MY WELLBEING JOURNAL year 2 UNDERSTANDING ME Dear parents and teachers, depending on students’ level of reading skills, you may have to assist them by explaining what’s involved in the lessons. There are no rights or wrongs, just learning experiences to develop their self-awareness, their self-regulation, impulse control and understanding of themselves. Empathy is introduced also. What different fun names do your family and friends call you?
My Name My Class My Teacher
LEARNING CURVE WELLBEING INDEX FRONT PAGES Understanding Me & Friendship Weeks............. 1 Aware Me............................................................... 2 My Safe Circle of Adults..................................... 3 My Strengths........................................................ 4 My Handful of Strengths.................................... 5 My Strengths at Work........................................6 My Strengths Word Search................................ 7 My Strengths, Achievements & Games.............8 Who Did It?............................................................ 9 Actions, Feelings & My Face............................. 10 My Feelings & Thinking........................................11 Smiling Me.............................................................12 Grateful Me..........................................................13 BODY PAGES Celebrating Family Events..................................31 Encouraging Words.............................................55 Feelings Affecting Feelings...............................79
Our Safe Classroom......................................... 103 Being Grateful Week...........................................19 Being in a Team Week.........................................43 Being Kind Week..................................................67 Being a Leader Week...........................................91 BACK PAGES Help and Safety................................................. 110 Belonging and Accepting.................................... 111 Strong Me............................................................112 Saying Sorry and Forgiving...............................113 Healthy Big Five...........................................114&115 My Personal Hygiene......................................... 116 Emergencies & Danger.......................................117 Fun and Active in Nature................................. 118 Books I Have Read.............................................. 119 Times Tables...................................................... 120 Hundreds Chart and Alphabet..........................121 My Friends..........................................................122
FRIENDSHIPS WEEKS These occur throughout the journal every 12 weeks. Encourage the children to draw or describe how they could use one of the four strengths, gratitude, teamwork, kindness and leadership to build friendships with classmates and other students. Make a Strengths Wall in the classroom for children to draw or describe things that they or classmates did to show the strength. Also, at home, encourage families to make a Strengths Wall on the fridge, to participate as well. Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
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AWARE OF ME This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to have fun sharing things about their families, friends, pets and themselves in the boxes below. They can write, draw, stick in pictures or do something else to explain their thoughts. Something about me that I am proud of.
Things that I love doing with my family, friends and pets.
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
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MY SAFE CIRCLE OF ADULTS This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to understand that there will be times when they feel unsafe or want to share problems they are unsure of with adults who they trust. Ask them to think about adults who will be in their Safe Circle. Ask them to draw a picture of or stick a photo in of each trusted adult in their safe circle.
PERSON ONE
Being aware means that I notice when I feel unsafe or unsure.
PERSON FOUR
I will ask straight away when I feel unsure or unsafe.
Picture of me
PERSON TWO
PERSON THREE
Nothing is so bad that I can’t ask them for help with.
My Safe Circle will help me as soon as I ask.
Acknowledgement: Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
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MY STRENGTHS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND GAMES This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to understand that they can use their strengths to achieve what they want to do, and when playing games with their friends. This extends to noticing how characters in books and on TV use their strengths to achieve what they are aiming for. They can write, draw, stick in pictures or do something else to explain their thoughts.
Me using my strengths to achieve something special that I was proud of. Which strengths did I use?
My friends and I using our strengths in playing our favourite game well. Which strengths did we use?
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
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WHO DID IT? This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to move around the class having fun discovering other students who have done the following things. This lesson is to encourage them to look for similarities first, before differences, and feel comfortable approaching and talking to each other. Did something for the first time
Played their favourite game
Said “sorry” to someone
Someone was kind to them
Were kind to someone
Asked their Safe Circle for help
Played board or card games with family
Laughed and had fun
Saw something beautiful in nature
Smiled a lot
Had a great sleep
Did something really hard
Enjoyed playing outside with friends
Learned something interesting
Someone said “thank you” to them
Ate healthy food
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LIFE’S ALPHABET Always be positive.
WELLBEING @ WORK What are things that you have done that made you feel proud of yourself and what did you learn from doing them?
I am willing. GOAL: this week I want to
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
LITERACY
HEALTHY AND SAFE ME
Write down: One month of summer...
Eating breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Describe or draw what you eat for breakfast.
What is this?
COLOURING IN AND JOINING THE DOTS TO FEEL GOOD AND HAVE FUN
Fill in the missing letter:
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WELLBEING CHECK IN
Reading Communication
This week did you...
Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
act bravely
yes
no
show kindness
yes
no
wash your hands
WEDNESDAY
Book Title
THURSDAY
yes
no
make a new friend
yes
no
ride a bike
try hard
yes
no
put rubbish in the bin
yes
no
help someone
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
share your toys
No. pages
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
BEING GRATEFUL Describe or draw what went well this week that you were grateful for.
Time (mins.)
FRIDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Parent/Carer Signature:
HOW DID YOU FEEL THIS WEEK?
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MINDFULNESS TIME
LIFE’S ALPHABET Believe in myself.
