Resources

Oxfam's catalogue for schools

Education support for fundraising

Children and diversity

New Year's resolutions with a difference!

Our food, our world

Your world, my world

We work together...can you?

Countries and continents

Disasters and emergencies

Food, trade and globalisation

Peace and conflict

Rights and social justice

Sustainability

Water

Welsh language

Children and Diversity

In addition to the online resources listed below, we have a wide range of books, videos, posters and games for sale. Please refer to the Theme index on the inside back cover of our catalogue.

See also: Rights and Social Justice for children's rights and bullying.

Classroom activities

• Our food, our world - free online resource exploring the lives of two children and the food they eat: Yamini, from India, and Luis, from Mexico. Includes photographs, ready-to-use activities, country information, and recipes. Ideal for ages 5 to 9.
• Diversity and Dialogue - a range of resources to help build understanding between young people of different backgrounds and faiths, developed by organisations as diverse as Islamic Relief, World Jewish Aid, Oxfam, Christian Aid, the Citizenship Foundation, and Save the Children. Order a free DVD, produced by young people, exploring the challenges and opportunities of growing up in a multi-faith society, and download a free booklet of accompanying activities.
• We work together... can you? - an A2 colour poster, accompanied by teachers’ notes and activities, for use in schools, youth groups, and wherever else is deemed appropriate, to promote interfaith dialogue, co-operation and conflict resolution (for use with 5 –18 year olds).
• New Year's resolutions with a difference! - colourful stimulus slides are included in this activity to help your class make New Year's resolutions with a difference. Can be adapted for any age group.
• Your World, My World – looks at the lives of four children from Ethiopia, Brazil, Russia and India, enabling teachers to bring a global perspective to exploring issues such as 'myself', 'helping out', and 'caring and sharing' (for children aged 5+).

Related pages

	Wake Up World! – the daily lives and dreams of children in Ghana, Russia, India and Brazil. On Cool Planet for children.
	Meet Muluken – Muluken, from Ethiopia, introduces her family, friends and favourite things. Muluken is also featured in Your World, My World (see above) (for 5-8 year olds). On Cool Planet for children.

	Photo Opportunities – classroom activities based on 22 photographs of people from all over the world going about their daily lives, many of which include children.
	Diversity - lesson plans for under 5's to 11 year olds on Global Citizenship themes, including diversity. Foundation stage (England), pre-five (Scotland), early years (Wales) Key stage 1 (England+Wales), P1-3 (Scotland) Key stage 2 (England+Wales), P4-7 (Scotland)

	Milking It! - farmers and international trade, based on case studies in Wales and Jamaica (for 13 - 16 year olds).

	On the Line - this joint project, founded by Oxfam, Channel 4 and WWF-UK, explores and celebrates the lives of people living along the zero degree meridian line. Includes children from each country speaking out about their daily lives.
	Street kids in Mopti a town in Mali share their stories in English and French. On the Line.
	Voices from Ghana - these videos show children talking about their own lives in Ghana. On the Line.
	Picture life in Ghana - teaching ideas to help your pupils to begin to think about life in Ghana and compare it to their own lives (On the Line)

More information, suitable for your own research or for use with older students, is available on Oxfam's main website.