Interactive and adaptable PowerPoint presentations; Word and PDF resources useful for group tutorials; assemblies; Citizenship and special days.
Created by experienced teacher in:
Learning Difficulties/SEN
Entry Level provision
Citizenship
Graduate/post graduate qualifications in History; Politics; Law; Education and SEN.
Interactive and adaptable PowerPoint presentations; Word and PDF resources useful for group tutorials; assemblies; Citizenship and special days.
Created by experienced teacher in:
Learning Difficulties/SEN
Entry Level provision
Citizenship
Graduate/post graduate qualifications in History; Politics; Law; Education and SEN.
Would need to be adapted by US teachers.
Contents of pack
PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Learning outcomes
• Define key words: extremism and tolerance
• Identify why extremism is dangerous
• Identify why tolerance is important
• Say how you can challenge extreme ideas
Tasks:
Task 1: Define key words: extremism and tolerance.
Work with a partner to define ‘extremism’ and ‘tolerance’.
You can use either an online or hard copy dictionary to help you.
Add examples of extremism and tolerance you know underneath your definitions.
Task 2: In groups, discuss why you think extremism can be dangerous. Write at least three points of how you would challenge someone who held these views. Feedback your points to the whole class.
Task 3: In a group discuss why you think tolerance of others ideas and opinions is important. Write down at least three of your ideas and feedback to the whole class.
Plus:
• Worksheets for all tasks
• Reading and writing activity
• Extremism and tolerance word search
Citizenship: British Values: The European Union – Brexit So Far…
Bundle of PowerPoint presentations and quizzes aon the EU, it’s history and institutions and Britain’s exit from it.
1. Brexit so far, after the High Court decision.
2. European Union: Brexit: What Now? Work Book
Five tasks to reflect on the Brexit decision.
3. PowerPoint Brexit EU quiz
4. An introduction to the EU.
5. !975 Referendum
Citizenship: General Election 2017: Where the parties stand
Updated to include separate PowerPoint Presentation reviewing the local elections in May.
PowerPoint presentation on where the parties stand in the run up to General Election in June.
Could be useful in the run up to the upcoming general election, as it looks at the policies and stats for the parties involved.
Bundle of resources that look forward to the upcoming European Union debate and referendum in the UK and the European Championship in France (both of which take place in June and overlap each other), as well as a look back at Euro 96 and resources about the EU.
Resources include PowerPoint presentations; activities and quizzes and task/quiz sheets in Word or PDF format.
The European Union
1. PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Learning outcomes:
Demonstrate an awareness of:
• What the EU is and when it began
• Who’s in the EU
• When the UK joined the EU and about the 1975 referendum
• What the EU is for and what it does
• Know about the Euro and the EU flag
84 slides/pages
20 slide quiz on the EU
2. PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Learning outcomes:
• Demonstrate an awareness of the European Union
• Demonstrate an awareness of the reasons why there is a referendum being held in the UK in June.
• Write a balanced argument, supporting reasons for and against Britain’s proposed withdrawal from the European Union.
• What would you do? Decide and state how you would vote and why.
Plus: task sheets; quiz sheets and word search activity
In total 60 slides/pagers
12 slide quiz on the EU
3. PowerPoint European Union Quiz
What do you know about the European Union?
• 40 Questions
• 20 Questions - EU Images Quiz including questions on countries; cities; football and treaties
• 20 Questions - EU Quiz on the history and make-up of the European Union
46 slides in total
The Euros
1. Euro 2016
Contents of pack:
PowerPoint presentation including quiz
PDF task and quiz sheets
Cross curricular activities
Task 1: Name the countries that will take part in the Euros
Task 2: Match the names of the Euro teams to where they are on the map of Euros
Task 3: Find information and complete a fact sheet about one of the French cities hosting the Euros
Task 4: Find information and complete a fact sheet about one of the countries taking part in the Euros
Task 5: Research what other countries have chosen for their Euros mascots? What was the mascot for the 1996 Euros when England was the host nation? Design a mascot for the Euros.
Task 6: Find out how France has prepared to welcome lots of visitors to their country in 2016. How have security concerns affected the preparations? Design an advert for the 2016 Euros.
2. 67 slides/pages
2. Remembering Euro ‘96
Contents of pack:
PowerPoint presentation including quiz
Task and quiz sheets
Cross curricular activities
According to Ofsted, 'fundamental British values' are:
• democracy.
• the rule of law.
• individual liberty.
• mutual respect for and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and for those without faith.
Eights sets of work books/task sheets about the British values listed above.
British Values: Rule of Law/Parliamentary Sovereignty
Introduction to Rule of Law/Parliamentary Sovereignty
PowerPoint presentations and work book:
• Discuss and describe what could happen if there were no laws.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the rule of law.
