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.
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
PSHE/Citizenship: Personal Finance: Understanding Payslips
A bundle of resources that introduce the concept of a payslip and the items shown on a payslip.
1. A PowerPoint game (Deal or No Deal: Understanding Payslips) that covers the definitions of key terms:
• Gross pay
• Net pay
• Dedications
• Income tax
• National Insurance contributions
• Pension contributions
20 questions with multiple choice answers.
Based on the TV game show.
2. You Say: What’s on a payslip? PowerPoint speaking and listening quiz that includes 12 questions about what’s on a payslip.
3. Understanding payslips task sheet: Seven tasks to help students understand payslips.
These resources were made for and delivered to a group of Level One students studying personal finance. All resources can be adapted to suit needs.
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).
History: Berlin Olympics 1936 - 80 years on
Contents:
1. PowerPoint presentation about the Berlin Olympics in August 1936.
Includes slides on the stars of the games; the modern nature of the games;the Nazis and the Olympics; football controversy and a quiz about the ’36 Olympics.
2. Berlin Olympics work book.
Includes tasks on writing a mini biography of one of the key figures involved in the ’36 games; answering written questions about the Berlin Olympics and writing a report as a journalist working in Berlin in August 1936.
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.
A Bundle of activities that introduce the idea of citizenship and how to be a good citizen.
Includes short PowerPoint presentations; activities on creating a citizen superhero; bingo cards and A Question of Citizenship quiz.
PowerPoint presentation and game: You Say, We Pay
Useful as a starter or ice breaking activity
Based on the TV game show, this is a word game activity that helps to develop your skills in speaking and listening; working in a team and in taking turns.
54 slides in total.
PowerPoint presentations; quizzes and task sheets on some of the history of the Summer Olympics, including the original ancient Greek games; Berlin 1936; London (1908;1948 and 2012) and previous host cities.
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.
Helps students recognize the stereotypes and preconceptions they may have about others in order to foster self-reflection. Using a writing task, as well as other activities, students will appreciate how having a diverse community is important to helping us come together and work towards a better society.
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.
Contents of pack:
PowerPoint presentation that includes:
Task 1: Choose four new vocabulary words from the PowerPoint and find the definitions either using the
PowerPoint or a dictionary.
Task 2: Demonstrate an understanding of St. Patrick’s Day by taking part in a quiz.
Task 3: Answer a question about St. Patrick’s Day.
Task 4: How to make a paper shamrock
Task sheets and word search activity.
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)
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
Two PowerPoint presentations and game: You Say, We Pay
Useful as a starter or ice breaking activity.
Based on the TV game show, this is a word game activity that helps to develop skills in speaking and listening; working in a team and in taking turns.
Useful as a starter or ice breaking activity.
56 slides in total.
London to Rio: Olympic Games – London 2012
A look back at the 2012 London Olympic Games
PowerPoint presentation and quizzes/work book.
Slides and questions on:
• The bid
• Countries and medalists
• Torch relay
• Notable Olympians
• British winners
PowerPoint presentations; quizzes and task sheets on the English legal system/court structure; criminal and civil law; the rule of law and parliamentary sovereignty.
Employability Skills: Time and Money
PowerPoint presentations; quizzes task sheets and activities on time and money.
Could be useful to introduce or recap the topics with entry level students working on employability and independent living skills and in preparation for work placements.
I have used these resources with entry level learners with moderate learning difficulties.