Teacher Lesson Plan what we do at school: Comparing the ... · Personal and Social Development:...

Age Group: P6/7 (Key Stage 2) Time: 60 minutes

Aim: To learn about school life in Sri Lanka, comparing it to their own school lives and reflecting/ thinking about what defines their identity as British/ a member of their community.

Success Criteria: ALL Will be able to learn about school life in Sri Lanka and point out similarities and differences.

MOST Will be able to talk about what they do at school and why these things are important.

SOME Will be able to acknowledge similarities between the two countries whilst also articulating important parts of their own identity.

Objectives: • Learn about a typical school day in Sri Lanka and relate it to their own.

• To learn about 3 important parts of education in Sri Lanka and to think about how their school compares through mind mapping.

• To recognize how the UN Childs Rights Convention is linked to these aspects of school life.

• To learn about defining features of Sri Lankan life and think about what defines their own identity.

Resources: • 1: Worksheet printout.

• Page 12: Sri Lankan flag print out for colouring in.

• Page 13: Additional Reading task cut outs.

• A3 paper for mind mapping in groups.

Activities: Timing: • Pointing on the World Map 1

• Typical School day in Sri Lanka 15

• What we do at school 25

• Writing 4 things that define the UK 15

• Summary: One Thing 4

Other/additional material: • One Day, One World video

• Comparing Lives: Master answer sheet

Teacher Lesson Plan what we do at school:Comparing the identity of Sri Lanka & the UKThis lesson seeks to provide pupils with the opportunity to learn about school life and indeed general life in Sri Lanka through observation, discussion and reflection. Pupils are initially asked to analyse similarities and differences between the typical school days of both, before learning about important facets of the education system there and being challenged to assess what they do at school through a series of questions and mind maps. The UN Childs Rights Convention (UNCRC) is specifically linked to these facets during the lesson to emphasize the importance of Children’s Rights. Finally they build on this by learning about key features of Sri Lankan life and subsequently thinking about some of the characteristics of their identity as British people.

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SCOTLAND | Key Stage 2

Health & Wellbeing1. As I explore the rights to which I and others are entitled, I am able to exercise these rights appropriately and accept the

responsibilities that go with them. I show respect for the rights of others.

HWB 2-09a

2. I recognise that each individual has a unique blend of abilities and needs. I contribute to making my school community one which values individuals equally and is a welcoming place for all.

HWB 2-10a

Social StudiesAspects of Learning: Developing an understanding of the world by learning about how people live today and in the past.

1. By comparing the lifestyle and culture of citizens in another country with those of Scotland, I can discuss the similarities and differences.

SOC 2-19a

ENGLAND | Key Stage 2

PSHE:Theme 3: “Living in the wider world and being a responsible Global Citizen” – including:

1. Learning about different communities and groups

2. Learning to respect equality and to be a productive member of a diverse community

Geography:Locational knowledge

1. Locate the world’s countries, using maps to focus on Europe and North and South America, concentrating on their environmental regions, key physical and human characteristics, countries, and major cities.

Place knowledge

1. Understand geographical similarities and differences through the study of human and physical geography of a region of the United Kingdom, a region in a European country, and a region within North or South America.

WALES | Key Stage 2

Personal and Social Development:Knowledge and Understanding of the World

1. Exploring their local environment and wider country, and identifying culturally diverse links through experiential learning activities

Language, Literacy and Communication Skills

1. Communicating needs, expressing feelings and opinions through role play/dramatic activities

introdUCtion 1 minute

Pointing on the world map(Slides 2-5)

See how many continents pupils can come up to the boardand point out on the world map. See if anyone can pointout Sri Lanka.


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main activity one 15 minUtes

typiCaL school day in Sri lanKa(Slides 9-31)

Work through the slides, trying as much as possible to elicit similarities and differences. Have pupils reflect on their own typical school day and what they do by asking the questions that accompany each slide. The slides cover:

4am: Breakfast (Slides 10-14) • What time do you wake up at? • What do you eat for breakfast?

