Class: Sensory Smilers Nurture Group Teacher: Mrs Buckley Date: Wednesday, 20th May 2020

Check-in Message:Hello everyone. We have now spent seven school-weeks working at home. I wonder how you are getting on with your home-learning; what you have settled into and if there is anything that you struggle with. Remember that if you would like to share anything on twitter that you have enjoyed or anything you are proud of use @stfrancisps or @mrsbuckley15. As this is Mental Health Awareness Week with the theme of ‘Kindness’ your main activity focuses on how you can be kind to yourself. We often think about how we can be kind to othersBut what about you?

Be kind to yourself if you are struggling to settle down to school work. Perhaps do some exercise or spend five-minutes outdoors before going back to work. orBe kind to yourself if you are irritated by other people in your household;you are spending a lot of time together at the moment. Find an opportunity to be apart from them for a while and this may help.orBe kind to yourself by eating and drinking as healthily as you can. A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.Have a nice day!

Curricular Area

Learning Intention Learning Activities Toolkit resources

Online resources

St.Francis’ Primary School Daily Learning Plan

Check in I understand that my feelings and reactions can change depending upon what is happening within and around me.I can talk about how I am feeling.

Which blob are you today?Will you choose one from the Blob Tree or will you challenge yourself and draw your own? Try to settle down now, preferably with someone else. Find your comfortable space and check in. How are you feeling today?

Your chosen sensory item

Bruno Mars – “Count on Me”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc6T9iY9SOU&list=PLhX6vSH1PZxcQtZUdfnW1zR_wag4A6ozn

St.Francis’ Primary School Daily Learning Plan

Sensory Activity

I understand that it is important to relax my body and my mind in order that I have good mental health.

I can follow instructions and use imagery and breathing to programme my mind and body to feel happy and relaxed.

Read the instructions provided by Relax Kids.

Find a space on the floor, somewhere quiet would be ideal.

Now follow the instructions and try to be calm and relaxed.

Relaxing morning-sunshine music :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuLKvcn-c7A

St.Francis’ Primary School Daily Learning Plan

St.Francis’ Primary School Daily Learning Plan

Be Kind to Yourself

Main activity

I recognise that I must look after myself in order to have good mental health.

I can identify ways that I can be kind to myself.

Mental health and kindness

are very closely connected.

We often think about how we can be kind to others

and how our behaviour has an effect on other

people.

Have you ever thought how you

can be kind to yourself?

Look at the display of hearts on the previous page.

They show ways that you can be

Be kind to yourself - gonoodle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEk9KvPXKEQ

St.Francis’ Primary School Daily Learning Plan

kind to yourself.

How many of these things do you already do?

In your jotter where you have previously done nurture work turn to a new double page.Neatly write today’s date.

Underneath it write“I am kind.”

Now copy the hearts and their kindness

messages.Can you fill in any of the empty ones with

other ways you can be kind to yourself?

Try to practice some of these things each

day.

Being kind to yourself is important for a healthy body and

St.Francis’ Primary School Daily Learning Plan

mind.

Plenary I can choose a story that I would like to read or listen to. I can stay quiet and relax as I read or listen to a story.

Have you listened to anything on audible or BBC Bitesize yet? The selection of stories that have been recorded by St Francis’ teachers is added to every day and you can find them on the school website or on twitter. I’m sure you will enjoy them.

https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Formative Assessment Strategy: Green for growth & Tickled Pink

St.Francis’ Primary School Daily Learning Plan