My Wellbeing Journey – Year 6 by learning_curve

MY WELLBEING JOURNEY – YEAR 6 BUILDING MY BEST SELF

to become a young person who matters Being with other people is the best way to enjoy positive emotions and to build your and their wellbeing. Eye contact, a smile, a “hello”, a kind word and actively listening creates healthy and respectful relationships.

MY NAME.......................................................................................................................................... MY CLASS ........................................................................................................................................ MY TEACHER ................................................................................................................................... A healthy state of wellbeing is feeling positive and hopeful about today and for your future, because you know that you are working towards creating your best self. What do I want for myself at school and at home this year? .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... What is a determined choice that I will need to make for this to happen? .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... I choose to: use I can and I will self-talk to overcome challenges

look forward to doing something positive every day

do good to feel good and feel good to do good

be grateful for good things that happen in my life

Character Strengths Weeks There are six Character Strengths Weeks spread throughout this journey. They provide you and your class with opportunities to practise using your strengths to build a resilient state of wellbeing. They are also fun to do at home with your family. The order of these weeks are: Gratitude, Kindness, Bravery, Honesty, Creativity and Teamwork.

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TEAMWORK WEEK of a are when you are part you can have in your heart don’t have to be big, The warmest feelings something together. They to share your best group or team who achieve of you gave of yourself just things where each grateful for. all set out to do and are to accomplish what you and at home for Walls both in your classroom they did or things This week make Teamwork to write down or draw for. your class and your family a team that they are grateful achieved together as part of a team which achieved or draw times you were this week. Gratitudes: write down you see who did well This Week’s Teamwork what other teams did of and grateful for. Also, something you were proud

From the website www.learningcurve.com.au download the Strengths Weeks sheets from Individual Resources/Character Strengths Weeks and the Wellbeing Awards Certificates from Individual Resources/Wellbeing Awards. Acknowledgement: Sonja Lyubomirsky & Tal Ben Shahar

“We know what we are but know not what we may be.” Shakespeare

Index of Wellbeing Lessons and Activities – Year 6 By choosing to do these lessons and activities, you are creating opportunities to build your best self to become who you want to become. Building My Best Self ...................................................1

MEANING + PURPOSE

About this Wellbeing Journey.......................................3

Your Purpose.............................................................20

Trusted Champions ....................................................7 Character Strengths ....................................................8 Strengths Wheel ..........................................................9 Resilient to Respond Well .....................................10-11 Mindfulness Colouring ...............................................12 Term One Learning Goals ..........................................13 Mindfulness Colouring ...............................................40

Living By Giving .........................................................34 Strength of Character ................................................48 Nature Moments........................................................62 Listen To Your Mind ...................................................76 Listening and Sharing ................................................90 Personal Problem Solving ........................................104 Valuing Differences ..................................................118

Term Two Learning Goals ..........................................41

ACCOMPLISHMENT + OPTIMISM

Mindfulness Colouring ...............................................68

Getting Things Done ..................................................22

Term Three Learning Goals ........................................69

Growing Goals...........................................................36

Mindfulness Colouring ...............................................96

Planning Your Time ....................................................50

Term Four Learning Goals..........................................97

Using Both Brain Sides ..............................................64

POSITIVE EMOTION + GRATITUDE

Grit and Growth Mindset ...........................................78

Enjoying Feeling Positive ............................................14

Presenting Learning ...................................................92

Being Grateful............................................................28

Seeking Help ...........................................................106

Helpful Self-Talk .........................................................42

Little Steps ..............................................................120

Responding Well to Challenges .................................56 Positives Over and Over ............................................70 Can-Do Thoughts ......................................................84 Sensible Thinking.......................................................98 Hopeful Pathways ...................................................112

ENGAGEMENT + MINDFULNESS Noticing More ............................................................16 Strengthening Brain Pathways ...................................30 Right Before Wrong ...................................................44 Fully Engaged ............................................................58

