My Wellbeing Journey – Year 1

My Wellbeing Journey

YEAR 1

My picture My Name: .................................................................................................

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Learning More About Me Dear Parents and Teachers, Children will need your support in explaining and offering direction for the evidence-based activities in this journal. The intention is for children to develop more self-awareness so that they can self-regulate how they think, act and feel.

LEARNING CURVE SELF-AWARENESS AND WELLBEING INDEX – YEAR 1 Learning More About Me ........................................................................................................ 2 My Circle of Safety ................................................................................................................ 3 What I Do Well: My Strengths ................................................................................................ 4 What I Do Well: My Strengths Hand ........................................................................................ 5 I Am Thankful For .................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................11 11 Spot the 7 Differences.......................................................................................................... 23 Me Being Healthy ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................27 27 Guess Who Crossword .......................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................37 37 Feel Good Menu ................................................................................................................... 51 Growth Mindsets................................................................................................................. 65 How Many?......................................................................................................................... .........................................................................................................................77 77 My People .......................................................................................................................... ..........................................................................................................................91 91 Be A Superhero .................................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................105 105 Strengths Word Search ........................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................118 118 Feel Good Search ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................119 119 Feelings and My Face ........................................................................................................... ...........................................................................................................120 120 My Feelings Warning Signs .................................................................................................. 122 Growth Mindset Quiz .......................................................................................................... 123 Me Being Kind ................................................................................................................... 124 Hundred Chart and Alphabet Chart ........................................................................................ 125 My Friends and Classmates .................................................................................................. ..................................................................................................126 126 2

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My Circle of Safety Which adults are always there to keep me safe and healthy?

This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to think about trusted adults in their lives who they can seek help from and draw a picture of, or stick a photo in, of each special person in their circle of safety.

Person 1

Person 2 Myself feeling happy and safe with people in my Circle of Safety.

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Person 3

Acknowledgement: 1&2 RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

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What I Do Well: My Strengths Me sharing

Me listening well

Me trying hard

Me being friendly

Me waiting my turn

Me saying “thank you”

Me helping out

Me being kind

Me smiling

Me showing good manners

Me saying “sorry”

Me being determined

Acknowledgement: 1&2 RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

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This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to explore things that they do well and explain to them that these are called their ‘strengths’. Ask them to circle five of their own.

What I Do Well: My Strengths Hand This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to draw or write the five ‘strengths’ they chose for themselves (from page 4) on each finger and thumb of the hand below. In the palm of the hand ask them to draw themselves using one of the five.

Acknowledgement: 1&2 RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

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Colour In

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Numbers

Be Kind

What even number comes after 4 and which odd number comes before 9?

I am THOUGHTFUL

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When you read for 25 days in a row, celebrate with your family.

GOAL: this week I want to

Did I achieve my goal? ___Yes ___No 8

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Readers are Leaders

Wellbeing Check In

Reading Communication Week beginning /

This week did you...

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Say “sorry?”

Ask, “how are you?”

Love to learn?

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Look for good?

Eat fruit?

Drink water?

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Sleep well?

Listen carefully?

Feel calm?

___Yes ___No

___Yes ___No

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FRIDAY

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Mindful Activity DOING NOTHING. Lie on your back with your hands under your head and concentrate on doing absolutely nothing for at least three minutes. You can only do nothing.

Parent/Carer Signature: What am I grateful for this week?

Acknowledgement: Kabat Zinn & Baer

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Words

Reading Tip

What is this shape and what letter does it start with?

Ask your children to tell you what they learnt after reading.

tar Colour In

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When is a time you felt part of a team and were proud of what you achieved together?

Acknowledgement: 1&2 RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

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Family, friends and feelings

I Am Thankful For...

Write down or draw some of the things in your life that you are thankful for.

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Be Curious

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I LISTEN TO LEARN

Work out how many X’s and Y’s below.

XXX + XXXXXX – XX = __ X’s GOAL: this week I want to

Y + YYYYYYY – YY = __ Y’s Did I achieve my goal? ___Yes ___No

Fill in the missing letter

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Colour In

23 1. feather appears on purple owl head 2. wing appears on orange owl 3. moon eye closed 4. blue owl beak open 5. star appears 6. little orange owl eyes half closed 7. feathers missing on green owl

This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to compare the two images below and find and mark the 7 differences between them.

Spot the 7 Differences

Thoughtful Me

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What are two things shaped like a square?

Step out the length and the width of your bedroom at home.

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How many steps long (length)?

How many steps wide (width)?

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Fun Time

Readers are Leaders

Wellbeing Check In

Reading Communication Week beginning /

This week did you...

MONDAY

Feel happy?

Cuddle family?

Be friendly?

___Yes ___No

___Yes ___No

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Eat breakfast?

