Social,+emotional+and+mental+health+for+primary+schools

I[|cebreakers, Warmups, Energisers, & Deinhibitizers]
 * Kellie Curtis**

This is a great website I found when I was looking for some icebreaker games to use in groups. The website include some icebreaker activities and also links to other pages.

Icebreakers, warm up and Energisers are great to use in groups or all ages. They can be used as a resource for getting to know one another, exploring similarities and differences, team building, self exploration and discovery and creating trusting environments. This website will provide you with an abundance of activities as well as a brief description for what they might be used for.

**Description**
==== The Bullying. No Way! website gives access to a database of primary and secondary school resources to counter bullying and harassment. Legislation and policies, teaching materials, specialised services and information sources are also included. ====

** VELS **
This resource can be used from Level 2, right through to Level 6 where students can form ideologies around why people bully and the impact it can have.


 * Integration within the Curriculum **

// The Arts // • Creating posters

// English // • Scenarios • Reading, writing and speaking.

// Mathematics // • Statistics

// Information and Communications Technology // • Students create their own video that create awareness surrounding bullying.

The resource caters for various levels which makes it simple to ensure the activity is developmentally appropriate.

//Laurina Neumann// A unit plan on body image. []

This unit plan is aimed at level 4 but could easily be adapted to level 5 and 6. The unit explores the areas of physical, social and emotional health with a focus on body image.

The first lesson looks at how body image changes because of culture and the social contexts in which we live. Lesson 2 explores the stereotypes and how they can influence our own health. Lesson 3 looks at advertising and the media. Lesson 4 and 5 are focused around a class debate around the following questions:
 * How much value should we place on appearance?
 * How are bodies used to sell products in advertising, and why is or isn't it appropriate?
 * How does our emotional response affect our ideas of beauty?

I believe this unit is valuable when the students have already developed an understanding of physical, social and emotional health. This unit can then link in to conclude how the media, stereotypes and advertising can each influcence these three areas.

//Leah Pizzini// __**//First Year Out Survival Kit//**__ This resourse was created by myself when I was on my social work placement at the EASE organisation that runs the Jigsaw program for schools. I used the Jigsaw material to create a survival kit for first year out teachers to use as a guideline to set clear expectations and rules within the classroom. It is designed to create a safe, supportive and postivie learning environment for all students. It also promotes positive behaviours to learning and respecting other students views and opinions when participating within classroom discussions.



I believe this resourse shows different ways to setting expectations and the importance of including all suggestions from students to make them feel involved within the class and valued as a member. It is important for every teacher set clear expectations to set the atmosphere of your classroom and to make it supportive and welcoming for students.