7.30am: School starting (Slides 15-18) • What time do you start school at? • What do you do at the beginning of every day?

11am: Middle of the school day (Slides 19-22) • How many children are in you class? • What is your favourite thing about your classroom?

1.30pm: End of the school day (Slides 23-27) • What time do you have lunch at? • What do you usually do after school?

8pm: Bedtime (Slides 28-31)

• What time do you usually go to bed at? • What time does it get dark at around this time of year?

Writing similarities and differences (Slides 32-33) • To consolidate what you have discussed have each pupils write down three similarities and three differences that they have observed.


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main activity two 25 minUtes

what we do at school(Slides 34-60)

three things that surprised Jamie about SchooL in sri lanka...(Slide 34)

Taken from Jamie’s personal experiences, this section outlines three things that surprised him about school life in Sri Lanka.Each point leads to a mind map (the first one being on Slide 39) for the pupils to do which encourages them to reflect and compare their own school life, as well as thinking about why these things are important. There is also an article from the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child linked to each point.

#1 the school Community (Slides 35-41) Read out Slides 36-38: This point seeks to illustrate how involved the local community is with the school and how everyone is fully involved in making it as nice a place as possible.

Slide 39: Using either some board space or alternatively splitting into groups and using A3 paper, make a mind map answering the question

What is your school community like and why

is it important?


eg We are an eco school, we have a student council to be involved in school decision making/ we paint part of the school/ we have a coffee morning/ we have uniform off days.

eg This is important because our school community teaches us values of how to be a good person in society/ it’s a place for us to learn / it’s the place where we grow up.

Slide 41: References Article 28: The Right to Education: “Every child has the right to an education. Primary education must be free. Secondary education must be available for every child. Discipline in schools must respect children’s dignity. Richer countries must help poorer countries achieve this.”

#2 Pride & respect in the sChool (Slides 42-51) Read out Slides 43-44: Here Jamie talks about the high levels of respect shown in the school and outlines a cultural tradition of showing respect to the teacher.

Slide 48: The next mind map question is:

eg Queues in the canteen, raising your hand to ask a question, listening to the views and opinions of others, saying please and thank you.

eg This is important because we are all equal, you should respect other peoples views and opinions.

How does yourschool show pride and respect and why is it important to do so?

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Slides 50-51: References Articles 13 & 16: Respecting Privacy and peoples’ opinions: Article 13 “Every child must be free to say what they think and to seek and receive all kinds of information, as long as it is within the law.”

Article 16 “Every child has the right to privacy. The law should protect the child’s private, family and home life.”

#3 Creativity in the SchooL (Slides 52-60) Read out Slides 53-56: This explains how rote learning discouraged creativity in the school but that after an initial struggle the pupils were able to be very creative, reinforcing the importance of encouraging creativity and the results it can produce.

Slide 57: The final mind map question is:

eg Art, music, classroom projects, school shows/plays/concerts, school trips

eg Creativity is important because children need to learn how to express how they feel and to develop their imagination

What creative things do you do inside and

outside school and why is it important?

Slides 59-60: Refers to Article 29/31: Article 29 “Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full. It must encourage the child’s respect for human rights, as well as respect for their parents, their own and other cultures, and the environment. ”

Article 31 “Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.”

4 thingS that define sri lanka(Slide 61)

The next section is a series of observations about Sri Lanka from Jamie. There is a description on the Power Point accompanying each picture. On each slide actively ask the class how this compares with the UK. Alternatively to make this activity more interactive you could print out the following information and make cut outs(on page 13) to be handed out for pupils to read.

when it rains everyone goes home (Slide 62)

Sri Lanka is located in the tropics and so enjoys a heavy monsoon for roughly 6 months every year. Despite its regularity it still heavily affects every day life. When the rain comes shops shut, buses stop, nobody goes to school, everything comes to a halt. The country has regular floods in the rainy season, and because of its relative poverty it can take a long time for the damage to be fixed.


