3 lesson cards, each followed by its sheet. Print the lot, or choose pages in the print dialog.
Koala's Calm-Down
Calming down with slow breathing, then naming how you feel
Warm-up, 5 minutes
Sit in a circle. Breathe in while you count to four, and out while you count to four. Do it three times.
On the projector
Breathe with the koala together, lights low if you can, then ask a few children to show how they feel.
Open it with /play/koalas-calm-down/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.
Away from the screen
Teddy breathing: lie down with a soft toy on your tummy and watch it rise and fall.
Questions to ask
How does your body feel after breathing slowly?
What might make you feel that way?
What helps you when you feel like that?
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Koala's Calm-Down
Name: ______________________
For the grown-up: Star breathing: trace up a point of the star as you breathe in, and down the other side as you breathe out, all the way round. Then point to the face that shows how you feel, and talk about it.
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Platypus Feels
Reading feelings in faces and in moments: happy and sad, calm and angry, excited and tired, scared and cosy
Warm-up, 5 minutes
Feelings statues: children move to music, and when it stops they freeze with the feeling face you call out.
On the projector
Play on the board: children show the face with their own faces first, then a helper taps it. Talk about a time each feeling happened.
Open it with /play/platypus-feels/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.
Away from the screen
Read one of the Feelings and friends stories together and stop at the choice: let the class vote, then try the other path too.
Questions to ask
What made you feel happy today?
What does your face do when you feel cross?
What helps you feel calm again?
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Platypus Feels
Name: ______________________
For the grown-up: Look at each feeling face. Then draw your own face for that feeling in the circle next to it. Talk about a time you felt that way.
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Kookaburra Takes Turns
Taking turns, with a grown-up or with Kookaburra: turn over two cards, then pass it over.
Warm-up, 5 minutes
Pass a ball round the circle, each child saying "Your turn!" as they pass it on.
On the projector
Two teams take turns: a child from each team comes up to turn over two cards, and the team says "Your turn!" to the other side.
Open it with /play/kookaburra-takes-turns/?projector: the class plays together, you press Next after each win, and nothing is saved.
Away from the screen
Print the memory cards and play in pairs, taking turns.
Questions to ask
Whose turn is it now?
Can you remember where the koala was?
How did it feel to wait for your turn?
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Kookaburra Takes Turns
Name: ______________________
For the grown-up: Cut out the twelve cards and lay them face down. Take turns: turn over two. A pair? Keep them. Not a pair? Turn them back over. Either way, say "Your turn!" and pass it on.
