Help pupils explore who they are through what they enjoy. In this engaging Year 4 lesson from The Ripple Project’s spiral PSHE curriculum, children identify their personal interests, link them to positive characteristics, and reflect on the kind of person they are becoming. Perfect for building self-awareness, confidence, and wellbeing in a calm, structured, child-friendly way.

Learning objective: To be able to identify personal interests and describe how these reflect who you are.

Statutory curriculum links (how this lesson supports requirements):

• Explicit link: Mental Wellbeing (pupils build self-awareness, confidence, and vocabulary to describe feelings of enjoyment, pride, and motivation)
• Foundation building: Caring Friendships (pupils practise respectful listening, positive peer feedback, and valuing differences)
• Subtle link: Families & Carers (pupils recognise how interests are shaped and supported at home and reflect on trusted relationships that help them grow)

What’s included:

• Full lesson slide deck (PDF) with a clear, ready-to-teach structure (Spark Plug, Starter, Key Words, Teacher Explanation, Knowledge Check, Main Activities, Exit Task)
• Activity 1 worksheet: pupils analyse fictional characters’ interests and match them to characteristics using the provided characteristics bank (ideal for guided discussion and reasoning)
• Activity 2 worksheet: “My Interests & Me” ID Card where pupils record their top interests, characteristics, and a goal for growth (includes an example page to model strong answers)
• A link inside the resource to an editable Canva version of the presentation with interactive features (recommended for use)
• Cross-curricular extension ideas (reading, writing, art, maths, science, PE) to deepen learning beyond PSHE
• Copyright/licensing page included

Why teachers love it:

• Low-prep, high-impact wellbeing lesson that helps pupils describe identity in a positive, structured way
• Builds on earlier learning about likes/dislikes, uniqueness, and strengths while moving pupils towards deeper reflection
• Inclusive and confidence-building: reinforces that interests can change, grow, and be explored over time

Suitable for: Year 4 / KS2
Strand: Discovering Me | Unit 1: Me

About The Ripple Project

The Ripple Project is more than a PSHE curriculum. It’s a mission.

A mission to help children grow into emotionally literate, self-regulated, and informed young people, with the knowledge and skills they need for personal, social, health, and economic life.

Here at RevEd, we believe children deserve more than surface-level lessons that rush through big topics. Our lessons are designed to go deeper, revisit themes over time through spiral learning, and help learners practise real-life skills in creative, practical ways that actually stick.

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