What you need Introduction This visualisation activity gives children an alternative way to stay calm. Activity description Before the activity: out one copy of the imagery’ story. You could also print ‘Guided additional copies for children to take home. Children can lie or sit down with their eyes closed. Explain that: Some situations we find ourselves in can be stressful and make us feel tense or worried. We are going to use our imagination to transport us to a new place to help us feel calm and relaxed. Ask children to: Close your eyes. Take some deep, slow breaths in and out and feel your body relaxing. With each breath, relax: first relax your right arm, now your left arm, relax your stomach, now your right leg, and then your left leg, etc. After a few minutes of breathing, read out the imagery’ story provided. ‘Guided Read slowly, in a calming voice and with plenty of pauses. At the end of the story tell children to slowly open their eyes. Ask: How do you feel? You could hand out copies of the story to take home. If children are ever feeling tense or worried, they can ask their parents, guardians or a friend or sibling to read this out to help them feel calm. My favourite Activity type Suggested time Suggested group size Learn 10 minutes Whole group What you need Introduction Plain paper This visualisation and drawing activity helps children focus on something positive in a difficult situation. If you wish to show the children how this coping skill might be used in an emergency, you could watch the interactive film’ ‘Thunderstorm together. The film can be found .
What you need Introduction This visualisation activity gives children an alternative way to stay calm. Activity description Before the activity: out one copy of the ‘Guided imagery’ story. You could also print additional copies for children to take home. Children can lie or sit down with their eyes closed. Explain that: Some situations we find ourselves in can be stressful and make us feel tense or worried. We are going to use our imagination to transport us to a new place to help us feel calm and relaxed. Ask children to: Close your eyes. Take some deep, slow breaths in and out and feel your body relaxing. With each breath, relax: first relax your right arm, now your left arm, relax your stomach, now your right leg, and then your left leg, etc. After a few minutes of breathing, read out the ‘Guided imagery’ story provided. Read slowly, in a calming voice and with plenty of pauses. At the end of the story tell children to slowly open their eyes. Ask: How do you feel? You could hand out copies of the story to take home. If children are ever feeling tense or worried, they can ask their parents, guardians or a friend or sibling to read this out to help them feel calm. My favourite Activity type Suggested time Suggested group size Learn 10 minutes Whole group What you need Plain paper Introduction This visualisation and drawing activity helps children focus on something positive in a difficult situation. If you wish to show the children how this coping skill might be used in an emergency, you could watch the ‘Thunderstorm interactive film’ together. The film can be found .
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