Teaching Materials
A list of useful materials for those involved in teaching and training around health promotion categorised by topic area.
Quick links on this page:
Adolescents
Alcohol
Anatomy
Bullying
Communication
Dental health
Disabilities
Drugs
First aid
Health improvement/Health promotion
Learning
Mental health
Nutrition
Personal development
Physical activity
Safety
Sexual health and well-being
Smoking
Adolescents
SKLAIR Jessie (2006). The big change: children talk about the move from primary to secondary school [Video]. Surrey: Young Voice
ISBN 1903456177
SWINDEN Liz and DE MEZA Lesley (1999). Lifesize: teaching materials exploring body image. London: Forbes Publications
HEALTH EDUCATION BOARD FOR SCOTLAND (1997). The crunch: negotiating the agenda with young people: a peer education training manual. Health Education Board for Scotland
Alcohol
ROGERS, Vanessa (2006). A little book of alcohol : activities to explore alcohol issues with young people. Leicester: National Youth Agency.
ISBN 0861553284
RED ROSE CHAIN ([2005]). Under the influence : a film promoting alcohol awareness [DVD]. Ipswich: Red Rose Chain
HEALTH EDCO [2004]. Death of a liver [Easel display and leaflet]. Texas: Health Edco
Cast from real specimens, the display consists of three hand-painted models representing a normal liver, a liver with hepatitis, and a liver with cirrhosis. Vividly illustrates the dangers of alcohol abuse.
HEALTH EDCO [2003]. The consequences of alcohol abuse : 3D display. Texas: Health Edco
[For collection from library only]
THE BUREAU FOR AT-RISK YOUTH (2003). Alcohol prevention bingo : an educational game for teens about alcohol prevention. Milton Keynes: Incentive Plus
TACADE (2001). Alcoshots : young people in alcohol related situations : 12 trigger photographs. Salford: Tacade.
SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT (2000). Drugs education including alcohol and tobacco. Hemel Hempstead: KCP Publications.
Anatomy
EDU-LAB (2004). Human anatomy. Norfolk: Edu-Lab
Resource pack containing 10 large colour posters covering: the skeleton; the skin; the teeth; the ear; the eye; the digestive system; the muscles; the brain; the lungs; and the heart. Also includes a guide containing worksheets and further detail for each poster.
LINFIELD, Rachel Sparks and COLTMAN, Penny (2003). Human body big book. Harlow: Longman.
GALT EDUCATIONAL (2001). Bag of bones wallhanging. Cheshire: GALT Educational
LAKESHORE (1999). Take-apart doll: Robin. LAKESHORE
Bullying
SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT (2000). Emotional health and well-being including bullying. Hemel Hempstead: KCP Publications.
Communication
MELIA, Josie (2005). Wavelength : a handbook of communication strategies for working with young people. Brighton: Trust for the Study of Adolescence.
Dental Health
GALT EDUCATIONAL [2001]. Giant dental care model. Cheshire: GALT Educational
HUNTER Leigh H (1991). Touch tooth kit. Hemming Visual Aid
[For collection from library only]
Disabilities
BAKER, Sharon (2005). Sex and relationship education for young people with physical disabilities : a booklet for teachers. London: Contact a Family
Drugs
EMMET David and NICE Graeme (2008). Getting wise to drugs: a resource for teaching children about drugs, dangerous substances and other risky situations. London : Jessica Kingsley ISBN 9781843105077 Suitable for use with children aged 8-12
DRAMATIC MEDIA (2007). Deadline : a programme that explores social issues associated with young people and drugs [DVD and booklet]. Wyboston: Dramatic Media.
EMMETT, David and NICE, Graeme (2005). Understanding drug issues : a photocopiable resource workbook. London: Jessica Kingsley.
IVES, Richard and STONE, Nick (2005). i2d : a drug education video for young people ISBN 190354906X
COHEN, Julian (2004). The new primary school drugs education pack. Liverpool: Healthwise.
MEDIA MATERIALS (2004). Drug awareness : 24 flash cards
HEALTH EDCO (2003). The consequences of drug abuse : 3D display. Texas: Health Edco
[For collection from library only]
WORLD CLASS LEARNING MATERIALS (2003). Quizmo? Drug awareness and positive choices (Boxed game) Baltimore: World Class Learning Materials
COHEN Julian (2001). Basic drug facts card game. Birkenhead: Healthwise
D&W (2000). Drug box. Manningtree: D&W
[For collection from library only]
SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT (2000). Drugs education including alcohol and tobacco. Hemel Hempstead: KCP Publications.
TAYLOR, Tony (1996). Drugs education : a practical guide for primary school teachers. Bristol: Groups in Learning.
