To finish off our focus on Children’s Mental Health Week, we listened to a story (read by the fabulous Learning Council) called The Heavy Bag. The story, which focuses on a little girl who has lost her granddad, has a lovely message about sharing our feelings with others to lighten the load.
Why not listen to the story yourself?
After we had discussed the story, we created our own positive affirmations that we can read whenever our bags are feeling a little bit heavy. I was so proud of the lovely phrases that the children came up with and they are sure to put a smile on everyone’s faces!
We also have our own set of positive affirmation cards which we will change each day. Today’s affirmation chosen by the class is …
