Nettsider med emneord «Health and life skills»
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Themes: Fairy tales, Health and life skills, Intercultural competence
Connections to the Curriculum in English: By reflecting on, interpreting and critically assessing different types of texts in English, the pupils shall acquire language and knowledge of culture and society.
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Themes: Cross-curricular, Family, Feelings, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book allows children to talk about loss and bereavement. It can be used in other subjects as a starting point for talking about death and how to cope with death.
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Themes: Cross-curricular, Family, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book is an excellent starting point for talking about some aspects of different ways of living.
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Themes: Cross-curricular, Family, Friendship, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book investigates ways of living and it encourages talk about family life and how different families can be.
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Themes: Fairy tales, Feelings, Health and life skills, Digital skills, Identity
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book uses a well-known fairy tale to show the dangers of ruining one’s online reputation if you cross the line to snap and post some selfies and videos. The book encourages talk about Internet safety. The text has the format of rhyme.
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Themes: Feelings, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book is a conversation starter for talking about anger, which can be very upsetting for children, and how to accept and deal with this feeling. It is a model text to support young learners beginning to express their feelings, both in writing and orally.
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Themes: Diversity, Health and life skills, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book invites young learners to talk about feelings and the uniqueness of every human being and relates closely to the interdisciplinary topic Health and life skills. Furthermore, the book is well suited as a model text to support students in their writing.
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Themes: Feelings, Identity, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book encourages talk about accepting yourself and love what you have.
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Themes: Acceptance, Diversity, Health and Life skills, Identity, Intercultural competence, Democracy and citizenship
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book motivates for talk about different ways of living, culture and traditions and thus, contributes to developing students’ intercultural competence.
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Themes: Friendship, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book encourages children to talk about friendship and the feeling of losing a best friend.
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Themes: Animals, Identity, Health and life skills, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book is a conversation starter for talking about identity and self-esteem. This is a rhyming story and encourages to work with pronunciation and spelling. It can also be used as a model text to help young learners begin writing simple texts.
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Themes: Cross-curricular, Environment, Health and life skills, Identity
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book helps young learners to express their thoughts and opinions about the environment, furthermore, the book can provide new perspectives on the pupils’ own way of life.
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Themes: Acceptance, Feelings, Identity, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book encourages young learners to express their feelings and help perfectionist children keep things in perspective.
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Themes: Acceptance, Diversity, Health and life skills, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book about class and prejudices told from different perspectives can support students developing an understanding of narrator viewpoint as a literary device.
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Themes: Democracy and citizenship, Health and life skills, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book helps students of all ages to see that togetherness is better than isolation and, hence, raise students’ awareness of a global world that we are all part of. Furthermore, this is a peep-through picture book with simple rhyming text and it encourages young learners to work with pronunciation and rhythm of the English language.
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Themes: Diversity, Family, Health and life skills, Identity
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book is an inspiration for students to share and express their thoughts and opinions on their own way of life and help them develop a positive and a secure identity.
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Themes: Amusement, Animals, Diversity, Feelings, Health and life skills, Identity
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This amusing book encourages students to talk about diversity and being different. It can help young students to build their confidence to master something they don’t think they can do, and, hence, lead to personal growth.
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Themes: Cross-curricular, Feelings, Health and life skills
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This book encourages reflection and talk about feelings, and it celebrates what good wishes can do for those who receive them. In this way, the book can provide new perspectives on the pupils’ own way of life and that of others.
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Themes: Friendship, Health and life skills, Identity
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This large format and colourful book generates talk about friendship and what it means to be a good friend.
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Themes: Amusement, Animals, Health and life skills, Language work
Connections to the Curriculum in English: This amusing story can generate talk about handling a difficult situation. Furthermore, this rhyming picture book encourages work with pronunciation, rhythm and intonation of the English language. In addition, it provides students with expressions useful for everyday communication.