First Aid
ACCESS PARTNERSHIP (2002). Early years first aid handbook: First aid education for 6 and 7-year-olds. Stockport: The Access Partnership
ACCESS PARTNERSHIP (2002). First aid handbook: First aid education for 7 to 11-year-olds. Stockport: The Access Partnership
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION (1998). The Artie Beat educational resource material for 7-11 year olds. London: British Heart Foundation
Health Improvement/Health Promotion
NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND (2007) Improving health: developing effective practice. 3rd Edition. NHS Health Scotland
LEARNING AND TEACHING SCOTLAND (2004). Being well, doing well : a framework for health promoting schools in Scotland. Dundee: Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit
PERFECT PLAYTHINGS [2004]. Emotions 6 puppet set. Cheshire: Perfect Playthings
SCOTTISH HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOLS UNIT and SCOTTISH NETWORK FOR ABLE PUPILS (2003). Emotional intelligence (Video and conference report). Dundee: Scottish Health Promoting Schools Unit
KING, Adrian and WETTON, Noreen (2003). Real health for real lives : ages 4-5. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes.
KING, Adrian and WETTON, Noreen (2003). Real health for real lives : ages 6-7. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes.
KING, Adrian and WETTON, Noreen (2003). Real health for real lives : ages 8-9. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes.
KING, Adrian and WETTON, Noreen (2003). Real health for real lives : ages 10-11. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes.
LEARNING AND TEACHING SCOTLAND (2000). Health education: 5-14 national guidelines: guide for teachers and managers. Edinburgh: Scottish Executive.
Learning and Development
ROWNTREE, Derek (2003). Preparing materials for open, distance and flexible learning: an action guide for teachers and trainers. London: Kogan Page.
Mental Health
PLUMMER, Deborah (2005). Helping adolescents and adults to build self-esteem : a photocopiable resource book. London: Jessica Kingsley.
UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN and NHS GRAMPIAN (2004). Wellbeing project : Aberdeen City (Resource pack). Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen
ROSE, Gillian and YORK, Ann (2004). Mental health and growing up: factsheets for parents, teachers and young people. London: Gaskell.
MIND OUT FOR MENTAL HEALTH (2003). Stop the stigma : a local action pack to stop the stigma surrounding mental health. London: Mind Out for Mental Health
ACCESS PARTNERSHIP (2002). Taking control with Will Power's early years book of choices: Self-esteem handbook for 6-7 year olds. Stockport: The Access Partnership
MIND (2001). The bird and the word : materials for mental health education in secondary schools key stage 4 and 6th forms. London: MIND.
SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT (2000). Emotional health and well-being including bullying. Hemel Hempstead: KCP Publications
WETTON Noreen and COLLINS Margaret (1999). Rosie's world (Video and teaching pack). Health Education Board for Scotland.
Nutrition
HEALTH EDCO [2007]. Nutrition picture toss-up ball. 24" inflatable ball containing pictures of 35 different foods. Can be used to help children identify foods and food groups and learn what those foods contribute to the diet. Includes instructions for different activities, answer sheet and repair patch. Ages 11 and up.
COLLINS, Margaret (2006). Let's learn about healthy eating. London: Paul Chapman Publishing.
GLOVER, Rebecca ([2006]). Follow me Mum : the key to successful breastfeeding [DVD]. Burswood, Western Australia: Tapestry Films
ROBINSON Sally (2006). Healthy eating in primary schools. London: Paul Chapman Publishing
J & B PRODUCTS (2005). Deluxe food puppet set. A tool for teaching children about nutrition, these puppets are perfect for telling kids fun food stories. Set also includes reproducible colouring and word search handouts. Ideas for using puppets and general nutrition information.
UNICEF and FAMILY CARE (2005). Breastfeeding your baby [Picture pack]. UNICEF
HEALTH EDUCATION BOARD FOR SCOTLAND (2003). Adventures in foodland : ideas for making food fun from an early age. Edinburgh: Health Education Board for Scotland.
LITTLE FOLK VISUALS (2002). Food pyramid. Little Folk Visuals
NHS GREATER GLASGOW and GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL (2001). Fruit plus: Fruit in schools partnership: Pre five school pack. Glasgow: NHS Greater Glasgow
HEALTH EDUCATION AUTHORITY (2000). The adventures of Safe-T and the H Squad: Food hygiene teaching pack for 7-10 year olds. London: Health Education Authority
LEARNING RESOURCES (2000). Food pyramid pocket chart and book set.
Norfolk: Learning Resources.
ANONYMOUS (1999). Nutrition activity tote. California: Frank Schaffer Publications
Contains the following items: Healthy Food Bag (felt display); Food Pyramid Poster; First Discovery Vegetable Book; Fruit and Vegetable Cutting Set; and a See-Inside Fruit and Vegetable Jigsaw.
INJOY VIDEOS (1998). Teen breastfeeding: the natural choice [Video set]. Injoy Productions
LEARNING RESOURCES (1995). Eat smart with the pyramid pals (Poster). Norfolk: Learning Resources
LEARNING RESOURCES (1994). Magnetic food fun healthy set. Learning Resources
Contains the following items: 34 magnetic menu items featuring foods from the 5 main food groups; magnetic write-on/wipe-off placemat for menu planning; order pad for playing restaurant; and suggested activities leaflet. Suitable for ages 3 and up.
Personal Development
WETTON, Noreen and COLLINS, Margaret (2003). Pictures of health. Dunstable: Belair Publications.
