yrs 1-2 MY WELLBEING JOURNAL DISCOVERING MORE ABOUT ME Dear parents and teachers, students will need your support by explaining and offering direction for the activities. As their reading skills develop, encourage them to try to make sense of what they are being asked to do. This journal focuses on developing a self-awareness of themselves and learning to self-regulate how they act and feel.
My Name My Class
My Teacher LEARNING CURVE SELF-AWARENESS AND WELLBEING INDEX
FRONT PAGES Discovering More About Me & Index............... 1 About Me.............................................................2 My Circle of Safety...........................................3 What I Do Well: My Strengths............. 4, 5 & 6 Feel Good Search................................................7 Feelings and My Face........................................ 8 What Can Cause Feelings?................................ 9 My Feelings with Family, Friends and Classmates.................................................10 My Feelings and My Thinking........................... 11 Proud of Achievements................................... 12 Fun, Nature & Games...................................... 13
BACK PAGES M.A.R.B.L.E.S. and Me......................................110 Me Having Fun and Laughing...........................111 Kind and Grateful Me..................................... 112 Saying What I Need to Say............................113 Me Feeling Safe...............................................114 Me Asking for Help..........................................115 Healthy Eating and Me...................................116 Me Feeling Clean and Fresh............................117 Thoughtful Mazes............................................118 Hundred Chart and Alphabet Chart..............119 Books You Have Read.....................................120 Being Grateful Week....................................... 121 Being In a Team Week..................................... 122 Being Kind Week.............................................. 123 Being a Leader Week...................................... 124
FRIENDSHIPS WEEKS Choose a week around the middle of every term to have a special focus on encouraging students to use one of the four strengths, gratitude, teamwork, kindness and leadership, to build friendships with classmates and other students. There are pages for students to draw and describe their experiences at the back of this planner. * Being Grateful Week – page 121
* Being in a Team Week – page 122
* Being Kind Week – page 123
* Being a Leader Week – page 124
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WHAT I DO WELL: MY STRENGTHS Introduce the concept of strengths, that everyone has things that they do well and that they use in their lives to be themselves. With the class explore things that they could do well and ask students to circle five of their own. Brainstorm to come up with another four to insert at the bottom of the page. Being creative
Being curious
Listening and learning well
Helping at home
Being brave to try hard
Showing manners
Telling the truth
Being patient and calm
Being caring
Being kind and generous
Being fair
Working together
Being safe
Being happy
Bringing out others’ best
Forgiving others
Being in control of you
Being grateful
Being humble
Having fun and laughing
Acknowledgement: Martin Seligman, Chris Peterson & VIA Institute
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WHAT I DO WELL: MY STRENGTHS Ask students to draw or write the five strengths they chose for themselves on each finger and thumb of the hand below. In the palm of the hand ask them to draw themselves doing one of the five.
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WHAT I DO WELL: MY STRENGTHS As a class look for three words together to get students on the right track. Share the strategy of looking for the most uncommon letter in a word first to find the word.
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BRAVE CALM CARING CONTROL CREATIVE CURIOUS ENERGY FAIR FORGIVING
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FUN GENEROUS GRATEFUL HAPPY HELPING HUMBLE KIND LAUGHING LEARNING
LISTENING MANNERS PATIENT SAFE TRUTH TRYING WATCHING
Draw yourself searching for words.
FEEL GOOD SEARCH Ask students to move around the room having fun looking for other classmates who have done any of these feel good things recently. 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
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BE READY
MINDFULNESS TIME
I am organised
Green Machine – Breathe slowly with your eyes closed and think of as many things are you can that are coloured green. What are two?
GOAL: this week I want to
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
NUMERACY
LEARNING ABOUT ME
For grocery items, label them with prices cut out of shopping catalogues.
Washed my hands: (draw the symbol for each day) 1. Put soap on wet hands and washed them fully 2. Sang Happy Birthday twice while washing them 3. Rinsed and dried my hands.
How much money do these add up to?
5 cents + 20 cents + 50 cents = ?
JOIN THE DOTS AND COLOUR IN
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
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Friday
Saturday
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WELLBEING CHECK IN
Reading Communication Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
This week did you... feel happy
yes
cuddled family
no
act friendly
yes
no
say well done
WEDNESDAY
Book Title
THURSDAY
no
forgive someone
yes
no
share your toys
yes
no
try something new
yes
no
read every day
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
yes
eat breakfast
No. pages
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
BEING GRATEFUL
Describe or draw what went well this week that you were grateful for this week.
