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I have a passion for Emotional literacy and create resources to support teachers, teaching assistants, learning mentors and ELSAs

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I have a passion for Emotional literacy and create resources to support teachers, teaching assistants, learning mentors and ELSAs
Workbook on RESPECT
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Workbook on RESPECT

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Workbook on RESPECT 28 Page booklet looking at different areas of respect such as ‘Self respect’, ‘respecting others’ and ‘respecting the environment’
Easter Egg Emotions
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Easter Egg Emotions

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16 different emotions to match. Can be used in the following ways: Recognise facial expressions Read the feeling word Discuss reasons for feelings Discuss coping strategies Warm up to a session Use for emotional register Use in early years
Being a Good Sport - Social Skills
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Being a Good Sport - Social Skills

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This covers: Skills Luck Feelings around winning and losing Poor sports Cheating Sportsmanship Making a Loser Plan Cheating The PowerPoint makes this available to whole classes or groups but also works well with individuals. This resource pack contains the following: PowerPoint show – you can use this for individual, group or whole class. When used for individual, you can act as the partner. PDF of the show – so you can print it out if you need to or if you don’t have a computer or Whiteboard to work on. Supporting worksheets The powerpoint has 14 slides
Saying Sorry - Social skills
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Saying Sorry - Social skills

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This is such an important social skill. This covers reasons why we might need to say sorry and looks at physical hurt, non verbal hurt, verbal hurt and hurt caused by our actions. It also looks at the 4 part apology. The powerpoint makes this available to whole classes or groups. This resource pack contains the following: Powerpoint show – you can use this for individual, group or whole class. When used for individual, you can act as the partner. PDF of the show – so you can print it out if you need to or if you don’t have a computer or Whiteboard to work on. A poster and worksheet pack – please see the example images.
Tangle it! - Mindfulness activity
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Tangle it! - Mindfulness activity

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Suggested benefits include: Concentration and attention span – it is so easy to get completely engrossed in your design Thinking skills – thinking what pattern to do next, what will look good! Mindfulness – a sense of mindfulness and being completed absorbed in the activity Relaxation – a true sense of relaxation as you are only thinking about your patterns Hand eye co-ordination – speaks for itself, try it! Self-esteem – creating something beautiful that looks amazing! Stress relief – if you feel stressed give it a go. You will be amazed Self soothing – it is such a soothing activity and if you feel upset or anxious it will make you feel better Ok to make mistakes – your mistakes can be incorporated into your design Problem solving – how can you incorporate your mistakes into your design? Fine motor skills – making those tiny patterns Nurturing creative abilities – allowing everyone to be creative Expanding your imagination – let your imagination go and just create! Creative expression – allows you to create your own design and express yourself Great fun! Simple to learn – each stroke of the pen or pencil is simple No planned outcome – you don’t know yet how your design will end up. Included in the pack: 35 shapes all sectioned off 32 of those shapes all blank for pupils to section off 26 Letters of the alphabet sectioned off 26 Letters of the alphabet left blank for pupil to section off
Choose the feeling - emotions
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Choose the feeling - emotions

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Choose the Feeling cards Each card has a thumbs up or a thumbs down section. The child has to say whether the feeling is correct or not. Print onto card and laminate. Please ensure you round off the corners for safety. Children can either use a whiteboard pen to choose the thumbs up or thumbs down, or they could use a peg and peg to the correct answer. An alternative would be for them to give the actual hand signal to you. So a thumbs up if correct and a thumbs down if incorrect. Choose the Feeling game There is a game board included so a simple game can be played. This is better for a small group of children. Give each child their own counter. Invite each child to throw the die and the highest number goes first. Work clockwise around the children from that person. As the child to throw the die and moves that number of spaces. If they land on a thumbs up or thumbs down they take a card. If they land on a thumbs up and the card is a thumbs up they can keep the card. If they land on a thumbs up and the card is a thumbs down then that card goes back into the pile and vice versa. When everyone has completed the game and reached the finish then the person with the most cards is the winner.
Unicorn Emotion fans
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Unicorn Emotion fans

