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Key Stage 2: Lessons

 
Most Lesson modules are comprised of a Powerpoint Presentation 2003 , also available in Flash , and Learning Activities in pdf format. Some lessons also include an Assembly Plan .
Literacy
Animal Care: Creature Kindness
Animal Care: Creature Kindness
The advantages and disadvantages of pet ownership. Designing a leaflet.
Belonging to Groups
Belonging to Groups
Groups we belong to and how they support us. The positive and negative aspects of groups. Anti-bullying. Team roles and tasks.
Care for the Elderly: The Grey Years
Care for the Elderly: The Grey Years
How charities help older people retain their independence. What it feels like to be old.
Charitable Giving Through History
Charitable Giving Through History
Why charities exist and how they started. The Victorian workhouse. Which are the most popular causes?
Children's Needs: Roots and Wings
Children's Needs: Roots and Wings
What children need to make the most of their potential. How charities support children in need. Writing poems about carers and gifts for a new born baby. Experiment to investigate root growth.
Chopsticks
Chopsticks
An adaptation of a Korean story which illustrates the negative effect of selfishness.
Conscience Corridor
Conscience Corridor
A Speaking and Listening activity which provides an opportunity for children to put forward and listen to arguments, and make informed decisions.
Culture: The Roma
Culture: The Roma
A celebration of cultural diversity - the similarities which unite us and the differences that enrich us. This lesson takes a particular look at Roma culture. Activities include creating a collage and drama.
Democracy
Democracy
A three part module explaining democracy in simple terms. How children can participate. Creating a new political party. The Suffragette movement. 
Disaster: Quake
Disaster: Quake
How individuals can use their particular skills to help in a disaster. How earthquakes happen. Descriptive writing.
Disasters: Prevention is Better than Cure
Disasters: Prevention is Better than Cure
How tragedies can be avoided if preventative measures are taken. Safety in the home, school etc. Why humans need to take risks.
Discussion Scenarios: Dizzy Dilemmas
Discussion Scenarios: Dizzy Dilemmas
Open ended real life scenarios for discussion.
Emergency
Emergency
How the emergency services operate. The role of the volunteer. How to administer basic First Aid. Interviews with the staff of Kent Air Ambulance.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunities
The nature of prejudice. Groups which may be discriminated against. Agree a logo using the Decision Making Tool.
Fact Files
Fact Files
A concise file of interesting facts.
Fairtrade: Have a Banana
Fairtrade: Have a Banana
How FairTrade can create a more equal market for the independent producer. The health giving properties of a banana. Persuasive writing.
Family Break Up: My Mum Doesn't Live Here Any More
Family Break Up: My Mum Doesn't Live Here Any More

A lesson designed to help children cope with family break up. The Learning Activities include a discussion around different types of families and an activity to demonstrate the importance of good communication.
Famous Philanthropists
Famous Philanthropists
How some successful business people have donated large sums of money to particular causes. What are the things that enrich/impoverish our lives?
For & Against: Where Do You Stand?
For & Against: Where Do You Stand?
A lesson offering a number of issues on which children will have to think about where they stand. After listening to the arguments, for and against, will they change their opinions?
Gandhi: Great Soul
Gandhi: Great Soul
How Gandhi brought about change by peaceful means. Revenge and forgiveness. Racism and the Law. Timeline.
Global Quiz
Global Quiz
A quiz based on current data about the countries of the world which has been designed to inform about global issues.
History of the Olympics
History of the Olympics

