7–14
Medium (5-11 activities)
Our Character and Community resource, created to celebrate the release of Tom Hooper's Cats, takes pupils aged 7-14 on a PSHE-led learning sequence which builds towards the creation of an imaginative poem. Along the way pupils will consider identity and personality types and the importance of forming their own opinions of people. The wonderful array of characters and personalities in Cats provide a pivotal creative stimulus for these discussions.
Through the trailer, pupils will also engage with themes of acceptance and redemption and weave an expression of these into their poetry. All pupils will be encouraged to enter the My School Community competition that encourages them to explore the idea of what makes a community for the chance to win a private screening of the film for their class!
Note: the competition closed on 10 January 2020. See the winning entries.
The Cats Catalogue and competition leaflet to use throughout the resource.
Size: 106.71 MB
The classroom poster with prompts for the My School Community competition
Size: 33.05 MB
The PowerPoint presentation for lesson 3, use with accompanying lesson plan
Size: 34.96 MB
The lesson plan and activity sheets for lesson 1 - Uncovering Character
Size: 54.90 MB
The lesson plan and activity sheets for lesson 2 - Personality to Poem
Size: 55.01 MB
The lesson plan and activity sheets for lesson 3 - Character and Community
Size: 75.76 MB
Download the competition form for the My School Community competition.
Size: 29.62 MB
The PowerPoint presentation for lesson 2, use with accompanying lesson plan
Size: 97.98 MB
An overview of lesson content, documents and materials for the resource.
Size: 148.96 MB
The PowerPoint presentation for lesson 1, use with accompanying lesson plan
Size: 215.87 MB
