Resources for Teachers & other Key Workers

Primary Additional Resources

Find primary additional resources and materials to support you to deliver Facts4Life’s health education programme in your school.

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NEW: Amazing Me – Understanding Mind and Body

These 5 Assembly Themes provide information and opportunities to explore simple medical ideas relating to key aspects of human health – they include new material and links to existing Facts4Life resources.

1. Protection

 Health Heroes Assembly
  • PowerPoint 
  • Teacher’s Notes 
Vaccination Assembly
  • PowerPoint
  • Teacher’s Notes 
See also on this theme:
Keeping Balanced: Immune Learning Assembly
  • Teacher’s Notes
First Aid Superstar Assembly
  • PowerPoint 
  • Teacher Notes 

 

2. Mind and Body

Starting Your Day in a Healthy Way Assembly
    • PowerPoint
    • Teacher’s Notes
What is Mental Health? Assembly
      • PowerPoint
      • Teacher’s Notes
See also on this theme:
Brain Science Resource: Felix and the Tricky Tuesday Story
      • PDF
Brain Science Resource: My Busy Brain and How We Can Help It
      • Video
      • Teacher’s Notes
Facts4Life Number Quiz – The Body
    • PowerPoint
    • Teacher’s Notes

3. Energy (how we generate it and use it)

What Happens When We Exercise? Assembly
  • PowerPoint 
  • Teacher’s Notes
See also on this theme:
Healthy Eating: Eat Yourself Healthy Assembly
  • PowerPoint
  • Teacher’s Notes 

4. Moving and resting (and why it’s good for us)

Move More Assembly
  • PowerPoint
  • Teacher’s Notes
Sleep Quiz Assembly
  • PowerPoint
Rest and Relaxation Assembly
  • PowerPoint
  • Teacher’s Notes
See also on this theme:
Exercise is the Best Medicine
  • Classroom Activity
Exercise
  • Activity Mats
  • Fact Files
Smoothing the Path with Sleep
KS1
  • Story and Notes
  • Sleep Well, Boo! (PowerPoint)
KS2
  • Sleep resource
  • The Big Sleep-Part 1 (to accompany sleep resource)
  • The Big Sleep-Part 2 (to accompany sleep resource)
  • How much sleep do children need – reference sheet
  • BBC1 Panorama ‘Sleepless Britain’ documentary clip
Mindfulness and Yoga
Yoga Exercises
  • Stop and Take a Breath
  • Mindful Me Activity Poster
  • Yoga Exercises

5. Changing and Growing

Endings and Beginnings: Managing Transitions Assembly
  • PowerPoint
  • Teacher’s Notes
Growth – How does it Happen? Assembly
  • PowerPoint
  • Teacher’s Notes
Growing and Changing – Self-Care Assembly
  • PowerPoint
  • Teacher’s Notes
See also on this theme:
Relationship Resources
Humans have Eggs
  • Activity Mat
Life Cycle
  • Activity Mat
  • Sleep Well, Boo! (PowerPoint)

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    COVID-19

    • Questions & Answers: Useful suggestions on how to answer children’s questions about the Coronavirus

    Managing Health and Illness

    Iceberg Module – Understanding Illness and Improving Health 

    • The Iceberg Idea (PowerPoint)
    • The Iceberg Idea (Teachers notes)

    Facts4Life Songs (videos)

    • NEW Being Active Song
    • NEW Happy Things Song
    • NEW Smoothing The Path Song
    • Brush Your Teeth! Song
    • I Want to be Your Friend Song
    • Keeping Balanced Song
    • Makaton Basic Emotions Song 1
    • Makaton Basic Emotions Song 2
    • Makaton Basic Emotions Song 3
    • Super Pooper Song
    • This is a Safe Space Song
    • Time for Sleep Song
    • Tricky Feelings Song
    • Ups and Downs Song
    • What foods do our bodies need? Song

     

    Fact Files

    • Fact Files Activity Ideas
    • Download all of our Fact Files as a zip file 
    • Visit our wide range of Fact Files to select the topic that you want to use for your Fact File Activity 

