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Growth Mindset -Teenager +

Admin — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 04:34:11 +0000

Teenagers often think they need to be perfect, but a mistake is a learning opportunity to be embraced. Thomas Edison once said, ‘I haven’t failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that didn’t work.’ Changing our thinking can led to growth. If we keep thinking the same way, we will stay the same. This is a helpful process to check what we are thinking is REAL.

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Training to be Happy and Positive

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2018 14:04:25 +0000

Do these things every day to improve happiness. Being grateful, exercising, relaxing, doing things you love and doing acts of kindness, all make you happier and more focused.

Also available in the Poster Set and as an ePoster.

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Calm and Strong Poses

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2018 14:02:59 +0000

These poses have been chosen because of the ease of learning and using them in many situations to help you calm your mind and body. All except one are standing poses so they can easily be used in the classroom, on the play ground, at home, on the beach, whenever you need to calm and centre yourself. These are easy poses to learn, instructions on how to teach them are in the Lesson Plans, or you can find instructions online. There are many more that can be added and used to calm the body.

Also available in the Poster Set and as an ePoster.

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Compliments Fill our Bucket

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2018 14:01:48 +0000

We can fill each other’s ‘invisible bucket’ of happiness in many ways, giving a compliment is just one of them. Acts of kindness, smiles, hugs, sharing, listening, helping, playing with one another, laughing, saying hello, using people’s names are a few others. When you are kind to others, your bucket is also being filled, being unkind to others ‘dips’ into and empties both buckets. Read ‘Fill a Bucket’ and ‘Have You Filled a Bucket’ by Carol McCloud.

Also available in the Poster Set and as an ePoster.

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Mood Map

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2018 13:57:21 +0000

Feelings and emotions can change every day. Using this process in the classroom can monitor students’ moods day to day, as well as during the day after breaks or with various teachers. It can help you get to know your students and their learning capabilities day to day. Each students could have their own individual one if needed or better for the situation.

Look at posts on the Catastrophe Scale, Feelings etc for strategies to help get your feelings back on track.

Also available in the Poster Set and as an ePoster.

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Positive Thought of the Week

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2018 13:55:10 +0000

Use this in your school, classroom or business. Have students or workers come up with positive thoughts to put up each week. Have each student in the class write one and rotate them during the year, or as a school, choose one from each class on a rotating basis.

Some Prep/ Pre-Primary examples: Help someone if they are hurt; Let people play; Make friends with people you don’t know; Share toys.

Senior Primary examples: Don’t be a bully, think of others instead; When you give up, you fail, but when you try again you get another chance to pass; If you believe in yourself, others will believe in you; Stand up to bullying.

Also available in the Poster Set and as an ePoster.

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Self Talk Traffic Lights

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2018 13:53:48 +0000

Be mindful of what you are saying to yourself. This poster is a reminder that when we say negative things to ourselves or others, there IS a way to change that thought process. The AMBER/Yellow light has just a few of the questions you can ask yourself to correct your thinking e.g. “Can I think of that another way? ….. Am I going to let that thought control me? …. How can I solve this? … Am I exaggerating?” etc. If we stay in the negative thoughts process, we are holding our happiness, and that of those around us back. Listen to your self talk today and see if you can improve it. It is not until you listen, that you know! Good Luck, you can do it!!

Look up the posts on Self Talk for ideas and strategies to use with this Poster.

Also available in the Poster Set and as an ePoster.

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Breathe Act Think

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2018 13:52:48 +0000

This is a strategy to calm down and get your feelings back on track. Deep Breathing is always the first thing to calm yourself down, then do or think of something you enjoy, then be a detective and explore a different way to think about the situation. Calming down and doing something you like always changes your mood.

Look up posts on feelings and emotions, body signs, catastrophe scale for more ideas and strategies.

Also available in the Poster Set and as an ePoster.

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Lesson Plans for Junior Workbook

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2018 13:46:57 +0000

These lesson plans cover every Social and Emotional Learning standards and are easy to follow. You can easily substitute story books for those you already have, and most other resources are included in the Appendix or within the book. A comment from one school was, ‘This is the most teacher friendly program I have seen!’

Parents or other professionals can use it, with the Junior Workbook, one on one or in small groups as well, or to adapt to older or younger students.

Available with Victorian or Australian Curriculum, in Packages and as an eBook.

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Gratitude Journal & Setting Goals Journal

Admin — Thu, 24 May 2018 13:43:04 +0000

The Gratitude Journal is at the front of the book to record good things that ‘happen to you’ each day, it’s best to start off doing this daily, but is still successful done a couple of times a week after it becomes a habit. There are dedicated gratitude pages about the special people in your life, things you are good at and things you like about yourself. The Setting Goals component starts on the last page and works backwards into the book, where you can set achievable goals, and work towards them, planning little steps at a time. Examples are included. There are also some creative pages to colour Mandalas and draw or design your own.

Also available in the packages and as an eBook.

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