PSHE activity exploring what a person needs to thrive as they grow. Children need to look at different needs and rank them in terms of importance. The options include things like water, education and WiFi, to encourage discussions of what we value and what helps people succeed in society as it is structured. Children can complete individually or in groups. Great for discussions about what is important in life and can lead into discussions about how different people live around the world with less access to things we value. Complete activity just needs scissors and glue.

PSHE classroom or societal values challenge. Children rank different values according to their importance in society, including things like honesty and bravery as well as looking good. The activity can be done individually or in groups to begin a discussion about what people value against what is really important. It can link to school or classroom rules. Great for establishing behavioural expectations with the children or exploring why there are certain rules and expectations in Cutting and sticking. Complete resource needs nothing else.

Activity involving creating a simplified society, choosing what people can have free access to, how to distribute the overall wealth of the society and what skills should be rewarded the most/least. Also children need to think about how they will earn/collect money from people in society to fund the services they want to provide for free, introducing the concept of taxation. This task could be covered over a longer time period which explores which skills are essential to society and how to best reward people within those roles. It links to British values as children can compare their society to Britain and reflect on what they might do differently. The task also encourages discussion between children and acceptance of other people’s ideas which may differ. Children love completing this task, and it helps them have a secure understanding of how society runs. They are also very good at spotting potential problems and coming up with solutions to solve them, working together as a team. British Values

The story is about a Monkey who wants something just because his friend has it. He gives up his time trying to get it instead of being happy with what he has already. Great for PHSE or assembly. Text included. Questions for a comprehension or class discussion included. Assessment grid relating to the interim framework included. The story stops with the monkey needing to make a decision. The children in my class had to choose how the story should end and some wrote it up for homework. We also wrote a similar story about two bears looking for a cave with the same lesson.