How are you developing your pupils' characters, emotions, imaginations and spirits? The importance of developing children's personal, spiritual and moral education has become a key issue in the modern school curriculum. Yet, for the busy primary school teacher, integrating values education into the average school day is a tricky and time-consuming task. This book is an indispensable resource for use in both the classroom and assembly, providing a delightful collection of fifteen original themed stories and activities, designed to develop key values and skills. Using the power of story, it stimulates reflection and discussion on a range of topics. The material is presented to maximise fun in learning, flexibility and coverage of National Curriculum guidelines for values education teaching. Amongst key values discussed are:
· Personal responsibility and independence
· Co-operation and sharing
· Honesty and justice
· Respect for world religions.
Each session contributes to key skills in English, whilst many of the activities involve use of co-ordination, numeracy and science skills. In addition, the stories are implicitly multicultural in flavour, giving a diverse and innovative feel to the book as a whole. Teachers at key stages 1 and 2, student teachers, headteachers, and literacy co-ordinators alike, will find this book an irresistibly charming, and yet practical tool. Its topical tales and photocopiable resources make it an essential classroom companion.