YEAR 1 MY WELLBEING JOURNAL LEARNING MORE ABOUT ME Dear parents and teachers, children will need your support by you 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.
My Name My Class
My Teacher LEARNING CURVE SELF-AWARENESS AND WELLBEING INDEX
FRONT PAGES Learning More About Me/Friendships Weeks .. 1 About Me ............................................................2 My Circle of Safety ..........................................3 What I Do Well: My Strengths ........................ 4 What I Do Well: My Strengths Hand ...............5 What I Do Well: Strengths Word Search ....... 6 Feel Good Search ...............................................7 Feelings and My Face ....................................... 8 What Can Cause Feelings?............................... 9 My Feelings Warning Signs .............................10 Me Calming Myself Down ................................ 11 Achievements I Am Proud Of ........................ 12 Fun, Nature & Games ..................................... 13 BODY PAGES Being Grateful Week ....................................... 19 Me Being Healthy ............................................. 31 Being in a Team Week..................................... 43
Places to be Active ........................................ 55 Being Kind Week.............................................. 67 People Using Strengths ................................. 79 Being a Leader Week ....................................... 91 Similar and Different Things........................103 REAR PAGES S.A.M.E. and Me ..............................................110 Me Having Fun and Laughing ..........................111 Kind and Grateful Me ..........................112 & 113 Me Being Brave ...............................................114 Me Asking For Help.........................................115 Healthy Eating and Me ..................................116 Me Feeling Clean and Fresh ...........................117 Me Being Kind..................................................118 Thoughtful Mazes ...........................................119 Hundred Chart and Alphabet Chart ............120 Books I Have Read .......................................... 121 My Friends and Classmates ......................... 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.
1
WHAT I DO WELL: STRENGTHS WORD SEARCH This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to practise using the language of strengths by doing the word search. As a class look for three words together and share the strategy of looking for the most uncommon letter in a word first, then look at letters around it to find the word.
l
s
u
o
i
r
u
c
p
a
t
i
e
n
t
s
u
b
s
v
f
r
z
h
p
u
h
p
b
n
t
y
f
k
a
e
u
g
o
g
y
z
e
i
a
c
v
w
p
a
f
r
n
n
s
o
r
r
y
i
e
e
f
t
l
a
e
i
e
y
p
p
a
h
e
p
s
i
j
t
e
v
s
s
d
s
p
l
l
l
s
v
c
e
o
i
h
t
t
r
r
b
e
c
b
e
e
f
d
g
j
w
y
x
g
e
x
a
a
m
r
u
v
r
l
a
u
g
h
i
n
g
r
r
u
l
p
o
i
y
c
t
j
d
v
n
p
n
i
h
l
f
d
p
t
r
a
n
n
i
a
v
i
n
x
t
t
p
r
y
c
i
l
k
n
m
g
n
g
v
u
a
s
i
w
k
a
d
m
g
i
x
g
f
z
h
t
n
a
g
n
i
n
e
t
s
i
l
w
g
x
g
q
f
p
z
b
r
a
v
e
o
u
q
e
active brave calm caring creative curious fair forgiving fun
giving grateful happy helpful honest humble kind laughing learning
listening manners patient respect safe sorry trying
Draw yourself searching for words.
Acknowledgement: RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
6
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: Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
7
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. My feelings warning signs are...
Acknowledgement: RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
10
ME CALMING MYSELF DOWN This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to explore things that they can do to calm themselves down when they feel unsafe or unhappy, and who can help them. A class brainstorm is a fun way to get the class thinking about ways to settle themselves. These can include colouring in, having a cuddle, sharing with one of their Circle of Safety, playing with a pet, and other gentle activities. Ask children to share two ways that they can or do calm themselves down. They can write, draw, stick in pictures or do something else to explain their thoughts. Me calming myself down 1
Me calming myself down 2
Acknowledgement: RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
11
BE POSITIVE
WELLBEING@SCHOOL
I am confident
What is something you achieved that you were proud of and which of your strengths did you use?
