First and Second Class

          Self-identity

Walk Tall - PDST (2016) 

The Walk Tall (PDST, 2016) resource aims to give children the confidence, skills, attitudes and knowledge to make healthy choices in their lives. This resource was updated in 2016 and now provides a comprehensive set of lessons to teach SPHE. 

1st Class Manual Unit 1

My Name 

I am Good at Lots of Things

2nd Class Manual Unit 4

I have Opinions

I am Learning to Ask for What I Want

Equal Measures -  Department of Education and Science (2006)

The Equal Measures resource aims to support schools and teachers reflect upon and develop practices in their teaching to support and promote gender equality. 

The Blue Kangaroo

Allie the Alien 

HTML Heroes - Webwise (2021)

The HTML Heroes resource has been designed for teachers of 1st and 2nd Class to introduce pupils to the first steps of accessing and using the internet in a safe and responsible manner. 
You will need to read how to use this resource as it is fully interactive.

About this Resource 

Lesson 5: My Time Online

Picture book and story resources:

Picture books can support children to explore topics from a distance or through a fictional lens. Stories with diverse characters can be used to promote inclusion and celebrate diversity, develop understanding and empathy for others, and support the wellbeing of the children who identify with the characters or see their family members represented.  

Children’s Books for Wellbeing - PDST (2020) 

The Children’s Books for Wellbeing document explores how picture books and novels may be used to support teaching and learning in SPHE. The book list section includes pictures books that address a wide variety of topics, including books that explore self-belief and self-confidence, gender expression and identity, celebrate uniqueness and diversity, and promote inclusion.

Children’s Books for Wellbeing

Rainbow Reads - Children's Books Ireland (2020)

The Rainbow Reads Reading List  includes a selection of 84 LGBTI+ inclusive books for young readers to celebrate love, acceptance and family.  

Rainbow Reads Reading List 
 

Free To Be Me – Children’s Books Ireland (2021) 

Free To Be Me celebrates diversity, representation and inclusion to support all children to feel welcomed, valued, celebrated and respected. 

Free To Be Me Reading Guide

Free To Be Me Resource Pack 

Different Abilities – Children’s Books Ireland (2021)

Different Abilities is a book list with stories about accepting difference, respecting individuality and celebrating diversity. 

Different Abilities Reading List 

BOLD GIRLS – Children’s Books Ireland (2018)

BOLD GIRLS is a themed reading guide which highlights strong female role models. It challenges stereotypes and shows female characters with agency, power and opinions.  

BOLD GIRLS Reading Guide

BOLD GIRLS Resource Pack 

     Taking care of my body

RSE Resource - Government of Ireland (1998)

The RSE resource provides a menu of options for classroom lessons from which teachers can choose to support aspects of SPHE. In particular, it can support the sensitive aspects of RSE. 

How My Body Works

When my Body needs Special Care

Walk Tall - PDST (2016)

The Walk Tall resource aims to give children the confidence, skills, attitudes and knowledge to make healthy choices in their lives. This resource was updated in 2016 and now provides a comprehensive set of lessons to teach SPHE. 

1^st Class Manual Unit 2

All Shiny and New

2^nd Class Manual Unit 2 

Our Amazing Bodies

The Stay Safe Programme - Child Abuse Prevention Programme (2016)

The Stay Safe Programme should be taught in its entirety over one school year with topics taught consecutively. The Stay Safe Programme is a personal safety skills programme for primary schools. The aim of the programme is to reduce vulnerability to child abuse and bullying through the provision of personal safety education for children and training for teachers, school management boards and parents.

Stay Safe Programme

   Growing and changing 

RSE Resource - Government of Ireland (1998)

The RSE resource provides a menu of options for classroom lessons from which teachers can choose to support aspects of SPHE. In particular, it can support the sensitive aspects of RSE. 

Growing Means Changing

Growing and Changing

RSE Resource - Government of Ireland (1998)

The RSE resource provides a menu of options for classroom lessons from which teachers can choose to support aspects of SPHE. In particular, it can support the sensitive aspects of RSE. 

The Wonder of New Life

Walk Tall - PDST (2016)

The Walk Tall resource aims to give children the confidence, skills, attitudes and knowledge to make healthy choices in their lives. This resource was updated in 2016 and now provides a comprehensive set of lessons to teach SPHE. 

