LEARNING ABOUT ME Dear parents and teachers, this journal is reliant on you explaining activities and directing children on what to do. Please accept that there is no right and wrong in this journal, it’s all about children developing a self-awareness of who they are to grow their wellbeing.
My Name My picture
My Class My Teacher
LEARNING CURVE SELF-AWARENESS AND WELLBEING INDEX FRONT PAGES Sharing Who I Am................................................2 My Triangle of Safety.......................................3 What Am I Good At........................................... 4 My Feelings.........................................................5 My Senses.......................................................... 6 My Healthy Games and Activities....................7 My Favourite Places in Nature........................ 8 Class Feel Good Search..................................... 9 Feeling Safe and Healthy.................................10 Kind and Fair Me................................................ 11 My Face and Feelings....................................... 12 I Am Grateful For............................................. 13
BACK PAGES Neat and Tidy Me............................................110 M.A.T.E.S. and Me..............................................111 Healthy and Unhealthy Foods........................ 112 Hygiene and Me...............................................113 Warning Signs and Symbols............................114 Safety and Me.................................................115 Class Bingo........................................................116 Fun, Laughing and Me.....................................117 Me Asking for Help..........................................118 Firm Me............................................................119 Building My Wellbeing.....................................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 class mates 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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SHARING WHO I AM Ask children to have fun learning about themselves by drawing pictures in the boxes below.
My name is
My birthday is How old will I be My eye colour is My height right now is My favourite toy is My nickname is
A drawing of me, my family, my friends and my pets. Their names are...
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MY TRIANGLE OF SAFETY WHO KEEPS ME HAPPY, SAFE AND HEALTHY? Ask children to draw a picture of, or stick a photo in, of each special person who is there to keep them happy, safe and healthy.
SPECIAL PERSON 1
A drawing of me feeling happy, safe and healthy.
SPECIAL PERSON 2
SPECIAL PERSON 3
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MY FAVOURITE PLACES IN NATURE Ask the children to draw themselves, their families and their friends enjoying nature in two of their favourite outdoor places.
Place 1
Place 2
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CLASS FEEL GOOD SEARCH Ask the children to move around the class, or you run the activity yourself, looking for other class mates who have done any of these feel good things this week.
Enjoyed reading a book
Visited a park
Went for a family walk
Ate something yummy
Drank plenty of water
Had fun and laughed
Danced with friends and family
Had a deep sleep
Exercised nearly every day
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HAPPY WAYS TO LOOK!
HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS
Ask students to role play and draw their faces when they are:
What does it mean to have a friendship with someone? Draw two people in your life that you have a friendship with?
friendly
Acknowledgement: Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
NUMERACY
LEARNING ABOUT ME
Ask your child at dinner how many times they filled their drink bottle with water at school.
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 many a’s and m’s are there in... Bmaaaaamakmma?
a’s?
m’s?
JOIN THE DOTS AND COLOUR IN
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very well
ok
not so well
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
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Friday
Saturday
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WHAT DID YOU DO THIS WEEK?
Reading Communication Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Read a book
Enjoyed exercise
Played with friends
Had fun laughing
Went for a walk
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
Played with your pet
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
Tick the ones you did this week
No. pages
Went shopping
Rode on a bus
Rode a bike
BEING GRATEFUL
Draw or describe what went well 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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GROWING MY WELLBEING
HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS
Ask students to talk with their families about how they could use KINDNESS in their lives. Ask them to role play and draw themselves showing it.
Your feelings can be positive (happy) or negative (not so happy). Name one of each and draw your face for one of them.
Acknowledgement: Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
LITERACY
CURIOSITY: LOVING LEARNING
Encourage regular reading habits (e.g. five nights a week)
Explore with the children: What is fog?
Write the correct letter to finish the picture word.
s t b
_ag FUN AND MINDFUL COLOURING IN
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WHAT DID YOU DO THIS WEEK?
Reading Communication Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Tried something new
Wrote a story
Coloured in
Played a new game
Drew a picture
Laughed a lot
Visited relatives
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
Sang a song
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
Tick the ones you did this week
No. pages
Played sport
BEING GRATEFUL
Draw or describe what went well 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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HAPPY WAYS TO LOOK!
HEALTHY FRIENDSHIPS
Ask students to role play and draw their faces when they are:
What do you and your friends do to build happy friendships at school? Draw your happy and smiling face.
forgiving
Acknowledgement: Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
NUMERACY
LEARNING ABOUT ME
Play online number games with your child on this website: http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/
Felt calm: (your feelings were good)
How many ways can the numbers from 1 to 9 add up to 10?
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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Explored to learn: (enjoyed your interests) Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
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Friday
Saturday
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WHAT DID YOU DO THIS WEEK?
Reading Communication Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Read a book
Enjoyed exercise
Played with friends
Had fun laughing
Went for a walk
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
Played with your pet
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
Tick the ones you did this week
No. pages
Went shopping
Rode on a bus
Rode a bike
BEING GRATEFUL
Draw or describe what went well 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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GROWING MY WELLBEING
WELLBEING @ WORK
Ask students to talk with their families about how they could use LEADERSHIP in their lives. Ask them to role play and draw themselves showing it.
How do you feel when you are asked to play in a group at school?
Acknowledgement: ACARA P HPE
LITERACY
CURIOSITY: LOVING LEARNING
Find books at your child’s correct level to create positive feelings.
Explore with the children: What is Mt Everest?
Write the correct letter to finish the picture word.
c m r
_at
FUN AND MINDFUL COLOURING IN
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WHAT DID YOU DO THIS WEEK?
Reading Communication Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Tried something new
Wrote a story
Coloured in
Played a new game
Drew a picture
Laughed a lot
Visited relatives
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
Sang a song
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
Tick the ones you did this week
No. pages
Played sport
BEING GRATEFUL
Draw or describe what went well 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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CLASS BINGO Ask the children to move around the class, or you run the activity yourself, looking for class mates who have some of the things in the following table. When someone gets to seven class mates they yell BINGO!
Born in the same month as me?
WHO? Has green eyes?
WHO? Enjoys being outdoors with nature?
WHO? Plays football, soccer or netball?
WHO? 116
Is left-handed?
WHO? Likes cabbage or sweet potato?
WHO? Has a pet fish at home?
WHO? Was born in June?
WHO?
Has a cat and a dog?
WHO? Is learning a musical instrument?
WHO? Has a brother and a sister?
WHO? Exercises every day?
WHO?
FUN, LAUGHING AND ME Humour generates wonderful positive emotions in all of us. Ask students to draw themselves having fun and laughing with family and friends in situations that they remember.
Me telling a joke
Fun, laughing and me
Fun, laughing and me
Fun, laughing and me
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