Primary

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Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme: Primary

The Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship (ESDC) Programme is a Macmillan Education initiative whose vision is to design, deliver, and promote lessons, not only to develop students’ English skills, but also transform the world for the better.

Primary Worksheets

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Be Fit, Be Active: Primary (PreA1)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students engage with ideas about healthy living through exercise.

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Healthy Choices: Primary (PreA1)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students engage with ideas about healthy living through diet.

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We’re the Same, We’re Different: Primary (PreA1)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students identify distinguishing features of a variety of global cultures.

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Be Considerate: Primary (A1)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students learn how to behave in a considerate and respectful way in their community.

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My Behavior Affects Others: Primary (A1)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students recognize how their personal behavior can have a positive impact on others.

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ESDC Primary (A1): Schools Around the World

Have your students compare their schools to others to help them recognize different perspectives from various global cultures.

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Student and Teacher Roles: Primary (A1)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students identify and understand the roles of the student and the teacher.

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We’re All Connected: Primary (A1)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students identify some of the connections between their own community and the outside world.

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Where Are You From?: Primary (A1)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students recognize different nationalities.

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All Actions Have Outcomes: Primary (A1+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students recognize the difference between action and outcome and classify these as positive and negative.

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Fact or Opinion?: Primary (A1+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students recognize the difference between a fact and an opinion.

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Kindness and Respect in the Community: Primary (A1+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students engage with different profiles of global citizens.

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A Fair World: Primary (A2)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students demonstrate a basic understanding of the UN and some of its ideals.

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I Think, You Think: Primary (A2)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students compare and contrast their own opinion to that of others.

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Let’s Agree to Disagree: Primary (A2+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students identify and contrast opposing opinions on an issue, including their own.

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Take Positive Action: Primary (A2+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students take positive action in their community.

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That’s a Stereotype!: Primary (A2)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students distinguish a stereotype from a description.

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Who Am I?: Primary (A2+)—Education for Sustainable Development and Citizenship Programme

This lesson can help your students recognize and compare different identities.