1^st Class Manual Unit 3

Name That Feeling

Feelings Are Good

I Can Think Positively

2^nd Class Manual Unit 4

I’m Learning to Say No

Children’s Books for Wellbeing - PDST (2020) 

The Children’s Books for Wellbeing document explores how picture books and novels may be used to support teaching and learning in SPHE. The book list section includes picture books that explore a range of feelings and emotions. 

Children’s Books for Wellbeing

Mind Yourself – Children’s Books Ireland, 2020

The Mind Yourself resource pack and instructional videos were designed to support primary schools to scaffold conversations about feelings, emotions and wellbeing through children’s books. 

Mind Yourself Instructional Videos

Mind Yourself Reading Guide

Mind Yourself Resource Pack 

Safety and Protection

HTML Heroes - Webwise (2021)

The HTML Heroes resource has been designed for teachers of 1st and 2nd Class to introduce pupils to the first steps of accessing and using the internet in a safe and responsible manner. 
You will need to read how to use this resource as it is fully interactive.

About this Resource 

Lesson 3: Playing and Learning Online

The Stay Safe Programme - Child Abuse Prevention Programme (2016)

The Stay Safe Programme should be taught in its entirety over one school year with topics taught consecutively. The Stay Safe Programme is a personal safety skills programme for primary schools. The aim of the programme is to reduce vulnerability to child abuse and bullying through the provision of personal safety education for children and training for teachers, school management boards and parents.

Stay Safe Programme

           Myself and my family

Walk Tall - PDST (2016)

The Walk Tall resource aims to give children the confidence, skills, attitudes and knowledge to make healthy choices in their lives. This resource was updated in 2016 and now provides a comprehensive set of lessons to teach SPHE. 

1st Class Manual Unit 1

 I Belong in My Home

RSE Resource - Government of Ireland (1998)

The RSE resource provides a menu of options for classroom lessons from which teachers can choose to support aspects of SPHE. In particular, it can support the sensitive aspects of RSE. 

My Family

Picture Book and Story Resources: 

Stories with diverse characters can be used to promote inclusion and celebrate diversity, develop understanding and empathy for others, and support the wellbeing of the children who identify with the characters or see their family members represented.  

Celebrating Families Reading List – Children's Books Ireland (2021)

The Celebrating Families Reading List includes books that celebrate all types of families.

Celebrating Families Reading List

Rainbow Reads Reading List – Children’s Books Ireland (2020)

The Rainbow Reads Reading List  includes a selection of 84 LGBTI+ inclusive books for young readers to celebrate love, acceptance and family.  

Rainbow Reads Reading List

     Myself and other people

Different Families Same Love -  INTO LGBT+ Teachers' Group 

The Different Families Same Love resource supports teachers to effectively implement the Anti-Bullying Procedures, with strategies to address homophobic and transphobic bullying. The resource includes good practice guidelines for inclusive schools, advice on class-appropriate use of language, and lesson ideas for all classes in primary school.

Poster

Lesson ideas

HTML Heroes - Webwise (2021)

The HTML Heroes resource has been designed for teachers of 1st and 2nd Class to introduce pupils to the first steps of accessing and using the internet in a safe and responsible manner. 
You will need to read how to use this resource as it is fully interactive.

About this Resource 

Lesson 4: Chatting online

Children’s Books for Wellbeing -  PDST (2020)

The Children’s Books for Wellbeing document explores how picture books and novels may be used to support teaching and learning in SPHE. The book list section includes picture books that explore friendship and bullying. 

Children’s Books for Wellbeing

            Relating to others

The Right Start - Amnesty International (2006)

The Right Start resource is skills based providing a menu of activities to develop and build children’s experience of the building blocks of human rights. Its content is mapped across the Primary Curriculum including SPHE.

Listening Friends

Communicating Feelings

The Stay Safe Programme - Child Abuse Prevention Programme (2016)

The Stay Safe Programme should be taught in its entirety over one school year with topics taught consecutively. The Stay Safe Programme is a personal safety skills programme for primary schools. The aim of the programme is to reduce vulnerability to child abuse and bullying through the provision of personal safety education for children and training for teachers, school management boards and parents.

