These separation cards are perfect for touching base with your ELSA children. Once an intervention is finished it is important to keep contact with your children. Great relationships occur during ELSA interventions. Some children do build a strong bond with the adult that they work with and these little cards will ensure that they know they are still being thought about and are not forgotten. Of course these were created for the ELSA/Child relationship. These would also work well for Teacher/Child, TA/Child, Learning Mentor/Child or anyone who works either on a one to one basis or small group basis with children. Parent’s may even find them useful to pop in their child’s lunch box for example, or put one under their pillow to remind them about how amazing they are. There are 22 different cards altogether These cards can be printed on A4 card and there are 4 to each A4 sheet. Have a stack of them printed and ready to give out to your children. There is a mixture of ‘thinking of you’ type cards, ‘inspirational cards’ and even Birthday, Christmas cards.

This growth mindset intervention can be run as a whole class, or group. The lessons will take 40 mins to an hour and are suitable for children from about 7 years old. Learning Objectives: M – I understand how making MISTAKES can help me learn. I – I understand how seeing success can INSPIRE me. N – I understand the importance of the words ‘NOT YET‘. D – I understand what it means to be DETERMINED. S – I can celebrate SUCCESS and understand how that makes me feel. E – I understand that EVERYONE is different but that EVERYONE has the potential to succeed. T – I know how important it is to THINK positively and have a ‘can do’ attitude to learning. Included in the pack: 7 lessons, each corresponding to a letter from ‘MINDSET’. ‘A mistake that made my brain sparkle and grow’ worksheet. ‘Who inspires you? Who is your hero?’ worksheet. ‘My Goal’ worksheet ‘Questionnaire’ and ‘Bookmarks’. ‘What have you been successful at?’ worksheet. 2 different puzzle pieces Everyone is different poster Display heading Rubbish bin/Treasure chest Positive/negative cards for sorting Mindset certificate 7 Posters 'Mindset'

This game consists of: A game board Star cards Bingo boards Social skills questions (3 questions on 18 cards, 54 questions altogether) Friendship questions (3 questions on 18 cards, 54 questions altogether) Self-esteem questions (3 questions on 18 cards, 54 questions altogether) Emotions questions (3 questions on 18 cards, 54 questions altogether) Instructions You will need a die and a counter for each child. The game can be played with a group of children or you can just use the cards for working one to one with a child. You could also use the cards during whole class circle time activities. The game will promote the following skills: Turn taking Sharing Speaking Listening Friendship skills Social Skills Emotional awareness Self-esteem Resilience Fairness Co-operation Peer learning

This FRIENDSHIP intervention planning resource pack is ready to go. Just print and deliver! This pack is suitable for WHOLE CLASS as well as group work. If there are teachers out there who have children who just don’t get along then try running this as an intervention during PSHE time. Each lesson will take approximately 40 minutes to an hour. It is perfect for an ELSA or teaching assistant who has to work with a group of children with friendship issues. Included in this pack: FRIENDS certificates (children colour in a letter after each lesson and take them away at the end of the intervention). 7 planning sessions which could be done over several weeks. 40 positive friendship cards The Key to deserving good friends worksheet Five posters looking at skills for empathy. Skills for empathy bookmarks for the children to take away A ‘Friend’ venn worksheet. Heart friends template How to apologise bookmark for the children to take away after the lesson.

This resource will help to develop children's growth mindset as well as help them risk assess a situation. Children need to look at their mistakes, find out what they learnt by that mistake, understand the consequences and have another go or don't have another go depending on what has been learnt. Equally children do need to assess the risks of an activity they are doing to make sure they do not hurt themselves and to give a bit more thought into what they are doing. They need to understand the consequences of their mistake. Included in the resource: A game board 18 mistake scenario cards 10 ideas for using the mistake cards worksheets to go with those ideas

Positive self-talk display pack for anxiety Help children to change their thoughts when they feel anxious by displaying these thought bubbles in your classroom or area. Print the banner as a poster in Adobe, you can choose how many sheets to print it over using the settings. What is included? How to change ‘Self-talk’ list 17 thought bubble suggestions Positive ‘self-talk’ list Positive ‘self-talk’ worksheet ‘When I feel anxious I can say’ banner