Forgive someone?

Try something new?

___Yes ___No

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Say “well done?”

Share your toys?

Read every day?

___Yes ___No

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TUESDAY

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THURSDAY

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Mindful Activity

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SOUNDS. For three minutes close your eyes, concentrate and listen for ten different sounds. How are each of the sounds being made and by whom or what?

FRIDAY

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Parent/Carer Signature: What am I grateful for this week?

Acknowledgement: Kabat Zinn & Baer

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Maze

Words

Find your way through the maze by drawing a line from the star to the sun.

What you might see in the ocean. Fill in the missing letters.

wh___ What is another wh word?

Reading Tip Do storytelling on the go to make the story funny or spooky.

Fill in the missing letter

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Colour In

Feel Good Menu With every new experience you have, your brain changes and grows its abilities. Make a list of your five best feel-good activities. You can choose to do one every day or do one when you are feeling upset to change your mood and help you to thrive and flourish.

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Friday

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Colouring In

Fill in the missing letter

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Words

Be Friendly

What you might see on your face. Fill in the missing letters.

I SMILE

ch__ GOAL: this week I want to

Reading Tip Look for similarities and differences in the same author’s books.

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Did I achieve my goal? ___Yes ___No

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What is another ch word?

Growth Mindsets This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to learn that they can change their mindset and thoughts about themselves by the words they use.

Fixed Mindsets

Growth Mindsets

stops us from achieving our best possible selves

gives us opportunities to grow and develop

I won’t

I can

I can’t

I don’t want to

I don’t like

I will

I want to

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Put the following from smallest to largest,

On the outline, mark what parts of your body you feel warning signs when you feel unsafe or scared?

3+7

1+8

4+8

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Play with a calculator to guess the answers to simple calculations.

Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE

Fill in the missing letter

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Fun Time

Readers are Leaders

Wellbeing Check In

Reading Communication Week beginning /

This week did you...

MONDAY

Show you care?

Eat vegetables?

Control your feelings?

___Yes ___No

___Yes ___No

___Yes ___No

Achieve something?

Act sensibly?

Feel proud?

___Yes ___No

___Yes ___No

___Yes ___No

Wash your hands?

Enjoy nature?

Ask for help?

___Yes ___No

___Yes ___No

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Book title:

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TUESDAY

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THURSDAY

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Mindful Activity FUNNY FACE. Spend five minutes drawing a picture of what your face looks like when you are having fun. Check it in a mirror.

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FRIDAY

Book title:

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Parent/Carer Signature: What went well this week?

Acknowledgement: Kabat Zinn & Baer

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Acknowledgement: 1&2 RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

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This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to practise using the language of ‘strengths’ by doing the word search.

Feel Good Search This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to move around the room having fun looking for other classmates who have done any of these feel good things this week. When they have circled eight boxes ask them to yell out BINGO! Played games with family

Exercised nearly every day

Said “thank you” to someone

Helped at home

Had your favourite food

Said “hello” with a smiling face

Went to a birthday party

Laughed and had fun

Asked for help

Played with friends

Tried something hard

Played a new game

Slept really well

Was kind to someone

Played with a new friend

Ate plenty of fruit and vegetables

Acknowledgement: 1&2 RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

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My Feelings Warning Signs This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to recognise the signs their bodies send them when they are feeling unsafe or unhappy. A class brainstorm is a fun way to get the class thinking about these warning signs. They can include how their shoulders, tummy, hands and face feel. Ask children to draw or describe where they feel these signs on each part of the outline of their body below.

Acknowledgement: 1&2 RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

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My feelings warning signs are:

Growth Mindset Quiz This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to decide what is a growth mindset and what is a fixed mindset. Tick the box for which type of mindset you think each is. Go to page 65 to discover more about Fixed and Growth Mindsets.

I can learn to do anything I want.

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This is too hard.

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I like to try new things.

I can’t do this.

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Me Being Kind

Make up my bed every morning.

Smile and say “hello” to people I meet.

Draw a picture of my family and give it to them.

Think of three good things that happen every day.

Say “hi!” to someone I don’t normally talk to.

Put my toys away every night.

Be a good sport when playing games in the playground.

Play with someone I don’t usually play with.

Give my family plenty of hugs and cuddles.

Make a card thanking someone for all they do for me.

Read a funny book with my family.

Say “hello” to the person with the stop sign at the crossing.

Pick up rubbish at school and at home.

Be kind to my body by drinking water.

Help with a job at home without being asked.

Tell someone “well done!”

Acknowledgement: 1&2 RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne

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This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to learn about some simple things that they can do every day to be kind to their families, friends classmates and themselves. Ask students to circle the ones that they do often, and put a square around those that they will try to do more.

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Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE

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