13.11.02 Resources for Citizenship and PSHE

13.11.02 Resources for Citizenship and PSHE

KS1 and 2

A volcano in my tummy, eds E. Whitehouse and W. Pudney, New Society Publishers, ISBN 0-86571-349-9 is well written to help 6 – 15 year olds handle their anger.

Alfie gives a hand, Shirley Hughes, Red Fox, ISBN 0-0hfhg9-925607-X tells the story of Bernard’s birthday party and the different children’s responses. Lovely drawings.

All About Bullying, Lesley Ely, Little Wise Guides, ISBN 0 340 77901 2 particularly the cartoon drawings and easy script provide heartening information for pupils.

All About You, Wayland series covers relationships with families and friends with superb big photos and excellent clear texts.

Bullying at School, Andrew Mellor, The Scottish Council for Research in Education, ISBN 1 860030 35 1, a booklet for parents provides up-to date information and advice and describes what families should look out for and what they can do to get help.

Buster gets dressed, Rod Campbell, Campbell Books, ISBN 0-333-65370-X contains easy words and marvellous illustrations showing Buster dressing himself – flaps to turn.

Busy! Busy! Busy! Jonathan Shipton, Andersen Press,

ISBN 0 86264 310 4 tells how a little boy frees his mother from her chains to the sink.

Citizenship and Personal, Social and Health Education, Folens Publishers. The pupils’ workbooks are full colour illustrated brief scenarios or stories accompanied by questions and short exercises. They would probably be of most value in the classroom for pupils with additional talents or needs unless a set were purchased for the whole class. A teacher guide provides useful extra information and worksheets

Citizenship & PSHE writing frames, Steve Harrison, Belair Publications, ISBN 1-84191-260-3 provides some useful structured support to write about these issues.

Citizenship for Primary Schools developed by the Institute of Citizenship provides a multi-faceted Years 1- 6 resource containing teachers ’handbooks, photopacks and big books. Manifold lively ideas for making discussions, debates, rules and voting.

Children don’t divorce, Rosemary Stones, Happy Cat Paperbacks, ISBN 1-899248-02-1 i sensitively written with attractive coloured drawings it gives a child’s perspective

Come and eat with us! and Come and play with us! ISBN 0-85953 792 7 and 0-85953 793 5 are highly motivating and charming books with little flaps for children to lift to discover more about children’s lives across the globe. Lovely detailed drawings and just enough words. Others in the series: Come and ride with us! and Come home with us!

Co-operative Games, Peace Pledge Union, ISBN 0 902680 41 2 combines theory with may practical examples and easy ready-to-use lesson plans.

Dealing with racism, Jen Green ISBN 0-7496-4094-4 is full of illustrations, photographs, cartoon strips and easy-to-read text for children to explore problems.

Dinosaurs alive and well! Laurie Krasny Brown, Collins, ISBN 0 00 184738 4

motivates dinosaurs fans and non-fans, funny and informative about keeping healthy.

Drugs Education, Groups in Learning is a practical guide, a must for all schools. Contains a descriptions of assessment, drugs data and good lesson plans.

Ebb’s New Friend, Jane Simmons, Orchard Books ISBN 1-84121-181-8 is a fabulously illustrated book about a little girl’s friendship with a duck and a dog on a boat.

Excuse me, Brian Moss and Mike Gordon, Wayland, |ISBN 0-7502-2138-0 is a collection of humorous pictures and quirky lines to illustrate learning about politeness.

Exploring Feelings, Vanessa Rogers, Youth Work Press, ISBN 0 86155 261 X

provides a diverse collection of activities, worksheets and team building games.

Feeling Jealous and Feeling Angry, two titles in Choices series, A & C Black, ISBN 0 7136 4816 3 and 0 7136 6085 6 lets children do the talking about their feelings and providing answers. Good coloured photos of different children with snappy texts.

First poems for thinking, Robert Fisher, Nash Pollock Publishing, ISBN 1 898 25530 –X

offers some stimulating ideas for teachers to help develop pupils’ independent skills.

Friends, Kim Lewis, Walker Books ISBN 0-7445-6338-0 is a beautifully illustrated story set in a farmyard about a boy and a girl staying friends and sharing activities.

