How it works
Each themed box contains a mix of fiction and non-fiction — all brilliant for reading aloud, sharing and stimulating discussion.
The jigsaw scheme of work is a mindful and child-centered approach.
How to order a topic box
To order a box you can either:
- email the Library Services for Schools team
- order online
Library Services for Schools team
Email: library.servicesforschools@westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk
Themes
List of themed boxes we offer.
Relationships - getting on and falling out
This covers:
- relationships
- friendships
- family life
- bullying
- staying safe online
Celebrating difference
This covers:
- accepting others
- bullying
- racism
- friendships
- different families
- different beliefs
- children around the world, gender, disability
Dreams and goals
This covers:
- facing challenges
- perseverance
- significant people who have faced challenges and achieved success
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
Developed by Cumbria Library Services for Schools staff, in partnership with the Cumbria Public Health 5 to 19 Team.
This box covers:
- understanding emotions and feelings
- healthy diet and nutrition
- Exercise
- staying safe, including digital safety
- confidence, self-esteem, being ‘different’
- looking after your teeth
- sleep
- family and friends
Read for Empathy
Collection of titles to support National Empathy Day but an essential reading collection for all year round.
Save the Planet
This box covers:
- plastic pollution
- recycling
- vanishing rainforests
- endangered animals
- woodland habitat destruction
- melting polar lands
Refugees and immigration
Help pupils challenge assumptions about migrants, asylum seekers and refugees and to develop mutual respect, empathy and understanding.