Time (mins.)
FRIDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Parent/Carer Signature:
HOW DID YOU FEEL THIS WEEK?
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BE FRIENDLY
WELLBEING @ WORK
I smile
Who are three people who you feel a strong sense of belonging to, how are these relationships changing?
GOAL: this week I want to
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
LITERACY Changing voice tones helps to bring the story to life.
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
THOUGHTFUL ME What are two fruits and two vegetables beginning with p?
What you might use buying something.
_oi_
What are two more oi words?
COLOURING IN TO FEEL GOOD AND HAVE FUN
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WELLBEING CHECK IN
Reading Communication Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
This week did you... show you care
yes
no
achieve something
yes
no
wash your hands
WEDNESDAY
Book Title
THURSDAY
yes
no
control your feelings
yes
act sensibly
feel proud
yes
yes
no
enjoy nature
no
no
ask for help
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
eat vegetables
No. pages
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
BEING GRATEFUL
Describe or draw what went well this week that you were grateful for this week.
Time (mins.)
FRIDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Parent/Carer Signature:
HOW DID YOU FEEL THIS WEEK?
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BE POSITIVE
FAMILY, FRIENDS & FEELINGS
I am confident
When is a time that you were proud of yourself for helping at home without being asked?
GOAL: this week I want to
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
NUMERACY
LEARNING ABOUT ME
Use the pieces of string you cut earlier to measure the rim of a cup and a saucer.
Washed my hands: (draw the symbol for each day) 1. Put soap on wet hands and washed them fully 2. Sang Happy Birthday twice while washing them 3. Rinsed and dried my hands.
Write these words as numbers:
two, twelve, eight, eleven, thirteen.
JOIN THE DOTS AND COLOUR IN
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Acknowledgement: Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
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ok
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
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Friday
Saturday
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WELLBEING CHECK IN
Reading Communication Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
This week did you... feel happy
yes
cuddled family
no
act friendly
yes
no
say well done
WEDNESDAY
Book Title
THURSDAY
no
forgive someone
yes
no
share your toys
yes
no
try something new
yes
no
read every day
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
yes
eat breakfast
No. pages
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
BEING GRATEFUL
Describe or draw what went well this week that you were grateful for this week.
Time (mins.)
FRIDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Parent/Carer Signature:
HOW DID YOU FEEL THIS WEEK?
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BE READY
WELLBEING @ WORK
I am organised
What are three ways that you show that you care for other people so they feel that they belong?
GOAL: this week I want to
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
LITERACY Encourage reading as a ‘free-time’ and enjoyable leisure activity. What you might see someone wearing.
__nt_
What are two more nt words?
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
LEARNING ABOUT ME Washed my hands: (draw the symbol for each day) 1. Put soap on wet hands and washed them fully 2. Sang Happy Birthday twice while washing them 3. Rinsed and dried my hands.
very well
not so well
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
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COLOURING IN TO FEEL GOOD AND HAVE FUN
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Friday
Saturday
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WELLBEING CHECK IN
Reading Communication Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
This week did you... show you care
yes
no
achieve something
yes
no
wash your hands
WEDNESDAY
Book Title
THURSDAY
yes
no
control your feelings
yes
act sensibly
feel proud
yes
yes
no
enjoy nature
no
no
ask for help
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
eat vegetables
No. pages
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
BEING GRATEFUL
Describe or draw what went well this week that you were grateful for this week.
Time (mins.)
FRIDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Parent/Carer Signature:
HOW DID YOU FEEL THIS WEEK?
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ME FEELING CLEAN AND FRESH To introduce the concept to students of what they need to maintain healthy personal hygiene, run a class brainstorm of what they need to do to feel their bodies are clean and fresh. Ask students to draw or describe the ones in the following boxes. Me cleaning my teeth.
Me washing and brushing my hair.
Me blowing my nose.
Me washing my hands and face.
Me cutting my finger and toe nails.
Me coughing with my hand over my mouth.
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THOUGHTFUL MAZES Ask students to focus their attention on having fun either trying to get from the centre out or from the outside to the centre.
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