TLN Primary Resources
People Equal Poem PPT by James Berry
‘People Equal’, written by James Berry a poet who came to Britain as part of the Windrush Generation. It is a wonderful poem that we have used with Primary Children to explore being comfortable with difference in many forms and supports them to consider and champion equality with the refrain to each verse- ‘Yet people equal. Equal.’ The poem is an excellent resource for an assembly – the PPT guides children to explore the themes in the poem and then have a go at writing their own version which creates opportunities for dialogue.
People Equal Lesson Powerpoint
Creating a Peace Rainbow
The aim of this resource is to allow pupils to reflect and explore ways to respond to difficult events in a thoughtful way. Hopefully, it will also remind pupils that the acts of one group or groups does not reflect the beliefs or practises of the majority. It should also allow pupils to reflect on positive ways forward- following an incident or events that may disturb or shock them. This resource is suitable for UKS2+. It can be suitable for use in an RE lesson looking at teachings of a range of faith and beliefs on peace and justice.
A Tale of Two Beasts
This resource uses the great book ‘A Tale of Two Beasts’ to help children explore the idea that we all see life from a different perspective and helps them see the ‘danger of a single story’ that may just be unfounded.
A Tale of Two Beasts Lesson Powerpoint
Words and Your Heart
by Kate Jane Neal ISBN-13: 978-1471168536
This is an excellent book which can be used to start a classroom conversation about the power of words and the importance of choosing them carefully if we want to have a positive impact and not hurt others. In the context of real concern about Hate Crime statistics for 11-17 year olds the content of this book provides a good way to teach and open up dialogue with primary age children about words.
Words and Your Heart (PPT)
Caring for Everyone’s Human Rights – Primary Assembly
This assembly has been created for Primary children to allow them to focus on the part they can play in upholding human rights for everyone. A key focus of the assembly is the emphasis on how these rights apply to everyone and need to be offered to everyone. It uses the metaphor of an umbrella that can help protect. The assembly ends with an opportunity for children to make a pledge.
Caring for Everyone’s Human Rights Assembly
Deconstructing Propaganda Video Clips
7 two minute video clips were created by Digital Disruption to teach students to deconstruct propaganda- they illustrate seven strategies that are used: Scapegoating, Omission, Assertion, Bandwagon, Lesser of two evils, Transfer, Down with the kids, here. Useful for teaching some of the skills needed.
Bandwagon video ‘Being influenced to follow the
crowd in order to fit in, because
everyone else is doing it’
Assertion video ‘Saying something like it’s a fact,
but really it’s just a statement that
mayor may not be true’
Lesser of two evils video ‘Convincing you to make a bad
choice by comparing it to
something worse when there could
be another option’
Scapegoating video ‘Blaming a problem on one
person/group of people, even
though there could be other
factors involved’
Down with the kids video ‘Acting differently in order to be
accepted by a group so they will
listen to you’
Transfer video ‘Transferring what you think or feel
about one thing onto another thing’
Omission video ‘Missing out small facts which
radically change the meaning of
the message’
Books
Can I Join Your Club?
by John Kelly and Steph Laberis ISBN 978-1848694361 is a great Key Stage 1 resource to explore inclusion and acceptance. It is easy to feel left out or excluded in the playground. Duck wants to join a club and his application is denied. He sets up a new club where all are welcome
Kind
by Alison Green ISBN-13: 978-1407196459
Imagine a world where everyone is kind-how can we make that come true? With gorgeous pictures this timely, inspiring picture book presents the many ways children can be kind, from sharing their toys and games to helping those from other countries feel welcome. Read More
My name Is not Refugee
by Kate Milner ISBN: 9781911370062
One day, a mother tells her young son that they must say goodbye to their friends and leave home and walk a very long way. On their journey the little boy sees new things and hears different languages he cannot understand. The places he sleeps change and so does the food. Throughout the book there are well chosen, age appropriate questions addressed to the child reading the book. The questions draw you in and develop thinking. At TLN we have used this book and these questions in classrooms and assemblies and found they develop empathy and informed understanding. The title of the book My Name is not Refugee reaches out with a key message for all. This thoughtful, moving book explains the refugee crisis and lives of children affected displaced in an accessible way. Read More
My World, Your World
By Melanie Walsh ISBN: 9780552550550
Pierre says ‘bonjour’. George says ‘hello’. But . . . they both say ‘achoo!’ when they sneeze. The world is full of all sorts of people, speaking different languages and living different kinds of lives, and this book can help young children understand and become comfortable with ideas of both similarity and difference.
The Same Inside
by Liz Brownlee,Roger Stevens,Matt Goodfellow ISBN-13: 978-150985450
This book of poems is excellent for building empathy and understanding and affirming positive ways of relating to ourselves and others.
The Poem Together on page 26 is an excellent poem to use in assembly following difficult events that your children are aware of. It can then be used as a dialogue stimulus for older children who are affected. We do use the poem in the Schools Linking Programme and a a Philosophy for Children structure is available.
The poem Get on the Team (of Life) on page 62 is a very accessible call to kindness and positive social action that can also be a useful primary assembly poem. Read more
How To Be A Lion
Key Primary Linking Book
by Ed Vere ISBN 9780525578055
How to be a Lion is a thoughtful, challenging and intriguing book that really affirms quiet courageous voices. Its hard to choose a favourite line but ‘You don’t have to roar to be heard.’ is one. We are recommending the book for Primary Linking Classes thinking about How do we all live together? ‘Why don’t you be you…And I will be I.’ Some say words can’t change the world….if they make you think, Then maybe they can.’ is a great lesson starter. Read More
Skin Again
Key Primary Linking Book by Bell Hooks 2005 Jump at the Sun ISBN: 978-0786808250
‘The skin I’m in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story.’ ‘At TLN we are so delighted that the Skin Again book is back in print! After introductory work around the questions ‘Who Am I?’ and ‘Who Are We?’ has been undertaken by a class, the text of this book can move the conversation about skin colour forward for children. This book celebrates people’s diversity, discusses ethnicity, and examines identity through vibrant illustrations and simple rhyming lines. Read More
The Hueys in The New Jumper
Key Primary Linking Book
by Oliver Jeffers 2012 HarperCollins Children’s Books ISBN: 978-0-00-742066-7
Each Huey looks the same, thinks the same, and does the same exact things, so chaos is caused when one of them (Rupert) has the idea of knitting a jumper! It makes him different and this doesn’t go down too well. This point in the book can be used to explore the ways people can limit others individuality and be unkind in small but significant ways that sadly have a real impact. In the end Rupert’s friend and in turn the rest of the Hueys decide that they want to be different too and they all eventually follow the crowd and knit the same jumper. This book is a great story all about allowing and valuing diversity and individuality and freedom. It is a core text for the Autumn term of the primary linking year. Read More