This teaching resource accompanies Think Global’s 2018-19 Global Wallplanner. The theme
for this year’s wallplanner is Ethical Trade and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Ethical Trade and the Sustainable Development Goals
2018-19 Global Wallplanner
Use Think Global’s new global wallplanner for 2018-2019 to plan for global learning in your school. The theme for this year is Ethical Trade and the Sustainable Development Goals. The wallplanner features colourful photos showcasing a range of ethical traders, producers and suppliers from all around the world, along with a poster of the Global Goals.
International Days: Bring global issues to life
During the course of a year, the UN observes a number of ‘International Days’ to raise awareness of global issues and to encourage action by governments and communities. This resource brings these issues to life in the classroom, with ideas on how young people in the UK can contribute to resolving them.
Diverse Shorts
With its focus on a richly diverse range of texts to promote critical thinking, Diverse Shorts fills a gap in the educational experience of today’s secondary pupils and offers challenging material by renowned authors writing about issues important to the world today.
Imagine Teaching Resource
Amnesty International has developed teaching activities for primary school to accompany an illustrated book featuring John Lennon’s song ‘Imagine’, which imagines a world at peace.
Learning about human rights in the Primary School
This free booklet from Amnesty International UK provides a set of 10 interactive lessons for primary schools. It helps provide pupils with an understanding of their own human rights and the values and attitudes that underpin them.
Purchasing Power and Global Learning
This Think Global activity kit for Key Stage 3 (ages 11 to 14) helps teachers and learners to explore the concept of a supply chain and the impacts of each stage; analyse the people and resources behind a product; and investigate how the decisions consumers make affect the way companies behave.
Tax, Fairness and ‘Philosophy for Children’
To get pupils aged 7-14 thinking about fairness, equality and community ActionAid has teamed up with SAPERE, the creators of ‘Philosophy for Children’ (P4C) resources, to create these activities exploring tax injustice.
Use fashion to engage young people
Nikki Mattei from Fashion Revolution introduces their campaign and educational resources calling for greater transparency in the fashion industry.
New Year Resolutions
The start of a new year is often a time to reflect. This set of resources from Oxfam includes teaching ideas to help develop both personal and class resolutions.
