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GMGY Support Materials

General

The Learning Environment for GMGY
Child Voice and GMGY
Supporting Parents in GMGY
Teaching Controversial Issues
Creating a GMGY Library

Preparation

Preparing for Teaching and Learning in GMGY
Learning Outcome Glance Cards
Short-Term Preparation for GMGY
Short Term Planning Template 1
Short Term Planning Template 2
Short-Term Plans and Timetabling for GMGY
Long Term Planning Template 1
Long Term Planning Template 2

My Stories

  • Teacher Information
  • Lesson and Resource Suggestions
Creativity, Imagination and Critical Thinking through Picturebooks
Introduction to My Stories
The Danger of the Single Story
My Stories Learning Outcomes
Different Families, Same Love Competition (INTO)
Using Picture books to develop Mutual Understanding (NCCA Video)
A Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books
Intercultural Education in the Primary School
(NCCA)
UNESCO Intercultural Education Guidelines
My Stories Book Suggestions

Developed by ETBI

Different Families, Same Love

Lessons and Resources (INTO)

All Together Now

Lessons and Resources from BeLonG To

Ireland in 100 Objects

Lessons and Resources 5th/6th Class

Oral Storytelling Videos

Chester Beatty Library

My Stories Video Suggestions

Developed by ETBI

Mother Tongues

Kid’s Podcasts on Languages and Identity

Gender Equality Matters

Lessons and Resources

Free to Be Me

Picture Lesson Ideas from Children’s Books Ireland

Language Cards

Information

The Enquiring Classroom

Encountering Our World (the aesthetic) Lessons

The ABCs of Racial Literacy

Videos and Songs from Sesame Street

We All Belong

Picture Lesson Ideas from INTO

Children’s Poetry Archive

Poems for Children

We Are A CNS

  • Teacher Information
  • Lesson Resources and Suggestions
Teaching Controversial Issues
Global Citizenship in the Classroom
Our World Irish Aid Awards
SDG Bookclub Approach
We Are A CNS Learning Outcomes
A Whole School Approach to Human Rights
Children’s Rights Schools – UNICEF
Tackling Controversial Issues in the Citizenship Classroom
Children’s Rights Education Toolkit UNICEF
Game Changers Competition
Suggested Books

Stages 1-4

Unveiling Our Past

The struggle for LGBT+ rights in Ireland (Stage 4)

The Right Start

Human Rights Resource for Stages 1 and 2

EU Learning Corner

Stages 1-4

Our World Awards Lesson

Stages 3 and 4

Exploring Children’s Rights

Council of Europe Lessons

Creating Futures: Climate Change

Lessons and Resources Stages 3 and 4

The Enquiring Classroom Difficult Conversations

(moments of stuckness and perplexity) Lessons

Human Rights Stories

Lessons from Amnesty

Fair or Foul Play

Human Rights Resource for Stage 4

Oireachtas Education Resources

Politics and Democracy for Stages 3 and 4

Introducing SDGs

Lessons and Resources Stages 1-2

SEAI Climate SOS Book

Stages 2 and 3

Growing up in Democracy

Council of Europe Lessons for Stages 3 and 4

The Enquiring Classroom Making Democracy

(the political) Lessons

Lift Off

Human Rights Resource for Stage 3

Me, You Everyone

Human Rights Resource for Stage 4

UN SDG Resources

Lessons and Resources Stages 1-4

The World’s Largest Lesson

unicef Lessons and Resources on SDGs

FAIRTRADE

Lessons and Resources Stages 1-4

Teaching Democracy

Activity Ideas for Rights and Citizenship

DevelopmentEducation.ie

Lesson and Resource Bank

The Enquiring Classroom Living Values

(the ethical) Lessons

Thinking Time

  • Teacher Information
  • Lesson and Resource Suggestions
  • Templates
Thinking Time – The Philosophy for Children Approach
Thinking Time Learning Outcomes
The 4 Thinking Cs
An Introduction to Thinking Time from Dr. Jones Irwin
Thinking Time Questions
P4C in Junior Classes
Irish Young Philosopher’s Award
Blob Tree Website
Philosophy for Children
Video from NCCA

P4C – 4 Phase Model
Info Sheet

Concept Activities
How to…for Teachers
The Question Quadrant
Info and Template
What are Philosophical Questions? Information for Teachers
Philosophy for Children
P4C Enquiry Senior Classes
Philosophy for Global Learning
Socratic Question Stems Questions to Support Teacher Facilitation
P4C – 10 Step Model
Info Sheet
Procedural Question Stems Questions to Support Teacher Facilitation
Assessing Children’s Learning in Thinking Time
Suggested Videos

Stages 1-4

SAPERE: P4C

Lessons and Resources (All Stages)

The Philosophy Man

Spot and Stripe YouTube Videos

Thinking Pathways

Activity Ideas and Templates

What-If Games
Some – Concept Line
Suggested Books

Stages 1-4

The Literacy Shed

Videos for P4C

Where the Wild Things Are

Lesson Sample

Concept Continuum
Always, Sometimes, Never
The Philosophy Man

Lessons and Resources

Disalogue Works

Lessons and Resources

What Makes Me, Me?

Lessons

What Makes Me, Me? Videos from BBC
Thinking Compass
Warm-Up Suggestions
Better or Worse
P4C Concept Lightbulb
8 Way Thinking
Concept Collision
General Reflection Template 3
The 4 Thinking Cs Poster
Philosophy Building Blocks
General Reflection Template 4
You Choose
Concept Stretcher
P4C Sentence Start and Signs
Question Quadrant Template
General Reflection Template
Reflecting on the 4 Thinking Cs
First Thoughts Template
P4C Vocab
Private Reflection Template
Concept Corner
General Reflection Template 2
Blob Tree Reflection Template (Stages 2 +)
Joker Card
General Reflection Template 5

Beliefs and Religions

  • Teacher Information
  • Lesson and Resource Suggestions
  • Templates
An Introduction to Beliefs and Religions Strand
Teaching Islam in Primary Schools
The Benefits of the Family Project
Dialogue about Beliefs and Religions in CNSs
Beliefs and Religions Learning Outcomes at a Glance
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Beliefs and Religions and GMGY
Islam
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Inter-belief Dialogue in GMGY
Non-Religious Philosophies
Buddhism
Lesson PowerPoints

Beliefs and Religions

Oragami Moments

Lesson Outline and Template

Beliefs and Religions Book Suggestions
BBC RE Lessons and Resources

Videos and Activities

Story Tent

Lessons and Resources (Stages 3 and 4)

Family Projects

Worksheets and Notes

Virtual Tours: Places of Worship

Links for GMGY Lessons

The Enquiring Classroom

Lessons for Beliefs and Religions

Lessons on Humanism (1st/2nd)

from Educate Together

Video Suggestions

Suggestions for Strand 4

Beliefs and Religions Videos

GMGY Videos for Strand 4

Belief Circles

Lesson Outline for Teachers

Lessons on Humanism (3rd/4th)

from Educate Together

Placemat Printable
Picker Wheel for Belief Circles
The Family Project Templates
3D Mosque Template
Diamond 9
See Think Wonder
Origami Moments
Chester Beatty Library Virtual Tour and Materials
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