All resources are available free from The Vegetarian Society within
the UK only.
To order them call 0161 925 2000, e-mail education@vegsoc.org or fill in the order form
As a small charity, any donations towards the costs of
production and postage of our "free" resources would be very
much appreciated.
If you have any tried and tested resources that other
teachers might find useful please send them to us via education@vegsoc.org
Click here to find out more about our free school speaker service.
Vegucation! : our newsletter for everyone who works in schools
Why not sign up for our twice yearly school newsletter? Vegucation! will keep you up to date on any free resources and news: click here to sign up for the e-newsletter or view an example here.
Project Booklet for
Schools
Full of nutritional information and recipes, plus loads of information
about vegetarianism in general, this revised and re-designed resource
is ideal for students aged 11-16. It fits into a wide range of curriculum
areas including science, food, citizenship, health and social care.
This booklet is available online or
as a hard copy free
from the Vegetarian Society.
Revision Sheet
We've also prepared a basic revision sheet detailing what vegetarians eat, the reasons for going veggie and the different types of vegetarian.
Healthy Eating for Vegetarians - Healthy Eating for Vegetarians – a concise booklet on nutrition, endorsed by Dr Mark Porter.
Healthy Eating Quiz - If you get stuck on a question use our "Food Comparisons" and "Do You Get The Balance Right?" posters to help you find the answers! Scroll down to see these posters.
Click here for an online version of the Young Veggie Healthy Eating quiz.
Why It's Green to Go Vegetarian - This booklet offers convincing arguments to suggest that cutting out meat helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to water and land conservation. This is a serious science-based booklet for those who want to know more before making up their own minds. You can either order a hard copy or download it here.
Why It's Green to Go Vegetarian quiz - What we choose to eat can be one of the biggest factors on the environment. Test how much you know here. If you get stuck you can find all of the answers in our Why It's Green to Go Vegetarian booklet (below!).
Click here for an online version of the Why it’s Green To Go Vegetarian quiz.
Why It's Green to Go Vegetarian - summary sheets
Animal Welfare - summary sheets
E-mail service for students and teachers - Your students are more than welcome to “contact an expert” via email. Questionnaires are also welcome. E-mail your questions to education@vegsoc.org
Healthy Eating posters
The Vegetarian Society currently has two posters, both of which illustrate information on healthy eating. The first is The Balance of Good health, the second is a Food Comparisons Poster (pictured left). Both can be used as a teaching aid or just to brighten up your classroom/youth group wall. You can order both through our online order form or download a pdf below:
Balance
of Good Health
Food Comparisons
Silent but Deadly poster
This poster highlights the fact that farmed animals produce more greenhouse gas emissions (18%) than the world’s entire transport system (13.5%)
This poster poses the question; why do we make pets out of some animals and mincemeat out of others?
Quick Lesson Ideas
Vegetarianism is a subject that can be explored in any subject
area! The Vegetarian Society’s Quick Lesson Ideas,
with accompanying Quick Vegetarian Facts, offer teachers
a variety
of ideas and background information for studying vegetarianism
across the curriculum. Each idea is quick to prepare and can be expanded
and
built upon to suit the needs of individual classes.
Quick Vegetarian Facts
Fact sheet 1Fact sheet 2
Primary Quick Lesson Ideas
Lessons
'What is
a vegetarian?' worksheet
Eat
your colours worksheet
5-a-day worksheet
Food Comparisons postcards
This set of three cards illustrate the comparative protein, iron and vitamin B12 values of everyday foods. They are based on our popular Food Comparisons poster.
Fishconceptions cards
These cards are perfect for giving out to anyone who thinks that vegetarians eat fish!
Say Cheese cards
Sometimes you might find dishes and products claiming to be vegetarian that include Parmesan cheese. Unfortunately Parmesan has to be made using calf rennet and is definitely not suitable for vegetarians. These cards are designed to be handed out to catering businesses, shops and restaurants.
The Vegetarian Society maintains a register of volunteer speakers who are willing to give talks about vegetarianism (and sometimes cookery demonstrations if you're really lucky!) in schools.
Click here to learn more.
Young Veggie Guide
The revised Young Veggie Guide is not just for young people who are already vegetarians,
it’s a great starter kit for any youngster who wants to go veggie or discover
more about a vegetarian lifestyle. The guide is aimed at young people aged 12
and under and is full of information, advice, facts and recipes. Click here to
download a copy.
The Veggie Guide for Teens and Parents
Our Veggie Guide for Parents and Teens is a booklet full of practical suggestions to support young people and their parents. Packed with information on vegetarian nutrition and frequently asked questions, it also includes common sense practical advice on day to day issues around living with a vegetarian. This booklet is available online or as a hard copy free from The Vegetarian Society. Click here to download a pdf or contact us for a free copy.
Meat-free Made Easy
A pocket guide to cooking simple, tasty meals on a budget. Click here to download a copy.
Season to Taste
12 mouth-watering recipes using seasonal and locally-sourced produce where possible
A Nation Of Animal Lovers?
It is often claimed that the UK is a nation of animal lovers but we still treat
pets very differently to farmed animals. This leaflet compares
the lifestyles of dogs, pigs, cats and chickens.
Powerpoints (flash format) and PDFs
All of the images and information from the Food Comparisons poster are
available as presentations in powerpoint and pdf.
The Balance of Good Health poster has also been converted into
a powerpoint and pdf.
Click here to request a pdf presentation
by e-mail.
Pdfs of short quizzes based on the Healthy Balance and Food Comparisons posters are also available.
And whilst you're here... we've also made a short pdf to illustrate vegetarian versions of traditionally meat-based meals.