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This is a growth mindset sorting activity and is suitable for all pupils. Which statements are indicative of a growth mindset and which ones are a fixed mindset. Help your pupils learn with this colourful and engaging activity. Included in the pack: Growth Mindset pocket Fixed Mindset pocket Sorting sheet 64 statements – 32 for fixed mindset and 32 for growth mindset A set of blank cards so pupils can write their own Character sheets for sorting without the pockets if you are wanting to do a quick activity All the above in black and white The pockets without clipart for older pupils

Stress This resource is about stress and coping strategies. Some stress can be good because it can actually encourage and motivate you to work harder. When you get too much stress it can make you feel overwhelmed. Finding a balance is key to managing stress. Stress bucket The bucket is a metaphor for the body and the water is a metaphor for stress and coping strategies. This resource will lead the child through making a stress bucket and learning how to use it. Levels of stress Depending on the person, the level of water in the bucket may already be high due to past experiences. Stress entering the body isn’t necessarily filling up an empty bucket. It is adding to what is already there. Every day stressors can soon overflow the bucket. There are always people and children who blow up over the slightest thing and this is probably because their stress is quite high all of the time. Turning on the tap Turning the tap on is a metaphor for letting out the stress and the best way to do this is through coping strategies. Coping strategies can be anything that the calms the person down from ‘calming breathing’ to ‘having a run’. It might also be things they enjoy doing, something that makes them feel happy. It can be individual to the person on what works for them. What relieves their stress? Included in the pack Stress scales. These could be used as bookmarks and taken away. A4 poster that could be stuck to the wall as a reminder 24 additional supporting worksheets An A4 bucket and pocket – pupils can put their stress INTO the bucket by using the pocket Cloud and water for the craft Different sizes of water droplets Information sheets including examples of stressors, de-stressing ideas, physical body signs, and how it affects emotions and behaviour

This is our Coping skills toolkit for emotional regulation. Perfect for ELSA Support. There is a handy little pouch and lots of resources that will help pupils with their emotional regulation. Each pupil could be given one of these. Go through the cards and decide which emojis to put in and which calming cards to put in. Each pupil could have their own bespoke toolkit. Included in the coping skills toolkit 24 Emoji face cards 33 Coping, calming and mindfulness cards Worry tree card Circle of control card Affirmations card Anger feeling words and physical sensations card Sadness feeling words and physical sensations card Anxiety feeling words and physical sensations card Scared feeling words and physical sensations words Self care for wellbeing card All these resources are in one handy file so you can print what you need.

This EBSA workbook School difficulties has been created with valuable help from the members of the ELSA Support Facebook Group who provided some of the difficulties their pupils face. It relies on real life situations that pupils have found difficult about coming to school. ELSAs are often on the front line trying to help pupils back into school and to work on their difficulties. The booklet is aimed from Year 3 to Year 6 but could also be used with Year 2 with support. We also have EBSA workbook school thoughts and feelings and EBSA Workbook Coping with school worries on the website. EBSA is Emotionally based school avoidance. Pupils who struggle to come to school or are non attenders. This might have an emotional cause or a mental health cause. The activity consists of a sorting board, cards with suggestions, cards for pupils to write their own, an exploration board, a feelings board with scales and changes and what they want to happen to make things feel ok. This activity will help pupils to identify what is bothering them at school and how to reduce that feeling by changing the situation. Start by printing out the base board and cutting up the cards. Print out a blank sheet so the pupil can add their own if they want to. Help the pupil sort the cards between things that are ok, things they are unsure of and things that are not ok. Once you have done that choose one of the things that are not ok and look at it further. Help the pupil break it down to see if you can find out what the actual issue is. Example might be ‘seating plan’ that is not ok. What is it about the seating plan that is not ok? Is it that they are sitting next to someone they don’t like? Perhaps they can’t hear the teacher? Perhaps they are uncomfortable and there might be a draft or a bright light bothering them. They might prefer to be sitting with a friend. Perhaps someone copies off them or talks to them and they don’t like that. Try and help the pupil to break down the difficulty. Once they have the root cause of their difficulty, help them to identify how it makes them feel. Can they put a name to that feeling? How big is that feeling? There is a sheet for pupil voice to say what changes need to happen for them to be ok. They can write it or you can write it for them and they can tell you what needs to change. There is also a daily sheet for pupils to write down anything that they think of or that crops up for them. There are also some additional supporting resources included in the pack This is the first workbook in the EBSA Workbook Range.

