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A Week in the Future: Day 3 – Place

Why is our home environment important?

Project page

GALWAD: A story from our future

Ages

7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11

Topic

Identity and diversity Sustainability and our future Wellbeing and resilience

Where we live is just as important as how we live, so how can we dream up our homes, schools and workplaces of the future? This free set of learning resources invites pupils to think about the importance of place in their lives, and to consider how we can build the places of tomorrow – designing a method of community living fit for 2052, taking virtual reality (VR) holidays, imagining a world without money, and even playing a game of Transport Trumps.

These resources are part of A Week in the Future, five sets of themed learning resources inspired by GALWAD: A story from our future – a multiplatform, multilingual story set in a possible future world of 2052. Each resource can be presented as standalone lessons or across a full week of learning, and includes background information, links, curriculum mapping and ideas for practical activities.

You can access each set of resources for free via the main GALWAD learning page, and through the individual pages dedicated to Day 1 – The Past, Day 2 – People, Day 3 – Place, Day 4 – The Planet and Day 5 – The Future. Each of these pages contains links to download free PDF and PowerPoint files, and to stream free online films hosted on YouTube.

Access the resources

Curriculum links

Creating Your Community

England:

PSHE: Living in the Wider World - the different groups that make up their community; what living in a community means, ways of carrying out shared responsibilities for protecting the environment.

English, Personal, Social & Health Education
Key Stage: KS2

Northern Ireland:

The World Around Us: Place, Change over Time.

Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: Mutual understanding in the local and wider community.

Key Stages: KS2

Scotland:

Social studies: People, place and environment.
Levels: Second Level

Wales:

Health & Well-being, Humanities, Science & Technology
Progression Steps: PS3

 

Could We Live Without Money?

England:

PSHE: Living in the Wider World - carrying out shared responsibilities for protecting the environment.
English, Personal, Social & Health Education
Key Stage: KS2

Northern Ireland:

The World Around Us: Place, Change over Time.

Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: Mutual understanding in the local and wider community.

Personal Development & Mutual Understanding, The World Around Us
Key Stages: KS2

Scotland:

Social studies: People, place and environment.
Levels: Second Level

Wales:

Health & Well-being, Humanities, Science & Technology
Progression Steps: PS3

 

VR Holidays

England:

English: Writing - composition / Spoken English - participating in formal debates and structured discussions.

PSHE: Living in the Wider World - carrying out shared responsibilities for protecting the environment.
English, Personal, Social & Health Education
Key Stage: KS2

Northern Ireland:

The World Around Us: Place, Change over Time. Language and Literacy: Writing, talking and listening.

Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: Mutual understanding in the local and wider community.

Personal Development & Mutual Understanding, The World Around Us
Key Stages: KS2

Scotland:

Social studies: People, place and environment. Literacy and English: Writing, listening and talking.
Levels: Second Level

Wales:

Health & Well-being, Humanities, Science & Technology
Progression Steps: PS3