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Empathy

Empathy:
To understand what it would be like to stand in someone else's shoes

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 .
Global Issues
Child Slavery: All for Profit
Child Slavery: All for Profit
The Unicef Rights of the Child. How children across the world are enslaved or bonded to serve the needs of business.
Climate and Farming
Climate and Farming
How climate can affect farming across the world, using the 'World Viewer'. The possible effects of global warming on food production. Making board games to demonstrate the hazards farmers face.
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.
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.
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?
Freedom Bird and the Arab Uprisings
Freedom Bird and the Arab Uprisings
Black history in the making! This lesson starts with an allegorical tale about freedom, and develops into a simple overview of the Arab uprisings.
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.
Healthcare: Improving Life Chances
Healthcare: Improving Life Chances
How life expectancy is increased with better medical care. How the charities are working to improve healthcare in developing countries. Interview with Patti Boulaye.
Immigration: Coming to Britain
Immigration: Coming to Britain
A potted history of immigration to Britain. How would it feel to leave your home to live in a country where nobody speaks your language? Vocabulary we have adopted from other languages. The causes of racism. Interview with Headteacher from the Punjab.
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.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
Exploring Nelson Mandela’s struggle against apartheid. Considering different points of view about famous people in history and that struggles for freedom are not necessarily peaceful. Learning activities include drama and creative writing.
Pollution: Cleaning Up Our Air
Pollution: Cleaning Up Our Air
The Causes of Global Warming. Sustainable energy. Cutting Emissions. How the air in London was improved. What we can do on a local level.
Rights & Responsibilities: Freedom!
Rights & Responsibilities: Freedom!
How freedom is only maintained when there is a balance between rights and responsibilities. How Toussaint L'Ouverture fought for freedom from slavery.
Sharing Ideas: Network
Sharing Ideas: Network
How the people in one community in India support each other by sharing ideas and resources. Designing products for a particular need or purpose.
Statistical Snippets
Statistical Snippets
Interesting statistics which highlight global inequalities.
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development
A pictorial quiz to aid discussion about how we can live more sustainably in our personal lives and in our school.
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 Gift of Sight
The Gift of Sight
How the eye works. Some causes of blindness. Saving sight in the developing world. Testing the senses.
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 Olympic Games: Friendship
The Olympic Games: Friendship

In this lesson we learn about the political differences that have sometimes tested the mutual understanding that the Olympics hopes to inspire. The Learning Activities look at how we judge others, and the nature of conflict.
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.
Tsunami
Tsunami
How charities work together in the event of a major disaster. What causes Tsunamis. Prioritising.
Using Talents: It's A Wind-Up
Using Talents: It's A Wind-Up
How Trevor Baylis used his skills to design and build a wind-up radio. The importance of communication in the modern world. African art. An interview with the inventor.
Water: Our Most Precious Resource
Water: Our Most Precious Resource
How charities provide practical support in developing countries to enable access to water. The importance of clean water to our well being.
Working For Peace
Working For Peace
How some charities work for reconciliation. Areas of the World where there is strife. How can we make the World a more peaceful place? World Viewer, cooperative games.
Worldly Wisdom
Worldly Wisdom
Inspirational quotations by famous people from across the globe.
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