Primary teaching resources
Our free, easy-to-use teaching resources help children aged 5 to 11 to look at the world from a humanitarian point of view.
These curriculum-linked activities, sessions and teaching packages are ideal for PSHE, Citizenship, English, Art, Geography and informal learning time. They help primary learners develop empathy with others, learn to help others, develop their resilience and gain many other life skills.
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Age: 7+
Type: Practical activity
Subjects: Science
Learn how to protect your health during soaring temperatures. Experiment with clothing materials and colours to see how they can help you keep cool.
Age: 7+
Type: Practical activity
Subjects: Science
Struggling with eco-anxiety? Discover ways to connect with nature. Learn how to immerse yourself in natural surroundings, promote biodiversity and create habitats.
Age: 7+
Type: Practical activity
Subjects: Science
Learn why climate scientists monitor changing rainfall patterns to prepare for floods. Build your own rain gauge to measure rainfall and monitor changes in the weather in your area.
Age: 10-19
Type: Quick activity
Subjects: Geography, Tutor time, PSHE
Learn about the impact of heatwaves – in the UK and around the world – with this Newsthink resource. Explore how extreme heat affects individuals and communities.
Age: 10-16
Type: Teaching resources
Subjects: PSHE, Geography, Tutor time
A toolkit for teachers to help students learn about weather and climate change impact. Equip learners with the skills and knowledge they need to prepare for and cope with extreme weather.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 10-19
Type: Quick activity
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Learn about the UK’s annual awareness event – Refugee Week – through a humanitarian lens using this Newsthink resource.
In the news (Newsthink)
Age: 10-19
Type: Quick activity
Subjects: Tutor time, PSHE
A teaching resource to explore the current crisis in Sudan through a humanitarian lens. Suitable for the top year of Primary and all of Secondary (10-19 years old)
Age: 7-18
Type: Activities
Keep children and young people entertained during the summer holidays with the summer of kindness calendar.
Age: 5 - 11
Type: Quick activity
Subjects: PSHE, Tutor time
Filled with wellbeing activities and ideas, the Spring kindness calendar teaches the power of kindness and promotes wellbeing. It is suitable for primary school children, aged 5 to 11
Age: 5-14
Type: Quick activity
Subjects: PSHE
A free kindness learning pack including activities around kindness, coping, recognising feelings and learning new skills.
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