This is a great geography Key Stage 4 resource as well as one that is useful for youth group settings. We live in a world in which people’s lives are linked across continents and countries. Much of our food and its ingredients travel long distances before we put it on our plate. But what do […]
Defend the Defenders of the Amazon and explore the meaning of Lent – CAFOD (2020)
Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD) ‘s 2020 lent resources focus on defending the people of the Amazon and their incredible home, linking this to the climate crisis and to the Christian celebration Lent. These resources contain: Teachers guide 2 x short introductory videos assembly power point assembly script Other campaign specific resources including an […]
International Women’s Day teaching resources – By IWS and Teach Starter
International Women’s Day and Teach Starter’s resources support teachers to encouraged students to actively engage in conversations and experiences that equip them to question stereotypes and bias, and celebrate women’s achievements. Quick and easy, yet informative and reliable classroom resources to help students learn about and explore gender-related issues. Download these incredibly useful resources to […]
Animation about India – Royal Geographical Society
Australia’s wildfires 2019/2020 – the Royal Geographical Society
Australia’s 2019/2020 fire season has seen abnormally high temperatures and vast wildfires affecting large areas of the country. These resources by the Royal Geographical Society provide the following: An overview What is wildfire? What are the causes? What has been the impact? What have been the responses? Lesson ideas for the classroom for Key Stage […]
MATHEMATICS AND CULTURAL INSPIRATION IN DESIGN – PiCaM
The activity supports the development of geometric understanding through the use of two dimensional shapes in cultural and religious symbolism and though their use in architecture, particularly in the use of tiling. Throughout there are opportunities for exploring how symbolic representations are underpinned by ideas and beliefs. Global citizenship competences addressed appreciate different perspectives […]
MATHEMATICAL BODIES – PiCaM – use mathematics to build group equality
This activity is designed to build a learning group where everybody matters and everyone has an equal role to play. It offers an embodied experience of multiples and factors, common multiples, primes and co-primes. Global citizenship competences addressed: positive interactions with people who are different take constructive action for social well-being communication […]
FAIR & SQUARE: MAGIC, LATIN & VEDIC SQUARES – PiCaM
Magic squares have been created and used by many different cultures since ancient times. They have a beauty and symmetry that can give satisfaction to those who enjoy solving puzzles. They can also give important messages about balance and interdependence and have led to applications in various areas of life. (See the section at the […]
Map our world with Mathematics – challenge colonial assumptions – PiCaM
The activity explores the history of European colonisation through studying maps and globes. It considers the way in which the earth can be measured – distance, area and so on and addresses how maps as spatial representations can intentionally or otherwise mislead us in our view of the world. Global citizenship competences addressed: […]
DEBT VS MONEY AS A COMMON GOOD – Mathematics for global citizenship -PiCaM
This activity supports a discussion amongst children with teachers about crisis and solidarity in the local setting and how it relates to economic crisis in society. The risk of debt and the consequences for people who borrow money are considered. The children then explore how money can be conceived of in terms of an alternative […]
