Whole group activity

1.1 Magic carpet affirmation

Topic: Learning for Peace, Learning for Peace – Developing inner peace

Everyone over the course of several weeks has the chance to sit on the magic carpet and receive affirmation from the rest of the circle. Children learn to give and accept affirmation from each other

1.11 Backpack affirmation

Topic: Learning for Peace, Learning for Peace – Developing inner peace

A sheet to support the affirmation activity enabling all to give and receive affirmations

2.7 Listen remember repeat: Danny and Tom story

Topic: Learning for Peace, Learning for Peace – Peaceful choices

What details can be recalled from a story? Danny and Tom story script

2.7 Listen remember repeat: The School Trip story

Topic: Learning for Peace, Learning for Peace – Peaceful choices

What details can be recalled from a story? The School Trip story script and answer sheet

2.8 Bus Stop

Topic: Learning for Peace, Learning for Peace – Peaceful choices

An activity for children to explore how choices are made

3.13 Fives

Topic: Game, Learning for Peace

A popular game exploring the difference between cooperation and competition

5.10 Kind thoughts

Topic: Learning for Peace, Learning for Peace – Peaceful Communities

An activity to support developing compassion

Activities to help regulate, relate and reason

Topic: Restorative

Simple activities to accompany RESTORE secondary resource

Activities, Exercises and Techniques to help ‘ground’

Topic: Learning for Peace, Learning for Peace – Developing inner peace

These quick activities use the senses or things you can touch to help move through distress. They are designed to help focus on what is happening physically, either in the body or in the surroundings, instead of being trapped by the thoughts in mind that are causing anxiety.