins)This artist re-drew

famous superheroes. Why do you think they

did this?


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body


Why are we talking

about this?




change appearance?



How do films change appearance?

Group task (6-12 mins)Before you see what filmmakers do, come up with a list of tricks

you think they might use to change an actor’s appearance. Click for some clues to help you! As you learn about them on the

next four slides, tick them off your list.

When making a film, filmmakers use many different tricks to change an actor’s appearance and make

them look just like their comic book characters.

On the next four slides you are going to see four things they do ‘behind the scenes’.



Makeup artists spend hours on film sets preparing the actors for films. They can do some amazing things and completely change someone’s appearance if

they want to. Click to watch a video to see the work that goes into these transformations!

https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5cd17598638c5

0:00-2:30



Teams of people work for hours on computers using visual effects to create some of the characters you see in films. They can make actors look more muscular,

taller or thinner than they really are. They can even turn them into robots!



In many films, a trick called airbrushing is used to remove wrinkles and spots from actors. It’s a way of making people look ‘better’ but not in a realistic way! It’s

hard to tell when airbrushing has been used as it looks so real.

Before After



Actors can be asked to change the way their body looks for a film. For the Avengers film, lots of actors had to go on an extreme diet and exercise for hours

each day to build muscles like their superhero character.

Diet: An eating plan in which someone eats less food, or only certain types of food,

because they want to change their body shape.

Oats and boiled chicken were the main foods the actors could eat.



Class discussion (2-3 mins)What do you think of the tricks and tactics that are

used to make films?

The tricks you just saw are used in lots of films. The

people may look real, when they have in fact had their appearance changed or

exaggerated.


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body


Why are we talking

about this?




change appearance?



What’s the harm?“All of the actors I see on films are taller than me. I must be weird for

being this short.”

“I shouldn’t wear a top like this. It’s not for

people with arms like mine.”

“I wish I looked more like a superhero. They are so muscular and

strong.”

Table discussion (3-5 mins)What could you say to these

people if you heard them saying the following things? Try to use the words in the

yellow boxes.

Realistic:Showing people as

they really are.

Edited: Had changes

made to it.

Body image:The way we think and feel about our bodies.

Unique: One of a kind.


What’s the harm?

It’s fine to compare ourselves to people we see on the TV.

Is it important to know when actors have had their

appearances changed.

The people we see in films are realistic.

Vote with your feet (8-12 mins)Your teacher will read a

statement out loud. You have 30 seconds to think about it before voting with your feet. Follow the instructions below. If you would like to share your thoughts on

this, raise your hand.

Seeing actors with certain body shapes might make

children feel differently about their own bodies.

Statements for teacher to read

Right: I agree

Left: I disagree


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body


Why are we talking

about this?




change appearance?


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Call to Action!

Big idea

Quick idea


Point out the tricksWhen you are next watching a film, see if your family know about all the tricks filmmakers use and see if you can spot

any.

Boost self-esteem in classCome up with a weekly activity you

can do as a class which will help everyone remember just how special

they are. It could be a secret compliment jar where you write down something about someone else in the

class you think is wonderful!

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Do superhero films promote a healthy body image?Yes


Yes• We know what we see in superhero

films is not real, so there is no point even thinking of them as real people!

• Not all superheroes have unrealistic bodies. Some of them have more normal bodies.

• Superheroes are not meant to have realistic or normal bodies – they are superheroes!

• …

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Do superhero films promote a healthy body image?No


• What we see in films is not always real but we are made to think it is! People can be airbrushed and computers can completely change the way someone looks.

• Seeing superheroes with unrealistic bodies could make children feel differently about their own bodies.

• Some of the actors went on very strict diets and did hours of exercise to turn their body into superhero bodies. This is not a healthy idea for children.

• …

No

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