Citizenship at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 1-6)
Unit 01: Taking part - developing skills of communication and participation
Section 3: Years 1 and 2 - Working together (1)
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Objectives |
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- to develop skills of discussion, negotiation and cooperation in a group
- to take turns in discussions and take different views into account
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- Place the children in mixed ability groups of around five. Remind them of the agreed ground rules for discussion and listening. Select a chairperson and a scribe for each group, according to ability. Give each group a photo of a piece of playground equipment, eg a skipping rope, a large hoop. The children make a list of questions they could ask another child about how to make best use of that equipment in the playground, eg What is this for? How many people can play with it at a time? What are the safety rules for playing with this? They report back to the class, sharing their questions, as well as considering the group processes, eg Did everybody listen to each other? How did you decide and agree questions in your group?
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- take turns in discussions and take different views into account
- offer ideas in a group, and agree on a simple response as a group
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Points to note |
- Before this activity begins, teachers will need to have had some discussion on a simple level (with selected children or the whole class) of what chairing entails. It may also be helpful to give one child the role of an observer, to record whether the group used effective listening skills.
- The Teacher's guide contains information on ground rules for discussion.
- Link with English: En1 S&L 3a, 3c in the key stage 1 programme of study.
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