When we teach mindfulness to children, we are equipping them with the tools to help manage stress and approach life’s challenges. Mindfulness can help to shape key critical skills that are developed in early childhood. These include the ability for children with attention to task and retain information, shift between tasks and displaying appropriate behaviours. These abilities are known as executive functions and they are essential for more advanced tasks like planning, reasoning, problem-solving and developing social relationships. So why not give our children the best head start by teaching them all about mindfulness and how they can practice mindfulness and gain the benefits. This “Mindfulness Portfolio” includes everything that your students will need to get started on their mindfulness journey. This portfolio is divided into six individual lessons. You can choose to use each lesson in isolation or scaffold through the lessons one by one. The six lessons include: 1.What is Mindfulness? What is Mindfulness? Questions about Mindfulness Worksheet STOP Poster Brainstorm Worksheet 2.Mindful Moments What are mindful moments? Mindful Mindset Questions SPOTLIGHT on today Put it on Paper Worksheet 3.Exploring Feelings Your feelings in this moment… Feelings Pie Chart Activity Colour Your Emotions Worksheet Feelings & Emotion Cards 4.Mindful Senses Mind and Body Connection Body Scan Mindfulness & Me Questionnaire 5-4-3-2-1 Mindful Senses 5-4-3-2-1 Mindful Worksheet 5.Mindful Breathing What is Mindful Breathing Smelling the Flowers Tracing your hand with your breath Balloon Breathing Blowing Candles Chasing Rainbows Hot Chocolate Breathing 6.Craft Activity – Gratitude Tea What is Gratitude? Why is Gratitude Important 3 Steps to being grateful Create your own Gratitude Tea Craft Templates Please check out some of our BEST SELLERS! Remember – Please follow our STORE! Thank you

Mental Health includes our emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. It affects how we think, feel and even act. Our Mental Health is very important because it helps determine how we relate to others, handle stress and make choices in life. This also works in reverse. The different aspects of ones life, such as interpersonal relationships and physical factors can all impact our mental health. Other conditions such as stress, anxiety and depression can also affect a persons mental health. Good Mental health is a delicate balance of many factors and elements in ones life. Together, they help to either contribute to good mental health or potentially cause disruptions. In this portfolio, we explore important aspects of mental health that teenagers and adults should be aware of to ensure that we are giving them the best foundation to achieve ongoing wellness and happiness. This portfolio is divided into six individual lessons. You can choose to use each lesson in isolation or scaffold through the lessons one by one. The six lessons include: 1.What is Mental Health? What is Mental Health? Risk Factors Mental Health Continuum Exploring your Mental Health States 2.Anxiety and Stress What is Anxiety? What is Stress? What’s the difference? How Anxiety & Stress Affects the Body My Anxiety Checklist Questionnaire Exploring your Anxiety & Stress Worksheet 3.Depression, Self-Harm and Suicide What is Depression, Symptoms & Causes Self-harm and why people do it Suicide and warning signs Helping someone at risk Let’s bust those myths! Negative Thoughts and tracking 4.Drugs, Alcohol and Mental Health The impact of Drugs on Mental Health How Alcohol affects your Brain Looking at your Habits Questionnaire 5.Caring for Self The importance of Self-Care Seven pillars of Self-Care Limiting Social Media Use Exercise, Sleep Hygiene Practices Self-Care Check-in and Bingo Developing a Self-Care Plan 6.Reaching out Relationships & Depression Reaching Out – What to do and say Ask for a check-in Where to go for Support Raising the Alarm My Action Plan DISCLAIMER: This resource is mainly for information purposes and are not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, medical treatment or therapy. Please never disregard professional psychological or medical advice nor delay in seeking professional advice or treatment because of something you have read in this resource. Please check out some of our BEST SELLERS! Remember – Please follow our STORE! Thank you