‘Cheering for Small Wins’ Racetrack-themed Goal & Progress Tracking Worksheet

Cheering for Small Wins Race Track Goal Tracking Worksheet for Children by Exciting Teacher

‘Cheering for Small Wins’ Racetrack-themed Goal & Progress Tracking Worksheet To accompany the resource below and at the request of our Exciting Teacher Community, we have created a goal/progress tracking worksheet for children to be able to track their small wins to avoid conflict!  When we achieve something that we have been working hard to […]

Managing BIG Feelings During SATs – Lesson Pack Year 6

YR6 Managing BIG Feelings During SATs Exciting Teacher PSHE Curriculum Slideshow

Managing BIG Feelings During SATs – Lesson Pack Year 6 A resource pack for exploring how to manage BIG feelings during SATs for Year 6 pupils. This pack includes a detailed high-quality Lesson Plan, Slides, and accompanying Activities to support with consolidating the learning. This Lesson focuses on how we can experience BIG feelings, especially […]

Transforming Unhelpful to Helpful Thoughts: Challenging Negative Thoughts

Transforming Negative Thoughts Helpful and Unhelpful Thoughts CBT Worksheet for Children by Exciting Teacher

Transforming Unhelpful to Helpful Thoughts: Challenging Negative Thoughts This thought-challenging activity is a popular one in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: challenging unhelpful thoughts and turning those negative thoughts into more positive, helpful thoughts. This activity has been simplified to be used by Practitioners, Teachers, Parents, and ELSAs. It encourages the child to think about their thought […]

Worry Time: A Step-By-Step Guide

Worry Time Step By Step Guide for Children CBT inspired Resource by Exciting Teacher

Worry Time: A Step-By-Step Guide A Step-by-Step guide to introducing Worry Time to children and teens. Worry Time is a common strategy used in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help children to let go of worries that we cannot do anything about. It is about giving children the time and space to actively worry about their […]

Spring Cleaning My Habits: Thinking about Healthy and Unhealthy Habits

Habits - Spring Cleaning My Habits Healthy and Unhealthy Habits by Exciting Teacher

Spring Cleaning My Habits: Thinking about Healthy and Unhealthy Habits Habits can be both positive and negative. They can be good for us, such as a habit of going to a gym or eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day. Whilst on the other hand, habits can be negative for us, such as not getting […]

Sorting Unhealthy and Healthy Habits

Habits - Sorting Unhealthy and Healthy Habits Activity for Children by Exciting Teacher

Sorting Unhealthy and Healthy Habits Activity Habits can be both positive and negative. They can be good for us, such as a habit of going to a gym or eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day. Whilst on the other hand, habits can be negative for us, such as not getting enough sleep. A habit […]

My Healthy Habit Tracker

Habits - My Healthy Habit Tracker for Children by Exciting Teacher

My Healthy Habit Tracker Habits can be both positive and negative. They can be good for us, such as a habit of going to a gym or eating 5 fruits and vegetables a day. Whilst on the other hand, habits can be negative for us, such as not getting enough sleep. By tracking your healthy […]

‘A Walk Through My Favourite Spot’: Meditation Strategy for Supporting Sleep

A Walk Through My Favourite Spot Meditation Strategy for Supporting Children to Sleep by Exciting Teacher

‘A Walk Through My Favourite Spot’: Meditation Strategy for Supporting Sleep A useful strategy for supporting children to relax and fall asleep. This is a step-by-step meditation guide to help children imagine being in their favourite place and going for a walk to promote relaxation, being present, and calmness. Suitable for EYFS, KS1, and Ks2. […]

4-7-8 Breathing Technique: Sleep Support

4-7-8 Breathing Technique to Support with Sleeping for Children by Exciting Teacher

4-7-8 Breathing Technique: Sleep Support 4-7-8 breathing technique is a helpful strategy for promoting calmness before bedtime. Deep breathing helps to slow our heart rate down and helps our bodies to relax. If we feel relaxed, then we are more likely to be able to fall asleep quicker and with ease. Suitable for EYFS, KS1, […]

‘My Bedtime Books’: Reading-Based Sleep Activity

My Bedtime Books Reading Activity for Children by Exciting Teacher

‘My Bedtime Books’: Reading-Based Sleep Activity This resource helps to promote positive sleep routines including the importance of completing a calming activity, such as reading before bed. Reading has many benefits for our mental health and wellbeing – let’s encourage children to reflect on the benefits of this by creating their very own bookshelf of […]