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Our free, curriculum-linked resources have everything you need to tackle the issues of bad housing and homelessness in your classroom. Our fundraising aids also make it easy to encourage your students to make a difference to homelessness themselves.
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Subjects: Geography, PSHE, English
KS1 & 2 (5-11). Encourage pupils to think about their local area and what it means to be part of a community, as well as how it feels to move to a new community.
Our Neighbourhood worksheet
Subjects: Geography, Art & Design, and PSHE
EYFS, KS1 & 2 (4-11). These resources explore what community means and open up the themes of Affordability, Space, Conditions, and Neighbourhoods within your local area.
Homes in the Community lesson plan
Homes in the Community PowerPoint
Subjects: English, Art & Design and PSHE
EYFS, KS1 & 2 (4-11). Explore what a home means to your pupils. This lesson plan includes elements of participation and optional fundraising for Shelter.
'I need a home’ Big Book PowerPoint
'Home' Assembly
Totaliser poster
Subjects: Maths and PHSE
KS1 (5-7): This resource helps children identify what a home looks like, and what is a 'need' or a 'want' when it comes to housing. Elements include colour coding and discussion.
Home needs and wants worksheet
Subjects: English, Maths, PHSE
KS2 (7-11): Get your pupils thinking about how different homes are needed for different people's needs, as well as the affordability of different homes.
Which home worksheet
Subjects: English, Maths, PHSE
All ages: The Living Home Standard is a benchmark of what acceptable homes should provide. Play the game to practice subtracting numbers, basic addition and raise awareness of the living home standards everyone should expect.
The 'Living Home Standard' game
