This lesson focuses on the Functionalist view of education- AQA sociology. The lessons consists of a powerpoint and two reading worksheets, there is a total of 12 slides. This lesson is perfect for students who have never studied sociology before, however it also aims to build on the knowledge of those who have studied it for GCSE. The Lesson consists of: starter activity which encourages students to think about what they already know about Functionalism, Marxism and Feminism. an overview of what each theory says about education. A reading which gives an overview of the functionalist perspective- students to read along and highlight key points. detailed powerpoint slides going through Durkheim- social solidarity, specialist skills and Parsons idea of meritocracy. a short video clip introducing students to Davis & Moore’s idea of role allocation- students to answer questions whilst watching the clip. a detailed slide explaining role allocation. evaluation of the Functionalist perspective. 10 mark exam question practice focusing on what has been learnt during the lesson. - a plan is included on the slide. plenary whereby students have to identify which key terms are associated with Functionalism. To end the lesson students should be given a reading on the New Right perspective on education- this will prepare them ready for the next lesson.

This lesson is for GCSE sociology, WJEC Eduqas. The lesson focuses on sanctions and social control. There is a total of 11 slides on the power point, and the lesson is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. Included: -starter- encouraging students to recap and reflect on what they have learnt by using and explaining key concepts. Such as, norms, values, socialisation. -introduce social control. Encouraging students to think about what it means and to discuss ways they are controlled in society. -mindmap whereby students map all the ways they are controlled in society. This is modelled on the power point. -explanation of social control, informal and formal social control. Challenge questions included on the power point. -video clip illustrating informal social control. Students are encouraged to think about the normal ways to behave in the situation shown and what the sanctions were in the clip. -explanation of positive and negative sanctions. Student activity- draw a table and list how the agents of socialisation control behave through positive and negative sanctions. -list of questions for students to answer in full sentences. Key terms included on the power point. -4 mark exam question provided, along with the mark scheme and example answer to start students off. -key concept bingo. Definitions to key terms are provided on a separate sheet. Prizes will be needed for the winning students.

This is lesson 5 of the development topic. This lesson goes alongside the development booklet also available in my shop. This lesson focuses on the key study ‘Piaget & Inhelder (1959)’- three mountains task. The powerpoint has a total of 18 slides and is designed to fill an 90 minute lesson. ***Included: *** a starter activity on the psychological problems topic, this acts as a retrieval practice task. discussion task- students are asked to apply Piaget’s ideas to a scenario (included in the powerpoint). 7 slides giving details on, the background to the study, aims, procedures. results and conclusions. a short video clip outlining the three moutains task. Students are asked to answer 2 key questions whilst watching the clip. progress check- quick quiz. students are asked 10 questions which will assess their knowledge of the details of the study. Answers also included on the powerpoint. two slides evaluating the study- strengths and weaknesses. student task- focusing on evaluation of the study. The worksheet is included in the workbook, however a screenshot is on the powerpoint, students should fill in this sheet to complete the task. Students may wish to use the textbook to help them. However, all key information is included on the powerpoint. Exam question practice with self assessment. Students are asked to answer a 4 mark exam style question, the mark scheme is also included on the powerpoint.

This is lesson 4 of a series of lessons covering the development topic. This lesson focuses on Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and the development of intelligence. This lesson goes alongside the development workbook which is available in my shop. This powerpoint has a total of 11 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. Included: a starter activity on the psychological problems topic, this acts as a retrieval practice task. a slide outlining the key words being used in the lesson with their definitions. Piaget’s explanation of understanding the world, referring to key concepts such as ‘adaptation’. an explanation of schemas, including two video clips showing how schemas are formed. student task- a fill in the blanks activity. This outlines piaget’s theory. student task- this task requires page 8 of the edexcel psychology gcse textbook. The task involves students writing, explaining and drawing ilustrations to help them understand key concepts used in Piaget’s theory. (The table is included in the booklet, a screen shot is on the power point) key question - student assessment. The question is included on the powerpoint, along with the answer, students should self mark this afterwards. strengths and weaknesses of Piaget’s theory. Students are giving the different explanations and they have to decide whether they are strengths or weaknesses. They should do this using colour coding. All instructions are on the power point. Extension question included. plenary- students should try to work out the key terms on the powerpoint.

