Rachel DimmickThis is a display board that I have recently put up in my classroom. It encourages children to think of happy things and understand that even though things can sometimes feel uncertain/sad, there are plenty of positive and happy things happening.The idea is for children to write some of their own happy thoughts and good […]
Rachel DimmickLesson plan idea linked to supporting children with understanding the emotion of anger/frustration. Children would be encouraged to think about this feeling and discuss how it makes them feel and strategies they can use to deal with this. Each child would then have the opportunity to design and make their own stress ball.
Rachel DimmickWell-being lesson plan idea to encourage students to reflect upon and review their week by sharing the positives and difficulties. The session also aims to allow children to create a goal for something they want to achieve in the upcoming week. The template shows the format for how the young people’s journal pages might look. […]
Rachel DimmickTo support the amazing work done by Children in Need, children created products to sell on a stall to raise money for the charity. The children enjoyed making lots of different things including t-shirts, bookmarks and bags. They thought carefully about how they could use their designs to attract as many customers as possible to […]
Before the students broke up for the Christmas break, we were able to say thank you to those who help us and spread some festive cheer. This started by a young student baking and decorating his own gingerbread biscuits. This was great fun and he decorated them with lots of wonderful designs and ideas. He […]
Rachel DimmickStudents at Chelsea Community Hospital School enjoyed doing lots of baking last term, often taking inspiration from the hit BBC1 television programme The Great British Bake Off. Each week students decide on a recipe of something that they would like to cook. These range from bread rolls, cakes and biscuits. The students enjoy working together […]