New beginnings and me

Helping children with changes and transitions. Everything you need for a ten-week intervention programme.

Weight 1.5 kg
Dimensions 33 × 23 × 12 cm

£110.00 Inc. VAT

New beginnings and me – change pack

Children need time to talk about their feelings and experiences and to feel understood as they navigate new opportunities. With new beginnings there are also endings. It is important that endings are celebrated and reflected on so that children can be open to new adventures that come their way.

This pack helps children to recognise the range of feelings they may have when changes happen. It helps them to prepare for endings and plan for change. Through discussion and activities the children will:

  • explore the range of feelings they have when change happens,
  • understand the range of reasons for change and transition,
  • find ways to help regulate and manage their feelings through the uncertainty of transition,
  • celebrate endings and create special memories,
  • create hopes and aspiration for new adventures.

Our wellbeing resources are thorough and detailed, time-saving and provide the language to help pastoral staff listen, notice and encourage children to express their thoughts and feelings in a way that is safe, supportive and relational. We also provide training, support and supervision to equip staff with greater confidence to deliver the programmes.

Our programmes teach and embed transferable emotional literacy skills that are vital in both class and life.

Everything schools need is included. Each emotion theme pack comes with all the resources from detailed session plans to impact measures, certificates and shiny stickers plus access to our Resource Hub for an ever-growing free repository of activities, templates and planning and impact tools.

Change and Transitions ELSA Resources Hamish & Milo

What exactly is included?

In a clear A5 plastic storage box, for ease of access and easy storage, there is:

  • An advice and introduction booklet – explaining our programme and approach
  • A contents and resources card – for planning and organisation
  • Ten practical, reusable explicit session plans – the sessions cover a variety of activities and guided discussions in a clear format and structure that help the children to feel contained and able to engage in the programme.
  • 6 Child wellbeing profiles – one for each child (plus digital versions are free to download)
  • 6 Parent/carer information booklets – to help parents and carers alongside the school to have a shared dialogue and communication about the programme, how it works and how they can support their children in the home environment (plus digital versions are free to download)
  • 8 sheets of motivational and reward stickers (160 stickers)
  • 6 certificates
  • 6 wellbeing journals

In a separate box is the sock puppet kit, packed with items for seven people so the group facilitator can make a sock friend too! The sock puppet kits include everything you need but of course, feel free to use any other craft materials you have available. Items included are socks, wiggly eyes, buttons, sheets of felt, pom-poms, ribbons, pipe cleaners, and fabric glue! We even include a special ‘handmade with love’ wooden button for each child’s creation. Sock puppet background and helpful instructions card is also included.

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