MANAGING EMOTIONS
The Faces Game
A game for identifying, naming and sharing emotions.
A game for identifying, naming and sharing emotions.
A quick game that promotes cooperation, patience and trust.
An energising game that’s all about working as a team.
A fun, energising, memory-based game
A craft activity that will give tamariki a calming keepsake.
Our favourite ideas for teaching and encouraging gratitude.
Expressing gratitude and giving back through special surprises.
Helping tamariki discover how music affects their mood.
An old classic that helps tamariki find similarities and get moving.
Extending the connection between music and emotions.
Celebrating our strengths and being unique.
Fostering a growth mindset and celebrating akoranga (learning).
Sensory kete promote self-regulation and calm.
Celebrating our identity, whānau and where we come from.
Our favourite ideas for boosting kindness at school and beyond.
A fun way to foster kindness, gratitude and the joy of giving.
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 fun activity to help tamariki overcome inhibitions and get to know each other better
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 funny game for helping tamariki understand and feel good about their strengths
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.
This activity uses colours to help tamariki name emotions. Being able to recognise and name emotions is the biggest step towards successfully regulating them.