GOAL: this week I want to
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
LITERACY Practise reading to practise thinking. What you might see in a paddock.
_ow
What is another ow word?
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
LEARNING ABOUT ME Washing my hands (draw the symbol for each day) 1. Put soap on my wet hands and washed them well 2. Sang Happy Birthday twice while washing them 3. Rinsed and dried my hands.
very well
_wl 14
not so well
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
..............
..............
..............
COLOURING IN TO FEEL GOOD AND HAVE FUN
Fill in the missing letter:
ok
..............
..............
Friday
Saturday
..............
..............
READERS ARE LEADERS
WELLBEING CHECK IN This week did you...
Reading Communication Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
say hello and smile
yes
no
no
do your hobbies
help at home
yes
yes
no
try hard
WEDNESDAY
yes
do something kind
yes
no
laugh and have fun
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
fix your mistakes
no
exercise often
yes
no
say thank you
No. pages
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
Time (mins.)
THURSDAY
Book Title
No. pages
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?
15
BE RELIABLE
MINDFULNESS TIME
I can try hard
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. How much money do these add up to?
10 cents + 20 cents + 50 cents =
?
JOIN THE DOTS AND COLOUR IN
Fill in the missing letter:
elephan_ 28
Washing my hands (draw the symbol for each day) 1. Put soap on my wet hands and washed them well 2. Sang Happy Birthday twice while washing them 3. Rinsed and dried my hands.
very well
ok
not so well
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
Friday
Saturday
..............
..............
READERS ARE LEADERS
WELLBEING CHECK IN This week did you...
Reading Communication Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
feel happy
yes
cuddled family
no
act friendly
TUESDAY
Book Title
yes
no
say well done
WEDNESDAY
no
forgive someone
yes
no
try something new
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
yes
eat breakfast
yes
no
share your toys
yes
no
read every day
No. pages
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
Time (mins.)
THURSDAY
Book Title
No. pages
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?
29
BE RESILIENT
FAMILY, FRIENDS & FEELINGS
I can try new things
When you are happy how do you play in the playground?
GOAL: this week I want to
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
Acknowledgement: RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
LITERACY
ABOUT ME
Look for similarities and differences in the same author’s books.
Describe or draw: Two jobs I do to help at home every night are...
What you might see on your face.
ch__
What is another ch word?
COLOURING IN TO FEEL GOOD AND HAVE FUN
Fill in the missing letter:
_ow 54
PLACES TO BE ACTIVE This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to explore different activities and places where they could have fun being physically active e.g. gymnastics, swimming, bushwalking, skate park…. A class brainstorm is a fun way to get the class thinking about these things. They can write, draw, stick in pictures or do something else to explain their thoughts. Activities and places where my family, friends, classmates and I can be active.
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
READERS ARE LEADERS
Week Beginning _____ / _____ / _____
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages:
Time:
TUESDAY
Book Title
No. pages:
Time:
WEDNESDAY
Book Title
No. pages:
Time:
THURSDAY
Book Title
No. pages:
Time:
FRIDAY
Book Title
No. pages:
Time:
HOW DID YOU FEEL THIS WEEK?
I AM GRATEFUL THIS WEEK FOR:
55
ME BEING KIND 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. As a class brainstorm four more kind things for the bottom boxes. Make up my bed every morning.
Smile at 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: RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
118
THOUGHTFUL MAZES This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention for children to focus their attention on having fun on either trying to get from the centre out or from the outside to the centre.
Acknowledgement: RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
119
HUNDRED CHART 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
ALPHABET CHART
a A
b B
c C
d D
e E
f F
g G
h H
i I
j J
k K
l L
m M
n N
o O
p P
q Q
r R
s S
t T
u U
v V
w W
x X
y Y
z Z Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
120
BOOKS I HAVE READ Title of Book
Author
how much I enjoyed the book
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
121