Self-esteem is about how we value and perceive ourselves. There are 24 sheets in the teen self-esteem pack covering the following areas: Top strengths – What are the pupil’s top strengths? A strength you wish for – What do they aspire to? What strength would they like? Using strengths – How do they use their strengths? Strength spotter – Do they recognise strengths in others? Affirmations – read Affirmations – write 3 good things today – What three good things have happened today? This is a daily practice that will boost wellbeing and self-esteem Steps to success – read Steps to success – write Self love Make yourself proud – What makes them feel proud? Helping hand – How do they help others? Fill your cup Gratefulness – What are they grateful for? Jar of positivity Mood tracker – Track their mood daily Selfie challenge Social media feelings A to Z of things that make me happy A to Z of words to describe me Wishes and dreams Build relationships – What does a perfect friend look like? What qualities do they have? Being assertive – read Being assertive – write

Included in the pack: Assessment sheets Emotion fans Circle-time rules Relaxation booklet Planning Booklet Sentence stems Heart worksheet Kindness checklist activity Growing happy feelings activity Rainbow of Strengths Strength cards Wishing wall Puzzle piece

This is a matching game using emotions from different nationalities. Of course it has the underlying message that we all feel emotions no matter who you are, where you live or whatever your skin colour is. Included in the pack: A game board A feelings mat in colour and black and white worksheets covering all the emotions shown in boy version and girl version Each child throws a die and moves that number of places. If they land on a ‘child’ they must match that emotion to their mat. They can circle it on their mat with a dry wipe pen. Encourage them to name the emotion. This could be extended to ‘Tell me a time when you felt like that’. If they land on an instruction then they must move that number of places either forwards or backwards. The winner is the person who has circled the most emotions on their mat when everyone has reached the end of the game board. The feelings mat could also be used as an emotional register or a prompt for including emotions in their writing. There is a set of worksheets for each emotion (boy and girl version) to explore the child’s emotion in more detail. It is simply drawing a picture and writing a sentence or two.

Suggested benefits include: Concentration and attention span – it is so easy to get completely engrossed in your design Thinking skills – thinking what pattern to do next, what will look good! Mindfulness – a sense of mindfulness and being completed absorbed in the activity Relaxation – a true sense of relaxation as you are only thinking about your patterns Hand eye co-ordination – speaks for itself, try it! Self-esteem – creating something beautiful that looks amazing! Stress relief – if you feel stressed give it a go. You will be amazed Self soothing – it is such a soothing activity and if you feel upset or anxious it will make you feel better Ok to make mistakes – your mistakes can be incorporated into your design Problem solving – how can you incorporate your mistakes into your design? Fine motor skills – making those tiny patterns Nurturing creative abilities – allowing everyone to be creative Expanding your imagination – let your imagination go and just create! Creative expression – allows you to create your own design and express yourself Great fun! Simple to learn – each stroke of the pen or pencil is simple No planned outcome – you don’t know yet how your design will end up. Included in the pack: 35 shapes all sectioned off 32 of those shapes all blank for pupils to section off 26 Letters of the alphabet sectioned off 26 Letters of the alphabet left blank for pupil to section off

This is a HUGE pack of words for emotions, feelings and conditions all with a hessian style background. These will be fabulous for your more ‘natural style displays’. Help create a calm environment linked to nature for your pupils. Included in the pack is *120 emotion, feelings, condition words for display *2 Banners *Bordered paper in landscape and portrait, with and without lines, *20 cloud shaped quotes, *A-Z Alphabet for making your own words

This is a set of 13 posters. They are set up for A3 printing but would also print perfectly on A4.

This intervention is written for a group of four pupils and is led by an ELSA or teaching assistant. It covers emotions, relaxation and lessons around worries. It runs for approximately 40 minutes. This intervention is aimed at 5 to 7 year olds. This intervention follows this structure Welcome and emotional register– welcome the pupils to the group, go over the circle time rules and talk about how they feel today. Activity – this is where the pupils work on the learning objective. Relaxation/Mindfulness – pupils are more ready to go back to class if they are relaxed and calm. This also teaches them valuable coping/relaxation skills. Review of the session – pupils talk about their learning experience. There are lots of resources in this pack and LOTS of visuals to help children to understand. Lesson objectives Lesson 1 – I can tell you what a worried face looks like Lesson 2 – I can understand how worries can make my body feel uncomfortable Lesson 3 – I can tell you if my worry is a BIG or a SMALL worry Lesson 4 – I can understand how my thoughts can make me feel uncomfortable Lesson 5 – I know some ways to calm myself down Lesson 6 – I can park my worries and make a plan

A great way to learn about emotions. What it looks like, synonyms, what you might say, what you might think, what causes it and how to cope with it. 20 Emotions covered and a blank template to use as a worksheet so you can write and draw other emotions.

