This PowerPoint has been used for home learning and in schools for year 5 and 6 to support their understanding of the Black Lives Matter movement which has recently seen an increase in activity due to the death of George Floyd, a black man murdered by white police in Minneapolis, USA. In the notes section of the powerpoint, there are plenty of links to articles and videos suitable for children to help them understand systemic racism and how they can help by learning and growing to become allies to people of colour.

Lesson about what Democracy means, Learn the names of the political parties in the UK. Find out which random laws are true or false! Show your class my modelled example of a new political party which the laws I’d put into place. Then show them the success criteria to make their own political party which can be voted on at the end of the lesson. Who is ready to be Prime Minister?

A lovely gift to give your pupils to treasure forever. 8 A5 pages to fill with their own drawings and opinions on their year in your class. Includes: Self-Portrait, Topic headers (to write about favourite activities they have done and draw pictures), Favourite class book you’ve used this year (mini review and picture) and space for the class to write little messages to each other (thank you for being my talk partner, thanks for playing with me at lunch, I’ll miss you in summer, etc)