Physical Activity, Mental Health & Wellbeing for the School Community
Department of Education Helpline - Phone: 0800 046 8687
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)
When you can't hug, this is a lovely video:
Tips-for-starting-a-difficult-conversation-with-your-child
Corona Virus Information for Primary School Pupils
cco-childrens-guide-to-coronavirus
Derby & Derbyshire Emotional Wellbeing Training Courses:
DD Emotional Health Wellbeing Training Newsletter 11-Final (1).pdf
DD Emotional Health Wellbeing Training Newsletter - Summer 2021
DD Emotional Health Wellbeing Training Newsletter - May 21
Mental Health and Wellbeing
KS1 Aiming High - Star Qualities - Activity Sheet - Colour.pdf
We Are All Stars Activity Sheet
What I Am Proud of Activity Sheet.
Confidently Unique Activity Sheet
Happiness Is... Poem Activity Sheet
Wellbeing booklet Action For Children
National Mental Health Aweareness Week 2023 - Theme: Anxiety
https://www.dragonflyimpact.com/MHweekvideos.
National Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 - Theme: Nature
Nature Guide for Parents and Caregivers
The Derbyshire Mental Health Support line is for Derbyshire people of all ages
who are experiencing increased mental health needs during this period.
Call 0300 790 0596 between 9am and midnight every day of the week (low cost
number).
You can also access support for mental health in a crisis on the derbyshire.gov.uk website.
If you, or anyone you know, is struggling with your mental health then the
Samaritans are on hand to speak to you at any time day or night. Call 116 123 for
free or email jo@samaritans.org
Remember - Be kind to yourself and to others, spread only kindness
Stories
parsleymimblewoodsavestheworld How to not go to school.pdf
parsleymimblewoodsavestheworldagain How to go back to school.pdf
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/books/jon-burgerman-everybody-worries-free-ebook/
Mindfulness activities to try with children
- Relaxing music: E.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI1xExDWVF0
- Breathing buddies: children lay down with a soft toy resting on their tummy. Practise breathing in and out deeply from the stomach and either focus on watching the toy move up and down with each breath or close your eyes and feel the toy moving.
- Mindful release: demonstrate tightening muscles in face, hands, arms etc then releasing and letting go. Discuss how this could be used to release feels of anger and frustration.
- Drawing your breath: http://creativityintherapy.com/2017/08/drawing-your-breath-a-mindful-art-exercise/
- Doodling and zentangles: https://minds-in-bloom.com/try-zentangle-with-your-students/ discuss as a way of giving your mind a rest whilst you focus purely on what you choose to draw or doodle.
- Mindfulness colouring or dot to dots. (Lots of and lots of free ones on Twinkl (link below)
- “It’s good to talk” – discussing with family anything you are sad, angry or worried about. This could even start with a favourite teddy being the one who listens.
- “You’ve got a friend in me” – do something you love with your family! See how much of that joint time you can smile for!
- A favourite: GoNoodle!! www.gonoodle.com (works best in Google Chrome)
Outdoor Activities
Here are some outdoor activities that you can enjoy in your garden at home.
https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/
Severn Trent Water education-zone
Bird Feeders - Natural Materials
Bird Feeders - Recycled Materials
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/the-great-indoors-bear-grylls
The following may also support with fun activities, physical challenges and wellbeing activities:
https://www.tts-group.co.uk/home+learning+activities.html
www.twinkl.co.uk/offer and enter the code UKTWINKLHELPS
LCF is making available its online resources for Primary FREE for the next 3 months.
Simply use the master promo code LCF2020sch to create a single user login at Babelzone (French/Spanish) Englishzone (games/Phonics) or MathsZone for any pupil or teacher.
Links to all these sites are on our homepage www.lcfclubs.com
BBC Bitesize is producing a series of lessons for online learning starting 20.4.20.
BBC Bitesize Daily : https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize?dm_i=3YNL,149AH,2M6HXU,3XIAB,1
government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources
Times Tables Rockstars:
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/53665
PE & Sport
Games and physical activities, ideas and challenges that children can do safely at home to help them remain physically active whilst also having fun will be posted daily here:
https://twitter.com/RuralDerbysSSP
https://www.facebook.com/RuralDerbyshireSSP/
https://plprimarystars.com/home-learning
Weekly Activity Packs for use during Lock down:
https://www.activederbyshire.org.uk/young-people-active-at-home
https://www.activederbyshire.org.uk/uploads/ideas-for-parents-and-carers.pdf?v=1589450025
https://www.activederbyshire.org.uk/uploads/primary-schools-virtual-orienteering-activities.pdf
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Dance
Play your favourite music and make up a dance for your whole family to join in: Street Dance, Line Dancing, Country Dancing, Disco.
Click on the link and dance yourself around the world:
https://www.activederbyshire.org.uk/dance-around-the-world
Cricket
Skills games and quizzes for children:
https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/1667995/ecb-launches-dynamos-cricket-app-for-kids
Music
Make your own instruments and perform a concert for your family
Art
Display your work in your window to make a gallery for others to enjoy and admire from afar.
Online Safety
To support parents and carers in keeping their children safe online while they are off school, www.thinkuknow.co.uk have produced two help sheets with advice and links to Thinkuknow resources they can use at home.
Primary aged children: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/globalassets/professional/thinkuknow_primary_parents_helpsheet.pdf
Another useful website:
Parent Info is a collaboration between NCA-CEOP and Parent Zone.
Parent Info is a website for parents, covering all of the issues amplified by the internet. Its newsfeed function enables schools and family-focused organisations to host and share expert advice and information through their own websites.
Staying Safe
It's OK to Say .. for Children
RE
Here is a link to RE lessons that can be done at home https://www.natre.org.uk/about-natre/free-resources-for-you-and-your-pupils/?utm_source=emailmarketing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=free_home_learning_resources_for_you_and_your_pupils&utm_content=2020-03-20. There are a couple for KS1 and about 5 for KS2.
Collective Worship at Home
Recommended websites from the DfE to support home learning