MANAGING EMOTIONS
The Faces Game
A game for identifying, naming and sharing emotions.
A game for identifying, naming and sharing emotions.
A calming game that paves the way for tummy breathing.
An activity for thinking about and adjusting our energy levels.
A group exercise for showing and guessing different emotions.
A quick game that promotes cooperation, patience and trust.
Teaching mindful breathing for focus and calm.
A breathing ‘experiment’ that extends tummy breathing.
A mindfulness activity that boosts body awareness.
A craft activity that will give tamariki a calming keepsake.
Help tamariki understand and manage their worries.
Two games that helps students discover their inner pause button.
Our favourite ideas for teaching and encouraging gratitude.
Helping tamariki discover how music affects their mood.
Boost children’s awareness of the world around them.
A calming activity that boosts students’ awareness of the world around them.
A week of sensory fun and exploration.
Extending the connection between music and emotions.
Fostering a growth mindset and celebrating akoranga (learning).
Sensory kete promote self-regulation and calm.
A tool that supports tamariki to feel setteld and calm.
Absorbing, simple activities that help students relax and find flow.
A relaxing colouring activity to promote relaxation and calm.
A habits activity to help Year 7 and 8 tamariki build empathy and learn new relationship skills
A trust game without any risk! This activity is designed to help tamariki work together on a shared goal
These energising warm-ups encourage team work and communication.
Create an interactive classroom rollercoaster, and support tamariki to develop their emotional literacy and regulation
A video-making activity for senior tamariki to learn about managing big emotions, and teach others to too.
Previously called Got Your Back, this activity helps Year 7 and 8 tamariki reflect on the people who are there for them, and the different roles they can play.
A simple and imaginative trust game (without too much risk!), this activity helps tamariki work together
This activity helps tamariki learn to manage emotions using a playground slide as a visualisation tool.
A quiz to help senior students find their strengths and make a set of strengths cards.
This is a great calm down activity and so simple to play
Activities to help senior students start using and developing their strengths.
Practice listening, asking questions, having conversations and building empathy.
An acting exercise that helps tamariki learn to manage tricky situations and big emotions.
A partner activity promoting teamwork and a bit of active problem solving.