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Grab yourself a lovely little set of emotion fans. These will appeal to young children especially if they like unicorns! Learning about emotions should start as soon as children begin to speak and even before. As an adult or parent this should be modeled to children constantly because they do learn from you. Explain to the child that they feel sad because … and explain why they might be feeling sad. Show children that emotions come and go all the time. Show them how you deal with your emotions so they are set a good example.
Jigsaw Emotions
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Jigsaw Emotions

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Use this activity in the following ways: Warm up or icebreaker at the beginning of your sessions Emotional register at the beginning of your sessions In numeracy lessons when working on numbers 1-10 With SEN children who need a bit more help with emotions or numbers to 10 In early years classrooms as independent activities To learn about the 6 emotions included This pack contains: 6 girl jigsaws numbers 1-5 6 boy jigsaws numbers 1-5 6 girl jigsaws numbers 1-10 6 boy jigsaws numbers 1-10
Kindness Game
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Kindness Game

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Pupils will learn about what is a kind thing to do and what is an unkind thing to do. Ideas Sort a selection of cards between ‘kind’ or ‘unkind’ (Template 1) ‘The kindest thing I ever did’ – comic strip. Ask the pupils to think about a time when they did something very kind. They can draw a comic strip of what happened. (Template 2) Use the cards as a prompt for circle time. Each child to decide whether they think the statement is kind or unkind. Prompt them to give a reason why. ‘10 kind things I can do’ –Pupils can create a list of 10 things they could do to be kind. (Template 3) ‘Kindness Challenge’ – a simple diary entry each day, listing acts of kindness. (Template 4) Play a simple board game. Stack the cards where indicated. Use a counter to move around the board. Use a die to roll a number. Move that number of places. If they land on a thumbs up (Smiley face) or thumbs down (Sad face) they pick a card. If they land on a thumbs up and pick a card that is kind then they keep the card. If they land on a thumbs down and the card is unkind then they keep the card. If they land on a thumbs up and the card is unkind then it has to go back onto the pile of cards. The person who collects the most cards is the winner. Two boards are included for the game to suit younger and older children.
Finish the Emoji - emotions
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Finish the Emoji - emotions

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This ‘Finish the Emoji’ resource will combine emotional literacy with symmetry and art. There are full page mats where children need to finish the emoji face and then name the emotion or to take it a bit further there are worksheets with prompts. 14 emotions are covered with this resource.
Physical signs of Emotions
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Physical signs of Emotions

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This bundle of posters and worksheets will help you explore physical signs of 10 different emotions with your pupils. I have included a learning objective to go with each worksheet. The pack contains the following: 10 Posters covering the emotions/feelings of Worried, happy, sad, angry, irritated, surprised, disgusted, embarrassed, tired and scared. 10 Worksheets covering their signs and sensations 10 Worksheets covering their physical appearance when feeling an emotion 10 Worksheets concentrating on different areas of the body for them to colour 8 Worksheets for coping skills.
Healing Steps - Grief Intervention for bereavement
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Healing Steps - Grief Intervention for bereavement

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This Healing Steps Grief intervention covers six sessions and is written for a ‘Grief Group’ but also including planning for delivering to one child. This intervention is written for a group of four pupils (but there is planning for one to one working) and is led by an ELSA or teaching assistant. It covers emotions, relaxation and support around grief. This is an ‘activity’ based intervention and the stages of grief are not covered. It is meant for pupils to support each other and take part in activities to allow them to share their feelings and make themselves feel more able to cope. The pupils will take one step at a time and heal a little bit along the way. Animals will also be covered in this intervention because quite often the first loss a pupil experiences is a pet. Pupils will work together in a group which will give them a sense of belonging. It will also help them support each other. Sometimes it is easier to deal with your grief if you know that others are also experiencing similar feelings to you. The sessions will last for approximately one hour. All my interventions follow a similar structure: Welcome and emotional register– welcome the pupils to the group, go over the circle time rules and talk about how they feel today. Warm up – pupils really respond better if they have had chance to warm up and feel at ease by playing a game or activity. Activity – this is where the pupils work on the learning objective. Relaxation/Mindfulness – pupils are more ready to go back to class if they are relaxed and calm. Review of the session – pupils talk about their learning experience and colour in the appropriate ‘step’ at the back of their booklets. There might also be something to find out for next time or something to think about or do. The paper resources come in booklet form. There are also some additional templates and you will need some bubbles for each child, drinking straws and water or juice, whiteboard, colouring pencils, scissors and glue. Included in the pack: Group planning for six sessions Individual planning for six sessions Pupil Memory Booklet Pocket template Flower template Memory cube and accompanying sheet Relaxation cube and accompanying script Circle time rules Memory Questions Self care prompts Emotion fans Feelings of Loss poster
Children's Mental Health Week - Looking after YOU!
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Children's Mental Health Week - Looking after YOU!

