Lesson plans for Citizenship

Here you will find 25 lesson plans created by Debbie Peskett for use in year groups 7-11 and covering a variety of themes organised around 4 key concepts of Power, Story, Success and Trust. These concepts are also related to commonly held values.

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List of Lesson plans for Citizenship
Title Links to Citizenship Scheme of Work Units Key Concepts / Values / Keywords Year Group Number of lessons
Fair Trade 1 - 'Caring where our food comes from' Geography/Unit 10
- Debating a Global Issue
Power / Justice / profit, trade 7 1
Fair Trade 2 - 'Fair trade makes a difference' Power / Justice, Valuing Others / fair trade, ethical, profit 7 1
Fair Trade 3 - 'Raising the Profile ' Power, Story / Justice, Valuing Others / fair trade 7 2-3
         
How does Society work ? 1 - 'Trust and Cooperation: exploring transport'
Unit 02 - Crime Cooperation / Trust 8 1
How does Society work ? 2 - 'Trust and Cooperation: Studying insurance'
Trust / Trustworthiness 8 1
Trusting Others 1 : Rules Unit 02 - Crime Cooperation, trust / Trustworthiness / trust, cooperation 8 1
Trusting Others 2 : Money Trust / trustworthiness / Exchange, trade, value, worth / 8 1
         
Immigration & Asylum 1 Unit 03 - Human Rights Power / justice, valuing others / immigration, asylum, asylum seeker, refugee 8 1
Immigration & Asylum 2 Power, Story / justice, valuing others / asylum seeker, refugee, persecution, famine, justice 8 1-2
         
The Media 1 - The media and self image Unit 09 - The significance of the media in society Story, Success / valuing ourselves, valuing others, fulfilling our potential / media, mediate, celebrity 9 1
The Media 2 - The media and self image Success / valuing ourselves, valuing others, fulfilling our potential / success, successful 9 1-2
The Media 3 - The influence of advertising Power / valuing ourselves, valuing others / advertising, marketing, commercials, targeting, strategy 9 1
The Media 4 - Marketing Tactics Power / valuing others, valuing ourselves, fulfilling our potential / strategy, targeting, marketing, ethical, moral 9 1-2
         
Money: Staying alive in the financial jungle   Success, Power / valuing ourselves, fulfilling our potential, stewardship / finances, money, budget, saving, expenditure 10 1-2
Community 1 - Stories and Multiculturalism Unit 04 - Britain, a diverse society Story / valuing others, justice, forgiveness, trustworthiness / community, values, tolerance 10 1-2
Community 2 - Stories and Multiculturalism Story / valuing others, justice, forgiveness / multiculturalism 10 1
         
Democracy 1 - What is it ?   Power / justice / representative, democracy, democratic 11 1
Democracy 2 - What is it ?   Power / justice / representative, election, voting, parliament, democracy 11 1
         
The world as a global community 1 - Do we live in a global village? Geography/Unit 10 - Debating a Global Issue Power / justice, valuing others / globalisation 11 1
The world as a global community 2 - Roadmap to the global economy Power / justice, valuing others / global economy 11 1
The world as a global community 3 - How global trade works Power, Story / justice, valuing others / trade, global economy 11 1
         
How does society work? 1 Studying taxation Unit 07 - Local Democracy Trust / trustworthiness, justice / tax, taxation, personal allowance, budget, proportion 11 1-2
How does society work? 2 Local Government Trust, Power / trustworthiness, justice / council, councillor, represent, complaint 11 1
How does society work? 3 Local Government Finance Trust, Power / justice, trustworthiness, valuing others / revenue, capital, expenditure 11 1-2
         
Law - Why we need rules (KS4) Unit 04 - How and Why are laws made? Trust / justice, trustworthiness / law, legal, illegal 11 1
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