Above: Who Do We Think We Are logo design featuring the colours of the Olympic rings.

A new, Key Stage 2 unit of study about the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, written by education consultant Rinku Mitra, is now available online. The unit comprises seven lessons which provide opportunities for children and young people to explore the history, values and symbolism of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in relation to broader topics and themes about personal and national identities, cultural diversity and the global dimension.

This unit forms part of a series of five recently commissioned modules of study developed by the Who Do We Think We Are? project to address current gaps in the provision of cross-curricular teaching and learning materials relating to identity, diversity and citizenship.

Key topics and themes in each of these modules include the concept of multiple identities, Commonwealth and the legacies of Empire, patriotism and issues of national identity.

Please select the links below to read each unit overview and also to download the associated lesson plans.

KEY STAGE 2

• Module overview and 7 lesson plans on The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - by Rinku Mitra, Education Consultant
• Module overview and 7 lesson plans on the Legacy of Empire - by Sarah Nunn, Education Consultant (SN Creative Education Consultancy)

KEY STAGE 3

• Module overview and 6 lesson plans on Identity and Diversity - by Shango Baku, Artistic Director, Cultural Exchange Through Theatre in Education (CETTIE)
• Module overview and 7 lesson plans titled Unity and Union: What does the Union flag represent? - by Andrew Wrenn - Advisory History Teacher, Historical Association
• Module Overview and 7 lesson plans titled Walter Tull: An Officer, a Footballer and a Gentleman - by Dan Lyndon, Head of History and Advanced Skills Teacher, Henry Compton School

For additional, contextual information about why WDWTWA developed new teaching and learning resources to complement existing materials featured in the online learning resources database please see the Association for Citizenship Teaching report, Identity, Diversity and Citizenship: A Critical Review of Educational Resources (ACT, October 2007).