RE, PSHE and Citizenship
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Regarding Religion: Education for Citizenship and Shared Values Produced by teachers, pupils and people of faith in five European cities, this wide-ranging handbook makes a valuable contribution to the development of intercultural and interfaith understanding. It aims to encourage young people to value difference and diversity by exploring the positive place world religions play in the lives of many and how religions can work together for the common good. Includes sections on: using literature and story; beliefs and values; learning about and from religions. KS1/2/3/4 Bradford Education £13.00 |
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A Wealth of Faiths Through stories, information and activities, this book takes us inside the lives and beliefs of people around the world and shows how the great faiths provide insights to help us live more simply in order that others might simply live. KS2 WWF/ICOREC £8.99 |
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Available from Norfolk Multicultural Services RE Artefact Collections for Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism @ £100 each - all are aimed at fulfilling the needs of the Agreed Syllabuses. Contact
Norfolk Multicultural Services, Rookery Farm, Great Dunham, Norfolk,
PE32 2LU. |
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In Words and Pictures A series of introductions to the major world faiths. The simple, direct text is illustrated with photographs, drawings and diagrams. Each book includes questions to test understanding, and ideas for follow-up work. The series comprises: · Buddhism · Christianity · Hinduism · Islam · Judaism · Sikhism KS2/3 RMEP £4.95 each |
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Festivals of the World The festivals of Baisakhi, Chinese New Year, Diwali, Easter, Eid, Hannuka and Wesak are beautifully represented on this frieze. It enables the whole class to share some of our important festivals. KS1/2 Mantra £10.60 |
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Samira's Eid Share with Samira and her family a day of fasting during Ramadan and the celebration of Eid. The excitement of the first sighting of the new moon, the visit to the mosque and the celebration party. But who is the surprise visitor? Available in Bengali or Urdu with English. KS1/2 Mantra £19.99 |
Stories from the Sikh World (Told by Roop Singh) Sikh stories presented on video for classroom use. Teacher's pack includes ideas and follow up activities. Titles available: · Vasakhi 1699 · Divali Freedom Festival · Guru Nanak and Bhumi Daku KS2/3/4 Sikh Educational Advisory Services £30 each |
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Diwali Nights Enchanting stories and songs celebrating the Festival of Lights. A beautifully produced 15- minute video. KS1/2 Mantra £15.25 |
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Indian Shadow Puppets from the Ramayana Ten characters from the Ramayana to colour, cut out and make into moveable shadow puppets to perform the story. KS2/3 Soma £7.00 |
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This City Life - PSHE/RE A video resource with activities which enable students to learn by reflecting on the experience of young people who live on the streets. It explores issues about families and relationships; risky behaviour; prejudice and discrimination; social exclusion; rights, participation and citizenship. The 25-minute video provides interviews with young people, the accompanying book provides background information, a floppy disk gives further information and pupil pages. KS3/4 Leeds DEC £26.00 |
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Global Perspectives in the National Curriculum: Human Rights This guide suggests ways to explore the themes of human rights across a range of curriculum areas, and demonstrates how a human rights approach at both primary and secondary levels can enrich and enhance learning. KS2/3 DEA £4.00 |
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Teaching about the Convention on the Rights of the Child Teachers' Handbook |
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Partners in Rights Using the creative and expressive arts, and drawing on the experiences and insights of young people in Latin America, the Caribbean and the UK, pupils will: gain an understanding of the concepts and issues surrounding children's rights; learn to respect diversity both locally and globally; explore how they can become active citizens in their own communities; explore contemporary moral and social issues in a new way. KS2 SCF £11.50 |
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Developing Rights Helps young people discover how to take responsibility for claiming and maintaining rights for themselves and others by learning from the example of other young people in the UK and case studies from Lebanon, South Africa, Ethiopia and Brazil. KS2/3 Oxfam £11.00 |
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Stand Up for Your Rights A book to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, written, illustrated and edited by young people from around the world. Each article of the Declaration is brought to life by stories, poems, personal testimonies and pictures, and there are details of organisations to join and actions that young people can take to help make the world a better place. KS2/3/4 Two-Can £8.75 |
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It's Only Right! A practical guide to learning about the Convention on the Rights of the Child through 15 activities. KS2/3/4 Unicef £8.50 |
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Just Right This CD ROM is ideal for introducing ideas about children's rights into the classroom as well as raising issues of racism and cultural awareness. The teacher's booklet contains suggestions for using the Just Right programme and provides details of other classroom activities designed to examine the issues more closely. KS3/4/+ Amnesty Int'l £12.00 |
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Take Part! Speak Out! Education for Citizenship in Primary Schools This teacher's handbook suggests practical ways in which children can be encouraged to express their views and take part in decision making, in order to increase their commitment to making those decisions work. It aims to develop skills such as negotiation and problem solving; improve children's self-esteem, and help lay the foundation for future participation in democracy. KS1/2 Cross-curricular themes Manchester IAS/Manchester DEP £5.00 |
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Building Blocks for Global Learning A practical book for teachers, parents and educators looking at issues such as self-esteem, involving parents, children's relationships with the wider world, gender and race equality, conflict resolution. As well as ideas for developing Circle Time, it includes activities to develop the skills of communication, cooperation and conflict resolution. KS1/2 Global Education Derby £5.75 |
