Emotional well-being and resilience are vital to the development of young children, providing them with foundational skills for their adult life. Children who can understand, express, and regulate their emotions are well equipped for facing challenges, learning effectively, and planning how to manage themselves when experiencing emotional difficulties.


Story time


Use picture books, puppets, and small world characters to present children with scenarios that they may face in real life. Situations that the children have recently experienced work well. Listen carefully to the children’s responses as they will help you understand how they approach challenges, and how you may be able to support them.


What you’ll need


• 530949 Emotions stones • 532317 Wooden Character Set • 532321 Story Talk Sequencing Cards • 530953 Talk About How We Feel • 804340 Pet Puppet Buddies


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Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing


Music Makers


Music stimulates more parts of the brain than almost any other activity. It reduces feelings of anxiety and stress, and helps children regulate their emotions. Use of rhythm connects left and right brain hemispheres and calms the traumatised nervous system. Provide opportunities for children to create music, listen to it, identify how it makes them feel, and dance to it.


What you’ll need


• 530949 Emotion Stones • 790556 Small Maraca (set of 6) • 520061 Make your Own Drum Kit • 520063 Make Your Own Rain Stick • Suitable music and the means to listen to it • … and any other craft resources to make instruments


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