1. PGCE Citizenship Lesson Plan
Date/Group 20/10/10
Year 8
Lesson aim or key
question Why aren’t all products Fairtrade?
Learning outcomes a) All can identify products that could be fairtrade
(label A, B, C etc.) b) Most will be able to explore some of the difficulties in
making a product fairtrade
You also may want to c) Some will be able to critique why all products aren’t
differentiate by fairtrade
outcome (all, most,
some)
Key concepts/terms Fairtrade
used
Relation to previous Ethical consumerism
learning
Assessment Q&A, snowballing, competition (snakes and ladders)
opportunities
Differentiation visual and kinaesthetic activities, memory game (play)
Homework
Resources PowerPoint, snakes and ladders board game
Time Teacher activity Student activity Outcomes working

2. towards (A,B,C etc)
0-5 Settle the class Get out books etc A,B,C,
5-15 Using name selector, Write down three things A
pick at random students you will find in your kitchen
to say one of their cupboard. Remember the
products and remember product(s) named – memory
any that have gone game.
before.
15-20 Explain the point of the Students listen and ask A,B
activity and ask why all questions.
products aren’t
fairtrade?
20-35 Oversee the games, Play the fairtrade snakes A,B,C
looking in at each table and ladders games in a
to make sure they are group of 3-4.
concentrating on the
game.
35-40 Get feedback on the Students pack away game B,C
game. and feedback on if they like
it.
40-50 Set up snowballing Individual thinking, to share B,C
exercise. To find thoughts in a pair, to then
factors as to out why whole class discussion as to
not all products are why all products are not
fairtrade. fair-trade?
Evaluation of the lesson