Classroom activities and resources Primary
The same but different
This assembly plan and lesson resources were created as part of the Mentally Healthy Schools World Mental Health Day 2020 resources, but can be used any time for work on diversity and difference. There are lesson plans for three different primary age groups.
Back to school after lockdown primary resources
Here we have two resources from Partnership for Children. One helps children reflect on what has happened during coronavirus, as well as looking forward to the future. Primary children can complete this simple activity sheet to help them let go of things they may have missed out on during the lockdown.The second helps children explore their feelings about returning to school.
- anti-bullying New Beginnings Place to Learn
- belonging
- bereavement
- getting on and falling out
- loss
- mindfulness
- Classroom activities and resources Primary
- Getting on and falling out (primary) or Learning to be together (secondary) lesson plans and assemblies
- Good to be me (primary)/Learning about me (secondary) lesson plans and assemblies
- New Beginnings/Learning to be together primary and secondary lessons and assemblies
Class DoJo animations and lessons
You will really like these! Class DoJo have partnered with Yale, Stanford, and Harvard universities to create some really useful primary videos, discussion guides, and activities where students will:
• Manage powerful emotions through mindfulness
• Tackle self-talk and positive thinking
• Learn how to take on big challenges
• Explore moods and attitudes
• Discover the power of growth mindset
Find them at
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Calm-down choice cards and cam-down plan for primary pupils
Devised by teachingwithmrso (thank you!) , these are useful cards to cut out and laminate. Based on self-regulation theory, they are designed to help children identify an activity they can do to help calm themselves. By choosing a card themselves, they take responsibility for their own feelings and develop self-efficacy – the belief they can exercise control over their lives and learning
Also here is a nice template for a calm-dwn plan.
Moving on and making new friends KS2
This NSPCC resource empowers children to handle the challenges associated with moving from Year 6 into secondary school. There are two lessons . The first is about the transition.
The second explores the nature of friendships, the benefits and opportunities that new ones bring, and the positive, safe and healthy ways to manage them.
Moving home KS2 lesson
This lesson for key stage 2 uses story books and character narratives to explore young people's experiences of moving home. It deals with change and times in people’s lives that can feel exciting but that can also be unsettling. It can also be used to think about welcoming newcomers.
Moving on to secondary school and making new friends
We loved these Young Minds 'Find your feet' transition resources. They include films of young people discussing moving on and some great 'How to make friends hacks' with Beano . Find them here
Moving on to secondary school and making new friends
We loved these Young Minds 'Find your feet' transition resources. They include films of young people discussing moving on and some great 'How to make friends hacks' with Beano . Find them here
Beano KS1 resources on change
There's one extra resource that was too big to upload- Picture Card Prompts. Find them here https://schools.beano.com/lesson_plan_category/bouncebackability/
Check out this collection of resilience resources
There is
- a nice activity for any age group on what can keep us going when things are tough
- a ‘3 good things’ primary and secondary activity on positive thinking
- a nice ’balancing act’ activity and ‘find your balance ‘ image , also focused on staying positive
- a printable worksheet, best used in small groups or 1-1 settings. Pupils must finish the sentences ‘I am, I can, I have’, to help them talk about positive features in themselves
- a secondary lesson about resilience, with film clips and emoticon counters for a snakes and ladders game