A-Level sociology (AQA) the Neoliberal and New Right perspective on education. This lesson consists of a total of 12 slides and is designed to fill a 90 minute lesson. It contains: a starter activity based on recapping the Functionalist perspective on education (quiz). The power point also includes the answers. introduction to the New Right hand out, students to read through and then read through as a class. detailed power point slides explaining the Neoliberal and New Right view of education. slides explaining the two roles of the state and education & national identity as explained by the New Right. criticisms of the New Right perspective. Ball et al’s study explaining parental choosers as a criticism of the New Right. The three different types of choosers are explained on the powerpoint, there is also a worksheet to go through this. The last slide is based on a documentary called ‘admissions impossible’- i do not think you can find this online anymore, some school’s may have this available on DVD if not, please ignore the last slide.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC]. The lesson focuses on the role of older people in the family. The powerpoint consist of 11 slides in total and is designed to last a 90 minute lesson. included: Starter activity. Students to try and identify the key terms and key sociologists. Title page, encouraging students to think about the role older people have played in their lives and within their family. Explanation of what has happened to life expectancy. Graph interpretation. What impact will this have on families? The result of increased life expectancy on the family and society. Students to create a list or mind map. Answers included on the power point. Explanation of the modified extended family, how this links to increased life expectancy and how it benefits families. Explanation of traditional extended families. With reference to Forester (1990s). Explanation of how increased life expectancy has lead to an increase in beanpole families. Is the ageing population in Britain a problem? this is a reading task for students to complete. Questions for students to answer on the powerpoint. The reading is provided on a separate document. This task starts to refer to some of the A-level content, this is therefore a ‘challenge’ higher ability task. Evaluation, with reference to the sandwich generation and boomerang children. Summary/ comparison worksheet. Students to summaries their knowledge on the role of children, role of men and role of older people in the family. Plenary. Students to define as many key terms as they can from the slide.

This is a GCSE psychology revision lesson on the criminal psychology unit. [Edexcel]. This lesson is designed to last 90 minutes, and has a total of 11 slides on the power point. There is also a worksheet for students to use which goes along with the power point. Included: Starter- key concepts task. Students should try and decode the key concepts from the criminal unit. Answers included on the pp. key concepts task. Students are given 5 key concepts which they should define (AO1) and explain/ give an example (AO2). Answers included on the powerpoint. Explanation of token economy and anger management programmes, including evaluation. Students to answer the key questions on the worksheet. Outline of the Bandura, Ross and Ross key study. Including- aims, procedure, findings, conclusion and evaluation. Students to fill in the key details on their worksheet. Independent revision task. Students to revise the topics not covered in the lesson. They may need access to the textbook to complete this task. Plenary- criminal psychology quiz. Answers on the power point slide.

This is a GCSE Sociology lesson, the lesson focuses on recapping the theories of education. The lesson also involves a 15 mark question which students should completed. Ideally, students would have learnt about the functionalist, marxist and feminists view of education before completing this lesson. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and the power point contains 9 slides. Included- Starter, recap of research methods. Students to unscramble the key concepts. Title page, encouraging students to define key concepts. Comparing the theories of education- worksheet for students to complete. Attached as a separate document. Outline of functionalist, marxist and feminist view of education. Challenge questions provided throughout. Practice 15 marker on theories of education. Example structure outline provided. Example PEEL paragraph provided. - Students then complete the exam question. Plenary- scrabble. Students to try and work out the highest scoring key concept from the unit so far.

This is a power point which contains 23 different social psychology starter activities. They could also be used as plenary tasks or assessment opportunities. All answers are provided. Tasks range from: quizes, bingo, true or false tasks, finding the key terms, short answer exam questions, ‘in the mind of’, key word task which involves numeracy, and more. The tasks are based on content from the A-Level psychology Edexcel specification.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the criminal unit, the lesson is designed to last 90 minutes. Edexcel exam board. This revision lesson focuses on mind mapping the two key studies: Loftus & Palmer 1974 and the contemporary study Howells et al 2005. Evaluation points for both studies are also provided. The starter activity involves a game of noughts and crosses. Questions and answers are provided on a separate document which is attached. There is also a mind map of treatments for criminal behaviour: anger management and improved diet.

This is a GCSE psychology lesson which focuses on Damasio et al’s research about Phineas Gage. This lesson is part of ‘the brain’ unit. This lesson is designed to fill 90 minutes and the power point consists of 12 slides. Included: starter- recap structure of the brain. - brain outline’s included on a separate worksheet. who was Phineas Gage? - Short video clip, link included on the power point. Key questions for students to answer after watching the clip. key details of Damasio’s research, including- aims, procedure, results, conclusion and evaluation. Worksheet for students to complete. (four slides giving details of each area) knowledge check. ‘Blankety blank’ activity. Evaluation of the research. - worksheet for students to complete. 4 mark exam question practice by the end of the lesson all students will be able to explain the case of Phineas Gage and will be able to explain the changes in human behaviour by referring to Damasio et al’s research findings.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on parental choice and competition between schools. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 11 slides on the power point. Included: -Starter, research methods recap. Title page, encouraging students to think about whether parents have more choice over schools now. Timeline- the history of education in Britain. Competition between schools- including the funding formula. The price is right. Students to guess how much the government gives school per student. Answer included on pp. Challenge Q provided. League tables- link to why some parents may not use them. Give students an example of a league table to look at. An example is provided on a separate document, could find an example which includes your own school. Explanation of why academies were set up, along with free schools. Evaluation- free choice? including Stephen Ball. Panorama documentary- links provided on the pp. Questions for students to think about. ’ The academy scandal’. Plenary- education revision. Game provided on the last pp slide- students will need a dice to complete this game.