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What do you think you're playing at? A unique teacher's resource which offers an inspiring and innovative approach to developing play. It looks at the importance of play as a vehicle for learning skills and knowledge and exploring attitudes and concepts to enable children to participate fully in their world and society. KS1/2 South Yorks DEC £6.95 |
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Our News, Our Views: Children's Rights, Child Labour and the Media Child labour is a vast and complex issue. This flexible pack uses a video of news reports written and produced by young people to offer a unique insight into child labour, and explore some of the issues and some of the problems faced by child workers and those working with them. KS4/+ Anti-Slavery Int'l £12.00 |
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Making Peace A variety of activities focus on the experiences of young people in four regions: Former Yugoslavia, Mozambique, El Salvador, and Israel/the Palestinian Territories. Using case studies and interview material, pupils look at their own lives to consider issues such as a sense of community, identity, security, and their hopes for the future. KS3/4/+ Oxfam £11.00 |
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Try to see it my way: exploring issues of sight and blindness in a global context This pack seeks to explore issues of visual impairment in our own society and in other parts of the world. The pack explores the similarities and differences in the issues faced by visually impaired people in different places. KS2 Birmingham DEC/Sight Savers International £10.00 |
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Challenging a Disabling World A pack of activities and supporting information related to disability and development issues, aimed at personal and social development lessons, sociology courses and English, particularly media work. KS3/4 Milton Keynes WDEC £8.50 |
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Families Families takes a fresh look, from a child's point of view, at what families are all about. Four children from different parts of the world, the UK, the Philippines, Bosnia-Herzogovina and Burkino Faso, tell their own life experiences. The material and activities encourage children to explore the social, moral, spiritual and cultural aspects of the curriculum, develop approaches to citizenship, discuss difficult issues in circle time and investigate similarities and differences between children. Pre-school/KS1/2 SCF/Leeds DEC £14.50 |
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Local citizen; global citizen Local citizen; global citizen meets many of the needs of PSHE/Citizenship requirements. This new book provides lively cross-curricular activities for primary pupils that explore the concepts of growth and development, interdependence and relationships. KS2 Christian Aid £12.99 |
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Making it Happen: Agenda 21 and Schools This book provides a background to the importance of Agenda 21 and focuses on ways schools can engage with the process at a local level. It offers a variety of case studies, activity ideas and approaches to explore environment, citizenship and sustainability across the curriculum. KS2 WWF £7.50 |
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Teacher Relief 2 ... The Sequel Using a combination of video clips, posters and classroom activities, Teacher Relief 2 aims to help pupils explore the underlying causes of poverty in the 'Third World', and link their own concerns and values to a wider concept of 'global citizenship'. KS3/+ Comic Relief £10.00 |
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World's Web Designed for use by adults working with young people, World's Web provides an excellent way to introduce young people to the issues confronting today's global citizens. The handbook has ten sections, including gender, drugs, health, image and identity, and discrimination, each of which provides facts, activities, questions and action plans. KS4/+ SCF £10.25 |
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Reflections of Africa and Britain With 30 A4 colour photos, this pack introduces pupils to themes central to British and African life, including poverty and affluence, the environment, health, education and leisure. Explores aspects of African and British life while challenging common perceptions about Africa. KS2/3/4 ActionAid £17.25 |
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Travellers' Homes A useful resource for teachers working on integrated themes such as homes, travel, journeys or families. The pack aims to raise awareness about travelling people and their homes and show positive images of Travellers and their lifestyles in a non-stereotypical way. KS2/3 Suffolk LEA £12.00 |
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Moving On: Travellers in Britain Students work in groups to analyse and evaluate images and information. Wider issues of racism, the role of the media and minority rights are also raised. KS3/4/+ Minority Rights Group £7.75 |
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Worlds Behind the Music: An activity pack on world music and development The pack helps to place musicians you see and hear into the wider social, economic, political and cultural context from which they come. Interactive activities build on participants' own experience and perceptions. Contains cassette tape with sound bites for the activities, and eight slides of album covers. KS4/+ RISC/VSO £14.30 |
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Homes To encourage thinking about the concept of 'home', reasons for the diversity of homes both locally and globally and the rights of groups and individuals to pursue different lifestyles and live in different homes. Pupils consider the homes and lifestyles of minority groups: a Dayak family in the rainforest of east Malaysia, a Kazakh family of nomadic herders in north-west China and a family of travellers in Scotland. Activities include model-making, artwork and storytelling. KS1/2 Scottish DEC/SCF £10.75 |
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Doorways Looks at global housing issues and includes 24 case studies from around the world. Children learn about the issues of housing and homelessness, and how communities live, both in the UK and worldwide. KS2/3 Homeless Int'l/SCF £10.00 |
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also: Primary Topic Poster Packs See also: Can You Be Different? |
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