Primary Subject Resources Life skills Module 3 Community Issues and Citizenship

Large classes present special problems for teachers – particularly if they are multigrade classes (see Key Resource: Working with large classes [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)
] and Key Resource: Working with multigrade classes). In this section, we make suggestions about using different types of classroom management for developing pupils’ understanding of citizenship. Just telling pupils about their roles and responsibilities as citizens has much less impact than involving them in active experiences. This section helps you think about different ways to find out what they know and use this to extend their understanding.