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Big Picture RSHE

Ready-Made Analogies and Practical Activities for Relationships, Sex and Health Education in the Primary Classroom

Sophie Manning author Yoan Reed author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:30th Nov '23

Should be back in stock very soon

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How are families like trees? How are children like caterpillars?

Containing age-appropriate analogies for key Relationships, Sex and Health Education topics, this book provides carefully constructed, memorable metaphors for teaching some of the trickiest concepts around relationships and sexual development.

Each toolkit opens with a story that draws comparisons between a common childhood experience and a conceptual RSHE topic. Learners are supported in breaking down the analogy, comparing each part of the familiar story to a new concept. Knowledge is deepened with matching games, extension activities and teaching tips.

The book includes:

  • Ready-made toolkits for the classroom
  • Printable activities to engage learners
  • Cross-curricular extension activities within each toolkit to support and enhance lesson plans
  • Clear teaching notes with advice for inclusive and accessible delivery that considers learners’ lived experiences

Crafted by RSHE experts, this off-the-shelf resource offers RSHE teachers, PSHE departments and other educators a thread of consistency across curricula to deliver a seamless learning experience in Key Stage Two and beyond. These skillfully crafted and age-appropriate metaphors are the perfect way to neutralise awkwardness, engage cross-curricular thinking and make learning stick.

Big Picture RSHE is a very clear, empowering and comprehensive set of resources. They are rooted in high-quality research, practical teaching and an educational philosophy that prepares and educates children very well indeed.”

Naomi Leaver, Executive Headteacher, Robinsfield George Eliot Federation Westminster London

“This really is a superb resource for primary schools. Big Picture RSHE is easy to read and use – clearly identifying the topics that are being covered, with detail that is thorough and manageable and with the added flexibility to introduce, consolidate or assess knowledge. The structure of the toolkits gives the children familiarity and a route to fully deepen their understanding of the topic. The resource has been created in a fun, sensitive way and the use of analogies is brilliant, making it accessible and relatable to children. It will undoubtedly promote discussion and participation in the classroom.”

Natalie Brown, Assistant Head, Pastoral and PSHEE Lead, Hilden Grange School Tonbridge

ISBN: 9781032489650

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 507g

140 pages