November 2015 / Health improvement team

Lesson plans, toolkits and resources / emotional health and wellbeing Lesson plans

- PSHE Association offer a very comprehensive scheme of work based on teaching

Primary and Secondary children about the importance of Mental Health.

https://pshe-

association.org.uk/resources_search_details.aspx?ResourceId=570&Keyword=&Subj

ectID=0&LevelID=0&ResourceTypeID=3&SuggestedUseID=0

- The Feelin' Good Day lesson plans are a series of four lesson plans which look at

promoting resilience and identifying positive coping strategies. This can be used

with Primary or Secondary aged children (See attached PDF)

- The MindEd programme is funded by the Department of Health and developed and written by experts in child and mental health. This free web resource encourages all professionals interacting with children and young people to become more skilled in dealing with young people's mental health concerns. https://www.minded.org.uk/mod/page/view.php?id=22

- The Mentality Action Sheets are great for using with the younger age groups. These lesson plans and resources help the children discuss their feelings in a safe and positive way. (see attached PDF)

Promoting positive Mental Health at lunchtime. - The ‘Feel Good Factor’ games provide your school’s play leader with a range of

games they can play at break or lunch time in which positive mental health is

promoted – see attached PDF

- The MindEd programme is funded by the Department of Health and developed and written by experts in child and mental health. https://www.minded.org.uk/mod/page/view.php?id=22

Anger management:

- Teach your pupils strategies for dealing with anger and strategies for cooling down

using the image of a ‘tucking turtle.’

http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/do/resources/teaching_tools/ttyc_toc.htm

- Use these resource for visual resources to help children develop controlling down

strategies including self-regulation charts, strategy card, feeling records, mood

indicators and much more!

http://www.freeprintablebehaviorcharts.com/anger_management_charts.htm

Yoga: - Here you will find a range of breathing techniques, yoga exercises and breathing

techniques to use in your classroom to help children cool down.

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http://healthyschoolscampaign.org/content/uploads/Programs/Fit%20to%20Learn/D

ocuments/Yoga-in-the-Classroom/Cooling-Down-Your-Classroom.pdf

Mindfulness - MindSpace offers a range of breathing techniques, yoga exercises and breathing

techniques to use in your classroom to help children cool down.

http://www.meditationinschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Five-minute-to-a-

calmer-classroom.pdf

- MindSpace has many useful resources for developing mindfulness in your classroom.

Some of the most useful resources are their introductory mindfulness script, eating

chocolate mindfully and 10 steps to listening mindfully.

http://www.meditationinschools.org/resources/

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- Mindful Teacher offers a range of resources and lesson plans that can be adapted for

children of ages. They have broken the mindfulness scripts into subheadings so you

can choose the script most suitable for your class.

http://www.mindfulteachers.org/p/free-resources-and-lesson-plans.html

Healthy Body Image - Ofsted good practice example from Oak Cottage Primary School offers a detailed

action plan as well as lesson plans for all ages based on promoting a healthy body

image https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/promoting-positive-body-image-

within-primary-schools

- The Dove Confident Me workshops address key topics including social media, peer

pressure and strategies for promoting and protecting body confidence. There are 5

lesson plans suitable for Year 5 and 6 pupils.

http://selfesteem.dove.co.uk/Articles/Written/Teachers-and-schools.aspx

- Dove also offer resources and planning for a single Body Confidence workshop which

focuses on topics including social media, peer pressure and strategies for promoting

and protecting body confidence. Student learning is facilitated through class

discussion and small group activities, with the addition of video and activity

worksheets to keep pupils engaged

http://selfesteem.dove.co.uk/Articles/Written/Dove-Confident-Me-single-session-

resources.aspx

- Always have a range of resources and videos that challenge gender stereotypes. The

video explore what doing something ‘like a girl means’ http://always.com/en-

us/about-us/our-epic-battle-like-a-girl

- People like me equips teachers with materials that can show girls that jobs in

Science, technology; Engineering and Maths (STEM) are available and open to them.

This resources help break the stereotype that these types of jobs are for ‘boys only.’

https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/resources/2015/09/people-like-me-resource-pack

- The NUT has developed a range of resources that challenge gender stereotypes.

They outline their initial project in ‘Breaking the Mould’ and outline practical

strategies for challenging gender stereotypes in the classroom in ‘Boys and Girls

Things’ The evidence base for this approach can be found in the

document ‘Stereotypes Stop You Doing Stuff.

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- ‘Challenging Gender Stereotypes and Discrimination’ is a very useful resource pack

which enables children to explore their own identity and encourages children to

celebrate similarities and differences between one another.

Bereavement and Loss: - Grief encounter have developed a children’s workbook which helps adults guide

children through the process of grief.

http://www.griefencounter.com/Print_Childrens_section.pdf

- Coping with Crisis outlines how teachers and adults can help a child through grief.

There is some very practical advice and support for teachers who have children

experiencing grief in their classroom.

http://www.thegrid.org.uk/info/healthandsafety/critical-incident.shtml

- The Elephants Tea Party was developed by Child Bereavement UK. Once you sign up

they will send your school a bereavement and loss resource pack to use as and when

you need to with your children.

- SABN has developed a list of resources to use with young people who are bereaved.

They have split the resources into sub-headings so you can chose the resource most

suited to your need.

- Grief Encounter have also developed a list of books which are helpful for children

who are experiencing loss or bereavement.

Stress and anxiety - Young Minds have developed a pack for teachers and pupils to help cope with the

stress of school.

http://www.youngminds.org.uk/assets/0002/2076/YM_Vs_Digital_Campaigns_Pack_

2015.pdf

- Stress reduction activities - This pack contains activities for teachers and pupils to

use to help manage stress and anxiety.

http://www.healthiersf.org/resources/pubs/stressRed/StressReductionActivities.pdf

- This Public Health England document clearly outlines the link between positive

mental health and attainment.

- This is again a Public Health England document which guides teachers through a

whole school approach to developing and promoting young people’s emotional health

and wellbeing.

- This anxiety workbook can be used by pupils and staff to help discuss the causes and

possible strategies for coping with anxiety

Healthy Relationships - North Somerset Council have developed a series of lesson plans and activities aimed

at KS1 and KS2 pupils that deal with healthy relationships, consent, secret and

surprises as well as a whole range of other topics. http://old.n-

somerset.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/1223CDE6-FDE0-4A94-9EA5-

5CAB0573EC70/0/FINAL_Primary_Healthy_Relationships_Guidance.pdf

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- Woman’s Aid developed a resource aimed at High School children which can be used

as a toolkit for addressing teenage relationship abuse.

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http://www.womensaid.org.uk/page.asp?section=00010001001400100004&sectionTi

tle=Education+Toolkit