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Global Food Challenge: A cross-curricular resource to investigate global food issues with ages 11-14

20/09/2018

9 documents

Languages: English

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Global food issues are complex. While supplies have surpassed population growth, 821 million people still go to bed hungry every night. This resource will help learners aged 11-14 to understand how global supply chains currently work; where our food comes from, and some of the challenges facing the small-scale farmers who produce it. Learners can […]

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The World Cup – A Fair Game?: A cross-curricular resource to engage learners critically with issues of fairness and equality

04/06/2018

24 documents

Languages: English

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Fully updated for 2018, this cross-curricular resource for 9-14 year olds uses the World Cup to develop critical thinking around issues of fairness and equality. Test your World Cup knowledge with this fun online quiz. Investigate geographical similarities and differences, play World Cup Trumps and compare a range of statistics, explore gender inequality through the […]

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Global Food Challenge: A cross-curricular resource to investigate global food issues with ages 7-11

12/04/2018

18 documents

Languages: English

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Global food issues are complex. While supplies have surpassed population growth, 821 million people still go to bed hungry every night. This resource will help learners aged 7-11 to understand how global supply chains currently work; where our food comes from, and some of the challenges facing the small-scale farmers who produce it. Learners can […]

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Comparing Young Lives: Creative English, maths and geography teaching ideas for ages 8-14

03/03/2017

10 documents

Languages: English

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Use this short resource for 8-14 year olds to gain a snapshot into the lives of children around the world. Learners can use real data, case studies and photographs to develop empathy and investigate the effects of inequality and poverty on the opportunities of young people. They can then think critically about inequality and hone […]

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Your Life My Life: Use film to help learners discover our similarities and differences

02/09/2016

4 documents

Languages: English

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What makes you jump for joy, or laugh out loud? The short films listed below celebrate our love of fun and were filmed in some of the countries Oxfam works in. The accompanying short resource for ages 5-9 uses the films as a springboard for discussion, encouraging learners to identify similarities and respect diversity. Building […]

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Each Picture Tells a Story: English resource for 5-8 year olds with photo stories from Vietnam

13/05/2016

17 documents

Languages: English

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Inspire and develop your learners’ literacy skills using photographs and stories created by children in Vietnam. As part of an innovative project, children from ethnic minority groups in Vietnam were taught to use cameras and asked to capture events from their daily lives. The result is a fascinating collection of photographs and stories which can […]

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A Sporting Chance? Use the Olympics to explore inequality with 9-14 year olds

19/04/2016

20 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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Consider what factors might affect a country’s chances of winning a medal or participating in an Olympic sport, such as the resources and training facilities. Think about how rules make sports fairer and find out more about Rio de Janeiro, the host city of the 2016 Olympics, where inequality is a huge problem. With separate […]

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A Sporting Chance: Use the Olympics to explore inequality with 9-14 year olds

09/04/2016

22 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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Consider what factors might affect a country’s chances of winning a medal or participating in an Olympic sport, such as the resources and training facilities. Think about how rules make sports fairer and find out more about Rio de Janeiro, the host city of the 2016 Olympics, where inequality is a huge problem. With separate […]

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More or Less Equal? English/Welsh resources for ages 11-16

11/01/2016

25 documents

Languages: English

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Bring your English and Welsh lessons to life by exploring how inequality and poverty affect the lives of young people in different parts of the world, including the UK. Created in partnership with Young Lives and with the support of subject associations, More or Less Equal? has separate sessions in Geography, Maths and English which […]

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Children’s Rights: Develop English skills with 8-11 year olds

19/06/2015

18 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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Improve your learners’ English skills while making the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child relevant and interesting. This popular resource for ages 8-11 was revised and updated in June 2015 to support the English curricula in England, Scotland and Wales. These materials include real-life case studies from Syria, Uganda and Sierra Leone, as […]

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