Pre-learning vocabulary

Pre-learning vocabulary allows pupils to learn the meaning of words and use visual images to help them recall them. You can change the visual images to ones that work better for your pupils.

Have the words and images available during the lesson as a word mat or display, so that pupils can be prompted to recall as needed.

Represent To put forward someone else’s views.

Vote A choice made by a particular person or group in a meeting or an election.

Constituent Someone who votes for an MP.

MP A member of Parliament who is elected to help make decisions about how to run the country.

Election When people vote to choose MPs, school councillors or other people who help make decisions and represent us.

Constituency Where the people who vote for an MP live.

Democracy Where all adults get to vote for people to represent them in government.

Opinion What people think

Listens Paying attention to what other people say

Respect Being polite about what other people say and do.

Honest Not lying, cheating or stealing.

Determined Not giving up, even when things are difficult.

Trustworthy Being honest and respectful. Behaving in a way that deserves trust.

Responsible Taking care of things and people.

Perseveres Getting on trying, even when you find something difficult.

Committed When you give lots of attention and energy to a particular job or thing.

Reliable When you do what you say you are going to do and turn up when you say you will.

Approachable Easy to talk to.

Organised When you have things in the right place at the right time and can find things.

Abilities and skills cardListens Shares ideas

Shows respect Honest

Determined Trustworthy

Shows courage Responsible

Perseveres Helpful

Committed Reliable

Role model Able to work in a team

Able to discuss, not argue Approachable

Organised

On a school trip

School Photo Pack

Talking about work you have done as a group

School council

Giving money your school has raised for charity.

Being part of a sports team

Supporting ActivitiesWhat skills would you need to be a member of the school council?

How do we represent our school when on a school trip?

WANTEDSchool Councillor

Job description: Collect the views of

your class and passing them at meetings.

Letting your class know what goes on in the meetings you attend.

Taking part in meetings

Skills:

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WANTEDSchool Councillor

Job description: Listen to the views

of your constituent and share them in Parliament

Discuss issues in Parliament

Attend events in their constituency and in Parliament

Skills:

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Word MatVote Represent Constituent

MP Election Constituency

Democracy Opinion Listens

Respect Honest Appoachable

Trustworthy Responsible Perserveres

Committed Reliable Determined