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www.ecpublishing.co.uk We are the market leaders in PSHE + RSE resources, with over 14 million downloads of our lessons worldwide and over 5500 five star reviews. Established in 2015, our team of consultants and teachers has written for The Bank of England, The Children's Commissioner, The CCRC, The British Legion and many other UK charities and institutions. We love what we do and we aim to be highest quality and best value for money out there. Find us at www.ecpublishing.co.uk.
Healthy, clean teeth KS1 PSHE lesson.
A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1. This lesson has been created for Year 1, however, the activities are also suitable for use in Year 2, or even younger students in KS2 (Year 3).
In this lesson, the children will learn about oral health and the reasons why we need to floss and brush our teeth. We will discuss the role of germs in causing tooth decay and identify how oral hygiene can prevent cavities from forming.
The lesson includes a case study starter, a video clip with accompanying questions, a practical teeth cleaning activity using laminated worksheets, and a plenary task.
Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
How we play and learn KS1/Year 1/Autumn 1 PSHE lesson.
Created with a view to being delivered in the first half-term of the year, this lesson explores the different ways that children play and learn, and the reasons why it is important to balance our time between a variety of activities.
In this lesson, the children will learn about different kinds of play including indoor, outdoor, alone, with others, using equipment, or using your imagination. We will reflect on the importance of balancing screen-based activities with other types of play and highlight the importance of imaginative play.
We will read, The Box, by Martha Lightfoot, before completing activities linked to the text. The lesson includes a starter activity, a story with accompanying questions, a ‘what’s in the box?’ activity, a creative task, a card match, and a plenary task.
Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
All about bodies KS1 PSHE lesson.
A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1. This lesson has been created for Year 1, however, the activities are also suitable for students in Year 2, and could easily be adapted for use with older students.
In this lesson, the children will learn about the parts of their bodies that are private. We will reflect on what it means to ‘keep something private’ and discuss a set of privacy-themed case studies.
We will read The Bare Naked Book by Kathy Stinson and Meilssa Cho, before completing a set of challenge questions. The lesson includes a case study starter, a story with accompanying questions, a set of case studies, and a plenary task.
Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets. The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Healthy Bodies and Exercise EYFS PSHE lesson.
A detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for EYFS/Reception age children. This lesson has been designed for use with children in Reception, however, the PowerPoint and activities could be adapted for use with other age groups.
In this lesson, the children will learn how to keep their bodies fit and healthy. We will identify different forms of physical activity including dancing, outdoor play, and playing a sport, as well as discussing the reasons why our bodies need to exercise. We will watch a short video clip before carrying out a choice of adult-led and independent activities.
The lesson includes a sing-along starter (to ensure a swift start to the lesson), a short video clip with an accompanying activity, an adult-led focus task, independent activities to be carried out during continuous provision, and a plenary task.
Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Healthy Food / Healthy Eating EYFS PSHE lesson.
A detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for EYFS/Reception age children. This lesson has been designed for use with children in Reception, however, the PowerPoint and activities could be adapted for use with other age groups.
In this lesson, the children will learn about healthy eating. We will discuss some of the main food groups including fruits and vegetables, proteins, grains, as well as unhealthy foods that are high in sugar. We will read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle before carrying out a choice of adult-led and independent activities.
The lesson includes a sing-along starter (to ensure a swift start to the lesson), a story with accompanying questions, an adult-led focus task, independent activities to be carried out during continuous provision, and a plenary task.
Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Sun Safety EYFS PSHE lesson.
A detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for EYFS/Reception age children. This lesson has been designed for use with children in Reception, however, the PowerPoint and activities could be adapted for use with other age groups.
In this lesson, the children will learn how we can keep ourselves safe in the sun. We will discuss the harmful effects of the suns rays as well as the different ways that we can protect ourseslves. We will read Amy Coles’ story, Sparkle Kitty vs The Sun, before carrying out a choice of adult-led and independent activities.
The lesson includes a sing-along starter (to ensure a swift start to the lesson), a story with discussion prompts, an adult-led focus task, independent activities to be carried out during continuous provision, and a plenary task.
Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Our Relationships PSHE Package for Year 6 contains 12 brand new lessons following the new DfE Statutory Guidance and the PSHE Association’s suggested themed approach for Health and Wellbeing 2021, Relationships Education and Living in the Wider World. The lessons are editable, three-way differentiated, fun and creative as well as very easy to follow. This bundle will be added to as the lessons are created.
The lessons have been left editable and are filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. They are designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick them up and use them, although they are allso adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Privacy and unwanted touch - KS1 PSHE
A collection of PSHE resources that have been created to cover the ‘Relationships’ strand of the PSHE Association’s Programme of Study for KS1.