HEALTH + STRENGTHS Doing the Big Five .....................................................24 Serotonin and Oxytocin .............................................38 Healthy Body and Healthy Mind .................................52 Eustress and Distress ................................................66 Self-Kindness ............................................................80 Appreciative Breathing ...............................................94 Busting Bullying .......................................................108 Growing Sleep .........................................................122

Joy Of Missing Out ....................................................72

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Clear and Firm ...........................................................86

Positive Self-Talk......................................................124

Just Start Doing.......................................................100

Understanding Your Mindset....................................125

Coping Strategies ....................................................114

Describing Yourself ..................................................126

RELATIONSHIPS + EMPATHY

Body Language .......................................................127

What Are You Like? ...................................................18

Your Feelings and Emotions.....................................128

Copying Each Other ..................................................32

Respectful Relationships..........................................129

There for You .............................................................46

Class Search ...........................................................130

Thank You to Your Teacher ........................................60

A Champion Interview..............................................131

Connect to Belong ....................................................74

Multiplication Tables.................................................132

Social Media ..............................................................88

Puzzle Answers .......................................................133

Interested Listening .................................................102

Celebrating Year 6 ...................................................134

Feel-Good Fun ........................................................116

Dates to Remember ................................................134

Acknowledgement: Seligman & Peterson

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” Henry David Thoreau

PERMAH+ Wellbeing Term Reflection .......................4-6

About This Wellbeing Journey WWH HAAT

1. Getting started: there are six Essential Lessons that you need to do first. They are: pages 4, 5 & 6 – PERMAH+ Wellbeing Term Reflection, page 7 – Trusted Champions, page 8 – Character Strengths, page 9 – Strengths Wheel, pages 10 & 11 – Resilient to Respond Well, page 13 – Term One Learning Goals.

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This Lesson: WHY: for you to learn about what makes up your wellbeing and to reflect each term on your wellbeing journey of applying the lessons and activities in your daily life. HOW: developing your wellbeing and resilience is an ongoing journey. Each week discuss the lessons as a class, do them and then practise what you learned at school and at home.

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2. Your thoughts determine how you feel which determines what you say and do. So it makes sense to think positively every day. Positive emotions broaden your attention and build your engagement with what you are doing. Your own thoughts influence about 40% of your wellbeing. 3. Each week, there is a PERMAH+ lesson, two of eleven resilient wellbeing activities that are rotated, a space for you to reflect on your week and the Big Five Health Check In. There are also interactive activities available on the website www.learningcurve.com.au .

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CHARACTER STRENGTHS

Google Healthy Plate and from it, make up a healthy meal that you would enjoy eating and describe what was in it.

PERMAH+ Topic: GETTING THINGS DONE

TEAMWORK

PRIMARY RESILIENT WELLBEING TOOLBOX Practising keystone habits to cultivate a resilient state of wellbeing in students

Animals – If you could be any animal, what would you choose to be and what qualities do you like in the animal?

PERMAH+ Element: ACCOMPLISHMENT + OPTIMISM

In your own words, how would you describe teamwork?

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PERMAH+ REFLECTION – PRIMARY

Fabulous First Five Minutes: write down something that you can do to calm yourself when you feel tense or upset.

ANIMAL How does the dictionary describe teamwork?

Optimism & Hope

Wellbeing Focus

Empathy & Relationships

What am I looking forward to most this week?

When I wake up, I will choose a positive emotion to feel often throughout the day.

What is something kind I done for someone this week or someone has done for me?

Do: what is something which you find difficult to do and finish on time?

What qualities and strengths do you like about it? Describe a time or times in your life that you believe you have shown this Character Strength.

When is a time that you organised yourself to do what you needed to do and how good did you feel?

In the boxes below describe a time you have shown this Character Strength and think of two things you will start doing in your roles as a student, family and community member. Also, which of your signature strengths will benefit from this Character Strength? AS A STUDENT AS SCHOOL ... Describe a time I used this Character Strength well.

What are two things I will start doing to build this Character Strength?

Which character strength can help you with Getting Things Done? (pages 6&7)

Growth Mindset

I will do good to feel good, and feel good to do good.

