Resources for Teachers & other Key Workers
Additional Resources – KS3
COVID-19
- Questions & Answers: Useful suggestions on how to answer children’s questions about the Coronavirus
Managing Health and Illness
Iceberg Module – Understanding Illness and Improving Health
- The Iceberg Idea (PowerPoint)
- The Iceberg Idea (Teachers notes)
- The Iceberg Idea (Poster)
When I am Ill – Considers the emotional, physical and environmental influences that impact on our health, and provides strategies for positive self-management
- PowerPoint
- Teacher Notes
- Nicky & Sam Activity Sheet
- Smoothing the Path Top Tips Activity Sheet
Check-in Activities
These activities help you to tune in to your pupils’ emotional state and give them an opportunity to reflect upon how they feel.
- Check-in activities
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Neuroscience Module
Session 1 – Keeping Balanced
- PowerPoint
- Teacher Notes
- Activity – What do you know about the brain?
Session 2 – Riding the Ups and Downs
- PowerPoint
- Teacher Notes
- Activity – Emotional or Rational Response?
- Activity – Gingerbread Person
Session 3 – Smoothing the Path
- PowerPoint
- Teacher Notes
- Activity – Coping Strategies
- Activity – Five Ways to Wellbeing Strategies
- Activity – Five Ways to Wellbeing Calendar
- Ways of Stimulating the Vagus Nerve
- Activity – Final Review
Session 4 – Self-Regulation Challenge
- Self-Regulation Challenge
- Video (mp4) – My Busy Brain and How I Can Help It
Staying Connected
Managing social media and its impact on health
- PowerPoint
- Teacher Notes
- Activity Sheet 1
- Activity Sheet 2 – Social Media Charter
Sleep
Highlights the importance of sleep in keeping us healthy
- Sleep Fact File
- BBC1 Panorama ‘Sleepless Britain’ documentary clip
Facts4Life 30 Day Challenges
Facts4Life 30 day Activity Challenge
- Facts4Life 30 day Activity Challenge Booklet
- Gold Certificate
- Silver Certificate
- Bronze Certificate
Facts4Life 30 day Wellbeing Challenge
- Facts4Life 30 day Wellbeing Challenge Booklet (2021)
- Facts4Life 30 day Wellbeing Challenge Booklet Insert (2021) – Suggestions for Five 5 Ways activities
- Gold Certificate
- Silver Certificate
- Bronze Certificate
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Assemblies
- KS3 Assembly script
- KS3 Assembly PowerPoint
Mindfulness
- Stop and Take a Breath
- Mindful Me Activities sheet – click here to listen to sound files online for each of the activities
- Mindful Me Activities sheet inc. embedded sound files – Please note as this is a pdf with embedded files you will need to save it and then open it in Adobe for the links to be activated
- Mindful Me Activities sheet – Outside I Spy list
Fact Files
- Fact Files Activity Ideas
- Download all of our Fact Files as a zip file
- Visit our wide range of Fact Files to select the topic that you want to use for your Fact File Activity
Plenary Activities
Finish with a plenary activity to help pupils process, prioritise and summarise the learning
- KS3 Plenary Activities
F4L Snakes & Ladders Game
- Instructions
- Game Board (pdf; print on A3 ideally)
- Chance Cards
- Question Cards
Misc.
- Draft Letter to Parents
- F4L Fact File Prompt Questions
- Pre and Post Attitudes Evaluation Sheet (pdf)
- Pre and Post Attitudes Evaluation Sheet (Word)

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