Activities
Bring Europe to life in your classroom
Explore a growing collection of classroom activities — from short games and quizzes to full European simulations. All resources are free, editable, and ready to use. You can filter by age, duration, type, or equipment to find exactly what fits your lesson plan. Each activity can be used on its own or as a complement to a Key to the EU lesson.
Competences for Democratic Culture
Each lesson and activity supports the development of Competences for Democratic Culture, a framework developed by the Council of Europe to help pupils build key skills and attitudes for citizenship education. The four coloured boxes show which competences are developed in each lesson. Each lesson and activity have been designed to foster the development of values, attitudes, skills and critical knowledge.
Values
- Valuing human dignity and human rights
- Valuing cultural diversity
- Valuing democracy, justice, fairness, equality and the rule of law
Attitudes
- Openness to cultural otherness and to respect other beliefs, world views and practices
- Respect
- Civic-mindedness
- Responsibility
- Self-efficacy
- Tolerance of ambiguity
Skills
- Autonomous learning skills
- Analytical and critical thinking skills
- Skills of listening and observing
- Empathy
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Linguistic, communicative and plurilingual skills
- Co-operation skills
- Conflict-resolution skills
Knowledge and critical understanding
- Knowledge and critical understanding of the self
- Knowledge and critical understanding of language and communication
- Knowledge and critical understanding of the world: politics, law, human rights, culture, cultures, religions, history, media, economies, environment, sustainability
Activity Cards
What’s the difference between Activities and Resources?
Activities are the interactive games or exercises your pupils will complete in class.
Activity resources are the teacher materials that help you prepare : background notes, printable sheets, or instructions.
The EU Smoothie – 1st and 2nd Class
Understanding the European Union Through Play The EU Smoothie activity helps pupils in 1st and 2nd Class understand what it…
The Toilet Game
Understanding How EU Decisions Are Made The Toilet Game is an interactive classroom activity designed for 3rd and 4th Class…
Let’s Play Shop – 1st and 2nd Class
Discovering the Euro and Other Currencies in the EU The Let’s Play Shop activity helps pupils in 1st and 2nd…
Let’s Discover the European Union
Geography, Symbols and Solidarity This lesson introduces pupils in 5th and 6th Class to the European Union, focusing on its…
Discovering EU Countries
Exploring Europe Through Sharing and Presentation The Discovering EU Countries activity helps pupils in 1st and 2nd Class explore the…
Why Brexit?
Understanding a Major European Decision and Its Impact on Ireland This lesson helps pupils in 5th and 6th Class understand…
The Single Market and the Customs Union
How Trade, Travel and Work Function in the EU This lesson helps pupils in 5th and 6th Class understand how…
Discovering EU Values
Exploring Democracy, Equality and Solidarity This interactive lesson for 5th and 6th Class helps pupils discover and understand the core…
Who Makes the Decisions?
Understanding EU Institutions Through Role-Play This lesson helps pupils in 5th and 6th Class understand how decisions are made in…
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