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Guide students through simple breathing exercises to help them relax and focus. For younger students, use metaphors like 'smell the flower, blow out the candle'. For older students, introduce counting breaths or guided imagery.

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Encourage students to keep a gratitude journal where they write or draw three things they're thankful for each day. For younger students, this can be a class activity with sharing time.

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Play a game of charades where students act out different emotions. This helps them recognize and express various feelings. Adapt the complexity of emotions based on age group.

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Have students paint positive messages or designs on rocks to create a kindness rock garden in the school. This activity promotes positivity and community spirit.

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Introduce simple yoga poses and stretches suitable for children. Use animal names for poses to make it more engaging for younger students. For older students, create flowing sequences.

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Squish the Fish | Yoga for Kids! A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure

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Create a 'worry box' where students can write down their worries and put them in the box. Periodically, discuss strategies to address common worries as a class.

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Teach students to make simple friendship bracelets. This activity promotes fine motor skills and encourages students to think about the qualities of a good friend.

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Take students on a nature walk, encouraging them to use all their senses to observe their surroundings. This promotes mindfulness and connection with nature.

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Create a 'mirror' activity where students take turns standing in front of the class and receive positive affirmations from their classmates. This boosts self-esteem and promotes a positive classroom culture.

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Have students create a color wheel of emotions, associating different colors with various feelings. This helps them visualize and express their emotions more effectively.

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Conduct a mindful eating exercise using a small snack like a raisin or a piece of fruit. Guide students to observe, smell, and slowly taste the food, promoting mindfulness and appreciation.

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Form a circle and have each student give a compliment to the person next to them. This activity promotes positivity, kindness, and boosts self-esteem.

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Developed by the PDST Primary Health and Wellbeing Team for primary schools.

'Breathe - Self-Regulation and Relaxation Techniques for Children' features a range of calming breathing techniques, written activities and guided visualisations that children can use to bring about a sense of peace and comfort in any situation. The resource is suitable for children of all ages and class levels.

Click on the image to the left to download the resource. Click on the images below to access audio recordings of the guided visualisations, written and recorded by our team.

This resource is also available in Irish.
More guided visualisations will be added in Irish soon.

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