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We’ve put together all of our fantastic resources so that you can find exactly what you’re looking for to put together a Sport Relief lesson in your school. You can find all of the materials you need to accompany our Sport Relief lesson plans as well as extra photos and videos should you want to add to your lesson or create one of your own.

Key Stage 2

Documents

SOLANGE

Solange's Storycard - PDF
"Read Solange's story from Brazil: 'My name is Solange. I am 10 and I live in Recife in Brazil. I live with my mum, my sister Geanine and five brothers. We don’t have much money, so we live in a small wooden shack on the city rubbish dump...' Find out more about Solange's life, her dreams for the future, and how Comic Relief is helping her, in this story card. "

Issue Profile: Brazil - PDF
Basic facts and issues on Brazilian society and culture, family life in the favelas and education.

Solange's Storycards for roleplay - PDF
Use these story cards to inspire students to get creative when telling Solange's story - they can use them when creating role plays, freeze frames or drawings.

Mystery Clue cards: Solange - PDF
These clue cards can be used to find out facts and information about Solange's life and the challenges she faces. They can also be used to solve the mystery: 'what challenges does Solange face that stop her from going to school?' See Lesson Idea 1 [link to lesson idea 1: 7-11 years].

JACK

Jack's Storycard - PDF
"Read Jack's story - a young carer from the UK:

'Hi, my name's Jack and I'm 10. I spend a lot of time with my 15 year-old sister Sarah. She was born with cerebral palsy, which means that she has difficulties walking and talking.'

Find out more about Jack's life and how Comic Relief is helping him cope with his responsibilities in this story card."

Issue Profile: Young Carers in the UK - PDF
Basic facts and information about young carers in the UK.

Jack's Storycards for roleplay - PDF
Use these story cards to inspire students to get creative when telling Jack's story - they can use them when creating role plays, freeze frames or drawings.

Teachers TV

Teachers TV - Working Together with Sport Relief
Useful ideas to develop group work skills in your class

PowerPoint Presentations

Solange's Story - PPT
View Solange's story in photo format. The photos are ideal to use as discussion points with your students.

Solange's Story Backgrounds - PPT
Use these PowerPoints to discuss similarities and differences between a child who lives in poverty in Brazil and students in the UK. Topics to discuss are: house, family, pets, neighbourhood and hobbies. The additional slides can be used as backdrops if students are telling Solange's story.

Jack's Story - PPT
Find out about Jack's story as a young carer through photos. These can be used as discussion points with your students.

Interactive Whiteboard Resources

Solange's Mystery Challenge

Promethean Interactive Whiteboard or
Online Interactive Whiteboard and Teacher's notes 1
Use this resource to explore Brazil with our interactive map, meet Solange and get students to work in teams to find out the answer to the Mystery Challenge: what challenges does Solange face that stop her from going to school? This resource is used in Lesson Idea 1: Solange's Mystery Challenge. Voting tool optional.

Solange's Survival Game

Promethean Interactive Whiteboard or
Online Interactive Whiteboard and Teacher’s notes 1, 2
Get students to work together in teams and make decisions on how they would survive living on a rubbish dump in Brazil. Voting tool optional.

Sports Quiz

Promethean Interactive Whiteboard or
Online Interactive Whiteboard and Teacher's notes 1
Motivate students ready for Sport Relief and test their sporting knowledge in this fun and interactive quiz. Voting tool optional.

Videos

Solange
Watch Solange's story to find out about her life in Brazil and how a Comic Relief project, Passage House, is helping her and her family.

Jack
View this film about Jack's life as a young carer and see how a project funded by Comic Relief is helping him cope with his responsibilities.

Fundraising
Get your students movitated for Sport Relief with this fun and informative fundraising film.

Rise to the Challenge
Watch this brilliant animated song created by the pupils and teachers of Penpol School in Cornwall.

Audio

Samba music
The samba is a Brazilian dance that is known as the dance of joy. Play this clip to your students so that they can hear traditional Brazilian music.

Images

Solange

This is Solange. She is 10 years old and lives in Recife in Brazil. Solanges home is on the edge of a rubbish dump. Solanges family looks through the rubbish on the dump for plastic bottles which they sell to be recycled. This is the rubbish dump where Solange lives. It is dirty and dangerous. This is the rubbish dump where Solange and her family live. This is Solange collecting rubbish that she can sell for recycling. Solange feeds the pigs with her sister Geanine. The pigs live on the dump.

Jack

This is Jack and his sister Sarah. Jack loves to make Sarah laugh. Jack helps to feed his sister Sarah through a feeding tube. Jack helps his mum by making lunch. Jack can talk through his problems and worries with the project workers at the Ormiston Fenland Young Carers Project.

Assembly

Interactive Maps

Brazil
Explore Brazil using this interactive map, packed with photos, video clips and information.

South Africa
Check out South Africa using this interactive map, packed with photos, video clips and information.

UK
Look at how Comic Relief funded projects are helping people across the UK on this interactive map.