This lesson explores the origins of the Olympic Games. The Learning Activities delve further into the rivalry between the Spartans and Athenians, and invite a debate about the relative merits of brains and brawn.
It's A Good News Day!
It's A Good News Day!
Examine the local and National press for good news stories.
Keeping Safe in Cyberspace
Keeping Safe in Cyberspace
Through the Go-Givers characters we learn about the dangers in cyberspace and the effects of cyber-bullying. Activities include a quiz and role play. 
Martin Luther King: Sacrificing All for the Dream
Martin Luther King: Sacrificing All for the Dream
How Martin Luther King achieved change through peaceful protest. The nature of prejudice. Timeline.
Mediation: Resolving Conflict
Mediation: Resolving Conflict
Mediation skills. The benefits of negotiation. An allegorical tale. Silhouette designs.
Mind the Gap: Between Developed and Developing Countries
Mind the Gap: Between Developed and Developing Countries
The gap between the West and developing countries. The Millennium Development Goals. Poetry from the perspective of a child living in the developing world.
Moral Values: When is Enough Enough?
Moral Values: When is Enough Enough?
A lesson to illustrate how our moral values can be gradually eroded. For older children the theme can be extended into a wider context, the moral values of a government and a nation - in this case Nazi Germany.
Opposites Game
Opposites Game
A 'card' game to familiarise pupils with Citizenship vocabulary.
Pandora's Box
Pandora's Box
An adaptation of the classic tale in which Pandora releases all the evils into the World.
Photo Captions
Photo Captions
How the media presents information. Recognising and challenging stereotypes.
Proverbs
Proverbs
Proverbs from a range of countries. What meaning do they have for our lives?
Quick Quest
Quick Quest
Mini research activities, suitable for homework.
Quotathon
Quotathon
After studying the Worldly Wisdoms composing quotations based in issues explored on this website.
Rights & Responsibilities: Getting the Balance Right
Rights & Responsibilities: Getting the Balance Right
The importance of maintaining an appropriate balance between the rights of the individual and society. Interview with Shami Chakrabarti.
Saving the Rainforest
Saving the Rainforest
How charities undertake preventative action to safeguard the environment. How leaves produce oxygen. Diamond poems. The art of Henri Rousseau.
Scapegoat
Scapegoat
An exploration of how stereotyping can lead to groups of people becoming scapegoats for the ills in our society. Counteracting Islamophobia - prejudice against Muslims.
Schools are for Learning
Schools are for Learning
Decision Tree. What would the ultimate school look like? Educational charities. Education in other countries.
Statistical Snippets
Statistical Snippets
Interesting statistics which highlight global inequalities.
Stephen Lawrence: The Long Search for Justice
Stephen Lawrence: The Long Search for Justice
The Stephen Lawrence story. This lesson looks at how we use our discrimination, and how discrimination can sometimes be socially harmful.
Stressed Out
Stressed Out
How to recognise and deal with stress. The work of Childline and The Samaritans.  Expression of feelings through poetry and art.
The Earth in Our Hands
The Earth in Our Hands
How deforestation and burning fossil fuels is harming the environment. How to reduce our "carbon footprints". Crossword.
The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule
How all the major religions subscribe to the idea that we should behave towards others as we would like others to behave towards us.
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The Queen: A Life of Giving
The Queen: A Life of Giving
In celebration of her Diamond Jubilee, this lesson looks at the role of The Queen. Learning activities include drawing family trees, script writing and conducting a survey to find the children's favourite category of charity.
The Village of Eyam
The Village of Eyam
The true story of the Derbyshire village which quarantined itself during the Black Death.
There's No Place Like Home
There's No Place Like Home
Homelessness. What people need to achieve fulfilment. What makes a house a home. The work of Shelter.
Topics for Discussion: Mind Maze
Topics for Discussion: Mind Maze
Mind Maze is a series of cryptic questions to develop children's ability to discuss social and moral issues.
Tricky Topics
Tricky Topics
Topics which would lend themselves to Circle Time discussion, with an introduction to the issues.
Why do we Pay Taxes?
Why do we Pay Taxes?
How the welfare state provides a basic level of care for all citizens. The role of the Chancellor. Democracy.
Word Wizard
Word Wizard
A short thesaurus of words associated with the 'Go-Givers' project. Crossword.
Worldly Wisdom
Worldly Wisdom
Inspirational quotations by famous people from across the globe.
You Can't Buy Anything with a Penny
You Can't Buy Anything with a Penny
Case studies of children who have initiated successful fundraising campaigns. How to start your own fundraising initiative.
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