“Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.” — Unknown Give this worksheet out to students so that they can: A) work out what they want from a friend and B) who they are as a friend. Benefits: Students get to become aware of what makes/doesn’t make a friend. Students may realise that they do/don’t treat their friends the way they want to be treated. It can be printed in colour as well as black and white. Included: 1 x A4 sheet with both A & B sections 1 x A4 sheet with two A sections 1 x A4 sheet with two B sections Please print 2) and 3) double-sided, landscape, and short-edge binding.

This dice pairs well with the 12 self-regulation strategies poster. It comes in colour as well as black and white. Use as a way for students to choose a self-regulation strategy when they can’t get there themselves.

Let’s teach students how to manage those challenging moments. This booklet gives more information about each of the 12 self-regulation strategies I am promoting. It can be used as a class booklet in your wellbeing area, or as an individual booklet. It comes in colour and black & white. Please print landscape, short-edge binding, and double-sided.

This A4 poster supports teachers and students in choosing healthy strategies when dealing with difficult moments. At these times, it often feel like our stomach is in knots; hence, the sub-heading is Untying the knots. It is available in colour as well as black and white. Please watch out for more resources to support this poster.

This 3-page PDF file promotes a simple activity to support students to think about who they are, We all have a range of personality traits that we employ at different times. By considering what those traits are, we can have more power over the choices we make.

Cups’ is one of many videos I have created to support students wellbeing. Mindfulness can be accessed in ways other to formal practices. My videos are simple and effective tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Use them as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

This resource contains a Powerpoint, accompanying notes and associated booklet. It is a unit of work to help teach lower primary children about ways to improve relationships, through discussions, activities and booklet tasks. It can be used over a term or year, in class or as an assembly. Please note there are three versions of the PowerPoint: check the size and types of files before downloading. pptx 1.1MB ppt (2003) 2.7 MB pdf 1.1 MB pdf Booklet 558 KB (Print two-sided with short edge binding) pdf Notes 113KB (N.B The pdf may not perfectly align with the notes but can be easily modified.)

This resource includes a 47 slide read-only ppt plus detailed accompanying notes. It can be used stand-alone or with the ‘Relationship resolutions: Breaking down Break time Breakdowns’ posters. Seven foundations for effective relationships are explored through questioning, dialogue and scenarios. Students are encouraged to explore behaviours in order to empower their relationships. For ease of access you will find three versions of the ppt: .pptx 15MB .ppt (1997-2003) 19.8 MB PDF 2.4MB (Please note that animations are reduced in this document and do not match the notes entirely.) Notes: PDF 126KB

My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Use them as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. In this video, a simple science demonstration is used as a Mindfulness anchor. A way to be present to the moment by watching the amazing colours at work.

‘3 Things’ is one of many videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

This 4-page pdf, is a collection of personal ideas, standard practices and YouTube clips, to support mindful-minutes. This collection is designed with staff meetings in mind but can be used in other settings too. Sometimes a minute is all we have, and sometimes that is all that it takes, to ground ourselves back into the present.

‘Feely Bag’ is one of many videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

This A3 pdf document is a collection of quotes and personal understandings about the nature and reality of thoughts. Use as a poster or teaching aid to give students insights and a better understanding of their inner world.

This 15-page A3 poster pdf resource, for primary teachers, includes eight posters and seven supporting appendices. The posters illustrate behaviours that often lead to break downs in relationships. They can be used for display purposes, as well as teaching aids, to assist students in finding resolutions. The appendices are designed to support each behaviour by providing worksheet style activities.

This 3-page A3 poster pdf , for primary teachers, includes a sample poster and supporting appendix. The poster is the first in a series that illustrates behaviours that often lead to break downs in relationships. It can be used for display purposes, as well as a teaching aid, to assist students in finding resolutions. The appendix is designed to support the poster by providing a worksheet style activity. This resource is a sample that is best used in conjunction with the other seven posters, in the full resource.

‘Hand Breathing 2’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

‘Gratitude Name’ is one of several videos I have created to support students at home: as they take on the challenges of distance learning, they will need help to keep anxiety levels down. My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Share this video with your students, to encourage them to maintain their wellbeing during this uncertain time. Use it as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task.

This 1-page pdf is a simple list of A to Z options for gratitude. Use it to help students think about things they can be grateful for, create their own lists or use to complete gratitude tasks.

My videos are simple and effective Mindfulness tasks for everyone: involving focus; observation; thinking about thoughts; using senses and breathing. Use them as a mindful moment, brain break or transition task. A simple and effective way to take a mindful moment is to stop for 2 minutes and observe the sounds around you. In this video, I explain more and complete my own sound map.