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PRIMARY RESOURCES -REFUGEES

Refugees: a Resource Book for Primary Schools
Contains activities, personal testimonies and background information helping to explain why people become refugees and helping children to empathise with the difficulties of being uprooted and trying to make a life in a strange place. The Refugee Council (1998) £5.00

Refugee Children in the Classroom (handbook)
A background book about refugees’ rights and conditions in their country of origin as well as guidelines for good practice in schools. Trentham Books (1994) £13.95

New Faces New Places - learning about people on the move (4-11)
Real life stories from Sudan, Mozambique, Vietnam, Kurdistan and Palestine together with classroom activities helping to develop an understanding and empathy with refugees. Save the Children (1992) £9.00

 

 

A Fight to Belong (9-12)
A storybook and teachers pack about the well-publicised Okolo family anti-deportation campaign in the UK. Explores issues such as values, justice and citizenship. The book can be used on its own or with the pack. Save the Children (1998) Storybook £4.99. Teachers pack £10.00 or £12.50 for both.

One day we Had to Run!
Refugee children tell their stories in words and paintings. A vivid and striking picture of the experiences of refugee children through their own eyes. Includes background information about Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia which explains why refugees have been forced to leave these countries. Save the Children (1994) £7.99

Kosovan Journeys (7-11)
This is a first person account by two refugee children from Kosova in Big Book format. Refugee Council (2001) £7.00

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