Pictures of health provides stimulating ideas and activities to encourage children to take responsibility for their own health and well-being. Through the seven broad themes children have the opportunity to learn about their own rights, duties and responsibilities, as well as those of others, and learn to respect and value the richness and diversity of society.
Physical Activity
HEALTH EDUCATION BOARD FOR SCOTLAND (2002). The Class Moves! Edinburgh: Health Education Board for Scotland.
GORDON A et al. (2001). Play @ home. Fife: Fife Council
SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT (2000). Physical activity. Hemel Hempstead: KCP Publications.
Safety
ACCESS PARTNERSHIP (2002). Red alert: Fire safety for 7-11 year olds. Stockport: The Access Partnership
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS (2001). Safe start: activities for young children. Birmingham: Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS (2001). Small beginnings: a leader's guide to developing the concepts and skills underlying safety. Birmingham: Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT (2000). Safety (A teacher's resource). Hemel Hempstead: KCP Publications.
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION (1998). The Artie Beat educational resource material for 7-11 year olds. London: British Heart Foundation
Sexual Health and Well-being
DODD, Karen and others (2007). Exploring sexual and social understanding: an illustrated pack designed for working with people with learning disabilities. Kidderminster: British Institute of Learning Disabilities.
MCCARTHY Michelle and THOMPSON David (2007). Sex and the 3Rs: rights, risks and responsibilities: a sex education pack for working with people with learning disabilities. Brighton: Pavilion Publishing.
KERR-EDWARDS, Lesley and SCOTT, Lorna (2005). Talking together...about contraception, Book One. London: Family Planning Association.
KERR-EDWARDS, Lesley and SCOTT, Lorna (2005). Talking together...about contraception, Book Two. London: Family Planning Association.
JOHNS, Rebecca and SCOTT, Lorna and others (2004). Let's do it: creative activities for sex education for young people with learning difficulties. Bucks: Image in Action
CRAFT Ann (2003). Living your life: the sex education and personal development resource for special educational needs. London: Brook Publications
CRAFT Ann (2003). Living your life: 68 photocopiable worksheets. London: Brook Publications
KERR-EDWARDS, Lesley and SCOTT, Lorna (2003). Talking together...about sex and relationships: a practical resource for schools and parents working with young people with learning disabilities. London: Family Planning Association.
ATHENA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT [2002]. Sex and sensibility. [Video Pack]. Worcester : Athena Information Management.
CENTRE FOR HIV AND SEXUAL HEALTH (2002). Rollercoaster: a game exploring the ups and downs of puberty. Rotherham: Centre for HIV and Sexual Health, Rotherham Education Authority
COHEN, Julian (2001). Primary school sex and relationships pack. Liverpool: Healthwise. ISBN 1873460384
ROGERS Vanessa (2001). Let's talk about relationships : handbook of resource activities for young people. Leicester : National Youth Agency
RAMSAY, Iain (1999). Growing up [Sex education] Harlow: BBC Active ISBN 9780563516385
[Resource pack containing an A4 booklet of photocopiable activity sheets, a DVD and 3 colour posters]
Smoking
NHS HEALTH SCOTLAND (2008). Tobacco facts: a resource pack for teachers, youth workers and those working with children and young people on tobacco issues. Edinburgh: NHS Health Scotland.
GASP (2004). Smoker's tar in a jar (Jar and display stand). Bristol: GASP
Demonstrates the amount of tar in tobacco smoke and helps to explain to smokers what causes cancer, bronchitis and emphysema.
HEALTH EDCO (2004). Death of a lung (Easel display and leaflet). Texas: Health Edco
Cast from real specimens, the display consists of three hand-painted models representing a normal lung, a lung with emphysema, and a lung with cancer. Vividly illustrates the dangers of smoking.
GASP (2004). Pot pourri of puffing poisons (Set of jars and display stand). Bristol: GASP
Set of 30 labelled jars each containing relevant objects, liquids, and gases to represent the 4000 deadly chemicals in cigarette smoke. Accompanied by an A4 poisons poster in a display stand and also a sheet of ideas for displaying and styling the set of poisons.
GASP (2004). What's in tobacco smoke? (Display case). Bristol: GASP
Wooden box display demonstrating 30 of the 4000 chemicals found in tobacco smoke. Designed by a creative collage artist, it contains a mix of chemicals in jars, insects, cars, objects and photos.
TACADE (1996). Acting for health: drugs, smoking, alcohol misuse. Video resource pack for teachers, youth workers and parents. Department of Health
HEALTH EDCO (2004). The consequences of smoking : 3D display. Texas: Health Edco
DRISCOLL, Nancy Anne (2003). Smoking prevention bingo : an educational game for teens about smoking prevention. Milton Keynes: Incentive Plus
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH and others (2002). The world of tobacco... turning over a new leaf.
Salford: Tacade
SCHOOLS HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT (2000). Drugs education including alcohol and tobacco. Hemel Hempstead: KCP Publications.
HERTFORDSHIRE HEALTH PROMOTION (1998). Smoking awareness pack: a visual resource. HERTFORDSHIRE HEALTH PROMOTION