Focus on swallows, eds Christiane Dorion and Patricia Kendell, Dept for International Development (DFID) is a pack developed by teachers to enable 7 – 11 year olds to explore and discuss environmental and developmental issues as they follow the swallow on its amazing journey. Terrific ideas and stunning coloured photos.

Games Games Games, The Woodcraft Folk ISBN 1 873695 030 provides easy to follow descriptions for about 250 games with super ideas for Circle Time and play times.

Ginger, Charlotte Voake, Walker Books ISBN 0-7445-6035-7 is the charming story of the cat that becomes upset when the new kitten arrives. Wonderful drawings.

Grace & family, Mary Hoffman Caroline Binch, Frances Lincoln ISBN 0-7112-0869-7 is the beautifully illustrated, easily told sequel to Amazing Grace covering Grace’s visit to her father and his new wife and family in The Gambia.

Grandfather and I, Helen J Buckley, Puffin, ISBN 0 14 055698 2 a gentle, lovely illustrated story about a boy and his grandfather.

Growing Good, Bernard Ashley and Anne Wilson, Bloomsbury, ISBN 0-7475-4700-9 with magnificent vivid drawings tells the heart warming story of a local group who grow food.

Harry and the Bucketful of dinosaurs, Ian Whybrow & Adrian Reynolds, Gullane Chil-dren’s Books, ISBN 1-86233-205-3 shows Harry losing and finding his beloved dinosaurs.

Health for Life, Ages 4 –7 and 8 – 11, Noreen Wetton and Trefor Williams, Nelson,

ISBN 0-17-423387-6 is a highly regarded, comprehensive practical guide for teachers.

Helping children to Build Self-esteem, Deborah Plummer, Jessica Kingsley Publications, ISBN 1 85302 927 0 provides a range of approaches for supporting the maintenance of pupils’ self-esteem. Photocopiable A4 activity sheets that motivate and reward.

How do I feel about, Watts Books series covers when people die, dealing with racism, anger and other important issues, super illustrations and children’s own words.

HOWZAT! In the classroom Channel 4 Learningis a full colour KS 2 resource to teach cricket across the curriculum with PSHE activities for classroom and assemblies.

I am, I know, I can TACADE deserves a place in every school as it provides reliable and motivating teaching lessons to cover all the PSHE & C strands in the NC for KS 1 -4.

I don’t care! Brian Moses and Mike Gordon, Wayland, ISBN 0-7502-2136-4 provides more friendly cartoon pictures and super easy lines to learn about respect.

I’ll do it! Brian Moses and Mike Gordon, Wayland, ISBN 0-7502-2137-2provides more friendly cartoon pictures and super easy lines about taking responsibility.

I love you, Blue Kangaroo, Emma C Clark, Collins, ISBN 0-00-664684-0 is a delightfully told and illustrated story about having to share when others come into the home.

I want to shout and stamp about! Tony Mitton, Wayland ISBN 0 –7502-2792-4 is a sparky collection of poems about being angry – very accessible for young ones.

I’m falling to bits! Tedd Arnold, Macdonald Young Books ISBN 0 7500 2481 X is a highly amusing, superbly illustrated book for young readers about body changes.

I’m Me and You are You, another title in Choices series, A & C Black, ISBN 0 7136 5052 4 provides a good mix of photos of children with their own comments and solutions.

Internet PSHE and Citizenship, KCP Publication are two photocopiable resources covering a variety of topics each time with one page of information and activities.

Introducing Mind Mapping to children Eva Hoffman ISBN 0-9535387-4- 5

is a very teacher friendly easy resource for helping children develop mind mapping.

It wasn’t me! Brian Moss and Mike Gordon, Wayland, ISBN 0-7502-2135-6 provides more lively drawings and easy lines about learning about honesty.

Jump Starters, Linda McElherne, Free Spirit Publishing Inc,ISBN 1-57542-050-3

offers a plethora of quick activities to develop self-esteem, creativity and co-operation.

Health for Life, Ages 4-7, Noreen Wetton and Trefor Williams, Nelson,

ISBN 0-17-423387-6 is a highly regarded, comprehensive practical guide for teachers.

Kosovan Journeys, eds Howard Davies and Jill Rutter, Refugee Council, ISBN 0 946787 433 in big book format provides moving stories, information and very clear photographs about two refugee families that left Kosova.

