4.6.20...During this pandemic, some people feel stressed and uncertain. Itβs understandable to feel anxious, a little bit lost, and very frustrated about not being able to control the situation. However, you can make a difference to how you cope with it, and you can make a difference to how other people are feeling too. The Making a Difference from Home activity pack will help you do just that. In it, youβll be supported to choose and carry out a mini project to help other people at this time. These people may be your friends and family, or your local community, and what you do might just cause a ripple effect that makes bigger differences to our world in the fullness of time.
For a child, coming in to hospital can be pretty scary at the best of times, but it's especially daunting at the moment with all the doctors and nurses weari...
What is Mindfulness? How can mindfulness help you relax and face your challenges? The video below explains all. Try these SHORT activities from 'The Mindfulness Teacher' and see the benefits!
Introducing Mindfulness to Children!
This video explains a bit about what mindfulness is and who I will be aiming my mindfulness videos at.
Mindfulness: Bubble Breathing π
Bubble breathing is a simple yet effective breathing technique to help you to relax and feel more positive π
A body scan to recognise what is going on in your body.
Rainbow Relaxation: Mindfulness for Children
Enjoy this breathing activity! Made to put a smile on your face and relax you. Aimed at children aged 5-11.
Mindfulness for children: Mindful Looking π
Enjoy the beauty in nature and look deeper than on the surface π³ π¦ Look at the shades of colour, the shadows, the different textures and any movement.
Mind Scan: Mindfulness for Children βοΈ π§
Check in with your brain and all the different types of thoughts it has. Let the thoughts float away, like hot air balloons in the sky. β οΈ π
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Focus on your senses!
Belly Breathing: Mindfulness for Children
This deep breathing technique is at the core of many mindfulness and relaxation practices.
Coronavirus: SEND and Mental Health, Social and Emotional Well-Being
Upperby Primary School is fully committed to supporting the mental health, social and emotional well-being of our pupils and their families. As a school we are being directed by the Government are providing a childcare provision. The Government list of ‘key workers’ for this childcare can be found at here.
The following list of contacts that are available to all families, should they need support during these uncertain and challenging times. Please keep safe and look after yourselves!
Covibook – an interactive resource designed to support and reassure children aged 7 and under, designed to help children explain and draw the emotions that they might be experiencing during the pandemic.
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