Big Life Hooks

These 'Hooks' are designed to encourage conversation, spark positive emotion and promote authentic relationships in the classroom.

Some suggestions for how to use the Big Life Hooks:

Write one on the board for students to discuss as they come in to the classroom
Use a question as a 'roll call', asking it before you mark the roll and inviting each student to respond as you call their name
Select some of the questions for students to discuss in pairs/groups as an engage activity or a brain break
Use Brain Breaks to maintain classroom engagement and get students ready to learn.

brain breaks

These Brain Breaks can be used by individual students, small groups or a whole class, based on their needs. You can print these lists on paper or flash cards to display or distribute to students in the classroom.

Please note, students in the Red Zone need individual attention and will struggle to de-escalate in a whole class setting. Please see the Self-Reg Room for resources to support students in the Red Zone.

Yellow Zone

YELLOW

Use the Yellow Zone Brain Breaks for individuals/groups feeling stressed, frustrated, anxious, excited, jittery or nervous and complete a strategy to help them get back to feeling happy, focused and ready to learn.

Green Zone

GREEN

Use the Green Zone Brain Breaks for individuals/groups feeling calm, happy, focused, content, and ready to learn. Complete a strategy to give them a short break that will help boost their optimal learning experience.

Blue Zone

BLUE ZONE

Use the Blue Zone Brain Breaks for individuals/groups feeling sad, tired, sick, or bored and complete a strategy to help them get back to feeling happy, focused and ready to learn.

icebreakers

Icebreaker Questions

would you rather

Would You Rather Questions

riddles

Riddles

this or that

This or That Questions

Big Life Chatterbox.pdf

warrnambool college wellbeing hub

For fantastic targeted classroom wellbeing resources head to the Warrnambool College Wellbeing Hub, or click on the thumbnail to the left.