In particular, the resources in this bundle focus on keeping private parts private and the correct way to respond to an unsafe or unwanted touch.
The 5-lesson unit includes the following:
All about bodies (Year 1)
This lesson introduces the correct terminology for private body parts and discusses what it means to keep our private parts private.
My body belongs to me (Year 1)
This lesson explores different kinds of physical contact including wanted and unwanted forms of touch.The students will be introduced to the swimwear unsafe touch safety rule and we will discuss the correct way to respond to an unsafe or unwanted touch.
Asking for permission (Year 1)
This lesson explores the concept of asking for permissions and the various scenarios where it is polite to do so. We will discuss consent in an age appropriate context (specifically asking permission before giving someone a hug or stroking a cat or dog.)
Brilliant Bodies (Year 2 - Free Download)
This health lesson explores the correct scientific terms for a variety of body parts, including private body parts (penis, testicles and vulva). We will also revisit safe and unsafe touch including the ‘swimwear’ safety rule.
Secrets and surprised
This lesson explores harmful secrets and happy surprises with a particular focus on unsafe touch and what to do if you ever feel pressure to keep something unsafe or upsetting a secret.
Each lesson includes a variety of fun and creative activities, plus enough teaching materials to last at least an hour.
The resources are also suitable for use in schools who have opted to follow the PSHE Association’s Thematic Model for KS1.
If you would like to see another sample of our resources, the following lesson is free to download:
KS1 - What is the Internet?
Identifying Feelings EYFS PSHE lesson.
A detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for EYFS/Reception age children. This lesson has been designed for use with children in Reception, however, the PowerPoint and activities could be adapted for use with other age groups.
In this lesson, the children will learn about feelings and the faces that people often make when they are feeling happy, sad, angry, scared, or excited. We will discuss how different emotions feel, and look for clues about how a person may be feeling in different scenarios.
The lesson includes a sing-along starter (to ensure a swift start to the lesson), a story with accompanying questions, an adult-led focus task, independent activities to be carried out during continuous provision, and a plenary task.
Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Year 6 - Sex Education
Starting a Family - How Do Loving Families Have Children?
In this lesson, we will revisit what we learned earlier in the year about human reproduction, as we look at this topic again, but this time in the context of loving and intimate relationships.
We will discuss the concept of family, what it means to start one, and some of the different ways loving couples can show commitment to one another. This discussion will lead to the different ways loving couples (including same-sex couples) may decide to have children if they wish to start a family together.
We will touch on topics such as adoption, IVF, and surrogacy, and explain that, for most couples, babies are conceived naturally when a man and a woman consent to having sexual intercourse.
The process of natural conception (including sexual intercourse) will be explained to the students in an age-appropriate and scientific manner. We will also briefly mention that, for many grown-up couples, sexual intercourse is a way to express their love for each other.
As always, this lesson is fully editable, allowing you to make any adjustments that you feel would better suit the needs of your students, in accordance with your parent consultation.
Our Health and Wellbeing PSHE Package for Year 6 contains 11 brand new lessons following the new DfE Statutory Guidance and the PSHE Association’s suggested themed approach for Health and Wellbeing 2021, Relationships Education and Living in the Wider World. The lessons are editable, three-way differentiated, fun and creative as well as very easy to follow. This bundle will be added to as the lessons are created.
The lessons have been left editable and are filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. They are designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick them up and use them, although they are allso adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
KS2 Growing and Changing Bundle
This bundle covers everything that you need to comprehensively cover the ‘growing and changing’ elements of the PSHE Association’s Programme of Study (H25 - H36).
Please view the individual previews to see the exact contents of each lesson.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
KS2 Mental Health Bundle
This bundle covers everything that you need to comprehensively cover the mental health elements of the PSHE Association’s Programme of Study (H15 - H24).
Please view the individual previews to see the exact contents of each lesson.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
KS2 Healthy Lifestyles Bundle
This bundle covers everything that you need to comprehensively cover the healthy lifestyles elements of the ‘healthy lifestyles and physical wellbeing’ section on the PSHE Association’s Programme of Study (H1 - H14).
Healthy lifestyles codes covered:
H1, H2, H3, H4, H6, H7, and H11
We also have a ‘Physical health’ bundle which covers the remaining ‘physical wellbeing’ codes (H5, H8, H9).
You can view the ‘Physical health bundle’ here.
Please view the individual previews to see the exact contents of each lesson.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
A mini bundle of PSHE resources with a focus on health and exercise, created for the new statutory 2020 PSHE guidelines. Suitable for upper KS2 or KS3 students (Year 7) - all editable and differentiated three ways.
