Short powerpoint setting out expectations in my classroom, including a learning contract for pupils to write down in their exercise books - can be adapted.
Y8 Citizenship SOW; Unit 1 - Why are civil liberties worth protecting?
Lesson 2 - How are free speech and hate speech different?
*Activities focused on examining case studies to determine whether they are examples of free speech and hate speech*
Lesson focusing on the skill of making inferences from sources, cartoon interpretation modelled step by step on powerpoint with selection of cartoons for pupils to attempt on their own - can be adapted for group work and feedback to whole class.
Learning Objectives:
To explain the concept of fairness in a community
To analyse the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of government
To make a judgement on which form of government is most effective
Students complete desert island dilemma starter to frame their understanding of fairness.
Booklet produced as revision aid for soure skills for GCSE pupils including; primary and secondary sources, types of sources, utility, bias, reliability, sources that agree, sources and own knowledge and source glossary.
Resources developed for New A-level OCR Unit 1; Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII 1445-1509
Unit 5; Why did the reign of Richard III last for only 2 years?
Lesson 1; How did Richard III become king in 1483?
Learning Objectives
To explain Gloucester’s usurpation of 1483
To examine the mystery of the Princes in the Tower
To assess whether Richard’s seizure of the throne was ‘greedy ambition’ or ‘self preservation’
Learning Objectives
To understand the differences between rights and responsibilities
To give examples of the rights of young people in the UK
To explain why some rights are more important than others
Students watch a clip about child labour and use this to frame their understanding of the rights of young people around the world and how they may be different in the UK
Revision aid for pupils for parliament topic examining the roles of parliament covering;
1. The two-House system
2. Checking the work of government
3. Legislation
4. Debate
5. Rules and customs
6. Traditions of parliament
7. Parliament and government
8. Parliament and crown
9. Devolved Parliaments and assemblies
10. Europe
11. Evolution of Parliament
Y8 SOW - Unit 4; How do we get justice?
Lesson 2 - How are people tried for crimes?
Learning Objectives
To know what a magistrate, judge, barrister and jury are
To understand the difference between a magistrates’ court, a crown court and a Youth court
To be able to give examples of mitigating factors
Y9 SOW - Unit 3; How can I be financially responsible?
Lesson 1 - Why is budgeting important?
Learning Objectives
To assess the items I think are essential and those which are non essential.
To keep to a budget by shopping around.
Lesson introducing the concept of diversity for low-ability/SEN pupils using a variety of figures from history who pupils *should* be vaguely familiar with.
Lesson using think incident scene investigation to encourage pupils to identify the causes and consequences of road accidents as well as examining what could have been done differently in order to prevent the accident.
Classic Board Games adapted for revision of Cold War A-level (Superpower Relations) including who's who and Trivial Pursuit with adapted questions. I found an old version of trivial pursuit in a charity shop and printed the slides to fit the question cards and glued them on and laminated them. My classes play this as a revision activity.
Y8 SOW - Unit 3; How are we kept safe?
Lesson 3 - How are young people stereotyped?
Learning Objectives
To understand why there are 'stereotypes' of young people
To identify and discuss factors that can lead to negative stereotyping of young people
To understand that fear of crime is more prevalent than crime itself, and that this can have serious consequences for many people
Y8 SOW - Unit 2; How are Human Rights prtoected?
Lesson 3 - Human Trafficking
Learning Objectives
To understand the issue of human traffic is a growing crime
To understand human trafficking is an issue for labour/supply chains including supermarkets.
iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924
Learning Objectives
To explain the reasons for introducing War Communism
To assess the impact of War Communism