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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School children in classroom

Age: 5-11

Type: Lesson plan

Subjects: PSHE

A guide for primary teachers about how to support and talk to children about distressing events they hear about in the news.

  • Disasters and emergencies
A drawing showing the kinds of things a British Red Cross virtual gift can buy - clean water, a sleeping bag and a first aid kit.

Age: 7-11

Type: Teaching package, images, videos

Subjects: Geography, PSHE

Help children understand, cope with and respond to weather-related emergencies that could take place in their community.

  • Disasters and emergencies
Refugees and WWII evacuees

Age: 7-11

Type: Lesson plan, audio

Subjects: English, History

Educational resources for primary school students examining the evacuation of children in Britain during World War Two to better understand the reasons people are forced to leave home.

  • Refugees and migration
Refugees in workshop

Age: 7-14

Type: Lesson Plan

Subjects: Citizenship

Help learners to build empathy, increase understanding and celebrate the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees.

  • Refugees and migration