As an organisation responsible for providing exciting lesson plans and teaching ideas based content to educators, we think Mr Balls’ enquiry into the learning goals of 5-7 year olds at the Labour party conference could lead to some fascinating developments.
However many of the proposed learning goals which Mr. Balls announced yesterday are already achieved by the work which fantastic teachers up and down the country are already carrying out.
Much of what is being taught at primary level is thematic, with concepts that push beyond the boundaries of traditional subject areas – the fact that these concepts must ‘tick the box’ of National Curriculum lesson plan learning goals doesn’t get in the way of deeper understanding, or of wider social issues.
Take for instance this piece by the PETA foundation which discusses the role of animals in citizenship for 5-7 year olds, or this fantastic resource from Oxfam which provides teachers with a range of subject areas – from bullying, to cooperation, set within a fun and engaging context.
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