Primary school resources

 

Amnesty's range of resources for five to eleven-year-olds supports learning about human rights issues and taking action for human rights.

Free award winning book for primary schools

Primary schools across the UK can claim a free copy of Amnesty's award-winning book We Are All Born Free, thanks to acclaimed actor Emma Thompson and other generous donors.

We Are All Born Free is a superb collection of 30 beautiful illustrations that interpret our human rights, suitable for ages 5+. Top illustrators who contributed pictures include Axel Scheffler (of Gruffalo fame), Korky Paul and John Burningham - a selection is shown in the slideshow above.

Alongside We Are All Born Free schools will also receive a free copy of Amnesty's primary schools resource Learning About Human Rights in the Classroom, which is full of innovative lesson plans to help explore human rights in the classroom.

'Amnesty's delightful book We Are All Born Free explains the importance of human rights through truly beautiful illustrations. It is clear, simple and uplifting and makes it very easy to raise difficult subjects, even with young children. It is a wonderful educational tool and I strongly believe that every school should own a copy"
Actress and author Emma Thompson

The book is free, but we ask schools to pay a total of £4.95 towards postage and packaging (which includes the book and the primary resource).

Order your copy from the Amnesty Shop:

Teacher's notes: Walker Books in Australia have developed teachers notes to go with the book that you may find useful: Teacher notes (pdf)

Lesson plans + activities: Learning about human rights in the primary school

Image from Primary resources packAge group: Primary
Cost: Free
Product code:  ED139 (English) ED140 (Welsh/English Bilingual)


A free resource of ten interactive lesson plans and activities to introduce human rights to pupils aged five to eleven years old. These lessons will help provide pupils with an understanding of their own human rights and the values and attitudes that underpin them, and to foster attitudes of respect and an appreciation of the uniqueness of each individual. Pupils will also develop skills to enable them to take action to defend human rights.

Download: Lessons + activities | Booklet (pdf) + Curriculum links (pdf)
Welsh language booklet (pdf) + Curriculum links (pdf)

To order: Email | +44 (0)20 7033 1596 | Please include product code + delivery address

Lift Off Series


THE RIGHT START
Age: Primary 1-3
A resource to develop skills of empathy, communication, cooperation, respect and responsibility and conflict resolution. With these skills young children can live the message of human rights in their daily lives and then use these skills to engage fully with knowledge based learning on human rights contained in the next resource. These activities link directly to strands relating to the PDMU curriculum.
Download: The Right Start (pdf)

LIFT OFF
Age: Primary 4-5
A resource focused on knowledge of human rights issues while also building on the human rights skills and attitudes fostered and developed in The Right Start. This resource contains ten lesson plans focusing on equality, refugee issues, the role of human rights promoters, needs, wants and rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. There is also an Irish language version of this resource available (contact student@amnesty.org.uk for more details). These lessons link directly to strands relating to the PDMU curriculum.
Download: Lift Off (pdf)

ME, YOU, EVERYONE
Age: Primary 6 and 7
A resource focusing on knowledge of human rights issues while further fostering and developing the skills and attitudes acquired from the previous resources. Ten lesson plans focus on identity, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, taking responsibility, gender issues,  valuing difference, child labour, conflict and dialogue, the role of children's rights promoters and defenders and how to take action for human rights. These lesson units link directly to strands relating to the PDMU curriculum. 
Download: Me, You and Everyone (pdf)

Poster pack: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Age group: Primary
Cost: Free
Product Code: YA731
A poster of the UDHR for your classroom.
To order: Email | +44 (0)20 7033 1596 | Please include product code + delivery address

New Poster: Right Up Your Street

Section of 'Right up your street' poster

Age group: Key Stages 1-3
Cost: Free
A beautifully drawn A2 poster of an everyday street-scene. Can you spot the human rights scenarios? Can be used with Activity 7 in our free pack 'Learning about human rights in primary schools', and with Activity 5 in Our World, Our Rights.
Download: Right up your street poster (pdf)

To order: Email | +44 (0)20 7033 1596 | Please include product code ED142 + delivery address

Book: Our World, Our Rights

Age group: Primary
Cost: £18.50
Product code: ISBN 978 1 873328 64 4

'This is an excellent resource to support our pupils' understanding of human rights. It is easy to use, comprehensive and provides quality activities.'
Keith Sadler, Senior Primary Adviser and OfSTED trained inspector

This new and revised edition of Amnesty's popular teaching resource for primary and middle schools. This 148 page book helps introduce concepts of human rights to children aged five to thirteen. It is packed with informative and stimulating lesson plans, activities, games, quizzes and case studies for use across the curriculum. All activities have been tried and tested in schools by teachers.
Download sample lessons + activities

To order: mo@centralbooks.com | 0845 458 1111
Amnesty International UK, c/o Central Books, 99 Wallis Road, London E9 5LN

FOR A LIMITED PERIOD ONLY: ORDER 6 OR MORE COPIES AND GET A 35% DISCOUNT!

Film clip: We Are All Born Free

This short film was produced to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is an excellent introduction to human rights for younger children. The film could be used within lessons or in assemblies.

WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED?

JUNIOR ACTION NETWORK Join Amnesty's youngest activist network! We take action for human rights with cases and resources specially produced for seven to eleven-year-olds, working with the help of an adult. Find out more

FUNDRAISING Many primary schools start fundraising for Amnesty after learning about human rights. We can provide everything you need to get started - and if you're feeling competitive, this year we've introduced a new primary school category in our Youth Raise-off fundraising competition!
Download Fundraising in Primary Schools leaflet: English (pdf) | Welsh (pdf)


Pupils from Model Church in Wales School, Carmarthen, explore Amnesty's new bilingual materials for primary schools more

primary school bilingual materials launch

The materials were launched by Education Minister Leighton Andrews and Keith Towler, Children's Commissioner for Wales. The launch featured school council members presenting their views on human rights, and included an exhibition of images from We Are All Born Free, a book for young children that illustrates human rights.