The intervention Who is if for? This Anxiety and Worries Group intervention is for a group of up to six children and is led by a teaching assistant. The focus age range would be 7 to 11, although older pupils would probably benefit from this intervention. Children who worry a lot would be a good focus group for this intervention. It runs for approximately 40-60 minutes, weekly for six weeks. What does it cover? This Anxiety and Worries Group intervention covers emotions, relaxation, calming down techniques and learning objectives around anxiety and worries. Children will learn about emotions during each session and will also learn relaxation and calming techniques through the ‘relaxation time’. This knowledge and these skills will help them to become more emotionally literate. The warm-up games teach a variety of skills such as co-operation, team work, taking turns, communication skills, friendship, self-esteem and confidence. The coming together of a group fosters a sense of belonging and therefore raises self-esteem. Every opportunity should be taken to promote belonging and friendship. Relaxation exercises will help children to manage their anxiety and these are visited each session. Information on Anxieties and worries It is important to mention that anxiety is such a big problem and affects people in different ways and at different things. Sometimes there appears to be no reason for the anxiety. This intervention is about giving children the knowledge to help themselves and to gain a little understanding about what anxiety is. It is NOT about fixing children’s problems but about supporting them through their problems. Anxiety work needs to be done by professionals who have training in counselling or psychology. An ELSA or TA can offer knowledge and support and it is important that this line is not crossed and boundaries are clear. By giving children the self-awareness, knowledge and some relaxation skills you are empowering them to help themselves cope. If you are ever worried about a child then please do refer them on to professional services so they can get the help they need. What’s included in the pack? A planning booklet with 6 session plans. Circle time rules Warm up games for circle-time Assessments Emotion wheels Emotion wordmat Certificates Five Star Breathing poster NEEDS to know Poster Emotion cards NEEDS to know cards Anxiety physical symptoms cards Where in your body worksheet Anxiety cards Coping strategies poster Worry tree Thought bubbles (ants) Changing those thoughts worksheet Zap anxiety poster My Five a day plan ELSA/Teaching Assistant notes

This resource is helpful for building a sense of identity and self esteem. Instructions for making up the resource are included in the downloadable pack.

This download consists of a workbook and a set of strength cards with tips for using. The aim of the workbook is to raise self esteem and allow children to recognise and identify their strengths and talents. It also looks at setting targets/goals and the planning involved in achieving them.

A powerpoint show, PDF and activities around teaching children the difference between true and false to give them an understanding on telling lies.

Stick the label onto a container or box. Pop the cookies into the container and invite children to pick a cookie and answer the question. This resource will help raise children's self-esteem. Could be used whole class, groups or individually.

The Mind Monsters Fan Pack is a perfect resource for especially young children to identify their feelings. It is based on the 6 basic emotions of happy, sad, angry, scared, disgusted and surprised. It is also suitable for children with SEN and even older children will love the characters. There are 3 levels of fans. The first one just shows the monster on its own for children to relate to the face and facial expression. The second one shows the name of the Monster – Angry Adam, Sad Simon, Surprised Sam, Happy Hannah, Scared Sophie and Disgusted Doug. This will help children to label the emotion by the name and the expression. The third level has a scale of 1-5 for children to begin to scale their emotions. How sad are they? Are they a tiny bit sad or very very sad? There are more Mind Monster resources, please check my store.

he crafts are very simple. It is the process that is important. Children relax when they are working on a craft and to be honest I do not know of a child who does not enjoy crafts especially when it is with someone who is interested in them and interested in what they say. They will open up to you and talk freely whilst enjoying themselves. These activities are also perfect for an ELSA or Teaching assistant who has to do a one off session with a child or who has to work reactively to a situation. When children succeed in an activity then their self efficacy increases. They begin to believe in themselves. Along with your encouragement and praise they will begin to have a ‘can do’ attitude. It takes time but if anyone ever says to you that what you are doing is just ‘crafting and having fun’ WHAT are they learning? You can tell them. The resource includes: Card crafts (20 activities) Templates (13 templates or resources) Front cover, contents sheet

Print on A4 or A3 . This is a brilliant resource for children with SEN or younger children who just need a bit more help to understand number.

