This self-esteem leaflet for parents has common sense advice to help them support their children at home. The leaflet is trifold so has six sides to them. They are to be printed duplex and instructions are given within the resource on how to do this using Adobe settings. The resource comes with a PDF to print where you can handwrite your contact details. It also has a file where you can edit the contact details in PowerPoint. The margins do need to be cut off all the sides so the leaflet folds properly. This leaflet covers ‘What is self-esteem?’ Strengths, talents and affirmations, advice on being specific with praise, a ‘CAN DO’ can activity, and simple goal setting.

This is an anxiety scale that would be great displayed in your area or used as a talking point with your pupils. There is a scale with suggested vocabulary and some questions they can ask themselves to help cope with those feelings.

This is a poem I wrote in our ELSA Groups and it is copyright to me and should not be altered in anyway. Put the poem near the worry monster so children are reminded what to do. Hopefully they will feel relieved once their worry is eaten by the monster. You can put this with any worry monster or even a monster that you have made out of an old tissue box.

This is a Halloween Pumpkin Scary words worksheet to use on the run up to Halloween. It is a great way to teach pupils about the synonyms for fear. There are so many words they can use and examples are given. They can fill the pumpkin with words. They could use lots of colours perhaps in pumpkin colours to write the words to make it more interesting. Take every opportunity to discuss each word, what it means and when they might have felt like that.

This is a Halloween Pumpkin Scary expressions worksheet to use. This is fab for teaching about the emotion of fear. What sort of expressions do you make when you are scared about something? Ask the pupil to draw as many as they can on the pumpkins. Black and white worksheet included too!

This is a set of Scared Synonym Posters which are differentiated according to age. These all print as A3 posters. There is one for early years, kS1 and KS2 upwards. It is so helpful for pupils to learn vocabulary around feeling words. Being able say exactly how you feel with accuracy (Emotional granularity) can really help reduce the emotion felt. This one is about being scared. These would be great in your area, and a brilliant way for you to try and encourage your pupil to be more specific when they say ‘I feel scared’ You can help them to explore other words by using these posters.

This is an odd socks design activity for anti bullying. A lovely ELSA activity. Can your pupil design their own unique pair of odd socks?

This is an odd socks anti bullying poster I made for anti bullying week. It prints on A3 so is a decent size. If you want it bigger use your Adobe print settings and choose poster. You can then alter the tile scale to make it bigger. It reminds us all that socks come in all colours and patterns and they are all different and unique.

Starring me Emoji style can be printed as a booklet or you can use the sheets individually. My interpretation of the different emojis with worksheets to fill in. Lots of opportunity for discussion. There are 40 emojis covered with 42 sheets altogether. The second page is a blank to enable it to be printed duplex and booklet style.

Each child is given a Bingo base board and a set of counters. Cut up the word cards and read out the ‘I can’ statement. The child looks for that statement on their board and covers it with a counter. Continue until someone has a straight line horizontally, vertically or diagonally. There is also a board for children to choose 3 ideas that they will try to help them relax and be more mindful. There is a set of image cards, image cards plus I can statement to print off and the child can stick them to their base board to take away at the end of the session. Other ideas to use this game: Matching pairs game with pictures Matching pairs game with pictures and ‘I can’ statement Print out the cards and put on a keyring as a reminder As a stimulus for discussion Set 1 is available from my shop

The pack includes: 10 different stories – which can be personalised with a photo and a name. These are available in a girl version and boy version where needed. Prompt cards – these take the key points from the story which can be put on a keyring and used often to remind children of what they are trying to achieve Target sheet – Children colour a star and number each time they hit their target. Certificate – Children get to take a certificate home when they have filled in the 5 stars on the target sheet.

This pack of resources will help children with common social skill problems. There are 10 stories included in this pack. The pack includes: 10 different stories – which can be personalised with a photo and a name. These are available in a girl version and boy version where needed. Prompt cards – these take the key points from the story which can be put on a keyring and used often to remind children of what they are trying to achieve Target sheet – Children colour a star and number each time they hit their target. Certificate – Children get to take a certificate home when they have filled in the 5 stars on the target sheet. Here are the stories included in the pack Saying sorry – Story Prompt cards, Target sheet, Certificate Using my kind hands – Story Prompt cards, Target sheet, Certificate Using my kind feet – Story Prompt cards, Target sheet, Certificate Not ok to hit or hurt others – Story Prompt cards, Target sheet, Certificate Shouting out in class – Story Prompt cards, Target sheet, Certificate Someone doesn’t want to play with me – Story Prompt cards, Target sheet, Certificate Someone doesn’t agree with me – Story Prompt cards, Target sheet, Certificate Personal space – Story Prompt cards, Target sheet, Certificate Showing I care – Story Prompt cards, Target sheet, Certificate Being a good sport – Story Prompt cards, Target sheet, Certificate

17 feelings thermometers showing different children - light skinned, dark skinns, girls, boys. Emotions - happy to upset, happy to angry, happy to scared, happy to worried. Print as A4 for individual use but can be blown up using the ‘POSTER’ setting on your computer.

