Educational resources for school children
Welcome to Barnardo’s teachers' recources for primary schools! Each activity links to areas of the national curriculum such as PSHE, Science, P.E, Art and Design, literacy and numeracy. The fun challenges and activities engage children while promoting a sense of achievement.
To help you, we have made the activities as user friendly as we can. That’s why we have provided lesson plans alongside a variety of materials to use. The lesson plans are adaptable to suit any teacher’s time and workload. So you can use as much or as little as you like!
Children and schools that participate will receive stickers and certificates to thank them for their efforts. Schools in England will also receive an Every Child Matters certificate to display.
Taking part is not only a great way for children to learn about those less fortunate than them, they raise money for a great cause too.
Barnardo's Eggciting Challenge
Boil an egg, decorate it and take care of it for a week - an 'Eggciting' way to learn about caring that's also creative! Take a look at our teaching resources and start boiling!
Barnardo's Big Bean Challenge
Plant a bean and watch it grow into a great big plant. Literacy, numeracy and science are all included here, so take a look at our teachers' resources and start planting!
Barnardo's Big Bounce
Get bouncing for Barnardo's, keep fit and learn about the effects on your body. Take a look at our teachers' resources and join in the fun!
Barnardo's Big Bauble Challenge
Design a bauble for your class tree or wall in this fun Christmas activity. Make a wish that will help make a child's life better, and raise money to help make your wish come true.
Care and Share Challenge
Design a badge to make a friend happy and learn about the importance of developing positive friendships. The money you raise for Barnardo's could help fund our anti-bullying work.
'Then and Now' – an activity for infants
Place picture stickers of items into the correct time zones. Based around Barnardo's Victorian History when Dr Barnardo set up his first homes, children learn about different ways of life at other times in history.
'Then and Now' – an activity for juniors
Place picture stickers of items into the correct time zones. Based around Barnardo's Victorian History when Dr Barnardo set up his first homes, children learn about ways of life at different times in history and look at the different ways the past is represented.
Get Moving - for nursey classes
Get active and get your class active while raising money for disadvantaged children.
These resources are also available in bi-lingual text for Wales.
