Aims and boundaries
Children should be able to name a range of feelings, notice that groups develop their own unwritten rules, and describe one habit and what triggers it. The emphasis is on observation and vocabulary, not on diagnosing anyone.
Set clear boundaries. Children never have to share personal experiences, and examples should come from stories, games or invented characters. If a child discloses something worrying, follow your school's safeguarding procedure rather than discussing it in the group.
Free activities to download
Ready-to-run EduTrend Contents sociology and psychology workshops for primary, middle and high school. Each free download includes a step-by-step session plan, facilitator notes, three student worksheets and an assessment checklist. Full 20-week programmes are available in EduStore.
Feelings Detectives
Primary · Ages 7–10
Foundation · 60 min
Pupils act as feelings detectives, reading emotions from faces, body language and tone of voice, and discover why understanding feelings helps us get along.
Memory Masters
Primary · Ages 8–11
Developing · 60 min
Pupils carry out simple memory experiments, compare strategies such as chunking and stories, and record results to find out what helps us remember.
Survey Scientists
Middle School · Ages 11–14
Intermediate · 60 min
Students design, pilot and run a short questionnaire on a topic such as sleep or screen time, spot biased questions and analyse results like social scientists.
Groups and Roles
Middle School · Ages 12–14
Intermediate · 60 min
Teams complete a building challenge while observers record roles, communication and group stages, then reflect on how groups work.
Research Methods Lab
High School · Ages 15–18
Advanced · 75 min
Students run a Stroop experiment, control variables, follow ethical guidelines, analyse reaction times and evaluate validity like psychology researchers.
Liked the free activities? Go further with a 20-week programme.
Each free activity comes from a full EduTrend Contents programme: a Family Guide or Teacher's Guide with one-page session plans for 20 weeks, plus an Assessment Toolkit with rubrics, trackers and certificates. Choose the one for your child's age or your class below. Instant PDF download after checkout.
W4C-361 · 20 WEEKS · $29
Minds and Friends at Home
Family · Ages 6–11 with a grown-up
20 one-page activities for home on feelings, memory and learning, friendship and society. Includes the Family Guide and an Assessment Toolkit with a star chart, tracker and certificate.
W4C-362 · 20 WEEKS · $39
People Scientists
Primary · Ages 7–11
Four units on feelings, learning experiments, friendship and groups, and society. Includes the Teacher’s Guide with 20 session plans and an Assessment Toolkit with rubric, baseline challenge and tracker.
W4C-363 · 20 WEEKS · $39
Social Science Investigators
Middle school · Ages 11–14
Research methods, the mind, social behaviour, identity and a research project. Includes the Teacher’s Guide and an Assessment Toolkit with concept checks and answers.
W4C-364 · 20 WEEKS · $45
Psychology and Sociology Lab
High school · Ages 15–18
Statistics, cognition and development, social influence, inequality and a capstone study. Includes the Teacher’s Guide and an Assessment Toolkit with worked concept checks.
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Sociology and Psychology
Five ready-to-run sociology and psychology workshops for primary, middle and high school. Each one comes as a free PDF with a session plan, facilitator notes, student worksheets and an assessment checklist.
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