In the sessions, pupils will be encouraged to resist pressures to carry knives and to recognise positive role models.
The new lesson plans have already been sent to 20,000 personal, social, health and education (PSHE) teachers in preparation for the break up from school.
The initiative, developed in partnership with the PSHE Association, will see hour-long lessons delivered that challenge inaccurate perceptions of knife crime and encourage young people to follow positive role models.
The resource, for children aged between 11 and 16, supports a series of lessons on knife possession introduced to schools' PSHE syllabus in July last year.
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