Resilient Wellbeing Activity

AS A FAMILY MEMBER AT HOME ... Describe a time I used this Character Strength well.

What are two things I will start doing to build this Character Strength?

Thinking about how you can build your wellbeing and resilience using Humour. What are two things I will start doing to build this Character Strength?

Sense of Purpose

What is an attitude that helps teams work well?

Helen Keller

Character Strength

AS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY ... Describe a time I used this Character Strength well.

Flexible Thinking

“Life is either a daring text adventure or nothing.”

Mindful Colouring In

Mindfulness Time ... Character Imaginations – If you had a choice of any character you could be in a book, movie or TV show, who would you be, name one of their strengths and something that you like about them?

Self-Control

Mindful Me

Gratitude Journal

I am in charge of me, not my feelings.

I will believe in myself as a person who matters.

What made me happy this week?

Wellbeing Tip Strengths Booster Enjoy what you eat by eating slowly and tasting every mouthful.

Activity One Strengths (website) Gratitude Journal: what went well this week?

Acknowledgement: ACARA 5&6 HPE

PRIMARY PLANNER WEEK 26

Acknowledgement: Kabat Zinn & Baer

Acknowledgement VIA Institute, www.viacharacter.org

PRIMARY PLANNER WEEK 13

4. Each weekly PERMAH+ lesson is broken up into: WHY? – the learning intention for what you are about to explore and discover to create your best self. HOW? – ways in which you can practise what you learn to make them resilient wellbeing habits. DO? – questions to answer which enable you to use what you have learnt to build your best self. 5. The Big Five are what you need to do and be aware of to stay healthy. At the end of each week summarise how well you went.

The Big Five Health Check In.

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Acknowledgement: P – Lyubomirsky, King & Diener, E – Hunter & Csikszentmihalyi, R – Norrish, Robinson & Williams, M – Cotton, Bronk & Damon, A – Hendren & Sheldon, H – Norrish, Robinson & Williams

“Don’t wish to be anything but what you are and try to be that perfectly.” St Francis de Sales

Essential Lesson 1

PERMAH+ Wellbeing Term Reflection

This Lesson: WHY: for you to reflect on your progress in developing each of the PERMAH+ wellbeing elements in yourself. HOW: at the end of each term, rate how well you practised using each of the PERMAH+ elements by answering the questions below and using A – usually, B – sometimes, C – not yet. Set a target rating you will strive for.

POSITIVE EMOTION + gratitude –

enjoyed creating positive emotions in yourself by being grateful for the special people and valued things in your life.

When is a time that feeling grateful filled you with positive emotions?

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Each morning thought about what you were looking forward to? Felt hopeful and happy about how you were going? Each night shared things that happened that you were grateful for? Were able to control your feelings and impulses? Understood that it is normal to feel upset and sad at times? What is something that you are looking forward to that will make you feel happy and grateful?

E ENGAGEMENT + mindfulness –

connected with yourself in the present moment to notice something positive and different about every day.

When is a time that you were so totally engaged in doing something that you lost track of time?

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Ignored distractions and paid attention in class? Started your school work straight away?

Focused yourself on listening actively and enthusiastically to others? Mindfully used pattern, repetition and control doing boring tasks? What is something that you are looking forward to doing that will engage you fully?

“Love yourself first and everything else falls into place.” Lucille Ball

Concentrated on doing everyday things carefully?

Essential Lesson 1

PERMAH+ Wellbeing Term Reflection

By making the choice to reflect on how well you are growing each element in yourself, you will see your wellbeing continue to become healthier, so that you can build your best self.

RELATIONSHIPS + empathy –

enjoyed respectful relationships and showed empathy for others’ needs and feelings as well as your own.

When is a time that you showed empathy for someone and someone else showed empathy for you?

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When listening, asked others to tell you more? Celebrated when others achieved what they set out to do? Had a number of peer groups to hang around with? Felt joy, gratitude and kindness when with family and friends? Each day looked for opportunities to do kind things for others? What is something that you are looking forward to enjoying with your family and friends?