Hand Lines – concentrate on one of your palms and count as many lines as you can as they crisscross your palm. How many lines go in the same direction as your:
I can do it. GOAL: this week I want to
Fingers? Across your palm? Which other ways?
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
Any different ones?
NUMERACY
WHAT TIME?
Step out the length and width of your classroom and a basketball court.
Draw the hands on the clock face for: a) the time you go to bed on school nights
Share 8 apples amongst: a) 4 people and b) 2 people. How many apples each?
and b) 1.00pm
COLOURING IN AND JOINING THE DOTS TO FEEL GOOD AND HAVE FUN
Fill in the missing letter:
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WELLBEING CHECK IN
Reading Communication
This week did you...
Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
learn a new thing
yes
no
show fairness
yes
no
wait your turn
WEDNESDAY
Book Title
THURSDAY
yes
recycle rubbish
no
laugh and have fun
yes
no
play in a team
yes
no
listen well
yes
no
eat fruit
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
say sorry
No. pages
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
BEING GRATEFUL Describe or draw what went well this week that you were grateful for.
Time (mins.)
FRIDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Parent/Carer Signature:
HOW DID YOU FEEL THIS WEEK?
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LIFE’S ALPHABET Control myself.
FAMILY, FRIENDS & FEELINGS
I know my feelings.
What are three outdoor activities that you, your family and friends have fun doing together?
GOAL: this week I want to
1. 2. 3.
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
Acknowledgement: Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
LITERACY
ME STRETCHING
Write down: Where you live...
Twisting Back Stretching: Stand 30cm from a wall with your back to it. Twist to your left putting both palms on the wall counting to five and then to your right putting your palms on the wall. Repeat 10 times. How did you feel?
What is this?
COLOURING IN AND JOINING THE DOTS TO FEEL GOOD AND HAVE FUN
Fill in the missing letter:
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READERS ARE LEADERS
WELLBEING CHECK IN
Reading Communication
This week did you...
Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Have a swim
yes
forgive someone
no
control your feelings
yes
no
show manners
WEDNESDAY
Book Title
THURSDAY
no
feel happy
yes
yes
no
ask questions
no
practise your hobby
yes
no
drink water
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
yes
clean up somewhere
No. pages
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
BEING GRATEFUL Describe or draw what went well this week that you were grateful for.
Time (mins.)
FRIDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Parent/Carer Signature:
HOW DID YOU FEEL THIS WEEK?
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HEALTHY BIG FIVE This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to understand that there are five main things that they need to practise doing every day to be healthy young people. They are thinking positively, eating healthy foods, sleeping well, exercising daily and drinking water. A class brainstorm about what they do now is a good way to start. They can write, draw, stick in pictures or do something else to explain their thoughts.
Me exercising and playing with my family and friends every day.
Me being happy, feeling good and drinking plenty of water. Draw my water bottle.
Acknowledgement: Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
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HEALTHY BIG FIVE These Big Five are equally important and work together. Explain to children that if they stop doing one properly, it will affect the other four. Google The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating so they will learn what to eat more or less of.
My favourite healthy foods to eat are.
Me getting ready for bed and having a 10 hour sleep.
Acknowledgement: Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
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FUN AND ACTIVE IN NATURE This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to understand that their daily exercise could be outside being active and having fun in the fresh air with their family and friends having enjoying the beauty of nature. There are so many health and wellbeing benefits to fresh air, sunlight and the calming beauty of nature, that children should be encouraged to enjoy them every day. Ask them to share what they do to have fun and be active outdoors with nature. They can write, draw, stick in pictures or do something else to explain their thoughts.
Having fun with family and friends exercising in our favourite place outdoors with nature.
Me trying a new fun activity outside with friends, such as playing on playground equipment.
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
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BOOKS I HAVE READ Title of Book
Author
how much I enjoyed the book
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TIMES TABLES This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for you to improve how well you know your tables. Which of these do you sometimes get stuck on and need to practise more? To develop good number skills, it is necessary to know your tables. The best way to learn them is to write out three tables each night and ask your family to test you. It’s never too late to learn them, only too early to give up.
THREES
TWOS 1x2 2x2 3x2 4x2 5x2 6x2 7x2 8x2 9x2 10 x 2 11 x 2 12 x 2
= = = = = = = = = = = =
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
1x3 2x3 3x3 4x3 5x3 6x3 7x3 8x3 9x3 10 x 3 11 x 3 12 x 3
6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
x x x x x x x x x x x x
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
x x x x x x x x x x x x
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x 8x 9x 10 x 11 x 12 x
x x x x x x x x x x x x
TENS = = = = = = = = = = = =
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x x x x x x x x x x x x
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
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11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
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4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
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4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
x x x x x x x x x x x x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
x x x x x x x x x x x x
11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 110 121 132
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
x x x x x x x x x x x x
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
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8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96
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x x x x x x x x x x x x
12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144
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TWELVES 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
= = = = = = = = = = = =
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NINES
EIGHTS 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 84
ELEVENS
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SEVENS
SIXES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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FIVES
FOURS
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THIRTEENS 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
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