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Children’s Mental Health Week is from 4th to the 10th February 2019 and the topic is Healthy: inside and out. There are 104 question cards entitled ‘Looking after YOU’ covering physical, social, mental and emotional wellbeing. These cards are brilliant for a warm up before starting your session or could be used as a teaching or discussion point.
Anger scenarios
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Anger scenarios

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The main purpose was for the child to identify different levels of anger. So for example, some things might annoy you, some things make you mad and some things make you furious. I chose just those three to make it as simple as possible. The members of the group came up with all these real life scenarios which I have put together as cards. I also included a sorting sheet. Obviously what makes one child mad might be just annoying for another child. What makes one child furious might make another child mad. You need to go through the scenarios with the child and find out their levels of anger. Each child would be unique in how they would react to each situation. Target would be – To identify different levels of anger
New Year, New ME! Social and emotional planning
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New Year, New ME! Social and emotional planning

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This intervention is written for a group of four children and is led by an ELSA or teaching assistant. It covers emotions, relaxation and lessons around making changes and setting targets for the new year. It runs for approximately 40 minutes. Children will work together in a group which will give them a sense of belonging. This helps to raise self-esteem. All my interventions follow a similar structure: Welcome and emotional register– welcome the children to the group, go over the circle time rules and talk about how they feel today. Warm up – children really respond better if they have had chance to warm up and feel at ease by playing a game or activity. This may or may not be related to the learning objective. Activity – this is where the children work on the learning objective. Relaxation/Mindfulness – Children are more ready to go back to class if they are relaxed and calm. Review of the session – Children talk about their learning experience and perhaps fill in a pupil feedback form on the session. The paper resources for this intervention come in booklet form. Make one up to show the children at the start of your intervention but don’t make their booklets up straight away. Some weeks has a challenge for them to take away with them. Make their booklets up for their last session so they can take them away as a reminder. You can collect any evidence you require each week up to that point. There are no assessments for this intervention. Learning objectives are: I can tell you about some of my happiest memories last year I can tell you about some of my proudest moments last year I can tell you about some things that I want to get better at next year I can tell you about some habits I want to change. I can make a New Year resolution for something I want to get better at I can make a New Year resolution for something I want to stop doing
ELSA SUPPORT PUPIL FEEDBACK ACTIVITIES
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ELSA SUPPORT PUPIL FEEDBACK ACTIVITIES

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This is a pack of ways for pupils to feedback on how their sessions went. Brilliant to show evidence of impact for any impending OFSTED visits. These will also help you inform future planning and find out what your pupil has learnt. It is so important to assess your work constantly to ensure you are doing the absolute best for your pupils. Included in the pack 8 different ways to feedback from worksheets, to speech bubbles to rolling a die. Girl version and boy version available where relevant.
ELSA SUPPORT - Christmas - ADVENT MINDFULNESS COLOURING SHEETS
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ELSA SUPPORT - Christmas - ADVENT MINDFULNESS COLOURING SHEETS

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There are 24 advent mindfulness colouring sheets for the run up to Christmas, each one highlights a ‘Christmas quote’. These will be fab for colouring in when chatting in ELSA Sessions. Most of them have an important message and work can be done on that message so the child can get a deeper understanding.