| Water
for All contains loads of pictures and activities for you
to use in the classroom. You can pick and mix from the resources
here, or follow the sequence outlined below. There are seven activities including quizzes, case studies and maths exercises, each supported in the teachers' notes with a lesson guide and background information.
Through this extensive online resource your pupils
will develop the following key skills and values, core to Oxfam's Curriculum for Global Citizenship:
- Critical thinking
- Have concern for the environment and promote sustainability
- Empathise with others
- Understand that actions have consequences
- Understand that resource allocation and economic choices affect individuals, communities and the environment
We recommend you work through the activities in the
following order:
1. Introductory activity: Every
picture tells a story
Introduces children to working with images and tracking consequences
2. Quiz: Going
short of water
An activity to match potential causes of water shortage to pictures
3. Water
problems: Case studies
A series of photo-based case studies about what water shortage
means around the world
4. Water
maths: Global statistics
An activity based around statistics on the distribution of water
and sanitation
5. Water
solutions: Case studies
Following on from the case studies on water shortages, discover
what people have done to overcome water shortage
6. Act
locally: Learning from change
Suggests ideas for positive action, stemming from the case studies.
7. Celebrate
water for all!
A photo-led activity to celebrate water and positive change
You'll find additional guidance on using Water
for All in your classroom, information on how the
activities fit in with the English, Scottish and Welsh curricula
and ideas on where to find more background information through the
links below.
> Teachers'
notes
> Curriculum
links
> Further
information
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