2. Learning outcomes
• Plan an activity to promote emotional well-being in own setting
• Implement an activity to promote emotional well-being in own
setting
• Evaluate own role when promoting emotional well-being in own
setting
3. LO4. Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in
own setting
You will need to plan for:
• The resources you will need
• The language/vocabulary you may want to use
• Equality of opportunity.
As it is an activity designed to promote emotional well-being you
will need to be particularly sensitive in your planning.
How to plan an activity to promote emotional well-being in
own setting
4. LO4. Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in
own setting
Time: 15 mins
Consider children in your own setting and list aspects of
emotional well-being that may be relevant for you to address.
• Are there any children who are lacking in confidence?
• Are there any children who are new to the setting?
• Are there any children who appear to be shy or loners?
• Do you want to target one child or a group of children? (Even
if you target one child, your activity will involve a group of
children.)
5. LO4. Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in
own setting [AC 4.3]
Time: 15 mins
With a partner, draft four activity plans to meet a variety of
children’s needs.
Draft one activity for each of the points listed below:
• To support independence and self-reliance.
• To build a child’s confidence.
• To develop a child’s perseverance.
• To encourage children’s social development and build
relationships between them.
6. LO4. Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in
own setting
You will need to ensure that you are fully prepared, and that you:
• have completed an activity planning sheet
• are clear about what you want the children to learn from the
activity
• have all your resources ready
• have considered the age and stage of the children
• have considered all the children’s different needs and planned for
differentiation.
Afterwards, ask your supervisor for feedback on how the activity went.
How to implement an activity to promote emotional well-being
7. LO4. Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in
own setting [AC 4.3]
Time: 15 mins
Discuss the activity you would like to plan.
• Question each other on aspects of the plan, for example,
‘what do you hope to achieve and how?’ and ‘Why have you
chosen this type of activity?’
• Use the activity sheet provided to plan your activity – ensure
that you state the age of the children that it is aimed at.
• When you have planned your activity, share it with your
partner and constructively criticise each one, sharing useful
ideas.
8. LO4. Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in
own setting
Reflecting on your own role is important as you learn from
experience and through making mistakes, just like children.
Consider:
• What went well and why?
• What could be improved upon?
• What would you change if you did the activity again and why?
• Did the children learn?
The importance of reflective practice and evaluating
9. LO4. Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in
own setting
Time: 15 mins
Having implemented your activity at your placement, it is
important to reflect on and evaluate how successful it was and
the importance of your own role, in order to learn and improve
your performance.
• Ask your supervisor for feedback on your planning and
performance.
• Complete the worksheet provided on reflective practice.
• Consider the effectiveness of your role.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of your role.
10. LO4. Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in
own setting
Time: 15 mins
Research the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL)
resources.
• Consider how you would use the photo cards.
• How would you use the posters?
• Read some of the stories provided in the resources.
• Evaluate how useful you think the resources would be.
11. LO4. Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in
own setting [AC 4.5]
Time: 15 mins
Discuss the SEAL resources.
• Choose one each to talk about and explain how you would
use it to promote children’s emotional well-being and extend
their learning.
• Make suggestions of any resources you might include in the
pack.
12. LO4. Be able to promote the emotional well-being of children in
own setting
Time: 15 mins
Having reflected on the implementation of your activity and how
successful it was, now:
• Rewrite your activity plan and incorporate the changes.
• Choose one of the resources from the SEAL pack, appropriate
to the age you are working with, and plan an activity around
it.
13. Learning outcomes
• Plan an activity to promote emotional well-being in own setting
• Implement an activity to promote emotional well-being in own
setting
• Evaluate own role when promoting emotional well-being in own
setting
14. Summary: plenary activities
1. List four things that you would need to do when planning an activity.
2. List four aspects of emotional well-being.
3. How can you improve your own performance? List three strategies.
Notas do Editor
Teacher notes:
Learners will need some guidance through this activity.
They will need advice on what aspects of well-being are appropriate for them to address and which ones are not – for example, a child who has suffered a bereavement.
Teacher notes:
These drafts are not intended to be the learners’ final activity, but should start them thinking of how they could develop an appropriate activity.
Useful resources:
Promoting children’s social and emotional well-being in primary education, published by NICE – links to PDF and Word documents
http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PH12
Archived documents of the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) initiative with downloads available as zip files – excellent resources containing posters, activities and photos
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110809101133/nsonline.org.uk/node/87009
Hertfordshire Grid for Learning website with lots of information and teaching resources
www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/hwb/ewb/resources
Useful teaching resources from the TES – registration is required to access the resources
www.tes.co.uk/well-being-and-emotional-literacy-sen-teaching-resources
Teacher notes:
The SEAL resources are a very useful resource that learners may wish to look at to gain inspiration and ideas for activities.
Emphasise to learners that, although they will be planning an activity for a group, they may just be targeting one child, for example, a child who finds it hard to mix with other children.
They will need to explain what learning has taken place.
Useful resources:
Archived documents of the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) initiative with downloads available as zip files – excellent resources containing posters, activities and photos
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110809101133/nsonline.org.uk/node/87009
Hertfordshire Grid for Learning website with lots of information and teaching resources
www.thegrid.org.uk/learning/hwb/ewb/resources
Teacher notes:
Learners should refer back to the research that they did on Gibb’s Reflective Cycle in Unit 1.1 Lesson 5.
Teacher notes:
Learners should use the worksheet provided on reflective practice.
Useful resources:
How reflective practice can improve outcomes for children at a setting
www.kathybrodie.com/viewpoint/reflective-practice-and-the-eyp
‘Getting Ready for the Revised EYFS – Time to Reflect’ – includes some of the principles into practice cards in the section ‘Reflecting on practice’. There is a link to the original principles into practice cards under ‘General resources’
www.foundationyears.org.uk/2012/03/getting-ready-for-the-revised-eyfs-time-to-reflect
Teacher notes:
Learners can research the SEAL resources and consider how useful they would be in their own setting.
Useful resources:
Archived documents of the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL) initiative with downloads available as zip files – excellent resources containing posters, activities and photos
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110809101133/nsonline.org.uk/node/87009
SEAL resources year by year
www.teachfind.com/national-strategies/seal-curriculum-materials-year-year
Get on with the game – SEAL resources that tackle behavioural issues through football-related resources
http://kids.getonwiththegame.com/teachers-corner/teachers-packs
SEAL resources – posters, photocards, activities etc.
www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/pshe/index.php?category_id=184
Evaluation of the SEAL resources to download
www.apho.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=111103
Teacher notes:
Learners should understand the variety of resources that they could use to promote the emotional well-being of children.
They could consider the use of puppets, treasure baskets etc.
Useful resources:
SEAL resources – posters, photocards, activities etc.
www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/pshe/index.php?category_id=184
Teacher notes:
Learners should be able to show that they have reflected on and learnt from their experience.
When planning an activity around the SEAL resource, they should choose an area of need that wasn’t covered in the activity that they implemented in their setting.
Useful resources:
SEAL resources – posters, photocards, activities etc.
www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/pshe/index.php?category_id=184
Teacher notes:
For improving their own performance, learners should think of such strategies as:
SMART targets
Peer observation
Advice from an experienced practitioner
Training.