M MEANING + purpose –

was passionate about something larger than yourself that really mattered and made the world a better place.

When is a time that you did something that made a positive difference for someone?

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Focused on doing the important little things in your life? Did what your mind told you was the right thing for you to do? Did you do good to feel good and felt good to do good? Focused on something that mattered to you to make a difference? Looked for good stuff before looking for the bad stuff? What is something larger than yourself that you are looking forward to doing to make a positive difference?

“Ideas come from curiosity.” Walt Disney

Essential Lesson 1

PERMAH+ Wellbeing Term Reflection

For many students, how happy they feel varies for different situations and being with different people. The best way to build your wellbeing is to smile and be kind to others, because their positive responses will make your day.

ACCOMPLISHMENT + optimism –

set goals to aim for which stretched your abilities to learn more difficult things to improve.

When is a time that you felt proud of yourself for achieving something that you set out to do?

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Asked questions when you were unsure of what you were learning? Tried using Habits of Mind to develop your thinking abilities? Used Thinking Tools to think more creatively and intelligently? Completed your school work on time and tried to stretch your bests? Was prepared to try more difficult approaches to fix your mistakes? What is something that you are looking forward to working hard to achieve for yourself?

H HEALTH + strengths –

used your strengths to have a healthy body, a healthy mind and a healthy outlook on life.

When is a time that you used your top strengths to help you do the daily and weekly Big Five activities?

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Each day exercised outdoors with your family or friends? Drank water, ate more fresh and less processed junk foods?

Read books, played word games and non-electronic activities? Enjoyed turning off your phone to avoid social media? What is something that you are looking forward to doing every day to become healthier?

“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” J K Rowling

Each day laughed, had fun and looked on the bright side of life?

Essential Lesson 2

Trusted Champions

This Lesson: WHY: for you to ask four adults who you trust, to be your champions when you need help or advice. HOW: choose adults to be your Trusted Champions who you know believe in you and who will never give up on you. When you have problems that are too big for you to handle on your own, when you feel unsafe or when you are uncertain of things and want someone to listen to you, they will always be there for you. Draw a picture of or stick a photo in of each of your champions.

CHAMPION ONE

Ask your champions how they became the people they are today.

Asking for help is a true sign of strength. Are there things you should share? NAME

CHAMPION FOUR

PICTURE OF ME

CHAMPION TWO

NAME

CHAMPION THREE

Self-talk is a great way to practise saying what you will say to ask your champions to listen.

Nothing will shock your champions, because they care for you. They will always listen. NAME Acknowledgement: Seligman & Fredrickson

“From little things, big things grow.” Paul Kelly

Essential Lesson 6

Term One Learning Goals

This Lesson: WHY: for you to set three goals this Term, one for improving your learning and thinking skills in class, one for building your healthy friendships, and one for what you want to achieve for yourself. HOW: for each of your goals, think about and write down what you need to learn and who can help you. A team approach involving you, your parent/s and your teachers works best for everyone to share, care and celebrate. See pages 41, 69 and 97 to write down Terms Two, Three and Four Learning Goals.

TERM ONE LEARNING GOALS

PROGRESS TOWARDS LEARNING GOALS

GOAL ONE: About improving my learning and

GOAL ONE: What did I learn about this goal that I’m

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I will ..........................................................................

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Who can help me to learn what I need to learn?

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By the end of Term circle where I can reach:

GOAL TWO: About building my healthy friendships. I will ..........................................................................

GOAL TWO: What did I learn about this goal that I’m grateful for? ................................................................................

.................................................................................. Who can help me to learn what I need to learn? ..................................................................................

Circle where I am now

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Towards achieving this goal I felt I reached: 1 2 3 4 5

GOAL THREE: About what I want to achieve for

GOAL THREE: What did I learn about this goal that

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I will ..........................................................................

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Who can help me to learn what I need to learn?

