Global Week

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Would you school like to celebrate what an amazing world we live in?

Fancy putting on a school Global Week?

Our school had a very successful and fun Global week last summer 2007. Our Head Teacher has kindly allowed the plans to be put onto the website so that other schools might benefit from them. If you have found them useful we would love to hear from you.

Cloth Printing
African Patterns Powerpoint	This is a printing activity whereby the children design and make a sash and a bandana, taking inspiration from Caribbean and African patterns.
Caribbean Patterns Powerpoint
Caribbean Images Powerpoint
Lesson Plan for Cloth Printing

Global Week Calendar
Lesson Plan for calendar session	The children created a Global calendar that is now displayed in our school hall. Each class created a day for each month of the year, reflecting on celebrations and festivals around the world.
Template for months of the year
Template for the numbers of each day

Go Green
Go Green Powerpoint presentation –	A recycling challenge - To design or invent a new use for an everyday item – to be entered into a prize draw the following week, for most original idea.
Go Green lesson plan

Hot Off The Press
News Report – BPSP on-line blog	A group of roving reporters from Year 4 – Year 7 documented the Global Week by using blogspot. Why not set up your own on-line newspaper?

The Heat Is On
Global Warming powerpoint presentation	A lesson to create an informative and educational display to describe and explain global warming and climate change, using a variety of sources to aid research.
Global Week Question Cards
The Heat Is On lesson plan

What A Wonderful World
What A Wonderful World powerpoint	A Lesson plan looking back at travelling the past – using local museum archive material and comparing the children’s own awe and wonder of the world that they live in today.
What A Wonderful World lesson plan
Example of a Museum Archive
Example of Modern Archive
Examples of sketches from the past

Let’s Talk About It
Let’s Talk About It lesson plan	To understand what it is to be a global citizen and be able to debate about topical global issues.
Rules For Debate
Topics For Debate
Resources
Ideas For Questions for the Responsibility Game

Use Your Voice
Use Your Voice lesson plan	This lesson aims at increasing an awareness of the wider world and our place within it. The lesson plan includes knowing the Rights of the Child (UN Charter). To empathise with children around the world and identify the rights they have or don’t have. To use their voice to communicate feelings and opinions.
Use Your Voice Powerpoint
Every Child Matters Document – UN Charter
Every Child Matters Articles
Photo Topics
Every Child Matters + Every Child Matters Outcomes

What If Water Story
What If? Water Story Lesson Plan	To begin to understand the difficulties people in the developing world face related to the use of water. To work out ways in which to filter water to a drinkable, useable state. CONTEXT: Through a practical investigation based around a ‘what if’ story.
What If? Powerpoint
Information

International Language of Play
International Language of Play lesson plan		Based upon the UN Children’s Charter Article 31, “All children have the right to relax and play and to join in a wide range of activities.” This lesson looks at the importance of play and different games around the world.
Introduction to Games Powerpoint
Questions for the Powerpoint
Activity 1	Activity 2
Activity 3	Activity 4
Activity 5	Activity 6
Activity 7	Activity 8
Activity 9	Activity 10

SEN ACTIVITIES
	These are photos of the final products created by the children who work with the SEN department. The children enjoyed making dream catchers, rain makers, necklaces out of magazines, flags, mobiles, learning about endangered species and making boomerangs to name a few of the fun activities.

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Kelly Jordan © 2008