This journal covers the 5 Ways to Wellbeing and also specific areas of need that children may be struggling to manage with during these uncertain times. This document is aimed at KS2 children but KS1 children can access the journal through discussion and support.
KS3 children and above may wish to use the journal as a guide/template and lay their journal out in their own way. The document is black and white (printer-friendly) to encourage children to express themselves; colour, doodle, present it how they wish!
Music can encourage many emotions and feelings, can motivate, can improve your cognitive performance and can help with memory amongst many other benefits. Use this resource as a ‘checklist’ music to help you find which styles of music are best for you to unlock the benefits listed above.
These activities are designed to help the mental health and well-being of others around you and your own, too. Reflect after each one on how it made you feel and the impact you have had.
Studies have shown that expressing gratitude can greatly impact on both your mental and physical health. Use these prompts to build up your ability to reflect on your day with gratitude to help with protecting your mental health and wellbeing.
This booklet is designed to help year six pupils with their transition to high school. It can be a daunting time anyway, not withstanding that children may have been absent from school for a long period of time. This document focuses on moving from primary to high school with lots of different activities.
Set for Summer is a booklet I’ve designed containing research and activity ideas for your child to complete at home over the summer break. The activities are based on topics that they will learn* about in their new year group. Topics covered include history topics, geography topics, science concepts, art and DT skills and wellbeing activities. The booklet also contains templates for methods of recording work and the activities are designed to offer something for everyone. I created these booklets to give children confidence when they return to school. After an unprecedented year, children may be feeling apprehensive about missed learning. This booklet ensures that when these topics are taught, children will have some existing background knowledge to build upon from their time spent using this booklet.
*I cannot guarantee that every topic within these booklets will be covered - every school plans differently and although these topics are taken from the National Curriculum, they are planned for key stages rather than specific year groups. This means that your child may not learn these topics during this academic year but would learn them at some point in the key stage.
Designed for primary school aged children, this booklet encompasses various ways of ensuring a pupil’s wellbeing is being addressed. This booklet is the perfect morning or independent activity. Children complete a section reflecting on the previous day, think about what they are proud of and what they are grateful for, consider who they would like to talk to today (encouraging them to rekindle or build new connections), verbalise and draw their emotions and also a small mindful colouring picture/quote. Once all ten pages are complete they can look at repeating any of the pages and can even choose their favourite quotes to complete again. The cost of this resource is designed to reflect use throughout a whole primary school.
Use this resource to help you look after your physical and mental health. Although they can be done in any order, it’s important to create a nice balance of activities to keep your mind and body balanced. Once you find some activities that you feel more benefit from, incorporate them into your regular routine.
Each activity has been scientifically proven to help with your mental health and wellbeing. Complete them in any order to best suit you, make sure you reflect on how each activity made you feel.
After watching lots of TikTok videos, I decided to set up a daily “Summer Art Challenge” to give children chance to build on their art skills and express their creativity. There’s a drawing for every day of the holidays!
Designed for adults and children alike, this self-care calendar encompasses mindful colouring plus one activity of self care each day. 24 pictures in total.