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.................................................................................. Circle where I am now on achieving this goal:

By the end of Term circle where I can reach:

SIGN OFF! Me: ...................................................................................................................Date:

My Parent/Guardian:............................................................................................................Date:

My Home Room/Form Teacher: ...........................................................................................Date:

Acknowledgement: Sheldon & Adams Miller

“If it is to be it is up to me.” William Johnsen

POSITIVE EMOTION + GRATITUDE

ENJOYING FEELING POSITIVE WHY: by understanding that the best way to build your wellbeing is through feeling positive emotions often, you will be more aware to look for opportunities to create them in yourself. HOW: when you wake up every morning, think about what you are looking forward to most for the day. During the day smile and say “hello” often. At night with your family, share things that went well that each of you were grateful for. Daily, aim to enjoy humour, joy and gratitude. Acknowledgement: Fredrickson & Losada

DO: what are two little things that you really look forward to every day? 1. ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2. ............................................................................................................................................................................. What is something that happened this week, no matter how small, that you were grateful for? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. Which character strength can help you with Enjoying Feeling Positive? (pages 8&9) ................................................................................................................................................................................. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” Helen Keller

Habit of Mind

Wellbeing@School

PERSISTING: overcoming obstacles and sticking to a task until it is completed. When something doesn’t work, trying other ways to do it or solve the problem. When is a time that you were proud of how you persisted?

What is an attitude in team members that makes a positive difference to how well their team works together, and an attitude that works against a team working well?

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Acknowledgement: Costa & Kellick

Acknowledgement: ACARA 5&6 HPE

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GETTING THINGS DONE WHY: by learning how to organise yourself to do what you need to do and finish it on time, you will feel that you are in control of your learning. HOW: doing this is called prioritising. Go to the Musts and Options Thinking Tool on the website, write down your Musts, things you must do, such as your jobs at home, and your Options, things you have a choice in, such as watching TV. Do your Musts before Options. Acknowledgement: Hassed

DO: what is something which you find difficult to do and finish on time? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. When is a time that you organised yourself to do what you needed to do and how good did you feel? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. Which character strength can help you with Getting Things Done? (pages 8&9) ................................................................................................................................................................................. “Learning is not a spectator sport.” MW

Enjoy the challenges of finding 12 differences in the two pictures and choosing the correct shadow.

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HEALTH + STRENGTHS

SEROTONIN AND OXYTOCIN WHY: by learning about two powerful feel-good brain chemicals, serotonin and oxytocin, you will know what makes you feel good. HOW: when you feel that you are valued by others, serotonin is released into your system. When you feel loved and cared for, oxytocin is released. These are quite long-lasting and give you natural highs. These two chemicals reward all of us for living and working cooperatively together. Social media only provides short-term feel-good effects. Acknowledgement: Lodish, Diener & Biswas-Diener

DO: when is a time that you felt valued and cared about by others and felt the natural highs of serotonin and oxytocin? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. What can you do and what strengths can you use to value and care for others more? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. Which resilience skill can help you with Serotonin and Oxytocin? (pages 10&11) ................................................................................................................................................................................. “If you can walk, you can dance. If you can talk, you can sing.” Zimbabwean saying

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ACCOMPLISHMENT + OPTIMISM

PLANNING YOUR TIME WHY: by planning when you will do your Musts, Options, your hobbies and your other activities, such as sport, on a timetable, you will feel happy that you are organised. HOW: create a blank timetable and write down when you will exercise, play with friends, do your afterschool activities, your home jobs and learning tasks. Doing this shows that you are willing to take responsibility for your schooling and also creating more time to do what you love to do. Acknowledgement: Sheldon & Adams Miller

DO: when is a time that you have planned what you needed to do and what happened? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. How can creating a learning timetable help you to feel more in control of your learning? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. Which character strength can help you with Planning Your Time? (pages 8&9) .................................................................................................................................................................................

