Teaching Values through PSHE and Citizenship: Activities and Worksheets for Discussions and Debates

This book is designed to provide teachers of Years 5-8 with activities that will enable them to fulfil the requirement to promote the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of children aged 9-13. Teaching Values through PSHE and Citizenship presents activities which promote the fundamental values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faith and beliefs. The book is divided into three sections: The first section Beliefs, Values, Behaviour focuses on what attitudes and values the children believe should determine behaviour towards others, on the qualities they admire in other people, on what they consider to be good manners and on what they take into consideration when making important decisions. The second section Rules and Responsibilities focuses on the rules that govern people's lives and the responsibilities they have as family members, as neighbours, at school and as citizens. It includes activities that encourage children to discuss what sort of country they want to live in, what they consider the government's priorities should be, why we have laws and attitudes to crime and to the police force. The third section Respecting People's Rights looks at human rights, exploring issues of stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, sexism and racism. there are also activities on respecting other people's religions and cultures and on global concerns.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Beliefs, Values and Behaviour - 1. What Do You Believe?; 2. What Qualities Do You Value?; 3. What Attitudes and Values Influence Your Behaviour?; 4. What Are Good Manners?; 5. Different Cultures, Different Manners; 6. Who Do You Admire?; 7. Who Influences You?; 8. How Do You Make Decisions?; 9. What Would You Do?; 11. Attitudes to Animals: Rules and Responsibilities - 12. Why Do We Have Rules?; 13. Family Rules; 14. School Rules; 15. A Classroom Code of Conduct; 16. What is a Good Neighbour?; 17. Anti-social Behaviour; 18. What is a Goos Citizen?; 19. The Law of the Land; 20. Different Forms of Government; 21. Elections; 22. What Should Government Priorities Be?; 23. What Would You Do if You Were Prime Minister?; 24. Civil Law and Criminal Law; 25. What Do You Think of the Police?; 26. How Should We Treat Offenders?: Respecting People's Rights - 27. Human Rights; 28. Children's Rights; 29. Stereotypes and Stereotyping; 30. Judging by Appearances; 31. Are Your Attitudes Sexist?; 32. What is Discrimination?; 33. Disability Rights; 34. Attitudes to Older People; 35. Respecting Religious Differences; 36. Celebrating Differences; 37. Global Concerns; 38. Pressure Groups.