The Wellbeing Pack by Widgit is an educational resource designed to support children’s understanding of wellbeing, resilience, and emotional health through visual aids and symbol-supported activities. Created in collaboration with an educational psychologist, this pack uses accessible language and Widgit symbols, making it suitable for young learners and those who benefit from visual communication.
Key Components:
- Wellbeing Book: Introduces the basics of self-care, emotional health, and the importance of looking after one’s physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing.
- Five Ways to Wellbeing Book: Encourages children to enhance their wellbeing through five key areas: connecting with others, staying active, noticing the world around them, continuing to learn, and giving to others.
- Resilience Book: A social story that helps children understand resilience, encouraging them to face challenges, seek support, and learn from experiences.
Additional Resources:
- Sorting Emotions Activity: Helps children distinguish between helpful and unhelpful emotions, promoting emotional awareness.
- Circles of Control: A practical tool teaching children to identify which aspects of life they can control and which they cannot, fostering a sense of agency and acceptance.
- Special Breathing Techniques: Visual guides for calm breathing exercises, aiding in relaxation and stress reduction.
- Comfortable and Uncomfortable Scenarios: Encourages children to recognise and understand their bodily sensations in response to different scenarios, supporting self-regulation.
- Web of Support: Encourages children to map out their support system, recognising trusted adults and friends they can turn to for help.
- Resilience Cards: Facilitate reflection on personal strengths and areas for growth, promoting self-confidence and goal-setting.
This Wellbeing Pack is ideal for educators, therapists, and caregivers who wish to provide children with foundational tools for mental health and resilience in an approachable, visual format. Through interactive activities and guided reflection, this pack empowers children to build a healthy sense of self-awareness, emotional regulation, and resilience in everyday life.
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