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The Co-operative College has supported schools and teachers introducing co-operative learning into the curriculum for many years. Publications have included "Co-operative Learning – the Collection", and support for the Woodcraft Folk in its regularly reprinted "Games, Games, Games". More recently, we have launched the school.coop website that is packed with resources.
The resources listed here are the result of work by teachers, schools and educationalists, and we gratefully acknowledge their support and permission to use them on the website. We further acknowledge the funding support from the Co-operative Education Development Fund, which has made is possible to offer these copyright free resources.
If you have find the resources useful, or adapt them in particular ways to meet differing curriculum circumstances, please let us know, and help us build this part of our website.
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Please contact Steve Kingman, Learning & Development Business Manager, with any questions by phone on 0161 246 2966 or by email
| Title | Subject(s) | Summary | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Bridges | PSHE | A simple activity in which trio sized groups exercise trust, verbal communication and dexterity to construct a brick bridge | bridges.pdf |
| Co-operating for Change: Citizenship and Democracy | Citizenship | Dealing with Co-operative political ideas, the process of seeking change through Parliament, ideas on campaigning and background notes. |
change.pdf |
| Co-operative Films | English | The use of co-operative films in support of a number of curriculum areas | films.pdf |
| Co-operative Little Pigs | English, Science & DT | Two activities using the three little pigs as a stimulus | littlepigs.pdf |
| Co-operative Puzzles | Citizenship | A simple exercise which requires co-operation within a group to assemble pictures and shapes. A very useful activity to lead on to further work on co-operation. |
puzzles.pdf |
| Exploring Europe | Geography, English | Pupils work in groups to rersearch and present information about a European country | europe.pdf |
| Fairtrade | Citizenship | An introduction to the idea of fair trade using the example of Cafédirect. This exercise can be used as an introduction to much wider issues such as Trade not Aid, overseas developme |
fairtrade.doc |
| False Claims - A Simulation | Citizenship | The simulation tracks a course through the stages of a local-issue campaign | falseclaims.pdf |
| Games | All | Favourite Co-operative Games | games.pdf |
| Improving our Local Area | Citizenship | Pupils will be encouraged to think about their local area, focusing on one issue that they feel should be improved. This is followed by planning a campaign for change. |
democracy.pdf |
| Origins of Co-operations | PSHE & Citizenship | A split information activity | pioneers.pdf |
| Pasta Packaging | PSHE & Citizenship | Groups have to design and make a packet or container | pasta.pdf |
| Planning & Running Games Sessions | All | A guide to co-operative games | gamesguide.pdf |
| Shopping Baskets | PSHE & Citizenship | Each team must work co-operatively to prepare fruit & vegetable to fill a shopping basket | shop.pdf |
N.B. These resources were previously published on the Learn to Co-operate website which has now been incorporated into the Co-operative College site.