ABSTRACT

This book is designed to support teachers in promoting social and emotional wellbeing within their diverse classroom. With 50 detailed lessons plans and supplemented resources to promote discussion, each lesson plan contains learning outcomes, activity descriptions and further questions around areas of diversity specific to race, culture and LGBTQ+.

This accessible text offers a collection of activities with supplemented resources on a wide range of pertinent topics that challenge children to reflect, ask questions, analyse and find solutions through open discussion and collaboration. It provides them with the opportunity to explore their feelings and understand empathy and develop coping strategies in order to promote mental wellbeing. The content covered in this resource includes topics such as the psychological impact of discrimination, the Black Lives Matter movement, prejudice, coping with loss, feeling left out, moving school and managing as a young carer.

A practical guide ideal for those new to teaching as well as more experienced practitioners, this resource will help address social and emotional wellbeing through themes that often affect marginalised groups and is crucial reading for anyone looking to embed an inclusive mental wellbeing culture within their school.

part I|24 pages

Feelings and emotions

chapter Activity 1|4 pages

What is mental health?

chapter Activity 2|3 pages

My mindful mind

chapter Activity 3|3 pages

Small and big feelings

chapter Activity 4|4 pages

How would you feel?

chapter Activity 5|4 pages

Emotional rollercoaster

chapter Activity 6|4 pages

Keeping calm

part II|16 pages

Bullying

chapter Activity 7|3 pages

Raj and his love for football

chapter Activity 8|3 pages

Helping Raj

chapter Activity 9|4 pages

Is this a stranger danger type of thing?

chapter Activity 10|4 pages

Cyberbullying

part III|24 pages

Growth and fixed mindset

chapter Activity 11|4 pages

Growth and fixed mindset

chapter Activity 12|3 pages

Super strengths

chapter Activity 13|3 pages

Goal setting

chapter Activity 14|3 pages

Let’s celebrate

chapter Activity 15|3 pages

Tree of growth

chapter Activity 16|3 pages

Gratitude

chapter Activity 17|3 pages

Implementing change

part IV|18 pages

Understanding ourselves

chapter Activity 18|3 pages

Needs and wants

chapter Activity 19|3 pages

What makes you happy?

chapter Activity 20|3 pages

What makes a good friend?

chapter Activity 21|3 pages

Making friends

chapter Activity 22|4 pages

Managing decisions

part V|16 pages

Managing life at home

chapter Activity 23|3 pages

Samita and her mum (I)

chapter Activity 24|3 pages

Samita and her mum (II)

chapter Activity 25|3 pages

Young carers (I)

chapter Activity 26|5 pages

Young carers (II)

part VI|16 pages

Coping with loss and exclusion

chapter Activity 27|3 pages

Left out and forgotten

chapter Activity 28|4 pages

Feeling left out

chapter Activity 29|3 pages

Luciana and her grandma

chapter Activity 30|4 pages

My special person

part VII|14 pages

Resilience

chapter Activity 31|3 pages

Resilience toolbox

chapter Activity 32|4 pages

Madam C J Walker

chapter Activity 33|5 pages

Ali Jawad

part VIII|24 pages

Anxiety and depression

chapter Activity 34|3 pages

What is depression?

chapter Activity 35|3 pages

Worrying

chapter Activity 36|3 pages

Jasmine’s fear of failure (I)

chapter Activity 37|3 pages

Jasmine’s fear of failure (II)

chapter Activity 38|4 pages

Exam pressure

chapter Activity 39|6 pages

A new environment

part IX|28 pages

Race, religion and culture

chapter Activity 40|3 pages

Life of a refugee (I)

chapter Activity 41|3 pages

Life of a refugee (II)

chapter Activity 42|3 pages

Psychological impact of Islamophobia (I)

chapter Activity 43|4 pages

Psychological impact of Islamophobia (II)

chapter Activity 44|3 pages

What is Black Lives Matter?

chapter Activity 45|4 pages

Hope Powell – being first

chapter Activity 46|6 pages

Lewis Latimer – inventor and pioneer

part X|10 pages

Relationships

chapter Activity 47|3 pages

My identity

chapter Activity 48|5 pages

My mums are gay

part XI|11 pages

Disability

chapter Activity 49|4 pages

Disability discrimination

chapter Activity 50|4 pages

Imagine my world