Year 6 Jigsaw Program – Changing Me - Final Summer Term Coverage and Vocabulary

Sep 24, 2026

Year 6 Jigsaw PSHE planning for the final summer term outlines weekly celebrations and structured piece-and-vocabulary learning across “Changing Me.” It covers uniqueness and self-image, puberty changes and emotional responsibility, conception to birth including key anatomy terms, respectful relationships and consent, adolescent friendships and appropriate assertiveness, and support for mental well-being through real vs ideal self. The plan specifies PSHE and social-emotional intentions plus detailed classroom resources and reflection activities.

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Reading Time1 min

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Weekly Celebration Plans

Piece and Vocabulary

PSHE and Social-Emotional Learning Intentions

Key Resources

Year 6 Jigsaw Program – Changing Me-Final Summer Term Coverage and Vocabulary | Weekly Celebration | Pieces
& Vocabulary | PSHE learning intention | Social and emotional development learning intention | Resources | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Understand that everyone is unique and special | 1. My Self Image
􀁸 Self-image
􀁸 Self-esteem
􀁸 Real self
􀁸 Celebrity | I am aware of my own self-image and how my body image fits into that | I know how to develop my own self esteem | Classroom labels (letter A-D) , igsaw Chime, Flip chart and
pens, Unhelpful/helpful resource , Jigsaw Journals, My Jigsaw Journey, Learning/Reflection Sheet, Jigsaw Jerrie Cat. | | Can express how they feel when change happens | 2. Puberty
􀁸 Opportunities
􀁸 Freedoms
􀁸 Responsibilities
􀁸 Puberty vocabulary as represented on the flash
cards (and possibly adapted foryour class) | I can explain how girls’and boys’ bodies change during puberty and understand the importance of looking after yourself physically and emotionally | I can express how I feel about the changes that will happen tome during puberty | Growing-Up Bingo cards , Jigsaw Chime, Puberty Flashcards , Animation:
Female and Male Reproductive
Systems , Puberty Truth or Myth cards , enough for each working group to have one complete set, Boy worries / Girl worries cards , Teacher notes page (Boy/Girl worries) , Advice on personal hygiene for teens (can be from leaflets or sourced online by the TEACHER for appropriateness) , Blank paper, Jigsaw Jem’s Private Post Box , Jigsaw Journals, My Jigsaw Journey, | Year 6 Jigsaw Program – Changing Me-Final Summer Term Coverage and Vocabulary | | | | | Learning/Reflection Sheet, Jigsaw Jerrie Cat. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Understand
and respect the changes that they see in themselves | 3. Babies: Conception to Birth
Assessment Opportunity
􀁸 Pregnancy
􀁸 Embryo
􀁸 Foetus
􀁸 Placenta
􀁸 Umbilical cord
􀁸 Labour
􀁸 Contractions
􀁸 Cervix
􀁸 Midwife | I can describe how a baby develops from conception through the nine months of pregnancy, and how it is born | I can recognise how I feel when I reflect on the development and birth of a baby | Tennis ball , Jigsaw Chime, Jigsaw Jem, Set of ‘Baby
Can...’ cards (cut up and shuffled),Animations: Female and Male Reproductive
Systems, From Conception to Birth resource
sheet , Conception to Birth card sort template , Jigsaw Journals, My Jigsaw Journey,
Learning/Reflection Sheet, Jigsaw Jerrie Cat. | | Understand and respect the changes that they see in other people | 4. Boyfriends and Girlfriends
􀁸 Attraction
􀁸 Relationship
􀁸 Pressure
􀁸 Love
􀁸 Sexting
􀁸 Consent | I understand how being physically attracted to someone changes the nature of the relationship and what that might mean about having a girlfriend/ boyfriend | I understand that respect for one another is essential in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, and that I should not feel pressured into doing something I don’t want to | Jigsaw Chime, Jigsaw Jem, Should I/ Shouldn’t I? resource , Diamond 9 Cards , Jigsaw Journals, My Jigsaw Journey,
Learning/Reflection Sheet, Jigsaw Jerrie Cat. | | (As above) | 4a. Adolescent Friendships
􀁸 Independence | I know myself well enough to maintain positive relationships with | I can be assertive when appropriate | Jigsaw Chime, Mingle Bingo Cards , Scenario Cards , Jigsaw Jem, Post-it notes , Jigsaw Journals, My | Year 6 Jigsaw Program – Changing Me-Final Summer Term Coverage and Vocabulary | | 􀁸 Identity
􀁸 Values
􀁸 Relationships
􀁸 Pressure
􀁸 Adolescent | others whilst still keeping my own identity | | Jigsaw Journey, Learning/Reflection Sheet, Jigsaw Jerrie Cat. | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Know who to ask for help if they are worried about change | 5. Real self and ideal self
􀁸 Self-esteem
􀁸 Negative body-talk
􀁸 Choice
􀁸 Feelings/emotions
􀁸 Challenge
􀁸 Mental healt

FAQs

What topics are covered in the final summer term Changing Me unit for Year 6?

The unit covers uniqueness and self-image, puberty and emotional changes, babies from conception to birth, respectful relationships including consent and sexting, adolescent friendships, real vs ideal self and mental health, and the year ahead transition to secondary school.

How does the plan support learning during puberty?

It includes puberty-specific vocabulary, teaching intentions for understanding how girls’ and boys’ bodies change, emotional reflection on upcoming changes, and resources such as flashcards, truth or myth cards, and grouped activities.

What resources are recommended for the conception to birth session?

Resources include Jigsaw Chime and Journals, a set of “Baby Can...” cards for sorting, a Conception to Birth resource sheet, card sort templates, and animations covering female and male reproductive systems from conception to birth.

Sep 24, 2026

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