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These pages give you access to all of Oxfam's free online teaching resources. Packed with lesson plans, assemblies, case studies, and whiteboard resources, these pages offer free materials you can use and download now.

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Early years  [7 resources]

5-7  [10 resources]

7-11  [40 resources]

11-14  [46 resources]

14-16  [34 resources]

16+  [12 resources]

Assemblies  [20 resources]

Case studies  [24 resources]

Learning Days  [4 resources]

Lesson plans  [56 resources]

Photo features  [16 resources]

Regional Conferences  [2 resources]

Websites  [4 resources]

Whiteboard  [4 resources]

Archive  [7 resources]

Active Citizenship  [29 resources]

Aid  [5 resources]

Bullying  [1 resource]

Child labour  [1 resource]

Children's rights  [10 resources]

Children  [13 resources]

Climate change  [16 resources]

Clothes  [3 resources]

Conflict  [10 resources]

Deforestation  [2 resources]

Debt  [4 resources]

Development  [15 resources]

Disasters & Emergencies  [4 resources]

Earthquakes  [1 resource]

Education  [5 resources]

Environment  [11 resources]

Equality  [13 resources]

Ethical living  [14 resources]

Fair Trade  [11 resources]

Food  [13 resources]

Global Food Crisis  [4 resources]

Gender  [4 resources]

HIV & AIDS  [2 resources]

Health  [6 resources]

Human rights  [10 resources]

Iraq: war and peace  [1 resource]

Knitting  [1 resource]

Make Poverty History  [4 resources]

Maternal health  [3 resources]

Middle East  [1 resource]

Panwapa  [1 resource]

Poverty  [17 resources]

Racism  [5 resources]

Recycling  [2 resources]

Social justice  [16 resources]

Sustainability  [13 resources]

Taking Action  [11 resources]

Trade & globalisation  [18 resources]

Tsunami  [1 resource]

Water  [6 resources]

White bands  [2 resources]

Art and Craft  [3 resources]

Business studies  [6 resources]

Citizenship/PSHE  [57 resources]

Drama  [3 resources]

Design and technology  [3 resources]

ESDGC  [36 resources]

English & literacy  [30 resources]

Environmental studies  [6 resources]

Geography  [32 resources]

History  [3 resources]

Home economics  [1 resource]

ICT  [6 resources]

Maths and numeracy  [3 resources]

Music  [2 resources]

PE  [1 resource]

RE  [2 resources]

Science  [5 resources]

Afghanistan  [2 resources]

Albania  [1 resource]

Angola  [2 resources]

Argentina  [1 resource]

Australia  [1 resource]

Bangladesh  [6 resources]

Bolivia  [1 resource]

Botswana  [1 resource]

Brazil  [3 resources]

Burkina Faso   [3 resources]

Cambodia  [5 resources]

Canada  [1 resource]

Caribbean  [2 resources]

Chad  [1 resource]

Congo  [1 resource]

Costa Rica  [1 resource]

Croatia  [1 resource]

Czech Republic  [1 resource]

Côte d'Ivoire  [1 resource]

Denmark  [1 resource]

Dominican Republic  [1 resource]

East Timor  [1 resource]

Ecuador  [1 resource]

Eritrea   [1 resource]

Ethiopia  [3 resources]

France  [2 resources]

Germany  [3 resources]

Ghana   [3 resources]

Haiti  [6 resources]

India  [5 resources]

Indonesia  [1 resource]

Iran  [1 resource]

Iraq  [1 resource]

Ireland  [1 resource]

Israel  [1 resource]

Italy  [3 resources]

Jamaica  [2 resources]

Japan  [3 resources]

Kenya   [5 resources]

Lebanon  [1 resource]

Liberia   [3 resources]

Malawi   [5 resources]

Mali  [3 resources]

Mexico  [3 resources]

Montenegro  [1 resource]

Nepal  [4 resources]

Netherlands  [1 resource]

New Zealand  [1 resource]

Nigeria   [1 resource]

Paraguay  [1 resource]

Peru  [5 resources]

Poland  [2 resources]

Portugal  [1 resource]

Russia  [3 resources]

Rwanda   [1 resource]

Saudi Arabia  [1 resource]

Senegal   [1 resource]

Serbia  [1 resource]

Sierra Leone   [3 resources]

Somalia   [1 resource]

South Africa  [3 resources]

South Korea  [1 resource]

Spain  [1 resource]

Sudan  [2 resources]

Swaziland   [1 resource]

Sweden  [1 resource]

Switzerland  [3 resources]

Tanzania   [3 resources]

Thailand  [1 resource]

Togo   [1 resource]

Trinidad and Tobago  [1 resource]

Uganda   [4 resources]

Ukraine  [1 resource]

United Kingdom  [9 resources]

United States  [3 resources]

Vietnam  [1 resource]

Zambia  [1 resource]

Zimbabwe   [1 resource]

11-14
Lesson plans about global music for ages 11-14.

14-16
Lesson plans about global music for ages 14-16.

5-7
Lesson plans about global music for ages 5-7.

7-11
Lesson plans about global music for ages 7-11.

Addunedau Blwyddyn Newydd
Dechreuwch y flwyddyn gydag addunedau sy’n annog disgyblion i feddwl ynglŷn â’u cymuned leol, genedlaethol a byd-eang.

Big Picture - Spring 2011
A series of resources from Oxfam's magazine for teachers.

bRing bRing
Lesson plans and class activities about recycling mobile phones, for ages 12-16.

Bring on the World!
A week of activities about the World Cup, world trade, and football, for ages 9-11.

Bullying
Talk about bullying with these resources for ages 6-8.

