Wellbeing
Wellbeing activities to enjoy at home. These have been grouped around the Five Steps to Mental Wellbeing which you can read more about on the NHS website here and on the Mind website here. You might want to keep track of your wellbeing activities using the Wellbeing Jar idea from The Contented Child (see the documents list below).
(For advice and information, please see our Covid-Guidance page.)
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wellbeing-activity-calendar | [pdf 1MB] |
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The Contented Child Wellbeing Newsletter | [pdf 264KB] |
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My Wellbeing Jar | [pdf 420KB] |
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Well Being Activities From 5 Minute Fun |
| Wellbeing activities for kids stuck at home. |
Managing moods and staying in the moment.
Paying attention to here and now can help improve a person's mood and mental wellbeing.
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Cosmic Yoga |
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Make your own worry monster |
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Make your own worry monster |
| An alternative way to make a worry monster using an old tissue box. | |
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Make your own mood jar with CBBC. |
| Feeling sad, angry or anxious? Make this mood jar to help you to focus. | |
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Breathing Super Power |
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Twinkl Take a Mindful Minute Activity |
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Mindfulness colouring pictures |
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Childline Calm Zone activities |
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Everybody Worries |
| A picture book about what it is like to worry and activities that can help. | |
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Elsa-support |
| Free mindfullness and wellbeing resources | |
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Mindfulness and Breathing Activities |
| 5-10 minute daily activities that can help to reduce stress and anxiety. |
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Wellbeing-shield | [pdf 810KB] |
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mindfulness-affirmations | [pdf 774KB] |
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Anxiety Newsletter | [pdf 439KB] |
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How Big Is My Worry NG | [pdf 120KB] |
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newsletter 3 | [pdf 283KB] |
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Newsletter Calming | [pdf 232KB] |
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Keeping Active
Being active has physical benefits and helps with mental health. Our perseverance challenge encouraged the children to get active and to recognise their own personal achievements. There are lots of ways to keep active - going for a walk or bikeride, dancing to a favourite song, skipping or playing games in the garden like football or hopscotch. You could also try some of these other ways of keeping active.
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Twinkl Fun Fitness Bingo |
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Go Noodle |
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BBC Super Movers |
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Change 4 Life |
| Indoor activities for kids | |
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Change 4 Life |
| Sports and activities |
Get Active EYFS Activities
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EYFS - Get Active at Home - Bank 6 | [pdf 564KB] |
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Get Active Key Stage One Activities
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KS1 - Get Active at Home - Bank 7 | [pdf 553KB] |
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Get Active Key Stage Two Activities
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KS2 Get Active at Home - Week 7 | [pdf 778KB] |
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Learning
Find a routine which works for you and try to avoid comparing what your family are doing with what others are doing. Don't underestimate the learning which goes on during family time - playing games, making lunch, baking or completing a jigsaw are just some of the valuable experiences that help children to grow.
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Cooking with Jamie |
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BBC Bitesize |
| Daily lessons covering lots of different subjects | |
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Activity Village |
| New games to play |
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BBC Gardening with Children |
| Lots of gardening projects to try at home - even if you haven't got a garden. | |
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Kids Gardening |
| Fun activities to learn together. | |
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Twinkl Learning Reflection Journal |
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wellbeing-games | [pdf 2MB] |
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Staying Connected
Write a letter, send a postcard, write an email or phone a friend. There are lots of ways to keep connected. Our school project involved the children drawing pictures of themselves to make a friendship chain on our school railings. They loved spotting pictures of their friends. Staying connected helps to develop a sense of belonging and provides emotional support. Technology can play a part in this but with restrictions in place.
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Think u know 8-10s |
| Activities to help children to stay safe whilst online | |
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Think u know 4-7s |
| Activities to help children to stay safe whilst online | |
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Starting a conversation with your child |
| Activity ideas, conversation starters and advice to make talking easier. |
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Legendary Learner Wellbeing Kit ÔÇô Family Activities | [pdf 1MB] |
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Helping Others
Acts of giving and kindness support wellbeing by developing positive feelings and a sense of achievement and self-worth. They can be as simple as helping with jobs around the house to saying thank you to someone for something they have done. Our school project involved making flowers to give to another person to show them that someone cares. The children enjoyed this giving activity and some of them even recieved flowers from a friend too. A group of the children in school have also written the residents in Barrow Hall and have had letters thanking them in return.
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Twinkl Daily Acts of Kindness Ideas |