Mindfulness aims to reduce unpleasant emotions and feelings, help you feel relaxed, and allow space between you and your thoughts; giving you the opportunity to react more calmly. Mindfulness is simply allowing yourself to be in the present moment. This pack of resources is perfect for mindful time, with a bonus of creating something unique and beautiful (perfect for decorating a Christmas Card). This will really help self-esteem too. It FEELS amazing to create something unique. Not only is it perfect for ELSA sessions but also for whole classes especially around Christmas time when children need a little bit of calm time. Included in the pack are *10 templates *Pattern sheet and practice sheet *Instructions

This ‘Glorious Goals’ workbook will help pupils to set goals. There are 20 pages in the booklet and there are two different front covers so you can use with younger and older pupils. There is a certificate on completion and also a bookmark to take away as a reminder of the steps needed to be taken to set a goal. This is perfect for New Year goal setting but hopefully it will help instil a habit of setting goals throughout the year.

There are 40 brightly coloured cards showing ways to be a good friend. Perfect for KS1 and Lower KS2. Use these as discussion or teaching points on how to be a good friend.

The ‘What if’ monsters is a resource to help worriers. It takes children through strategies for dealing with worries. The children can use the worksheets at appropriate times during the PowerPoint or they can choose to draw their own. Included in the pack is: A PowerPoint show (31 slides) A PDF for printing of the show (31 pages) 9 worksheets 1 poster You have permission to use this PowerPoint show on Google Classroom or similar platforms. You have permission to share this file with individual parents from your school. You may NOT share this resource publicly on a website, Facebook or google drive.

This is a huge pack of resources to help children’s wellbeing. You can glue the pocket into an exercise book and then add things to the pocket that you think the child will find helpful. An alternative would be to put all the resources in a folder for the child. Brilliant kit for home learning and helping your child’s wellbeing Included in this pack: Pocket colour Pocket black and white Emotional register List of feeling words Star breathing Thermometer for scaling Jar activity Bucket of happiness Proud cloud Relax tips Relax top four Starfish story I made a difference sheet Star of strengths List of positive characteristics Sleep tips Grounding activity Simple emotional register Worry tree Helping hand 5 a day for wellbeing My favourites Grateful flower Physical feelings Helpful thoughts My family I wish

This is a memory wheel for transition and can be used for any age group. Pupils can draw their memories of the past year. This offers a multitude of benefits for their personal and emotional development. This creative exercise allows children to visually express their experiences, enhancing their ability to recall and articulate important moments. By drawing their memories, pupils engage in a reflective practice that fosters self-awareness and helps them appreciate their achievements and growth over the year. Artistic expression through drawing can also be therapeutic, providing a safe outlet for pupils to process and communicate their emotions. This can be particularly beneficial for those who might find it difficult to express their feelings verbally. Additionally, the memory wheel serves as a visual diary, capturing a snapshot of their year that they can look back on, reinforcing positive experiences and milestones. Sharing their memory wheel for transition with peers and teachers can strengthen social connections and build a sense of community. It encourages pupils to listen to others’ experiences, fostering empathy and understanding. The activity can boost confidence as children take pride in their artwork and the memories they’ve chosen to highlight. Overall, the memory wheel activity is a powerful tool for promoting emotional well-being, enhancing memory retention, and encouraging a positive outlook on personal growth and achievements.

This self esteem booster wheel will help children to reflect on their Strengths, talents and personal characteristics. There are so many things they are good at. A star stands out and shines brightly in the dark sky so thought I would use this for the centre of the wheel. There are two coloured versions and a black and white version. Pupils of any age can draw or write their strengths, talents or personal characteristics.

This gratitude jar will help children look for the positives in their lives. Gratitude according to Positive psychology is strongly linked to being happy. I have done lots of jar activities but think that gratitude is such an important one so deserves its own post. This resources has a jar with and without lines. It also has a long list of suggestions/prompts to encourage children to reflect on things they are grateful or thankful for. The jar without lines can be decorated with pictures, photographs and words. Make it colourful. It could also be used each day and the child adds just one thing for that day they are grateful or thankful for. Of course you could make an actual jar with a lovely label and ask the child to fill it each day with things they are grateful for.