IB Psychology (First Assessment 2027) – Complete Human Development Context Bundle

This comprehensive bundle provides six complete, ready-to-use unit planners covering the entire Human Development context. Designed for a combined SL/HL classroom in Year 1, Term 2, Weeks 1–6.

What’s Inside?

Human Development – 6 Unit Planners

3.1 Models of development – Brain development & maturation
3.2 Models of development – Sociocultural factors & stage theories
3.3 Models of development – Theory of mind + synthesis
4.1 Development of self – Attachment & childhood experiences
4.2 Development of self – Enculturation & peer influence
4.3 Development of self – Synthesis + IA Checkpoint 1

Each Unit Planner Includes:

Complete unit structure – All SL/HL content with clear HL-only designation (Technology, Culture) and data-analysis doses

Teaching activities – Collaborative, analytical, discussion and synthesis tasks across 1–5 sessions, plus compulsory class practical (Observation)

Assessment – Formative checks and Summative end-of-area-of-study tests (3.1–3.3 and 4.1–4.3)

Differentiation – Scaffolding (sentence frames, worked examples, observation checklist templates) and extension (real research, HL seminars)

Cross-curricular connections – TOK, CAS

ATL skills – Thinking (synthesis, operationalisation, evaluating developmental claims), Social, Communication, Self-management, Research

Resources – Pearson Baccalaureate Psychology (FA2027), IB Programme Resource Centre, observation checklist template, case cards, false-belief task diagram

Common misconceptions register – Stage theories are simply wrong, continuous models mean no real change, enculturation equals acculturation, naturalistic observation needs no ethical care – all with counter-strategies

Lesson-by-lesson pacing – Walk-in-ready summaries for all six units

Annotated exemplar responses – Paper 1 Section B, Paper 1 Section C (stage vs continuous), Paper 1 Section C (Western models across cultures), IA Checkpoint 1 (Criterion A+B)

Exam-style question banks – Paper 1 Sections A–C, Paper 2 Section A, Paper 2 Section B, Paper 3 (HL)

Student handouts – Revision summaries for every unit

Reflection sections – Space for teacher notes

This bundle includes all 6 Unit Planners covering the entire Human Development context – from brain maturation through to development of self – with one compulsory class practical (Observation), two HL extensions (Technology, Culture), and IA Checkpoint 1 (Criteria A+B).

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