This bundle includes the following lessons:
Healthy Lives
Being Healthy - Diet
Being Healthy - Exercise
Tooth and Oral Health
Mental Health Introduction
Sleep Hygiene
Facemasks
Physical health and signs of illness
Healthy and unhealthy habits
All lessons include: a 1-2 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clip links with questions, differentiated activities, starter activity and clear measurable learning outcomes, new key-term introductions, group presentation materials and creative tasks.
All lessons are fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Please note this is an updated version of one of our previous primary lessons.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
3 x 1 hour long lesson suitable for KS2 (or possibly lower KS3) all about health, nutrition and exercise.
This lessons are editable, so easy to adapt for your own planning.
Each lesson is is well-differentiated with three-level challenges for each task, contains a variety of activities, an hour long PowerPoint, information pack, a clip with questions, a numeracy through PSHE task, clear measurable LOs, new key-term introductions, group presentation materials and creative tasks.
It is fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Please note this is an updated version of one of our previous primary lessons.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 6000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
MUCH MORE ADDED! A mini bundle of Primary Health resources on a range of topics. Suitable for KS2 or KS3 students (or Years 7 and 8 - lower ability).
This bundle includes the following lessons:
Healthy Lives
Being Healthy
Girls’ Puberty
Boys’ Puberty
Tooth Decay / Oral hygiene
Body image lesson
Alcohol lesson
Mental health introduction lesson
Germs, Viruses, Bacteria and Staying Well
Hormones and Emotions through Puberty
FGM awareness
Sun safety
Medicine and household products safety
Sleep hygiene
Drugs introduction
Vaccinations and disease
Physical health and early symptoms of illness
Being healthy - exercise
Healthy and unhealthy habits
Habits and addiction
All lessons include: a 1-2 hour PowerPoint, worksheets, clip links with questions, differentiated activities, starter activity and clear measurable learning outcomes, new key-term introductions, group presentation materials and creative tasks.
All lessons are fully editable, engaging and very easy to follow. Please note this is an updated version of one of our previous primary lessons.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
Check out our PSHE Packages here:
Complete KS1 PSHE
Complete KS2 PSHE
Complete KS3 PSHE and RSE
Complete KS4 PSHE and RSE
One Year of KS5 PSHE and RSE
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 6000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Conception and making babies: what happens when egg and sperm meet?
This is the fourth lesson in our Year 6 unit on puberty, genes, and the human lifecycle.
In this lesson, we will recap our Year 5 science lessons, where we learned about reproduction in mammals, before delving deeper as we apply this knowledge to humans and how reproduction plays a key role in the human life cycle.
We will look at the role of the male and female sex cells (gametes) and how their union leads to a genetically unique offspring that inherits traits from each parent.
Please note that this lesson predominantly focuses on the scientific aspects of reproduction, with a particular focus on fertilisation and conception.
While sexual intercourse is briefly mentioned, it is not taught in detail. This topic will, however, be revisited when we learn about loving and intimate relationships later on in the school year.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 6000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Sun safety KS1 PSHE lesson.
A one-hour long, very detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for KS1. This lesson has been created for Year 1, however, the activities are also suitable for use in Year 2, or even younger students in KS2 (Year 3).
In this lesson, the children will learn about sun safety and the reasons why we need to protect our skin from the sun. We will discuss the effects of harmful UV rays and the various ways that we can protect our skin.
The lesson includes a case study starter, a story with accompanying questions, a cut-and-paste dressing for the sun activity, and a plenary task.
Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging, well differentiated and fun activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
Who are EC Resources?
EC Resources are the top TES PSHE providers and are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Children’s Commissioner, The Bank of England, MACS Charity, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.
You can contact us at info@ecpublishing.co.uk
Teaching PSHE, RE or Citizenship GCSE next year? Why not join our Citizenship and PSHE teachers Facebook group, with 8000 other teachers, for guidance, advice and resource sharing.
Germs and Handwashing EYFS PSHE lesson.
A detailed, fully resourced PSHE lesson suitable for EYFS/Reception age children. This lesson has been designed for use with children in Reception, however, the PowerPoint and activities could be adapted for use with other age groups.
In this lesson, the children will learn about germs and the importance of handwashing. We will discuss how and why we need to wash our hands, as well as identifying when our hands should be washed (e.g. after a cough or sneeze). We will read Tony Ross’ story, I Don’t Want to Wash My Hands, before carrying out a choice of adult-led and independent activities.
The lesson includes a sing-along starter (to ensure a swift start to the lesson), a story with discussion prompts, an adult-led focus task, independent activities to be carried out during continuous provision, and a plenary task.
Created to fit the new DfE and PSHE Association statutory 2020 /21 guidelines, the lesson includes a detailed PowerPoint, all editable with accompanying tasks and worksheets.
The lesson has been left editable and is filled with engaging activities. It is designed to be ‘no prep’, so you can just pick it up and use it, although it is still adaptable should you wish to.
