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Week of activities for 9-11 year olds

Introduction

Curriculum links and scheme of work

Curriculum links and scheme of work

Footballers representing Owino Disabled Traders Association playing a match at the Clock sports ground in Kampala. Credit: Geoff Sayer/Oxfam

Curriculum links

This resource will provide many opportunities for work in the foundation subjects and in English Speaking & Listening (S&L). Below is a framework which gives an overview of the material to be covered during the course of the week. You can use this to show to your senior management team if you need to.

Scheme of work

	Morning (2.5h)	Afternoon (2h)
Day 1	Focus: World cup football... and the world	Focus: World maps
	Activities: Quiz, asking questions about countries, mapwork.	Activities: Online map activities with the whole class or in small groups; project work on countries involved in the World Cup
	Main curriculum links: English S&L, Geography, ICT, Thinking skills.	Main curriculum links: Geography, ICT, English.

Day 2
	Focus: Football around the world	Focus: A fair competition?
	Activities: Examining photos of football in different countries; case study of the benefits of football in poor communities in Nairobi and Zambia; looking at goals and thinking about the UN Millennium Development Goals.	Activities: Country trumps card game; project work on countries involved in the World Cup.
	Main curriculum links: English S&L, Geography, Citizenship	Main curriculum links: Geography, Maths, English

Day 3	Focus: Girls, boys and playtime	Focus: Teamwork
	Activities: Girls’ football history and case study with discussion; writing about ‘My ideal playtime’; thinking about recreation at school.	Activities: Presentation of project work; practice for 5-a-side football tournament.
	Main curriculum links: Citizenship, English S&L, Thinking skills.	Main curriculum links: English S&L, PE, Geography, Citizenship

Day 4	Focus: How sportswear is made	Focus: Fair working hours
	Activities: Understanding the ‘supply chain’; case study of a garment worker’; role-play	Activities: : Letter writing; designing a fair hours logo
	Main curriculum links:English, Geography, Citizenship	Main curriculum links: Citizenship, Art, D&T.

Day 5	Focus: Is competition a good thing?	Focus: 5-a-side football tournament or presentation of project work
	Activities: Brainstorming; formal debate on competition; evaluation of the week’s activities.	Activities: 5-a-side football tournament or presentation of project work.
	Main curriculum links: English S&L, Citizenship, Thinking skills.	Main curriculum links: PE/ English, Geography, ICT


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