When it comes to mental health we often forget to allow students opportunities to promote and talk about positive approaches to promote a healthy mind. There are a number of resources from The Resilience Project, Beyond Blue and The Kids Helpline that are students are able to use and equip themselves with the right skillsContinue reading “Wellbeing and iPad ‘Positive Mental Health’”
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Wellbeing and iPad – Resilience and Mental Health
This lesson empowers students to explore practical ways to build resilience and where to find support in times of need. It leverages Apple’s new app Freeform which allows students to collaborate, explore and build their own knowledge bank. There are a number of resources from The Resilience Project, Beyond Blue and The Kids Helpline whichContinue reading “Wellbeing and iPad – Resilience and Mental Health”
Wellbeing and iPad – Social Awareness and Empathy
This lesson explores students being aware of the feelings and emotions of others – empathy. They will use Clips to recreate common scenarios to see identify how others are feeling and ways to support their emotions. Below are a set of scenario cards that match this lesson, feel free to use if you wish, asContinue reading “Wellbeing and iPad – Social Awareness and Empathy”
Wellbeing and iPad – Self Regulation and Awareness
This lesson is designed to explore students’ emotions and how to regulate these positive and sometimes negative feelings. This also provides a great insight into a child’s mind and what makes them tick, allowing you as the teacher to know more about their emotional wellbeing too! Throughout this lesson they will learn some cross-transferable skillsContinue reading “Wellbeing and iPad – Self Regulation and Awareness”
‘Wellbeing and iPad’ – creative ways to promote a healthy mind.
I love sharing creative ideas that support teachers in using iPad in their classrooms. More recently, I’ve been working with schools who mention they don’t have much time to learn new skills on iPad with their students. The struggle to find time that is not assessment based to teach independent skills on iPad, therefore lackContinue reading “‘Wellbeing and iPad’ – creative ways to promote a healthy mind.”