Citizenship
Resources - Primary
Across and Beyond (5-11)
A video pack showing how citizenship education can
be integrated across the primary curriculum - and
beyond! Features examples of lesson plans and activities
focusing particularly on case studies with a global
dimension. It also shows how whole school initiatives
such as school councils and playground buddies can
be introduced into schools. BBC Worldwide and
video book (2000) £22.00
Global Citizenship: The Handbook for Primary
Teaching
This handbook explains the term "global citizenship"
and develops its guiding principles into clear, practical
pointers for use in school. By discussing the issues,
ideas, and approaches in this handbook, users will
be able to explore and develop their own understanding
of global citizenship and bring its concepts into
all their educational practice, through every subject
area, into assemblies and across the whole school.
global citizenship is not an additional subject, but
a way of teaching the existing curriculum which promotes
social justice and equity.
The book should be a valuable tool for classroom teachers,
head teachers, teacher educators, student teachers,
home school educators, non-teaching staff, governors
and parents.
This handbook is also ideal for PSHE co-ordinators
and members of staff who are interested in finding
out how to include a citizenship perspective in their
teaching. The book is packed with discussion points,
issues, ideas and approaches for practical citizenship
teaching.
All of the worksheets and extracts are photocopiable.
2002, Oxfam, £25.00
Go Bananas
This photopack concerns the journey of a banana from
the Caribbean to the UK. It contains a range of activities
for the whole class, small groups and independent
work that use the photographs, maps and information
on banana production. It includes a literacy activity
and curriculum links.
2000, Oxfam, £13.00
Auditing Citizenship at Key Stages 1 and
2
This audit for primary level has been developed in
response to the debate about the definition and nature
of citizenship and PSHE. While including the English
National Curriculum requirements, this resource goes
far beyond this is in an attempt to outline the elements
of citizenship and PSHE.
2002, South Yorkshire DEC, £5.00
Our Street, Our World
Through the exploration of an everyday street scene
in the UK, the following key issues are covered: the
built environment, water, transport, food and shopping,
waste and recycling, and trees. Images and stories
from India make global connections.
1997, WWF-UK, £17.95
Making it Happen: Agenda 21 and Schools
This work offers a background to the importance of
Agenda 21 and focuses on ways schools can engage with
process at a local level. It offers a variety of case
studies, activity ideas and approaches to explore
environment, citizenship and sustainability across
the curriculum. The book begins with children's own
experiences and encourages them to ask questions about
how decisions are made and how they can influence
change.
1998, WWF-UK, £7.50
Partners in Rights
This photocopiable resource uses a range of engaging
and creative approaches to explore rights and citizenship
issues. Using the creative and expressive arts, pupils
using this pack should gain a solid understanding
of the concepts of rights and responsibilities, learn
to respect diversity both locally and globally, and
explore contemporary moral and social issues in a
new way. The book contains a wealth of material that
captures the individual voices and experiences of
young people in Latin America and the Caribbean.
2000, Save the Children Fund, £15.00