6 Monster Character posters There are six monsters in the pack with key vocabulary. There is a monster for each basic emotion- happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised and disgusted. Each monster is a character. We have: Angry Adam Disgusted Doug Happy Hannah Sad Simon Scared Sophie Surprised Sam Each character is displayed on one page which can then be printed as A3 or A4 to create your display. The character is asking ���How do you feel today?’ Alongside the monster is some key vocabulary. It is so important for children to learn other emotion words too so they can express their feelings. 6 Monster character cards There are also some smaller cards (2 per page) which you can print as A4 or A3 depending on how big you want your cards to be. Each monster is holding a card for the child to write or draw on. The idea is that the child can choose which monster they feel like. They can then write or draw why they feel like that. 7 Banners There are also 7 banners to choose from. Each one having a different colour so you can choose the colour you would like to use. These are in PDF format so to print as a banner you will need to change the settings. Everyone’s printer is different so it is difficult to give instructions but on my computer I choose poster print, and reduce the percentage to 75%. This prints over 3 pages which you can then stick together to form your banner. Obviously you could print it bigger or smaller by changing your settings. 6 emotion cards Each character on a separate card. (4 per page). Writing paper for each character (write your own title/question) Drawing paper for each character (write your own title/question) Speech bubble, thinking bubble and comic strip This is a display and resource pack but it doesn’t stop just at displays. These cards could be used as a teaching tool too: You could do a circle time each week concentrating on one character. All emotions work could be on that one character for the week. Children could have a go at creating their own characters for each emotion. Use the drawing paper included in the pack. Write your own scenarios on the monster cards to help children relate to the emotion. Make up stories of why ‘Doug is disgusted’ or ‘Adam is angry’. Use the writing paper included in the pack. Draw comic strips showing why ‘Sophie is scared’. (A comic strip is included in the pack). Use to model emotional regulation. Tell the children ‘I feel like Angry Adam today because…’ What should I do about that? How can I calm down? There are lots of activities you can do with this pack. Perfect for early years or SEN.

These emotion work cards will help children to learn more about their emotions. They will help them learn new vocabulary and to really use and think about their emotions. Learning about emotions is incredibly important for all children and this resource is perfect for that. This is a set of 30 cards, 2 on each page. Each card has a task to do related to emotion cards. A set of emotion cards has been included with this resource but the cards which match this resource is available in my TES store. The cards can be printed on A4 or A3 and laminated. Children can use dry wipe pens to write or draw. You can then photocopy what they have done to keep it or you can just print them as worksheets.

Make a signpost for your reading area or for your library. Print out the post and make it as big as you like by either printing A3 or A4 and piecing the bits together. Print out as many signs as you like. There are 21 different ones to choose from.

222 Emotion word cards and 4 banners make up this resource. Fantastic for display or for working with children with social and emotional problems. Use the cards: Find an emotion word you don’t know the meaning of and find out! Pick a positive emotion and use it in a sentence. Pick a negative emotion and use it in a sentence. Think about your day and pick out all the emotions you have felt in that day. Make a collage of angry words. Make a collage of happy words. Make a collage of scared words. Start a feelings diary and pick out your main feeling for that day. Write it down and explain why you felt that way. Pick a card and draw the facial expression. Pick a card and draw a picture of a time when you felt like that. Pick a card and find all the synonyms of that word. Pick a card and draw a comic strip of what happened when you felt like that, use speech bubbles and thinking bubbles to show what you were thinking or saying. There are so many things you can do with these cards

Spaceships is a game where children must make as many spaceships as they can. The aim of the game is to read a card and if correct keep it. Make as many spaceships as you can. The person who has the most full spaceships at the end of the session is the winner.

Snakes is a game where children must make as many snakes as they can. The aim of the game is to read a card and if correct keep it. Make as many snakes as you can. The person who has the most full snakes at the end of the session is the winner.