• Take part in a quiz about the rule of law.
• Define key terms about the rule of law; rights and responsibilities.
• Answer a written question about the rule of law.
• Make a Bill of Rights.
Citizenship: British Values: The European Union – Brexit So Far…
Bundle of PowerPoint presentations; quizzes and Word activities on the EU, it’s history and institutions and Britain’s exit from it.
1. Brexit So Far…PowerPoint presentation
2. European Union: Brexit: What Now? Work Book
Five tasks to reflect on the Brexit decision.
3. PowerPoint presentation on the process of leaving the EU and a reflection of what the press in Europe see Brexit.
4. EU History and Institutions: PowerPoint presentation and quiz about the history and institutions of the European Union.
Editable workbook on the history and institutions of the European Union.
5 PowerPoint presentation looking back at the last referendum in 1975 and comparing it with the 2016 campaign.
6. PowerPoint EU quiz.
7. European Union Deal No Deal; Based on the TV game show, this in an interactive PowerPoint based quiz with 20 multiple choice questions
8. Bringo! Two sets of 10 Editable bingo cards showing the member states of the EU. One set are already labelled; the other set is not.
Contents of pack:
PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Aims:
• Raise awareness of British values and individual liberty
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
• Identify your values.
• Identify British values.
• Take part in a quiz about British values to identify liberties and why we have them.
• Answer a question about British values.
• Make a poster about British values.
Plus:
• Task sheets
• Writing task
• Word search
Contents of pack:
PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Aims:
• Identify how the rule of law protects and promotes the well-being and safety of citizens.
• Consider the link between rights and responsibilities.
• Explore how rights and responsibilities protect individuals and equality between groups.
Learning outcomes
• Discuss and describe what could happen if there were no laws.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the rule of law.
• Take part in a quiz about the rule of law.
• Define key terms about the rule of law; rights and responsibilities.
• Answer a written question about the rule of law.
• Make a Bill of Rights.
Plus:
• Task sheets
• Writing task
• Word search
The Court Structure
1. PowerPoint presentation and quiz on the court structure in England and Wales. (31 slides)
2. Work book with tasks on the court structure in England and Wales. (12 pages)
3. Two Word bases activities based on the court structure in England and Wales.
Criminal and Civil Law
1. PowerPoint presentation on why we have laws; how our lives are affected by law; and the differences between criminal and civil law. (23 slides)
2. Work book with tasks on criminal and civil law. (14 pages)
British Values: An Introduction
PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Learning outcomes:
• Identify the different parts of Britain
• Define ‘Britishness’
• Define ‘values’
• Identify British values
• Describe British values
• Know that sharing values doesn’t mean you have to be British
• Make a British values guide
• Create a British values flag
Task sheets; quiz sheets and word search.
VE Day: Linked to British values: Tolerance; tolerance; respect; diversity; rule of law; democracy and freedom of choice.
PowerPoint presentation including:
Sections:
• What is VE Day?
• What was World War Two?
• Who fought in World War Two?
• How many died in World War Two?
• 8 May: VE Day
• 1945: British Values
• VE Day quiz: What do you know about VE Day?
Learning outcomes:
• Identify how VE Day reflects British values
• Take part in a quiz to demonstrate knowledge of VE Day and the Second World War
• Answer a written questions VE Day; the Second World War and British values
Task sheets; quiz sheets and word search.
Contents of pack:
PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Aims:
Understand that we are all unique, similar but different
Understand that different types of people are important to help us work together as a community
Learning outcomes:
Define the key word ‘stereotype’
Identify types of stereotyping
State how stereotyping can be dangerous or harmful
Show an awareness of how to challenge stereotypes
Seven interactive tasks about stereotyping
Plus:
• Task sheets
• Fact or opinion activity
• Writing task
• Stereotypes word search
Answers to task quizzes built into the presentation.
Could be useful for, but would need adapting, for US teachers.
Citizenship: European Union: Brexit - What Now? (Bundle)
European Union: Brexit: What Now?
Brexited; What Now?
1. PowerPoint presentation about the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
It looks at what might happen to the UK economy; the United Kingdom itself and immigration, as well as the ways in which the country could leave the European Union.
2. European Union: Brexit: What Now? Work Book
Five tasks to reflect on the Brexit decision.
3. PowerPoint presentation about the decision of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
It looks at the reaction to the decision from:
• Newspapers
• EU Leaders
• Remain voters
• Brexiteers
• Celebrities
• The financial community
4. PowerPoint presentation looking back at the last referendum in 1975 and comparing it with the 2016 campaign.
ontents of pack:
PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Aim
Understand what democracy is and how this works within society.
