Our classic TOK lessons comprise an extensive range of classroom-ready presentations that enable you to deliver the course directly via the core and optional themes, and the areas of knowledge.
We are now updating all Classic resources for 2026-27, adding new lessons, media sources, design, and AI activities. We’ll be releasing a new unit every week – see the individual classic pages to find out the timeline for this.
Links to the classic lessons
Click below to take you to the classic TOK lessons. Augment each unit with our mini-lessons to ensure you are teaching up-to-date material.
We are currently updating all our resources – to see our new-look classic lessons for 2026-27, check out this padlet.
Classic TOK 2026-27: free sample lessons
The Classic TOK lessons and support material enable you to deliver the course in a traditional way, directly via the core and optional themes, and the areas of knowledge, all conveniently presented on padlets.
The classroom-ready lessons have been fully updated for 2026-27, with a new design, activities, real-world examples, and lesson notes documents. Access is for faculty members of the site only.
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