Objectives and tools:

Let us begin with a simple question. What do we want the kids to take away from the chapter when they step out of the classroom?

We want them to understand that:

• We have the duty, right and moral obligation to choose the executors of our constitution, i.e., our ministers.
• The powers in the hands of the Council of Ministers are many and we have to be active citizens and hold them accountable.
• Civil Servants too have a noble role to play in the working of the government machinery.

Listing these points down is a useful way of orienting the students’ learning and our own preparation.

The tools at our disposal:

To make this learning come alive, we have:

• A lesson progression plan for your convenience.
• A Power Point Presentation embedded with audio and video files and questions for discussion.
• Three teachers’ handouts describing unique class activities.
• One movie on the Magna Carta and the emergence of the Parliament.
• Two class handouts or notes