This is a matching game using emotions from different nationalities. Of course it has the underlying message that we all feel emotions no matter who you are, where you live or whatever your skin colour is. Included in the pack: A game board A feelings mat in colour and black and white worksheets covering all the emotions shown in boy version and girl version Each child throws a die and moves that number of places. If they land on a ‘child’ they must match that emotion to their mat. They can circle it on their mat with a dry wipe pen. Encourage them to name the emotion. This could be extended to ‘Tell me a time when you felt like that’. If they land on an instruction then they must move that number of places either forwards or backwards. The winner is the person who has circled the most emotions on their mat when everyone has reached the end of the game board. The feelings mat could also be used as an emotional register or a prompt for including emotions in their writing. There is a set of worksheets for each emotion (boy and girl version) to explore the child’s emotion in more detail. It is simply drawing a picture and writing a sentence or two.

This intervention is written for a group of six children and is led by an ELSA or teaching assistant. It covers recognising, labelling and expressing the six basic emotions. It is written for children from 4-7 but could also be useful for children with autism or special needs. The sessions last for approximately 40 to 60 minutes. The intervention covers the six basic emotions of happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised and disgusted. A pre and post assessment is filled in by the class teacher at the beginning and end of the intervention. The assessments we use are enclosed with this pack. These assessments cover other areas of emotional literacy and social skills but are a good indicator of any other problems that the child may have. Please choose which ones you want to use. You may have other generic assessments that you use but it is important to try and track progress however you choose to do it. Often when a child takes part in this type of intervention other skills are developed too. For example social skills, sharing, co-operating, teamwork and self-esteem to name a few. It is a good idea to keep a book, like a learning journey to stick the children’s work in. This is a brilliant way of sharing with parents and teachers things that the children are doing with you. All the paper resources are included in this pack. You will need a large sheet of paper for week 6 and a cuddly teddy and hoops for week 2. Learning objectives are as follows: I can recognise and name the six basic emotions I can understand the reasons why I might feel different emotions I can give examples of when I felt happy and sad I can give examples of when I felt angry and scared I can give examples of when I felt surprised and disgusted I can tell you about some of the physical sensations I get when I feel an emotion

A- Z of emotions plus blank facemats for emotions work.

14 foldables for emotions work. Instructions on how to make up are in the files. Girl or Boy provided where necessary. Make emotions work more interesting. Perfect for ELSAS, Teaching Assistants, Learning Mentors or working one to one with children with social or emotional problems.

The word affirm means to ‘state something that is true’. Affirmation cards have simple but positive messages that help to develop a child’s sense of self. When used regularly it is hoped that the children will absorb the positive message and become more positive in their outlook in life. They will really begin to believe the statement that they are working on. The message needs to be realistic and very simple. Having unrealistic affirmations may make a child feel worse about themselves and your aim with these is to increase their self-esteem. All these cards begin with the words ‘I am’ and are very simple but achievable statements for all children. Included in the pack: 25 Affirmation cards – 4 to an A4 page 25 Affirmation cards – 2 to an A4 page 25 Affirmation cards – 1 to an A4 page Blank Affirmation cards – 4 to an A4 page Tips booklet

The word affirm means to ‘state something that is true’. Affirmation cards have simple but positive messages that help to develop a child’s sense of self. When used regularly it is hoped that the children will absorb the positive message and become more positive in their outlook in life. They will really begin to believe the statement that they are working on. The message needs to be realistic and very simple. Having unrealistic affirmations may make a child feel worse about themselves and your aim with these is to increase their self-esteem. All these cards begin with the words ‘I am’ and are very simple but achievable statements for all children. Included in the pack: 25 Affirmation cards – 4 to an A4 page 25 Affirmation cards – 2 to an A4 page 25 Affirmation cards – 1 to an A4 page Blank Affirmation cards – 4 to an A4 page Tips booklet