Key Stage 3

Documents

JESSICA

Jessica's Storycard - PDF
Read Jessica's story from Brazil: 'Hi, I’m Jessica and I am 12 years old. I live in Recife in Brazil. I live in a favela, which is a type of slum...' Find out more about Jessica's life, her dreams for the future, and how Comic Relief is helping her, in this story card.

Issue Profile: Brazil - PDF
Basic facts and issues on Brazilian society and culture, family life in the favelas, gang culture and education.

Brazil Issue Cards - for roleplay - PDF
Use these issue cards to inspire students to create role plays, freeze frames or drawings to tell Jessica's story or to highlight the issues in Brazil. Issues include alcoholism, life in a favela and gang culture.

Mystery Cards: Jessica - PDF
Students can use these Mystery Cards and work in teams to find out the answer to the Mystery Challenge: what does the future hold for Jessica? This resource is used in Lesson Idea 1: Jessica's Mystery Challenge.

MARTIN

Martin's Storycard - PDF
Read Martin's story from Belfast: 'Hi! My name’s Martin and I live in Belfast, Northern Ireland. I live near an ‘interface’, which is a boundary between two communities where most of the fighting happens...'

Find out more about Martin's life, his dreams for the future, and how Comic Relief is helping him in this story card.

Issue Profile: Belfast - PDF
Basic facts and information on sectarianism, gangs and conflict in Belfast and a Comic Relief funded project called Midnight Street Soccer.

Issue Cards: Belfast - for roleplay - PDF
Use these issue cards to inspire students to create role plays, freeze frames or drawings to tell Martin's story or to highlight the issues in Belfast. Issues include sectarianism, gang culture and violence, young people and drugs and alcohol.

Teachers TV

Teachers TV - Raising Aspirations with Sport Relief
A short film about raising student aspirations

PowerPoint Presentations

Jessica's Story - PPT
View Jessica's story in photo format. The photos are ideal to use as discussion points with your students.

Jessica's Background - PPT
Use these PowerPoints as backdrops if students are telling Jessica's story.

Martin's Background - PPT
Use these PowerPoints as backdrops if students are telling Martin's story.

Interactive Whiteboard Resources

Jessica's Mystery Challenge

Promethean Interactive Whiteboard or
Online Interactive Whiteboard and Teacher's notes 1
Use this resource to explore Brazil with our interactive map, meet Jessica and get students to work in teams to find out the answer to the Mystery Challenge: what does the future hold for Jessica? This resource is used in Lesson Idea 1: Jessica's Mystery Challenge. Voting tool optional.

Martin's Choice Game

Promethean Interactive Whiteboard or
Online Interactive Whiteboard and Teacher's notes 1
Play Martin's Choice Game where students can think about what they might do in situations that Martin may face and see how decisions and actions can have both a positive and negative impact. Voting tool optional.

Sports Quiz

Promethean Interactive Whiteboard or
Online Interactive Whiteboard and Teacher's notes 1
Get students ready for Sport Relief and test their sporting knowledge in this fun and interactive quiz. Voting tool optional.

Videos

Jessica
Learn more about Jessica's life and how she has been helped by a Comic Relief funded project by watching her film.

Martin
Find out more about Martin's challenges and how he has been helped by a Comic Relief funded project by watching his film.

Fundraising film
Motivate your students to fundraise for Sport Relief by watching this fun and informative film.

Rise to the Challenge
Watch this brilliant animated song created by the pupils and teachers of Penpol School in Cornwall.

Audio

Samba music (fast)
The samba is a traditional Brazilian dance that is known as the dance of joy. Jessica loves to dance. Play this example of samba music to your students to show them the sort of music Jessica might dance to.

Samba music (slow)
The samba is a traditional Brazilian dance that is known as the dance of joy. Play this example of samba music to your students to show them the sort of music Brazilians might dance to.

Images

Jessica

This is Jessica. She is 12 years old and lives in a favela which is a type of slum. It is in a very dangerous area of Recife. This is Jessica with her family. Her mother used to drink a lot and Jessica would have to look after her brothers and sisters. Now all of the family go to Passage House together and the project workers have helped Jessica's mum to stop drinking. This is a favela which is where Jessica lives. A favela is a type of slum. Favela houses are made from rubbish, bricks or stone. Jessica lives in a very dangerous area of Recife where there are often shootings.

Martin

This is Martin. He is 15 years old and lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Martin lives in Belfast in Northern Ireland. There has been fighting in Martins area for hundreds of years over whether Northern Ireland should be part of Ireland or the United Kingdom. But the situation is improving and is more peaceful now. There is not very much for young people to do where Martin lives and there is a real problem with alcohol and drugs.

Assembly

Assembly script
Use this Sport Relief assembly to motivate and inspire everyone in school to rise to the challenge and take part in Sport Relief 2008, and learn about young people's lives in the UK and Brazil.

Interactive Maps

Brazil
Explore Brazil using this interactive map, packed with photos, video clips and information.

South Africa
Check out South Africa using this interactive map, packed with photos, video clips and information.

UK
Look at how Comic Relief funded projects are helping people across the UK

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