YEAR 2 MY WELLBEING JOURNAL 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.
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My Name My Class My Teacher LEARNING CURVE WELLBEING INDEX FRONT PAGES Understanding Me and Friendship Weeks......... 1 Aware of 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 and Games.........8 Who Did It? ........................................................... 9 Actions, Feelings and My Face ......................... 10 My Feelings and Thinking ....................................11 Smiling Me ............................................................12 Grateful Me.........................................................13 BODY SECTION Being Grateful Week ..........................................19 Celebrating Family Events .................................31 Being in a Team Week ........................................43
Encouraging Words ............................................55 Being Kind Week .................................................67 Feelings Affected Feelings ...............................79 Being a Leader Week ..........................................91 Our Safe Classroom ........................................ 103 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 and Danger ..................................117 Fun and Active in Nature ................................ 118 Books I Have Read ............................................. 119 Times Tables ..................................................... 120 Hundred Chart....................................................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.
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MY STRENGTHS This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to understand that everyone has their very own strengths that they use in their lives, which have been developed through their experiences when growing up. Ask them to circle of the five strengths below which they think could be their own. As a class brainstorm a further four strengths and draw in the blank emojis. Creating new things
Curious to learn more
Listening to understand
Helping at home
Trying hard
Showing my manners
Telling the truth
Waiting my turn
Smiling and sharing
Being kind and caring
Being fair
Working well with classmates
Feeling safe
Feeling happy
Looking for good things
Saying sorry to and forgiving classmates
Being in control of me
Being grateful
Being humble
Having fun and laughing
Acknowledgement: Martin Seligman, Chris Peterson & VIA Institute
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MY HANDFUL OF STRENGTHS This Lesson: Wellbeing Learning Intention is for children to understand that knowing and using their strengths enables them to make good choices in what they do every day. Ask them to write the five strengths they chose on each of the fingers and thumb. In the palm of the hand, ask students draw or describe a time when they were proud of how they used one of their strengths.
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
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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
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
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LIFE’S ALPHABET Focus on dreams.
MINDFULNESS TIME Nature – breathing slowly while sitting outside, look carefully for and at the beautiful plants, insects, amimals and shapes that nature provides. What is one:
I aim for things. GOAL: this week I want to
yes
Did I achieve my goal?
no
Plant Animal Insect Acknowledgement: RRRR, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
NUMERACY
ME STRETCHING
At home what are two things shaped like a box and two things shaped like a ball? BOX BALL
Pushing Stretching: stand 60cm from a wall and bend forward pushing both hands on the wall, stretching back your left leg counting to five and then your right leg. Repeat 10 times. How did you feel?
1. 2.
1. 2.
Write your name and draw a rectangle around it, and then a triangle.
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
JOIN THE DOTS AND COLOUR IN 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 fun
yes
lose something
no
feel proud
yes
no
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
yes
no
exercise daily
yes
no
visit someone
yes
no
feel safe
No. pages
Time (mins.)
Book Title
no
say well done
eat fresh food Book Title
yes
enjoy nature
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 Help others.
WELLBEING @ SCHOOL Draw or describe: how does your family celebrate special achievements and events together, such as birthdays?
I like giving. GOAL: this week I want to
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
NUMERACY
WHAT TIME?
Estimate in steps, how far between where you live and the closest corner.
Draw the hands on the clock face for: a) the time school begins in the morning
Put these numbers in order from lowest to highest...
41, 50, 19, 62, 2, 26
and b) 10.00pm
JOIN THE DOTS AND COLOUR IN 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 _____ / _____ / _____
learn something new
MONDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
TUESDAY
Book Title
No. pages
Time (mins.)
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 Excite with friends.
MINDFULNESS TIME Beautiful Blue – breathe slowly with your eyes closed and think of as many things are you can that are coloured blue. Draw one of them.
I enjoy people. GOAL: this week I want to
Did I achieve my goal?
yes
no
Acknowledgement: Kabat Zinn & Baer
LITERACY
HEALTHY AND SAFE ME
Write down: Your favourite book...
Medicines, glue and cleaning products can be dangerous. Describe or draw where your family stores them at home to keep safe.
What is this?
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
COLOUR IN 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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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 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
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
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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.
TWOS 1x2 2x2 3x2 4x2 5x2 6x2 7x2 8x2 9x2 10 x 2 11 x 2 12 x 2
= = = = = = = = = = = =
THREES 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
= = = = = = = = = = = =
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 = = = = = = = = = = = =
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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
= = = = = = = = = = = =
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
NINES
EIGHTS 7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 84
ELEVENS
Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
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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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9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 108
THIRTEENS 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
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Acknowledgement: ACARA 1-2 HPE
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