Fact, Feeling… or Fancy?

• Politics.

• This resource bundle for KS2 educators in Wales focuses on teaching students to distinguish between facts, feelings, and opinions, particularly within the context of politics and media literacy.

• Aligned with the Curriculum for Wales and the First News Media & Information Literacy Framework, it supports developing critical thinking, digital competence, and citizenship skills.

• The bundle includes curriculum references emphasizing how to critically evaluate information sources, recognise bias, and understand diverse perspectives.

• It offers definitions of key political concepts, classroom activity ideas such as mock elections, and strategies to help pupils identify the reliability of information from various sources.

• Key vocabulary and common misconceptions are addressed to enhance understanding.

• This comprehensive toolkit aids teachers in fostering media literacy, respectful discussion, and informed decision-making among pupils, helping them navigate political information accurately and thoughtfully.

• Wales.

• To understand the difference between facts, feelings and opinions.

• To explore how these effect how different people perceive things.

• Learn the difference between a fact and someone’s feelings or opinions.

• Practise sorting statements into facts or opinions.

• Talk about how people see things differently based on feelings or background.

• I know that information can come from lots of different places.

• I know that not everything I read, see, or hear is accurate and reliable.

• I know that there is a difference between opinions and facts.

• I can check who made or wrote something.

• I can spot signs that mean something might not be accurate or reliable.

• I can use different ways to check if something is a fact.

• Domain 1 - Being Informed.