Term 1 Topic - Health and Wellbeing:

Kia Ora Children, Parents and Whanau, 

This term we are exploring good health and well being. Week 4 we explored Yoga poses and mindful meditation, week 5 we explored healthy eating and how our bodies react to healthy and junk foods. Week 6 was all about exploring the way children see themselves through self portraits, and exploring our emotions when we are happy, sad, angry, how to manage these emotions and we also learned what it means to be a good friend. 

Children experience many confusing messages about health and well being in the media, in line at the supermarket and through what they see and hear throughout the day. 

Social and emotional wellbeing is essential for our children's overall health and wellbeing. Being socially and emotionally well means being able to realise your abilities, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and contribute to your community.

It is important that we have conversations with our children about how to manage their emotions, share and take turns with others, and even how to wash their hands. 

Here are some links for basic hygiene: 

Personal Hygiene

Washing your hands properly

Stop the spread of Germs!

 
Links for emotions:

Controlling your anger

Feeling sad

Guess the emotion

Name that emotion game

Yoga and Meditation Activities:

Yoga with Grover and Elmo

Meditation with Murray and Lena

Exploring your breath

Yoga with animals

I hope you all keep safe and well, remembering to wash your hands especially after visiting the toilet, drink plenty of water, eat good nutritional foods, and get plenty of rest and sleep - just as you can see Puss doing below:

Join us for our next blog where I will list some recipes for safe paint, slime and blocks for children of all ages, a 30 day lego challenge, an inside and outside scavenger hunt list and many more exciting activities and ideas for surviving the home school challenge.

Sending big virtual hugs from Mrs Futcher and her family, to you and your family. :)