    Check-in Activities

    • Check-in Activities

    Facts4Life 30 Day Challenges

    Facts4Life 30 day Activity Challenge

    • Facts4Life 30 day Activity Challenge Booklet
    • Gold Certificate
    • Silver Certificate
    • Bronze Certificate

    Facts4Life 30 day Wellbeing Challenge

    • Facts4Life 30 day Wellbeing Challenge Booklet (2021)
    • Facts4Life 30 day Wellbeing Challenge Booklet Insert (2021) – Suggestions for Five 5 Ways activities
    • Gold Certificate
    • Silver Certificate
    • Bronze Certificate
    • Click here for further information on the Five Ways to Wellbeing

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    First Aid

    First Aid Superstar (KS1)

    • KS1 First Aid Superstar (PowerPoint)
    • KS1 First Aid Superstar (Teacher Notes)
    • KS1 First Aid Superstar Emergency Contact Sheet
    • KS1 First Aid Superstar Song

    First Aid (KS2)

    • KS2 First Aid (Powerpoint)
    • KS2 First Aid (Teacher Notes)
    • KS2 First Aid Quiz Questions

    Brain Science Resource

    • Self-Regulation Challenge
    • My Busy Brain and How I Can Help It (Video mp4)
    • My Busy Brain and How I Can Help It (PowerPoint)
    • Teacher Notes
    • Story – Felix and the Tricky Tuesday

    Smoothing the Path with Sleep – KS1

    • Story and Notes
    • Sleep Well, Boo! (PowerPoint)

    Healthy Eating

    • Eat Yourself Healthy (Teacher Notes)
    • Eat Yourself Healthy (PowerPoint)

    Assemblies

    Key Theme 1: Riding the Ups and Downs

    • Jamie goes on a journey
    • Dame Tanni Grey Thompson

    Key Theme 2: Keeping Balanced

    • Immune Learning
    • Bella’s bouncy birthday

    Key Theme 3: Smoothing the Path

    • Smoothing the Path

    The Five Ways to Wellbeing

    • Introductory Story

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    National Awareness Days

    (These materials can be used on the designated day or at any time during the school year)

    NSPCC Number Day 

    • Facts4Life Number Quiz – The Body (PowerPoint)
    • Facts4Life Number Quiz – Body Facts (Teacher Notes)

    Children’s Mental Health Week 

    • Assembly: How Connection Helps Mental Health (PowerPoint)
    • Assembly: How Connection Helps Mental Heath (Teachers Notes)

    Random Acts of Kindness Day 

    • Story/Assembly – Random Acts of Kindness

    World Water Day 

    • Facts4Life Water & The Body Quiz (PowerPoint)
    • Facts4Life Water & The Body Quiz (Pupil Handout)
    • Facts4Life Water & The Body Quiz (Teachers Notes)

    Mental Health Awareness Week & World Mental Health Day 

    • Assembly: What is Mental Health? (PowerPoint)
    • Assembly: What is Mental Heath? (Teachers Notes)

    National Bug Busting Day

    • Fun Facts Episode 1: Head Lice (Video mp4)

    Facts4Life Video Shorts

    • Fun Facts Episode 1: Head Lice
    • Fun Facts Episode 2: The Sun
    • Fun Facts Episode 3: Tooth Health
    • Fun Facts Episode 4: The Cold Virus
    • Fun Facts Episode 5: Allergies
    • See all of our videos on our F4L YouTube channel

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    French Module

    • Parts of the body and saying what’s wrong (Teachers Crib Sheet)
    • Parts of the body and saying what’s wrong (Flashcards: images & words)

    F4L Snakes & Ladders Game

    • Instructions
    • Game Board (print on A3 ideally)
    • Chance Cards
    • Question Cards

    Starter Activities

    • Ice Breaker Health Bingo Template

    Mindfulness and Yoga

    • Stop and Take a Breath
    • Mindful Me Activity Poster
    • Yoga Exercises 

    Misc.

    • Draft letter to parents
    • National Curriculum Links
    • Fact File Prompt Questions
    • Pre & Post Attitudes Evaluation Sheet (pdf)
    • Pre & Post Attitudes Evaluation Sheet (word)

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