Learning outcomes
• Define different types of government
• Match key words with definitions
• Find and state examples of representative democracy
• Know that the UK is a constitutional monarchy and a representative democracy
• Know the different political parties in the UK and their policies
• Create a political party and policies
• Take part in an election
• Answer written questions about democracy
Plus:
• Task sheets
• Writing task
• Democracy word search
REALLY FOR UK AUDIENCE. WOULD NEED ADAPTION BY US TEACHERS.
Citizenship: British Values: The European Union – Brexit: The Supreme Court Ruling (January 2107)
Citizenship: British Values: The European Union – Brexit So Far…
Bundle of PowerPoint presentations; quizzes and Word activities on the EU, it’s history and institutions and Britain’s exit from it.
1. PowerPoint presentations: Brexit so far, after the High Court and Supreme Court rulings
2. European Union: Brexit: What Now? Work Books.
Two work books with tasks to reflect on the Brexit decision and the legal rulings.
4. PowerPoint Brexit EU quiz.
5. PowerPoint presentation: An introduction to the EU.
6. PowerPoint presentation: Leaving the EU.
The Holocaust: A Timeline
PowerPoint presentation; quiz and task sheets looking at the Holocaust chronologically from 1933 to 1948.
Could be useful for those studying the rise of Nazi Germany and/or the Holocaust.
British Values: An Introduction
PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Learning outcomes:
• Identify the different parts of Britain
• Define ‘Britishness’
• Define ‘values’
• Identify British values
• Describe British values
• Know that sharing values doesn’t mean you have to be British
• Make a British values guide
• Create a British values flag
Task sheets; quiz sheets and word search.
Shakespeare Day:
Two PowerPoint presentations that include:
Sections:
• Early life
• Married life
• The actor
• The writer
• The theatre in the 16th Century
• The language of Shakespeare
• Movies and TV based on Shakespeare
• His death
• His legacy
Learning outcomes:
Take part in quizzes to:
1. Identify key features of Shakespeare’s life and work
2. Identify the plays in which still well-known phrases are used by Shakespeare
3. Identify movies and TV programmes based on or influenced the work of Shakespeare
You say, we pay
Task sheets; quiz sheets and word search
Linked to British values: Tolerance; tolerance; respect; diversity; rule of law; democracy and freedom of choice.
PowerPoint presentation including:
Sections:
• What is VE Day?
• What was World War Two?
• Who fought in World War Two?
• How many died in World War Two?
• 8 May: VE Day
• 1945: British Values
• VE Day quiz: What do you know about VE Day?
Learning outcomes:
• Identify how VE Day reflects British values
• Take part in a quiz to demonstrate knowledge of VE Day and the Second World War
• Answer a written questions VE Day; the Second World War and British values
Task sheets; quiz sheets and word search.
PowerPoint presentation and quiz about VJ Day
GCSE History: Weimar Germany 1918-20: Political Change and Unrest
PowerPoint presentation and associated resources that cover Topic 1.1 of Edexcel’s modern depth study: Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39.
Key Topic 1.1: The origins of the Republic: 1918–20:
The setting up of the Weimar Republic
The strengths and weaknesses of the new Constitution
The resources focus on the range politics and constitution of the Weimar Republic in its first two years.
Linked to Exexcel’s modern depth study paper, but suitable and adaptable for use for other awarding bodies’ specifications.
Video shows some of the resources I've made on this sunbject.
A bundle of activities about British values.
All resources are editable.
1. British Values: An Introduction
PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Learning outcomes:
• Identify the different parts of Britain
• Define ‘Britishness’
• Define ‘values’
• Identify British values
• Describe British values
• Know that sharing values doesn’t mean you have to be British
• Make a British values guide
• Create a British values flag
Task sheets; quiz sheets and word search.
2. British values bingo cards: Seven editable bingo cards, each showing images that represent the diversity of Britain.Can be used to identify by name or theme and encourage and what they are.
3. British values dominoes cards: 32 editable
dominoes cards. 32 editable dominoes cards, each showing images that represent the diversity of Britain.
Can be used to identify by name or theme and encourage discussion and answers about British values and what they are.
4. British values workbook:
• We all live in Britain, what do you think British values are? List some British values.
• Describe how your school promote individual liberty; tolerance and respect?
• Define ‘extremism’ and ‘tolerance’. Add examples of extremism and tolerance you know about.
• Record information about the diverse celebrations that take place in Britain.
• Find out about, record information and tell other people about a famous person not born in Britain, or who parents were not born in Britain.
• Answer written questions about British values.
• Find out about, record information and tell other people about a famous person not born in Britain, or who parents were not born in Britain.
• Answer written questions about British values.
5. What’s more British than – You say game. PowerPoint Speaking and listening activity (25 slides).