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it reaLly is very green (Slide 63)

Sri Lanka is incredibly, and beautifully green. From the swampy paddy fields of the low country, to the dazzling tea estates in the hills, Sri Lanka really is an exceptionally green island. Thanks to the regular monsoons and pleasant temperature, the steamy climate allows plants and vegetation to flourish. All that rain means that no matter where on the island you are, the lush green of life is with you in absolute abundance. The cool, mountainous section of the country in the middle is used mainly for growing tea. This is the country where a lot of our tea still comes from and this is it as it grows. Tea-pickers pick ‘2 leaves and a bud’ at a time, and these then get processed in big factories in to the tea that we know.

4am is an acceptabLe time to wake up (Slide 64)

Sri Lanka has a deeply embedded culture of early rising. Everything starts early, school at 7.30am. Food plays a big part in this routine, with women commonly cooking the days meals in one go, all before the sun is up. This combined with a routine afternoon nap means in Sri Lanka being a morning person is just a way of life.

a sari is a status SymboL (Slide 65)

Sari’s are made from a single piece of material a staggering 8 metres long. As a woman in Sri Lanka, the right to wear traditional dress is not just given to anyone, it must be earned. The sari is a show of professionalism and importance, reserved only for those in what are considered to be good jobs. The exception to this is on special occasions such as weddings or giving worships at temples.

4 thingS that define the UK(Slides 66-68)

Now the question is flipped onto the pupils and they must each decide 4 things that they would like to tell school children in Sri Lanka about the UK.

Encourage your class to think of the defining things that make them British. Maybe they would rather think of the things that defines their local community or their city/county. This is ideally for pupils to think of independently, and a chance to use their imagination and creativity- which has already been stressed as being very important.

Ask pupils to share what they wrote with the group. You could do a tally of the most popular answers on the board to find out what the class would most like to tell the schoolchildren in Sri Lanka.


one thing...(Slide 69)

Have everyone in the class stand up. Each pupil is allowed to sit down once they have shared with the class one thing that theyhave learned today.

additionaL materiaL/ ideaS:One Day One World:

The following is a video comparing the daily routine of a school child in Englandand a school child in Bangladesh -

http://www.cafod.org.uk/Media/Files/Resources/Primary/resource-pages/One-day-one-world-videos

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3. What creative things do you do inside and outside school and why is it important?

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reading taSK CardsJamie said:

when it rains everyonegoes home...“Sri Lanka is located in the tropics and so enjoys a heavy monsoon for roughly 6 months every year. Despite its regularity it still heavily affects every day life. When the rain comes shops shut, buses stop, nobody goes to school, everything comes to a halt. The country has regular floods in the rainy season, and because of its relative poverty it can take a long time for the damage to be fixed.”

Jamie said:

it reaLly is very green...

“Sri Lanka is incredibly, and beautifully green. From the swampy paddy fields of the low country, to the dazzling tea estates in the hills, Sri Lanka really is an exceptionally green island. Thanks to the regular monsoons and pleasant temperature, the steamy climate allows plants and vegetation to flourish. All that rain means that no matter where on the island you are, the lush green of life is with you in absolute abundance. The cool, mountainous section of the country in the middle is used mainly for growing tea. This is the country where a lot of our tea still comes from and this is it as it grows. Tea-pickers pick ‘2 leaves and a bud’ at a time, and these then get processed in big factories in to the tea that we know.”

Jamie said:

a sari isa statUS symbol...“Saris are made from a single piece of material a staggering 8 metres long. As a woman in Sri Lanka, the right to wear traditional dress is not just given to anyone, it must be earned. The sari is a show of professionalism and importance, reserved only for those in what are considered to be good jobs. The exception to this is on special occasions such as weddings or giving worships at temples.”

Jamie said:

4am is an acceptabLe time to wake up...“Sri Lanka has a deeply embedded culture of early rising. Everything starts early, school at 7.30am. Food plays a big part in this routine, with women commonly cooking the days meals in one go, all before the sun is up. This combined with a routine afternoon nap means in Sri Lanka being a morning person is just a way of life.”

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