Respecting Views Lesson Plan

The VotesforSchools lesson plan for Primary 5-7 addresses the topic of respecting different views, an essential skill for developing empathy and understanding in young learners. The lesson aims to help students identify and consider their own views, understand where these perspectives originate from, and discuss the importance of respecting others' opinions, even when they differ from their own. The learning objectives are clear: to explore the nature of personal views and to foster a respectful attitude towards the diversity of thoughts and opinions that individuals encounter in daily life.

The lesson structure is interactive and engaging, beginning with a brief feedback session on the previous week's topic. Following this, students participate in a starter activity where they work in pairs to identify similarities and differences in people's views. They then move on to a whole-class discussion to delve into the concept of views and their origins. The importance of the topic is further highlighted in a paired activity where the focus is on understanding why respecting different views matters. The lesson includes a practical exercise where students assess respectfulness in various scenarios, indicating their opinions with simple thumbs up or down gestures. To encourage self-reflection, the "High five!" activity has individuals evaluate their own attitudes towards differing views by considering statements and lowering a finger for each one they disagree with. The lesson concludes with a democratic exercise where the whole class reviews arguments and participates in a vote on the topic, reinforcing the value of each individual's perspective.