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“The right thing to do is nearly always the hard thing to do.” MW

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CONNECT TO BELONG WHY: by understanding that you are naturally at your best when you are with other people, you will be more likely to seek opportunities to enjoy being with friends. HOW: when you feel that you belong to and are connected to groups of people, you are filled with positive emotions caused by the release of serotonin and oxytocin. To protect your wellbeing, seek to belong to more than one group, because if something goes wrong in one, you have other ones. Acknowledgement: Dutton, Diener & Biswas-Diener

DO: what are two groups of people that you feel you belong to? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. What can you do to help a new student feel that they belong to your class? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. Which character strength can help you with Connect to Belong? (pages 8&9) ................................................................................................................................................................................. “I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself.” Maya Angelou

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what is something positive that your family often says to you?

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Honesty Week

Strengths Wisdom

This week enjoy making a positive difference to other peoples’ lives, by creating activities using the character strength HONESTY, to grow relationships with your family, friends and school community.

What do these wise words mean to you? “Love yourself first and everything else falls into place.” Lucille Ball ............................................................................... ............................................................................... ............................................................................... ...............................................................................

(Honesty for Strengths Week worksheet and Honesty Wellbeing Award are in Individual Resources of www.learningcurve.com.au) Acknowledgement: Seligman & Peterson

Which character strength could these words relate to? (pages 8&9) ............................................................................... Acknowledgement: Seligman & Peterson

ACCOMPLISHMENT + OPTIMISM

GRIT AND GROWTH MINDSET WHY: by understanding how Grit and Growth Mindset work together, you will be able to use them to help you to achieve your goals and build your best self. HOW: Grit is a process of persisting and persisting to achieve something you are passionate about. Growth Mindset is believing that you can grow your brain’s abilities through learning new things. Gritty people are prepared to double their failure rate to increase their chances to earn what they so passionately want to accomplish. Acknowledgement: Duckworth & Dweck

DO: what is a mistake you made that helped you to achieve something special? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. What is a gritty action that you can take to achieve a goal that you are passionate about? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. Which character strength can help you with Grit and Growth Mindset? (pages 8&9) ................................................................................................................................................................................. “Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.” Roy T. Bennett

Enjoy the challenge of joining the dots and colouring in.

Mindfulness Puzzle.

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Mindfulness Colouring In

The Big Five Health Check In Colour the sections to reflect how well you went.

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HEALTH + STRENGTHS

APPRECIATIVE BREATHING WHY: by understanding the self-calming and mindful benefits of thoughtful deep breathing, you will be more likely to use the appreciative breathing method. HOW: 1. Deep breath focusing on a family member you appreciate. 2. Deep breath focusing on a teacher you appreciate. 3. Deep breath focusing on a friend you appreciate. 4. Deep breath focusing on what you appreciate about being you. Use five seconds for inhale, hold and exhale. Repeat appreciative breaths five times to really self-calm yourself. Acknowledgement: Hofmann & Walsh

DO: who are the people that you chose to concentrate on while doing appreciative breathing? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. What is a positive feeling that you think you will have after doing appreciative breathing? ................................................................................................................................................................................. ................................................................................................................................................................................. Which resilience skill can help you with Appreciative Breathing? (pages 10&11) ................................................................................................................................................................................. “You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.” Irish proverb

Enjoy the challenge of copying the picture by colouring in the squares in the grid to match.

Mindfulness Puzzle.

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Gratitude

Colour the sections to reflect how well you went.

What went well that you were grateful for?

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Positive Self-Talk This Lesson: WHY: for you to learn how to use I can and I will positive self-talk to encourage you to overcome challenges and settle yourself down when upset. HOW: think about situations that could really challenge you, make up I can and I will statements for Effort, Initiative, Courage and Self-Control. Then practise saying them to yourself to be prepared to use them when you need to.

Effort – I can and I will:

Initiative – I can and I will:

Make up your own I can and I will statement for effort.

Make up your own I can and I will statement for initiative.

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Courage – I can and I will:

Self-Control – I can and I will:

Make up your own I can and I will statement for courage.

Make up your own I can and I will statement for self-control.

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• say “sorry” • say “no” to my friends • talk to lonely students • believe in myself • not hold grudges

• try new approaches • use a Home Learning Timetable • be kind every day • look for what is good • use friendly body language

• think before I speak • control my feelings • don’t interrupt, just listen • say “hello” and smile • not spread rumours

Acknowledgement: ACARA 5-6 HPE

“Nothing is impossible. The word itself says, I’m possible.” Audrey Hepburn

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• try hard in class • listen well to learn well • do my homework • ask for help • learn from my mistakes

Understanding Your Mindset

YES, I DID IT!

