Forest Bathing

Pupils talk about the impact of doing the classroom mindfulness activities and in the Forest

Inside Out

Download each school's book of the work done following up on visit to the Forest

Front Street Primary (pdf)Download

Washingwell Primary (pdf)Download

Wickham Parochial Primary (pdf)Download

Fellside Primary (pdf)Download

Whole Class Activities

Scroll down to find activities for KS 1 + 2 and Early Years

These whole class daily activities last 15 minutes and build up over the six weeks to give the children, through repetition, the chance to practice and acquire the skills of Being Mindful. This can help with concentration, emotional regulation and well-being.

Find more details in the Useful Information section

Mindfulness activities for the classroom

A walk through Week 1

The full program is at the bottom of the page. Here I take you through how I might lead the first session. I pick and choose activities from different weeks so feel free to do the same .

A walk through Week 2

I follow on from week 1 by repeating and building on from some of the activities. Have a look through the whole program at the bottom of the page and follow, it week by week, or pick and choose what you think will work for you

BOB DOG

This video helps to explain what happens when the limbic/emotional brain takes over the rational/thinking brain and you get overwhelmed by strong feelings.

Resources

Powerpoints

These activities were created in collaboration with Rebecca O'Neil, Assistant Head at Front Street Primary School, Whickham. They were tried and tested with a Y4 class.

Key Stage 2

Powerpoint of activities of 15 minutes-a-day exercises

Mental Health and Well-being- Staff plan (pptx)Download

Key Stage 1

Powerpoint of activities of 15 minutes-a-day exercises

Mental Health and Well-being- Staff plan KS1 (pptx)Download