Lesson 5 - Hobbies

• To identify hobbies & interests.
• The importance of having hobbies.
• About our favourite hobbies.

Hobbies, interests, fun, enjoyment, confidence, friends, social, focus, fitness, active, relaxation and challenge.

• Supports pupils understanding of what a hobby is.
• Supports pupils understanding of how hobbies can have a positive impact on their mental health and happiness

• Lesson PPT.
• Paper, pen, and colours.

• Introduce the session with the lesson objectives.
• Explain what a hobby is using slide 3.
• Group activity: Ask pupils to write down as many hobbies as they can think of. As a group ask them to select their top 3 hobbies and to explain their answers to the class. Use slide 5 as to show some example hobbies.

• ‘Act it out’ group activity: In small groups everyone must write down a hobby on a piece of paper and fold it up. One person must choose a hobby and act it out and the remainder of the group can guess what it is.
• Class discussion: Ask the class to discuss why they think hobbies are important. Initiate feedback from the class and share the answers on slide 8.
• My hobbies activity: Ask pupils to draw a poster to show all the hobbies they like to do. They can write down the types of skills they need for each hobby and make it bright, colourful and fun.
• Show the video about hobbies to the class.

• Our favourite hobbies: Working as a small group ask pupils to talk about their favourite hobbies. They must produce a mini role-play to show the following:
• All of your favourite hobbies
• Why you enjoy your hobbies
• Be prepared to perform it to the class.
• Reflection time: Ask pupils to think about 3 things they have learnt today and what they will do differently this week.