A free introductory lesson for IBDP Global Politics, updated for the start of the 2026–27 school year and built around another fairly eventful summer of Donald Trump.

The lesson is designed as an accessible first introduction to the subject rather than a content-heavy lecture. Students begin with the 7 April US–Iran ceasefire, before looking more widely at events involving Trump during 2026 and deciding which actually matter in Global Politics.

Across four main tasks, students:

• Investigate the US–Iran ceasefire and distinguish between what they know and what they still need to find out
• Rank ten Trump-related events according to their global significance
• consider cases including Venezuela, Greenland, US–Canada tariffs and Infantino’s attempted World Cup sell-off
• Finish by judging whether the world will be in a better or worse place by the time they complete the course in 2028

The resource includes the student worksheet and accompanying PowerPoint, with images, prompts and additional questioning to support the tasks. It works particularly well as a first lesson with a new Grade 11 class, requiring no previous knowledge of Global Politics while beginning to introduce the kinds of questions around power, sovereignty, interdependence and global significance that run throughout the course.

This one is free. I also have a growing collection of IBDP Global Politics resources for the new syllabus, using the same approach: current real-world cases, structured student tasks, clear scaffolding and regular links to the skills students eventually need for assessment. If this is useful, have a look at the other resources in the store.