Charity Helps
Secondary foci: Literacy Skills, DTaAfL, Transition,
How was it used?
I used this resource with my y6 class to explore our ‘Working with others’ theme, in particular to develop strategies for resolving conflict and issues when dealing with problems in another country.
I found that, by using the ‘problem’ and ‘Charity Office’ cards, we were able to effectively and sensitively discuss issues and ways of solving them. Children were encouraged to think carefully of ways forward in order to win the vote of the class and get the tokens to succeed in the game.
The activities helped improve and refine the children’s speaking and listening skills. Giving groups the opportunity to stop at various points in the game allowed them to discuss and debate how this problem came about and how the charity workers should try to address it.
Following on from the game, we looked again at some of the problems from the game and decided on which ones were more serious than others and which ones might also affect us in Wales.
This activity was also relevant as our nearby Secondary School has a link with the affected area in Sri Lanka and older students were able to visit our school and speak to the pupils about the partnership work they do and visits made.Impact and Outcomes
I used this resource with my y6 class to explore our ‘Working with others’ theme, in particular to develop strategies for resolving conflict and issues when dealing with problems in another country.
I found that, by using the ‘problem’ and ‘Charity Office’ cards, we were able to effectively and sensitively discuss issues and ways of solving them. Children were encouraged to think carefully of ways forward in order to win the vote of the class and get the tokens to succeed in the game.
The activities helped improve and refine the children’s speaking and listening skills. Giving groups the opportunity to stop at various points in the game allowed them to discuss and debate how this problem came about and how the charity workers should try to address it.
Following on from the game, we looked again at some of the problems from the game and decided on which ones were more serious than others and which ones might also affect us in Wales.
This activity was also relevant as our nearby Secondary School has a link with the affected area in Sri Lanka and older students were able to visit our school and speak to the pupils about the partnership work they do and visits made.Other Resources
We used the resource as it appears on the site.Lesson Learnt
As I’ve already mentioned, several of the files that accompany the game could be easily edited so children could create their own versions of the game or even base a similar game on issues in their local area (e.g. litter issues / vandalism / protection of local green areas, etc.).