This resource includes lesson plans that link multiple subject areas to the concept of repair. It encourages practical, hands-on learning while aligning with educational standards, making it a versatile tool for educators.
These resources include ten one-hour lesson plans tied to multiple subject areas, with linkages to the English Primary National Curriculum. Materials are augmented with supplementary resources and illustrations of how to associate lessons with other school initiatives (e.g., hosting a community repair event, ecology or science club activities, etc.)
Stand alone or in conjunction with a Community Repair Event.
Access — Download the Malvern Hills Repair Café Education Packet pdf
Access — Download a pdf outline of links to English, Science, Geography and History
Age — Ages 10 - 11; adaptable to 7 - 14 year olds
Cost — Free
Source — Ages 10 - 11; adaptable to 7 - 14 year olds
Intended to:
Introduce the meaning / concept of repair as part of a continuum starting with maintenance and care – through to repair (and beyond),
Explore the personal implications and the wider social, environmental and economic aspects of this concept,
Make links to wider global themes and issues,
Be practical and “hands-on” where relevant,
Tie in with the Primary National Curriculum (UK),
Offer opportunities for building this theme into a whole school, approach that will include links with the wider community.
Visit Malvern Hills Repair Café website to learn about a first-rate community repair group. They invite you to offer comments on how you used the Education Packet on their Contact page.
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