Teach pupils in Year 5 and 6 about the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, during Black History Month, or at any other time.
Obama was the first African American to hold this position and was determined to create a more equal society, something he continues to work on since his presidency ended.
This resource pack teaches pupils about this inspirational former president and how he used his influence to make changes to the lives of ordinary Americans.
Pupils will also explore what motivated Obama to choose politics as a career and what they might consider when making choices about jobs and careers that they could have in the future.
Learning objectives
- Learn about an inspirational person
- Practise reading and comprehension skills
- Discuss why people are inspirational
- Think about about what influences people in their career choices
Resource pack contents:
- Inspirational People: Barack Obama text and comprehension questions
- PowerPoint teaching slides
- Writing task sheet
- Planning sheet
National Curriculum Programme of study links
- Retrieve and record information from non-fiction
- Organise paragraphs around a theme
PSHE (from PSHE Association programme of study)
- Learn about what might influence people’s decisions about a job or career
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