Lesson Plans

Our learning resources are aimed at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 learners but you are welcome to adapt them for other age groups.

1GOAL assembly

Hold a 1GOAL assembly in your school to tell everyone about Send My Friend to School:

World Cup factsheets

These are packed with football and education facts plus stories from footballing heroes and young people around the world.

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Our new 2010 lesson activities are below!

Primary Activities

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Activity 1: Education for all - heads and tails
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Learn about some of the barriers to education through a fun heads and tails activity and by reading real life stories of children from Tanzania, Ethiopia, India and Angola.

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Activity 2: What does it cost for Baby to go to school?
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Find out about the costs of schooling for Baby in Tanzania.

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Activity 3: Kilimanjaro School
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Explore the costs of running a school in Tanzania. Make decisions about how you would spend the school budget.

You will also need Kilimanjaro School activity sheet

Secondary Activities

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Activity 1: Education for all - heads and tails
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Learn about the global education crisis and what can be done to change things.
You will also need Heads and Tails Activity Sheet and the Education For All handout.

Activity 2: What does it cost for Zainabu to go to school?
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Find out about the costs of schooling for Zainabu in Tanzania.

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Activity 3: Kilimanjaro School
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Explore the costs of running a school in Tanzania. Make decisions about how you would spend the school budget.

You will also need Kilimanjaro School activity sheet

Welsh/English bi-lingual resources

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Education Cake / Teisen Addysg

Ages: 8-14 / Oed: 8-14
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This activity examines what the ingredients of a good education are.

My Ideal Teacher / Fy Athro Delfrydol

Ages: 8+ / Oed: 8+
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Pupils are asked to think about what makes an ideal teacher.

Line Up for Children’s Rights in Education / Sefwch dros Hawliau Plant mewn Addysg

Age: 10+ / Oed: 10+
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In this activity students are asked to Agree or Disagree with statements about rights to education.

An Education in Sight / Golwg ar addysg

Ages: 8+ / Oed: 8+
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For this activity you will need to have Nabirye’s case study.
Astudiaeth Achos: Nabirye (Welsh language version).

Education and Conflict / Addysg a Gwrthdaro

Age: 8+ / Oed: 8+
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For this lesson you will need Pedro’s case study and Eduardo’s case study.
Astudiaeth Achos: Eduardo (Welsh language version).
Astudiaeth Achos: Pedro (Welsh language version).




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reading in class, China

reading in class, China