This Lesson: WHY: for you to understand what your mindset is, and how you can move it positively towards growth. HOW: believe that you can grow your brain’s abilities through learning and trying new approaches that stretch your skills and adapting how you think for different situations.

WHICH STEP HAVE YOU REACHED TODAY?...

I WILL DO IT I CAN DO IT I’LL TRY TO DO IT HOW DO I DO IT? I WANT TO DO IT I CAN’T DO IT I WON’T DO IT

There are two extremes of mindset, fixed and growth, and this varies for different tasks and challenges.

FIXED

Where is your mindset most of the time?

Effort doesn’t matter – nothing can change Fear to try and not prepared to risk failing Mistakes show what you can’t do – avoid them Set comfort goals – performance easy to achieve

GROWTH

Effort matters – it grows your abilities Courage to try and prepared to fail well Mistakes show what you need to learn – welcome them Set process goals – challenging set-by-step to achieve

When is a time that you surprised yourself by doing something that you didn’t think you could do?

When is a time that you learned something new to fix a mistake and improved what you could do?

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What is something at school that you have a fixed mindset about, and what is something you could do to change that?

What is something at school that you have a growth mindset about, and how will you practise it? ................................................................................

................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ ................................................................................ Two examples of comfort goals which show a fixed mindset are: I will only play with my friends at school who I know well, not other students. I will not ask questions in class, because if I do, it will make me look like I don’t understand it.

Two examples of process goals which show a growth mindset are: I will meet some new people when I join the school soccer team tryouts. I will read harder books to improve my spelling and the quality of words that I will learn.

Now, change both of these goals to a process goals:

What are two other process goals which show growth mindsets:

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Acknowledgement: Dweck, Ericsson, Anderson, Costa & Kellick

“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice.” William Jennings Bryan

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Class Search Does the Big Five every day?

Enjoys doing kind things for others?

Loves being outdoors with nature?

Shares something in common 1?

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Practises a hobby to get better?

Likes spicy foods?

Enjoys having a pet?

Shares something in common 2?

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Enjoys jigsaws, board games and crosswords?

Enjoys visiting older relatives?

Enjoys learning about other cultures?

Shares something in common 3?

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Likes having fun and laughing?

Enjoys reading?

Enjoys home cooking?

Shares something in common 4?

WHO

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Plays a musical instrument?

Enjoys helping other people?

Plays a ball sport?

Shares something in common 5?

WHO

WHAT

Acknowledgement: Emmons & Snyder

“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” Booker T Washington

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This Lesson: WHY: for you to have fun learning about and sharing with your classmates and practising friendly and welcoming body language and voice tones. HOW: move around the class finding others who do something that is named, and discuss things that you do and share in common.

A Champion Interview This Lesson: WHY: for you to interview one of your Trusted Champions to learn about how they became who they are today. HOW: Ask one of them if you can interview him or her, and before the interview think about the strengths and qualities that you admire in this person; create two of your own questions about this. To build your best self, it makes sense to learn from people who you admire.

Interviewee's name:

to you because I admire you and wish Interviewer: I would like to interview use who you are today. I admire you beca

s didn’t go the way you wanted them

What is a time in your life when thing mistakes did you make?

learn how you became

to go and what

come these feelings, feel like giving up? How did you over Did the experience ever make you did you use to help you? what positive self-talk and strengths

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riences?

What did you learn from these expe

How did these things help you to

become who you are today?

ing with me End of interview: I appreciate you shar I admire? What did I learn about this person

y, thank you. how you became who you are toda

t go my way? come challenges when things don’ What did I learn about how to over

ACTION: What is one thing I will start

doing in my life from now on?

Acknowledgement: Gable & Emmons

“The important thing is to not stop questioning. Curiosity had its own reason for existing.” Albert Einstein

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