1. Clare Family Learning Project
Topics

2. My Family
My Community
Citizenship
Voting
Our Government

3. My Family Action Topic What is a family? How we learn?
Family rights & responsibilities
Family supports
Role of the family
in society
Discussion & Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
Learning styles quiz
Small group work
Discussion & Internet research
Group work & feedback

4. My Community Topic Action What is a community?
What communities do you belong to?
Identify basic human rights
Sense of belonging
Community issues
Images & discussion
List four examples & comment
Discussion & handout
Discussion & exercise
Small group work & presentation

5. Citizenship Topic Action Discussion & Internet research
People who have made a difference - Small group work
Simulated exercise - Form a group with name & slogan, create a poster using ICT
What is a citizen?
Citizenship vs Membership
Qualities of an Active Citizen
Creating change for the public good
Empowerment

6. Voting Topic Action Jigsaw exercise, discussion & bumper sticker
Gallery walk
Exercise - My issues &
how to address them
Publications & handouts
Ballot paper exercise
Why Vote?
Struggle to vote
Choosing a candidate
Making sense of the jargon
EU elections

7. Our Government Topic Action How are we governed?
History & Constitution
Political parties & representatives
Government in action
How to
get involved?
Use flip chart to record thoughts & handout
Discuss the family in the constitution & handout
Photos, logos & discussion
Visit to Dáil Éireann, handout & role play
Research using Internet

8. Moving forward…
Create lesson plans on each topic unit to include blended learning
In conjunction with NALA run FACE IT! tutor training & evaluation
Use existing FL groups for FACE IT! pilot project & evaluation