Stay Safe Programme

      Developing citizenship

Walk Tall - PDST (2016)

The Walk Tall  resource aims to give children the confidence, skills, attitudes and knowledge to make healthy choices in their lives. This resource was updated in 2016 and now provides a comprehensive set of lessons to teach SPHE. 

1st Class Manual Unit 5

I Belong in  My Community

Picture Books and Story Resources: 

Picture books can support children to explore topics from a distance or through a fictional lens. Stories can be used to develop understanding and empathy for others, promote inclusion and celebrate diversity.

Children’s Books for Wellbeing -  PDST (2020)

The Children’s Books for Wellbeing document explores how picture books and novels may be used to support teaching and learning in SPHE. The book list section includes pictures books that address a wide variety of topics, including human rights, poverty, homelessness and refugees.

Children’s Books for Wellbeing

Together With Refugees Reading List – Children’s Books Ireland (2020)

The Together With Refugees Reading List encourages readers to see the world from the perspective of a refugee.

Together With Refugees Reading List

Different Abilities Reading List  – Children’s Books Ireland (2021)

Different Abilities is a book list with stories about accepting difference, respecting individuality and celebrating diversity.

Different Abilities Reading List

Free To Be Me  Resources – Children’s Books Ireland (2021)

Free To Be Me celebrates diversity, representation and inclusion to support all children to feel welcomed, valued, celebrated and respected.

Free To Be Me Reading Guide

Free To Be Me Resource Pack

BOLD GIRLS Resources – Children’s Books Ireland (2018)

BOLD GIRLS is a themed reading guide which highlights strong female role models. It challenges stereotypes and shows female characters with agency, power and opinions.  

BOLD GIRLS Reading Guide

BOLD GIRLS Resource Pack

Media education

Walk Tall - PDST (2016) 

The Walk Tall resource aims to give children the confidence, skills, attitudes and knowledge to make healthy choices in their lives. This resource was updated in 2016 and now provides a comprehensive set of lessons to teach SPHE. 

2nd Class Manual Unit 6

Adverts are Influences

HTML Heroes - Webwise (2021)

The HTML Heroes resource has been designed for teachers of 1st and 2nd Class to introduce pupils to the first steps of accessing and using the internet in a safe and responsible manner. 

You will need to read how to use this resource as it is fully interactive.

About this Resource 

Lesson 1: Welcome to the internet

Lesson 2: Searching online

MediaWise: Media Literacy Resource - Safefood (2017)

The MediaWise interactive activities were designed to support children to make sense of the digital world and develop medial literacy skills. It aims to develops critical thinking skills and support children to navigate media, marketing and advertising.

What is the Media?

The Message and Emotion Behind the Media

Who is the target?

Media's Influence on Us

The Stay Safe Programme - Child Abuse Prevention Programme (2016)

The Stay Safe Programme should be taught in its entirety over one school year with topics taught consecutively. The Stay Safe Programme is a personal safety skills programme for primary schools. The aim of the programme is to reduce vulnerability to child abuse and bullying through the provision of personal safety education for children and training for teachers, school management boards and parents.

Stay Safe Programme

Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST)

Tips for parents on how to support teaching of RSE 

Talking to your young child about relationships, sexuality and growing up (HSE)

This resource kit aims to support parents to talk to their young children about relationships and sexuality in a gradual and age-appropriate way

Talking to your young child about relationships, sexuality and growing up

Tom's Flower Power Story

National Parents Council – Primary

NPCp exists to ensure that all parents are supported and empowered to become effective partners in their children’s education. 

NPCp runs workshops for parents on talking to your child about relationships and sex. Call 01 8874475 or 01 8874481 for more information. They also have a helpline number: 01 887 4477. You can visit their website here

Gendered.ie

An information resource for families of gender variant children and transgender young people in the Republic of Ireland. 

Website 

Webwise

Provides a wide variety of up-to-date internet sfaety resources, supports and information for parents/guardians 

Website

The Stay Safe Programme - Child Abuse Prevention Programme 

The Stay Safe Programme should be taught in its entirety over one school year with topics taught consecutively. The Stay Safe programme is a personal safety skills programme for primary schools. The aim of the programme is to reduce vulnerability to child abuse and bullying through the provision of personal safety education for children and training for teachers, school management boards and parents.

Parents Guide

Stay Safe Parents | PDST