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Appropriate touch and proximity 
Description:
To be aware of where on the body it is ok to touch another person, and to recognise when it is inappropriate to touch someone.
| Early years skill: | not specified |
| Early years typical range: | not specified |
| P-scales/Curriculum skill: | PSHE and Citizenship |
| P-scales/Curriculum level: | L2 |
| TAP skill: | Social Interaction |
| TAP level: | TAP72 |
| Pre/Nat. Curriculum Area: | not specified |
| Pre/Nat. Curiculum Standard: | not specified |
| Section: | Primary (5-11yrs) info; Secondary (11-16yrs) info |
| Activity/strategy name and materials required | How to do the activity | Key principles for doing the activity and comments |
|---|---|---|
| Proximity game | Have the children stand facing each other in pairs. Tell them to walk forward until they feel they're the right distance away. Discuss how close you can be to others. | Don't let it turn into a boisterous ' bumping into each other game' |
| Brainstorm Photos of familiar people e.g. adults leading the group, class teacher/s, head teacher, all children in the group, other children from the children's class/es, etc. photos of unfamiliar people e.g. child, baby, man, woman, police officer, shopkeeper/ market stall holder, bus driver, person at ticket booth at station etc. - from Flash-pro or internet image search | ||
| Colouring activity Outline drawing of the body e.g. from "pictures, please" or "language steps" for each child red and green pens/pencils | It's ok if children colour different areas, as they may feel differently about being touched e.g. most girls will say they don't want to be touched on their chests, but boys may say it's ok |
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