This is a A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social approach. The lesson is based around Burger 2009- a contemporary study. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 18 slides on the power point. There are two worksheets attached which go with this lesson. Included: The power point goes through the aims, screening procedure, experiment procedure, results, conclusion and evaluation. Students are required to answer the questions on their worksheet whilst going through the power point. Challenge questions are included occasionally on the power point slides. Students are then encouraged to add to their notes using the textbook reading. I have not attached scanned copies of these because they are not my own work, however, if you do not have the textbooks in school and would like the reading please email me on amyfo7@live.co.uk. Students are then required to use their knowledge of Burger and Milgram to complete the comparison worksheet.

This is an A-Level psychology lesson which focuses on the social psychology unit. The lesson is based on realistic conflict theory by Sherif 1966. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, scrabble board, students to work out the highest scoring key concept. Title page- encouraging students to think about if they know anything about realistic conflict theory and what we mean by prejudice. Prejudice recap- fill in the blanks. Worksheet provided, answers on the pp. Explanation of the theory included: intergroup competition, limited resources, negative interdependence, positive interdependence and superordinate goals. 4 mark exam question- example answer included on pp slide. Evaluation of the theory. Introduction to 8 mark question- students to plan. Model answer provided on a separate worksheet. Introduction to the Robbers Cave Experiment- two video clips, links provided on the pp slide. Consolidation- creative task.

This is an a-level psychology lesson which introduces students to the behaviourist approach. The lesson is designed to introduce students to key learning theories. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 15 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, encouraging numeracy. Key words from social psychology. Answers provided. Title page- encouraging students to think about what they already know about learning theories. An outline of what will be covered in the course. Explanation of what psychologists mean by the term ‘learning’. Short reading task from ‘the graphic guide’ - reading attached. Introduction to the idea that behaviour can be observed. Introduction to the three key learning theories: SLT, operant conditioning & classical conditioning. - a brief explanation of each. Introduction to animal research, including key statistics, the idea behind ensuring animal research is adhering to ethical guidelines. Introduction to phobias- encouraging students to think about whether phobias can be learnt. Video link showing unusual phobias, video linking to how phobias could be treated. Homework - reading task. From ‘the little book of psychology’ - reading not attached, but this slide can be deleted if not necessary.

This is an A-level psychology lesson which focuses on operant conditioning schedules of reinforcement and behaviour modification. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are a total of 15 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, true or false based on social psychology. Title page- encouraging students to think about what rewards would motivate them the most. Scenario provided. Recap of operant conditioning. Video clip summarising schedules of reinforcement, link provided on pp slide. Explanation of continuous and partial reinforcement schedules. Explanation of fixed and variable ratio schedules. Explanation of fixed and variable interval schedules. Short answer exam questions- mark scheme on the pp slide. Explanation of behaviour modification & shaping. Fill in the blanks task - answer sheet also provided. Links to issues and debates- student application task. Strengths and weaknesses of reinforcement schedules. Homework task- revision consolidation.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson which focuses on the crime and deviance unit. The lesson focuses around patterns of crime with specific reference to class and ethnicity. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there is a total of 14 slides on the power point. Included: Starter activity, social stratification and differentiation recap. Connect 4- students to pick out key concepts and put them into categories. Title page, encouraging students to think about what is meant by the term ‘institutional racism’. Ethnicity and crime overview. Graph to show conviction rates of different ethnic groups. 5 slides containing a detailed explanation of Paul Gilroy and negative stereotypes, Stuart Hall and scapegoats, The Stephen Lawrence enquiry, The Macpherson report and police racism and policing styles. There is a worksheet which students can fill in whilst the teacher goes through the key content. Worksheet attached as a separate document. Brief overview of class and crime. This lesson focuses on corporate crime, it requires students to already have a basic understanding of white-collar crime which may have been covered when teaching the Marxist perspective. Patterns of crime consolidation sheet. Attached as a separate document. Students to fill in key details of class, ethnicity, gender and age when they have been taught. 15 mark exam style question - planning task. Question provided on a separate worksheet. Indicative content included on the power point to help students.

This is a GCSE sociology lesson [WJEC/ EDUQAS]. The lesson focuses on revising the families and households unit. The lesson specfically covers, theories of the family, marriage patterns, is the family in decline along with some games which covers the unit as a whole. The lesson is designed to last 90 minutes and there are 13 slides on the power point. Included: Starter, bingo. Title page- retrieval practice, how many key concepts can students remember? Key theories of the family, there is a slide on Functionalism, Marxism and Feminism. IS the family in decline/ changing? key points on the board, reminding students of The New Right and Postmodernism. Short answer exam questions- provided on a separate document. Why are less people getting married? spider diagram, key information on pp slide. Marriage patterns- student fill in the blank task. Student worksheet provided, answers on pp. Sociology quiz- questions on the cultural transmission and family unit. Questions and answers provided on a separate worksheet. Independent revision task, textbook may be required. Plenary- blankety blank- students work out the missing words in a series of statements about the family unit.

This is a power point which contains 15 starter/ plenary activities for the education unit. They range from, true or false activities to questions for students to answer. All content is based around the EDUQAS/ WJEC exam board.

This is a power point which contains 13 starter/ plenary ideas for the social stratification and differentiation unit. The activities range from key concept bingo, to quiz’s and true or false activities. They could be used either as starters or plenaries. The content is based on the eduqas exam board.