Wellbeing Ideas

Looking out for yourself

But everyone is different, Everyone's home is different. Do as much or as little as you can.

From Helen M

Enter your year groups learning hub page and complete the work that your teachers have set
You can plan your time for working throughout the day
Maybe try some reading for fun and puzzles too!
Check out the music, PE and outdoor learning pages for more ideas
Remember there are online resources;

Spend time doing activities you really enjoy, such as; baking, painting, model making, gardening, reading, running, cycling. The choice is yours!!

Doing things for others can make you feel better about yourself and give you a happiness boost!

Going on nature walks- notice how calm you feel (maybe try your deep breathing)
Explore your senses- What can you touch, smell, see, hear and taste?
Look at the clouds and see what shapes they remind you of (maybe draw a picture of your findings!)
Go exploring looking for natural treasures and wildlife

Making a gratitude journal or jar
Saying kind thoughts to yourself
Repeating mantras, eg "I am awesome no matter what"
Doing things you find fun by yourself- playing in the garden, playing video and board games, watching TV, arts and crafts

Talk to a trusted adult about any worries you may have. At the moment many people feel uncertain and sharing thoughts with others can help

You could write down your worries then screw them up and throw them away. This gets them out of your head

Relaxing before bed can help you get a good nights sleep

Try to follow a bed time routine, eg have a bath/shower, clean your teeth, read a book, think about five things that made you feel happy today, cuddle your toy

At home before bed have a notebook to jot down three to five positive things that have happened in the day.

These don’t have to be BIG things- just small things to be grateful for eg I had toast for breakfast, It was sunny today, I played with my friends….

Have a “calm” area for a child to come home to and spend some time by themselves. Creating a “safe space” in a child’s bedroom/on the sofa will help them to unwind with low demands on their attention to help the transition to home. Maybe create a box or shelf of activities- colouring, reading, loom bands, arts and craft, soft toys.

A useful tool for anybody anywhere is to look at their outstretched palm on their hand. Imagine a thing that makes you happy for each finger eg my mum, my pet, reading…….In tricky times try and recall these positives to help avoid getting down/bring your attention back to the things you are grateful for in your life.

( children could draw around their hands and list the positives on each finger)

The Wheel is a way of realising that a person can control their thoughts. Draw a circle to represent a wheel and write your name in the centre(children could draw pictures instead). Round the rim of the wheel add all the things you think of in a day- positive and negative eg my brother, gymnastics, worrying about maths …. Over time children can use the wheel to move their attention onto a more positive subject around the edge of the wheel.- if they notice they are thinking negatively.

“ I have people who love me”

“I can share my worries with others”

Have a collection of photographs of happy times for your child to look at. These could be on a display board, in a box or an album. Children could bring them to school and have them in their tray or in a “calm box” to help them feel connected if they are having a tricky day.

Random acts of kindness

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