Inclusion & Engagement 

This term, during Respectful Relationships sessions, Year 1/2 students have been learning about Stress Management. 

Throughout our sessions, we have been helping a character called Wibbly. We have been giving Wibbly some ideas on how he could improve some stresses and worries he might have. 

Last week, Wibbly wrote us a letter about how he was having trouble sleeping. We gave Wibbly some suggestions on what he could do to try and get to sleep at night. 

Below are some of the strategies we tried in the classroom to see if they would help Wibbly. You might like to try them at home! 

MELTING MOMENTS - Close your eyes. Scrunch up all your muscles so you are as hard as a block of ice. Hold tight. Now slowly let go. Scrunch up again. Now let go. This time imagine your block of ice is melting into the floor. Your muscles are getting softer as you melt. Let your fingers melt. Let your feet melt. Let your back melt. 

FLOATING CLOUD - Close your eyes. Picture a fluffy white cloud. It is as gentle and soft as feathers. Imagine you are lying on this soft and gentle cloud. It makes your arms relax and feel floaty. It makes your legs relax and feel light and floaty. It makes your back feel soft. When you are all soft and settled, the cloud is going to slowly lift you up and take you for a ride. It is going to take you to a really nice place, to your favourite place. Can you imagine now what you can see in this special place? Is there something nice there? Is there something fun to do? Is there something peaceful there?