EARLY YEARS
Watoto Children from Around the World
Watoto provides a starting point for pre-school and
early years educators who want to help children explore
the similarities and differences between their lives
and lives of children around the world. The pack features
children from Bolivia, the Philippines, Honduras and
Kenya. There are lots of activities, 16 A3 colour
photographs and a tape of songs and greetings from
each country. Trocaire (2001) £16.00
Your World, My World (4-9)
A photopack for based on the case studies from the
Wake Up World! Children’s book looking at the
lives of 4 children from Ghana, India, Brazil and
Russia. Oxfam. (2001) £17.50. Wake Up World!
(Children’s book) £5.99
Feeling Good about Faraway Friends (5-11)
This photopack helps children to explore their lives
in comparison with a Maasai family in Kenya. The pack
includes topics such as at how we feel about ourselves,
the lifestyle of the Maasai people, self-esteem and
respect for others, art, craft and design. Leeds DEC
(1995) £15.00
Families Pack (4-11)
A photopack looking at what families are all about.
Four children from around the world tell of their
own life experiences, enabling children to compare
the differences and similarities. Save the Children
(2000, reprinted 2002) £14.50
Our Street - Our World! (4-7)
A photopack for encouraging children to develop positive
and caring attitudes to their own natural and built
environments, whilst making connections between local
and global environment and development issues. WWF
(1997) £17.95
Making it Real
Introducing a Global Dimension in the Early Years.
Gives some practical starting points for introducing
a global dimension in any early years setting.
DEC (1996) £5.50
Building Blocks for Global Learning.
KS 1 & 2
A practical book looking at issues such as self-esteem,
relationships gender and race equality and conflict
resolution. Global Education Derby (1999) £15.00
Anti-Bias Approaches in the Early Years.
This handbook offers some practical guidelines to
challenge discrimination to ensure an equal start
for every child. Save the Children (2000) £5.95
Circle Time for the Very Young.
Activities for Nursery, Reception and Key Stage 1
children on friends and friendships, growing up, feelings,
keeping safe and citizenship. Lucky Duck Publishing
(2001) £13.99
Ring of Confidence – a quality
circle time programme to support personal safety for
the foundation stage
Offers sensitive guidance and thirteen clear lesson
plans for the foundation stage for practitioners working
with under fives to tackle the vexed issues of child
protection and substance abuse. Positive Press
Ltd (2003) £18.95
Photo Opportunities 2000 - Photographs
for the Primary Classroom.
A guide to using photographs in the primary classroom,
which play an important role in shaping our ideas
about ourselves and other people. Oxfam (2000)
£11.00
Photo Opportunities Science Age
4-7
A pack written to support teachers in bringing a global
dimension to the delivery of primary science. Includes
12 A4 photocards featuring people from around the
world engaged in everyday activities and an A1colour
poster. Oxfam (2002) £14.00
Photo Opportunities Maths Age 4-7
This pack contains maths related colour photo cards
featuring children from around the world, specially
selected for maths, a teacher's booklet, poster and
ideas for daily maths lessons. Oxfam (2001) £14.00
Our Changing World (4-7)
This poster pack draws on stories of children's lives
from around the world to focus on the related themes
of change and choice. SCF (1995) £3.00
Our Wide World (4-7)
A poster pack designed to increase understanding of
children's lives and rights throughout the world.
Through picture-based activities and child-centred
stories from around the world, including the UK, the
pack brings an emphasis on global diversity to learning
about four topics: water, food, homes and health.
SCF (1995) £3.00