Leon and Bob, Simon James Walker Books, ISBN 0 7445 5491 8 is an easy to read, superbly illustrated story about a little boy and his imaginary friend.

Let’s explore series, Franklin Watts introduces important PSHE concepts for young children with superb big coloured photos and snappy texts.

Living and Growing Unit 1 & 2, Channel 4 Learning

ISBN 1 86215 468-6 This is a popular video and teacher pack for Ks 1 and Ks 2, which Hertfordshire schools do use, but do not necessarily show all of them to pupils. Teachers need to check that the material is in line with their school’s SRE policy.

Live caringly and Live thoughtfully, Christian Aid are 2 superb medium sized packs linking RE and C. Coloured posters convey positive messages with easy activities.

Making a difference , Wayland series of books with excellent coloured photos and clearly printed information on caring for others, the environment, pets and yourself.

Manners, Please! Great Barclay Lipson, Teaching and Learning Company, ISBN 1 –57310 014 –5 provides a wide range of stimulating ideas for teaching personal and social skills.

Moving up to Big School, Chris Traxson and Jacqueline Sahota, Questions Publishing, ISBN 1-89814-994-1 is a small booklet with excellent activities for preparing children.

My brother Sammy, Becky Edwards and David Armitage, Blooomsbury Children’s Books, ISBN 0 7475 3996 0 powerfully explores the relationships between a boy and his brother who is autistic. Beautifully painted pictures and a short moving story gently told.

My Family and Friends, Paul Johnson, A & C Black London, ISBN 0 7136 5924 6 is a marvellous collection of book, card, model and gift ideas for children over 6 to make..

My Mum’s going to explode! Jeremy Strong, Puffin ISBN 0 14 131053 7 is the very funning story about Nicholas’s mum who is going to have a baby.

Nice or Nasty, Claire Llewellyn, Wayland, ISBN 0 7502 2328 6 provides good explanations about safe use of substances in the home with amusing drawings and very short texts for young children.

One Child One Seed, Kathryn Cave, OXFAM ISBN 0-7112-1910-9 is a South African Counting Book with fabulous photos and short texts helps children learn to count.

Poems about me, Wayland, ISBN 0 7502 1127 X is a collection of up to the minute poems with bold and beautiful coloured illustrations.

Poems about Feelings, Wayland, ISBN 0 7502 1936 X, more eye catching illustrations and poems covering a range of feelings.

Poems about Love, chosen by Roger McGough, Kingfisher Book, ISBN 0-7534-0337-4

is an entertaining, warm, humorous collection for teachers to use at their discretion.

PSHE in the School Grounds, Alan Dyer and Jeff Lewis, Learning through landscapes, ISBN 1-85741-054-8 provides a range of exciting and practical outdoors activities.

Purr-fect Skills, Tina Rae, Lucky Duck, ISBN 1 873942 18 4 provides a PSHE pro-gramme for improving communication skills with two D-I-Y furry feline puppets.

Siddhartha and the Swan, Adiccabandhu and Padmasri, Windhorse, ISBN 1 899579 10 9 is an engaging Buddhist story with striking illustrations.

So much, Trish Cooke, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, Walker Books, ISBN 0 7445 4396 7 is a beautifully written, beautifully illustrated tender story about a birthday party in an urban Afro- Caribbean home and the wonderful love they show the baby.

Socially speaking, Alison Schroeder, LDA ISBN 1 85503 252 X is a superb teacher’s handbook overflowing with great ideas for pragmatic social skills programmes for pupils with learning difficulties.

Social Skills Activities eds Dianne Schilling and Susanna Palomares, Innerchoice Publishing bursts with ideas for improving relationships in the classroom.

Something else, Kathryn Cave and Chris Riddell, Puffin books, ISBN 0-14-054907-2 is a very popular, illustrated story showing how two strange beings become friends – wonderful turn at the end.

Splitting Up, Karen Bryant-Mole, Wayland ISBN 0 7502 1380 9 answers many of the questions children ask when their parents are splitting up. Good colour photos.

The Lion and the Jackal, Adiccabandhu and Padmasri, Windhorse ISBN 1 899579 13 3 is a lovely Buddhist story strong on spiritual, moral and social aspects, which children will identify with and wonderfully illustrated.

