everything curriculum | April 2019


Rowan McManus


“Best wellbeing I’ve done is get children to sit back to back with a child they don’t play with/aren’t friends with. They write post–its/cards or say positive things about the other child. It’s so lovely to hear the comments and see the happy, surprised faces of the children who had no idea others saw them in such a positive light.”


Lorna Grayling Nic Bea


“After PE or break times we listen to relaxing music for a few minutes. We also love using some of the calming clips on GoNoodle, simple yoga moves and Tai Chi have also been popular in the past.”


“Mindfulness fairy tales! They’re amazing for taking a few minutes with the lights off and help our imaginations wander.”


Sarah Bryony


“We have daily mindfulness activities each day after lunch. Independent reading, seated yoga, class book, standing yoga and colouring.”


Tricia Cutforth


“We do yoga every Friday! It’s great for the children’s calmness and they get to follow a story at the same time as doing the yoga poses! It’s fantastic for concentration and helping children to be calm and relaxed.”


Vicki Martin


“Circle time to talk about feelings and how others might be feeling. We also tell them who they can talk to if they are worried, scared or upset and on the other hand if they are feeling happy or excited.”


Rhianydd Thornton


“After every lunch time we take ten minutes to lay with a pillow/teddy and listen to instrumental music or an audio book.”


Jo Ford


“During lessons we listen to calm relaxing music, this helps the children to settle down especially after an active break or lunchtime.”


Candise Marie


“We have several breathing exercises that the children love – imagining that they are blowing different objects across the room with children suggesting the objects is a good one. We also pass round a hugging cushion as everyone loves giving hugs!”


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