Teacher Toolbox
Mental and emotional wellbeing advice and resources; for you, your children and your classroom.
Mindfulness for Schools and Families: When we’re finding things tough, go lightly by practising compassion towards yourself and others
I recorded this Compassion Meditation for schools but it can be enjoyed and shared at home too. Learning to be kinder, more understanding and forgiving of ourselves and towards others is an essential skill and something that should be practised regularly. Showing...
Feeling wobbly already about the first morning? Learn to ground yourself so you feel more stable and secure.
That first morning when children from Year 6, Year 1 and EYFS join other children in coming to school, will be wobbly for us all. To help you feel calm, supported and stable practise grounding yourself. Here's one way you can focus attention on you and your stability...
Minimise educator stress: Dealing with all the ifs, mights and maybes
With so much uncertainty around school reintegration and a regularly morphing future picture of what that should and will look like; it's easy to feel stressed, uneasy and worried as you try to make plans and important decisions for school staff, children and parents....
Adjustment time needed for schools, learners and staff
Once schools, children and staff start coming together again (whenever that may be), they're going to need time to adjust. Space to figure things out, to pay attention to their feelings and consider what's going on - within them and around them. No-one works well in a...
Writing activities for wellbeing
Each week day my 4yr old son receives an image from his school to write a sentence about. If you’re providing similar writing activities for children at home, then consider adding well-being writing too. Here’s a quick one to share with key-worker children and school...
Bringing awareness to what’s good and going well
Sometimes we all get stuck in a negative swirl where you focus on what's NOT going right and what you'd rather be/do/have. By bringing awareness to what IS going well and what IS serving you , your attitude naturally shifts to more gratitude and contentment. In this...
How to interrupt anxiety with mindful awareness
When you are caught in a moment of panic, anxiety or worry or overwhelmed with feelings and emotions, you can use mindful awareness to bring your attention into the here and now. This short video shows you how to use a simple strategy that tunes you into sights,...
Experience gratitude, patience and enjoyment with mindful eating
How often do you fully pay attention to what you're eating? Do you properly look at your food and consider all the events and people that have been involved in bringing that food to your mouth? How often do you rush through your food, quick to move on to the next...
Calm and concentration through mindful drinking
How often do you find yourself drinking whilst doing other things? Perhaps you've got a head full of thoughts or you're reading, talking and moving at the same time? If you can slow the process down, you can find gratitude, calm and pleasure in the simple art of...
My child is missing their friends. How can I help them?
Not seeing friends and loved ones during isolation can bring on feelings of sadness, loneliness, upset and depression. They (and us) are experiencing loss. Loss of friendship, loss of connection and loss of 'normal' friendship routines. Similar to grief, feelings...