The Monkey King, Adiccabandhu and Padmasri, Windhorse,

ISBN 1 899579 09 5 is a superb delightful Buddhist tale about selflessness and change.

The Tunnel, Anthony Browne, Walker Books, ISBN 0 7445 5239 7 is a haunting strange tale about a brother and sister, who argue until they have an adventure in a tunnel.

Where did I come from? Wayland, ISBMN 0-7502-2329-4 is good for KS 1 with marvellous cartoon style drawings and age appropriate information.

Who are your friends? Jillian Powell, Wayland, ISBN 0-7502-1892-4 offers stunning photos of children and short texts to illustrate variety of bonding.

Why are all families different? Dorling Kindersley,

ISBN 0 7513 5601 8 with excellent coloured photos and short texts it responds in a lively, straightforward way to those difficult questions such as: Why did Granddad die? Why do some parents split up?

Your feelings, I’m worried Wayland, ISBN 0-7502-2131-3 is just one title in this excellent series for young children with engaging pictures and short messages.

You will always be my Dad, Ann de Bode and Rien Broere, Evans Brothers, ISBN 0 237 52045 aimed to help children deal with difficult situations. Delightful illustrations.

Miscellaneous resources

Bear cards, St Luke’s Innovative Resources is a pack of 48 150 x 100mm colourful, laminated cards each featuring a drawing of a bear showing a different feeling – no words, just great illustrations for very young children, primary aged children, pupils with learning difficulties but they do motivate any group of individuals. The Bears is an aid to conversation about family life, feelings, relationships with others, personality types, future goals, how people change, how people see us differently and problem solving. Available from Incentive Plus, tel 01908 526120.

Card game on drug information, TTS is a straightforward, useful card game matching information, names and pictures of drugs. Helpful for pupils, who have some knowledge about illegal drugs.

Family Album, is a multi-cultural photopack to explore family issues containing 32 diverse colour photos with suggestions for activities on exploring labelling and bias issues. Parentline Plus, tel: 020 7284 5500

The I can Monsters cards, and Strength for kids cards St Luke’s Innovative Resources are superb PSHE resources. Each pack contains 150 x220mm colourful, laminated card with lovable monsters illustrating a simple I can … message. Similarly the others have birds or animals illustrating I work hard or I will try new things or I care about others people’s feelings etc messages. Each pack contains great ideas for activities. Available from Incentive Plus.

CD Roms

DrugSense, Hertfordshire County Council Education, is a highly acclaimed resource for use in upper primary and lower secondary schoolscontainingnumerous activities to engage and motivate pupils with a highly informative teachers’ booklet.

Videos

Behind the behaviour, Mental Health Media. Filmed in schools children’s mental health issues are sensitively handled and insights into their behaviour provided. It’s aimed at teachers and other educational professionals working with children aged 4 to 11. Accompanied by a 44 page booklet with advice and training activities.

Kick it smoking, London Bus. A 6 minute video that sharply shows the perils of smoking. Based around there of soccer techniques it delivers a powerful anti-smoking message. Accompanied by some lesson notes.

Learning together about drug education, Alpha Films. A short video showing how primary schools can involve parents/carers in drug education lessons in school. Filmed in Suffolk it is useful for a staff meeting or PTA/Governors meeting to consider different ways of communicating more widely with the community.

Living and Growing Unit 1, Channel 4 Schools Three programmes cover Differences, How did I get here? and Growing up.

A sound and popular video. Schools will want to edit to suit their own SRE policies. Teacher’s notes and Resource Book as well.

Living and Growing Unit 2, Channel 4 Schools. Three programmes cover Changes, How Babies are made and How Babies are born cover life cycles, puberty, friendship and sexual relationships, pregnancy and birth. A sound and popular video. Schools will want to edit to suit their own SRE policies. Teacher’s notes and Resource Book as well.

The Good Health Guide to Drugs, Channel 4 Schools. Three highly acclaimed programmes talking about drugs, peer pressure and taking responsibility. Short dramas involving young people followed by discussions.

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Resources for Citizenship and PSHE

Upper KS2 and Lower KS3

A World in Our Hands, written, illustrated and edited by young people internationally to present their observations and hopes about international peace and the role of UN, Peace Child International