Resources
Resource List: Class activities
Global Communities: Learning about Refugee Issues Free
by Miriam Halahmy, published by Refugee Week
Free downloadable Teaching Resource packs for Primary and Secondary Schools
A Curriculum for Global Citizenship
(1997) Oxfam
Global Citizenship: The Handbook for Primary Teaching
by Mary Young with Eilish Commins. Published by Oxfam and Chris Kington Publishing (2002)
Refugees: A Resource Book for Primary Schools
ISBN 0 946787 77 8 £4.50 Published by the Refugee Council
A popular resource book for 5-11 year-olds containing activities, personal testimonies and background information. Invaluable for teachers wishing to cover refugee issues. Comes with a game: Journey to Safety
A Welcome Experience: A PHSE and Citizenship Programme of Work KS 1 + 2
by Carolyn Herbert: from School Effectiveness Group, Millbank School Site, Erasmus Street, London SW1P 4HR 0200 76412096 £12.99
Very comprehensive programme based around the refugee experience, with photocopiable worksheets. Based on experience of teachers in Westminster.
Striking a Balance: Asylum seekers and refugees – a balanced argument?
by Carolyn Herbert: from School Effectiveness Group, Millbank School Site, Erasmus Street, London SW1P 4HR 0200 76412096 £12.99
10 literacy hour plans and supportive materials which provide pupils with a current controversial issue to explore, a range of opinions to consider and a variety of sources of evidence to draw upon. whilst developing their oracy and literacy skills, this pack has a fundamental aim of challenging some strongly held prejudices.
I Am Here; teaching about Refugees, Identity, Inclusion and the Media.
£15 published by Save the Children
An excellent citizenship resource pack for 11 - 14 year olds, including photocopiable activity and information sheets and a video of young refugees talking about their lives.
New in Our Nation by Pamela Allen, Ian Warwick and Jay Begum
ISBN 1 9043152 1 6 £18.99 Published by Lucky Duck
Activities to promote self-esteem and resilience in young asylum seekers in secondary schools.
You are Welcome by Pamela Allen, Ben Harper and Jay Rowell
ISBN 1 90431 533 X £17.99 published by Lucky Duck
Activities to promote self-esteem and resilience in young children from a diverse community, including Asylum Seekers and Refugees.
Welcome to Britain? by Vicky Barker, Mike Levy and Chana Moshenska.
A five-session programme for children in years 5 and 6 introducing the concepts of standing up for others and embracing differences in culture in the context of holocaust Memorial Day or Refugee Week. Includes photos, resources and OHPs. Obtainable from c.moshenska@sussex.ac.uk.
Kosovan Journeys: Refugee children tell their stories
ISBN 0 946787 43 3 £6.00 Published by the Refugee Council
Two refugee children tell their stories in this colourful A3 book for literacy hour reading and activities. Suitable for ages 9 upwards.
Why Do They Have To Fight? - Refugee Children's Stories from Bosnia, Kurdistan, Sri Lanka and Somalia
ISBN 0 946787 18 2 £4.50 Published by the Refugee Council
A source book of refugee children's stories and paintings. Contains basic facts and figures about refugees, a short dictionary of key words and phrases, and a resource list.
One Day We Had to Run - by Sybella Wilkes
ISBN 0 237520 95 8 Published by Oxfam Educational
The stories of three refugee children forced to leave their families and flee to a refugee camp in Kenya. The children are fleeing from war in Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia. The book includes folk tales from the children's countries of origin, as well as personal testimonies and children's paintings.
I Dream of Peace
ISBN 0 06 251128 9 Published by UNICEF
A book of paintings and writing by refugee children from refugee camps throughout the former Yugoslavia in 1993. May be out of print, but worth seeking out.
Threatened Cultures: Kurds
ISBN 0 7502 0768 X £8.99 Published by Wayland
The Threatened Cultures series introduces peoples from different parts of the world. Each book concentrates on the contemporary situation of the people under discussion, as well as detailing their history and culture. The series includes a book on Tibetans.
When You Lived in Somalia: Somali pupils interview their parents
ed. Rachel Warner (£7.00 + £1.00 p+p) Humanities Education Centre, English Street, London E3 4TA, tel: 020 7364 6405, email: hec@gn.apc.org
This book is the outcome of a project undertaken at Globetown Action Zone in Tower Hamlets with young Somalis and their parents. It is a collection of writing based on interviews the children and young people conducted with their parents – about aspects of their life in Somalia, and their experiences of coming to Britain. A well thought out and beautifully illustrated book, which could provide the basis of further work.
Somali Children in Our Schools
ed. Jack Naidoo Language Support Service, English Street, London E3 4TA, tel: 020 7364 6405
Useful booklet with background information on history, names, language and education system.
Somali Journeys - by Helen Capstick
ISBN 0 9541674 1 4 £5 Published by Dingle, Granby and Toxteth EAZ
Clearly presented history of Somalia and Somali culture, both at home and in the UK. Helpful activities for the classroom.
If the World were a village - by David Smith
ISBN 071 3668806 £6.99 Published by A.& C. Black
Imagine the world as if it were a single village of 100 people. This makes relationships more meaningful and statistics more manageable, giving children a chance to develop a sense of their world.
A Life Like Mine: How children live around the world
ISBN 0 7894 8859 0 £14.99 Published by Dorling Kindersley with Unicef
A beautifully presented book exploring children's rights, and how they are they are met in any different countries. Topics covered include education and health care, and children's right to play, to have free expression and to be protected in war time.
I've got them! You've got them! We've all got them!
£6 per pack of 25 Published by Save the Children
Pocket sized booklet containing cartoons illustrating a selection of rights and matching responsibilities for children aged 11 and under.
Quality Circle Time in the Primary Classroom - by Jenny Mosely
ISBN 855032295 £19.95 Published by LDA Publications
A useful introduction to Circle Time.
Persona Dolls - developed by Babette Brown
www.persona-dolls-training.org
Using life-size dolls to unlearn discrimination.
Videos:
Carly
Free, but £5.00 p+p. Distributed by UNHCR (www.unhcr.org.uk/info/resources/teachtools.html)
7 minute animated film, with teacher notes, tackling themes such as cultural differences and exile in a child-friendly way. Designed for children aged 5 - 8.
The Lion King
Disney
Cartoon about political intrigue, flight, adjustment to a new culture, identity and recovery. Suitable for children aged 4 - 11.
To be a Refugee
Free, but £5.00 p+p Distributed by UNHCR (as above)
15 minute film, showing the lives of 5 young refugees in their new homes. They came originally from Sudan, Cambodia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Afghanistan, and are currently living in Kenya, Thailand and Denmark, or have returned home. Designed for children aged 9 - 12, with teacher notes and activities.
I am Here
See above
Refugee Stories
Channel 4
Young refugees tell their stories. Suitable for 14 - 18 year olds.