Sitting at a computer for long periods often causes neck and shoulder stiffness and occasionally lower back pain. These 12 stretches can be completed whenever you feel stiff. It is recommended that stretches be held for approximately 10 seconds and completed slowly. Do not stretch if you are injured in any way. 1 page 12 stretches Fully editable

Well Being / Mental Health Chart - Pictures & Tracking Sheet An excellent way to track your student’s emotional state and mental health throughout the year. 14 pages. HOW IT WORKS: Display the 10 emotions somewhere in your classroom. Each day, the children must choose an emotion that best describes how they FEEL. They must stick their name next to the relevant emotion … just laminate the children’s names and add blue tack to the back so that they can stick their name on the chart. Also attached is a ‘Teacher’ Chart to record and monitor your student’s well being on a weekly basis. Fully editable

Brain Gym - Teacher Training PowerPoint. 15 slides. After going on a ‘Brain Gym’ course, I was asked to present ‘Brain Gym’ to the rest of the staff. I made this simple presentation - useful as a starting point, to adapt or just for reference. Fully editable.

Begin each day with a relaxing 3-minute Tai Chi routine with your class. Alternatively, find 3 minutes during the day where you feel your students need recharging, refocusing or just need to calm down a little. This 3-minute routine is accompanied with relaxing Tai Chi music and the slides move automatically once the routine begins. All of the movements and stances must be completed slowly and smoothly with the teacher reading out the key points on each slide. Suitable for children aged 5 – 11 years.

3 feelings and emotions resources. Suitable for 5+ Resource 1 (fully editable): A 3-page activity booklet. Match up the feeling with the correct picture. Construct 10 sentences explaining what each character is happy/sad about. Activity 3: With a partner, verbally describe a situation when you feel happy, sad, scared etc. E.g. I feel happy when… Resource 2 (fully editable): A 21-slide PowerPoint. As a class, look through the slide show and discuss the emotions on each slide. Think about times when you expressed these emotions, at home or at school. There is also a writing task on the last slide. Resource 3: A set of emotion fans for the children to make and show when expressing an emotion.

Engaging in wellness activities can have a positive effect on your student’s health and wellness, as well as their sense of inner peace. This 16-slide PowerPoint provides your student’s with 5 wellness activities. All of the activities can be done at school (or at home) and slides can be printed out and used as you wish.

For every positive change you make in your life, something else changes for the better. A lovely Christian-based assembly to promote positivity and happiness. Approximately 20 minutes in length. Ideal for 6 to 11 years. 14 slides - fully editable and easy to deliver. . Order of slide show: Title Slide: “Making Positive Changes to Your Life”. Slide 2: A brief introduction. Slides 3 to 9: Five positive changes you can make in your life. Slide 10: A positivity chart! The children can track their own positivity progress using this chart. Just print off slide 10 and give it to the class teachers (or children) after the assembly. Slide 11: An interactive and inspirational story of happiness and positivity. Slide 12: Follow-up questions from the video. Slide 13: A ‘Thank You’ song (with music and lyrics). Slide 14: A prayer of thanks.

Congenital dermal melanocytosis — more commonly known as Mongolian Blue Spots are flat bluish - to bluish-grey skin markings commonly appearing at birth or shortly thereafter. THEY ARE NOT BRUISES! . They appear commonly at the base of the spine, on the buttocks and back and also can appear on the shoulders. . Mongolian spots are benign and are not associated with any conditions or illnesses. . This 12-slide PowerPoint is divided into the following 10 sections: . What are they? Images What causes Mongolian Blue Spots? Shape and Size Are they dangerous? Bruises or not? Are Mongolian Blue Spots Hereditary? More Images Do they go away? Should parents be concerned? . Fully editable and ideal for showing parents or teachers.

3 posters to display in your classroom to encourage tidying up. Fully editable. Ideal for Early Years and above.

Whenever a birthday lands on a ‘school’ day, I ask the children to interview the birthday boy or girl. They ask questions about presents, favourite things etc. and I record the information on the board. The children then complete their birthday booklet (attached) for the birthday child. The birthday child also completes a birthday booklet (attached) about themselves. Once finished, I put all the booklets together with a simple binder and laminate the front and back cover. The children really enjoy taking home a special birthday book on their birthday; one they can cherish forever and look back on in years to come. I’ve attached all the booklets you need, 14 front cover (examples) and a ‘Happy Birthday’ slide. Fully editable!

A lovely PSHE-type activity to do with younger children. Topic: Playing games fairly and following rules. Ideal for 5+ Fully editable.

Ask the children to discuss and decide what type of learner they are …

A lovely way to start the school year! Ideal for younger children (Nursery, Reception or Year 1). Task: Ask the children to bring in a teddy bear from home - big/small, new or old. Tell the children that the whole class will be looking at different types of teddy bears and finding out what makes them special… a great starting point when trying to get the children talking about themselves. Before the children bring in their special teddy bear, ask them (parents) to complete the teddy bear label (paper copy or online copy) … both provided. Along with the homework assignment sheet (bring in a bear), I’ve also attached 4 colouring-in teddy bear sheets and 2 colour teddy bears for display. Fully editable.

A nice activity to start the year off! Write a letter to your students telling them a bit about you and your summer. Then get them to write you a letter! A nice ice-breaker. PDF and Word formats attached so fully editable.

A nice little project at the beginning of the year. Fully editable.

Classroom Jobs - for display! Make your life a little bit easier by allocating jobs to some/all of the children in your class. Jobs can change each term (it’s up to you). Fully editable.

A great activity to kick start the year. Just buy a load of brown paper bags and stick the attached poster on the side. Fully editable and a nice icebreaker!

Great ideas and activities to do after the summer holidays including … I Can’t Activity All About Me Posters Bookmarks First Day Letter Me In A Bag Pass The Toilet Paper Class Word Search (including blank word search) Classroom Survey Getting To Know Me Worksheet All About ME Worksheet

International Women’s Day is held annually on 8th March to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. It is also known as the United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. Attached is an 18-slide PowerPoint containing 3 integrated activities you can use on this special day. . SLIDE 1: TITLE PAGE SLIDE 2: INFO ABOUT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY SLIDE 3: A FAMOUS “QUOTE” ABOUT WOMEN SLIDE 4: ‘HAPPY WOMEN’S DAY’ LABELS - FOR A CARD OR POSTER SLIDE 5: INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARLIEST PURPORTED WOMEN’S DAY SLIDES 6 - 16: THREE ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH YOUR CLASS - FLOWER PETAL PERSONALITY TRAITS; FAMOUS WOMEN WORD SEARCH; 4 COLORING-IN SHEETS SLIDE 17: MORE ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS SLIDE 18: TITLE PAGE (SAME AS SLIDE 1) . All templates provided - just print off the slides you need. Additional activity suggestions also included.

3 ‘Dear Santa’ letter templates to choose from. Santa’s address (to stick on envelopes) also included … Ho, Ho, Ho!