Byd-Weithio!
Arweinlyfr ymarferol sy’n cyflwyno dinasyddiaeth fyd-eang weithredol ar gyfer athrawon disgyblion 11-16 oed. Hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg

Calendar of Action and Learning - Explore Fairtrade
Help pupils explore the need for a fairer global food system

Calendar of Action and Learning - Explore Overseas Aid
Help pupils bust aid myths and learn of its importance

Calendar of Action and Learning - Explore Girls' Education
Help pupils learn about girls education in Afghanistan

Calendar of Action and Learning - Explore Land Grabs
Help pupils learn about land rights

Calendar of Action and Learning - Explore the Food System
Help pupils learn about Oxfams new campaign about food justice

Change the World in Eight Steps
Explore the Millennium Development Goals through posters and activities. For use with 7-14 year olds.

Children's Rights
A series of lesson plans on children rights for ages 8-10.

Climate Change Learning Day
Climate Change Learning Day

Climate change: Buckets activity
An exercise on water and sanitation.

Climate change: Copenhagen
Explaining the importance of this conference.

Climate change: Links
Links exploring climate change

Climate change: Past, present and future
Choices, consequences and impact.

Climate change: Responses
Stories from in the UK and around the world

Climate change: The human impact
Exploring the human impact of climate change.

Climate change: Women and Poverty
Exploring the impact of climate change on the vulnerable.

Climate Chaos
A week of activities about climate change for ages 9-11.

The Clothes Line
A resource exploring cotton production and the textile industry in India for pupils aged 7-11.

The Coffee Chain Game
Profits from the coffee industry are unfairly distributed - explore why with these materials for students aged 13+.

Darfur: Teaching About the Issues
Using the stories of young people caught up in the conflict, this resource helps you to introduce the realities of life in Darfur to students aged 13+.

Dealing with Disasters
Activities about why disasters happen, and what we can do to help. For ages 11-14.

Developing Rights
A resource exploring rights around the world for ages 11-14.

Edrych tu ol i'r Logo
Gweithgareddau sy'n ymdrin â bywyd gweithiwr mewn slafdy yn gwneud dillad chwaraeon. Ar gyfer oedran 13-17.

Every Day Should Be Mother's Day
Every Day Should Be Mother's Day

Explore success stories in Sierra Leone
Explore the Millennium Development Goals and how they work to reduce poverty

Find Your Way Through Trade
A simple introduction to global trade for Primary schools.

G8 Italia: Big Issues and Big Promises
G8 Italia: Big Issues and Big Promises

Get Global
A practical guidebook introducing active global citizenship for teachers of 11-16 year olds.

Global Citizenship in the Whole School
Ideas for developing Global Citizenship themes throughout the Primary school.

Global Citizenship: Activities for Ages 5-7
Ideas for developing Global Citizenship themes with ages 5-7.

Global Citizenship: Activities for Ages 7-11
Ideas for developing Global Citizenship themes with ages 7-11.

Global Citizenship: Activities for Under 5s
Ideas for developing Global Citizenship themes with the under 5s.

Global Citizenship: Assembly Ideas
A collection of assemblies on Global Citizenship themes.

Global Music Lesson Plans
Lesson plans about global music for ages 5-16.

Global Poverty Learning Day
Global Poverty Learning Day

Go Bananas
Follow the journey of a banana from the Caribbean to the UK with these resources for ages 7-11.

GROW Food. Life. Planet
Resources to help your pupils explore the global food system and connect to young people around the world.

Haiti earthquake
Haiti earthquake

Iraq: War and Peace
A resource for teaching about the Iraq conflict for ages 8-16.

Kent and the Wider World
Using forum theatre to explore Global Citizenship

Looking Behind the Logo
An assembly plan introducing the life of a sweatshop worker in a sportwear factory. For ages 13-17.

Make Poverty History
Activities for exploring world trade, aid and debt through the Make Poverty History campaign.

Making a Meal of It
Activities about the origins of food and the causes of hunger for pupils aged 7-11.

Making Sense of World Conflicts
This series lesson plans will help pupils aged 13-17 understand the changing face of conflict.

Mapping Our World
Discover a unique perspective on the world with this interactive whiteboard resource for ages 8-14.

Message in a Book - Write letters, Collect Books - Make a difference
Pupils learn, and then donate their messages and books to Oxfam

Message in a Book - Write letters, Collect Books - Make a difference
Pupils learn, and then donate their messages and books to Oxfam

Milking It
An interactive online resource about world trade for 13-16 year olds.

Mums Matter
Explores the issue of healthcare for mothers and babies around the world with these resources for ages 8-11.

Nelson Mandela
Explore the life of Nelson Mandela and the difference between fact, fiction, and opinion with lessons for ages 10-11.

New Year's Resolutions with a Difference
Start the new year with resolutions that encourage pupils to think about their impact on their local, national, and global community.

November_Climate
Help pupils learn about climate change and food

Our Food, Our World
Use photographs to bring food around the world to life in your classroom. For 5-9 year olds.

Panwapa
UK curriculum resources for teachers using Panwapa

Philosophy for Children
Facilitating philosophical and critical thinking and discussion.

Photo Opportunities
Explore the globe with this visual literacy resource for ages 7-11.

Regional Conferences
Regional Conferences for Schools

Sow the Seed
Activities exploring the impact of climate change on farmers

Summer Week 2008: What is the G8?
A week of activities exploring the G8 and its role in the world. Climaxing with a creative activity based on the colourful Japanese festival of Tanabata.

Wake up call - ring the bell
Wake up call - ring the bell

Water for All
An online resource about water for ages 9-13.

We Work Together...Can You?
Teaching ideas to help develop cooperation and thinking about peace and conflict on a global scale.

World Food Crisis
Lesson and Assembly plans for teaching about food security

Your World, My World
Explore the lives of four children from around the world - ideal for children aged 4-7.

 
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