Wellbeing
The Department has put together a selection of resoruces to support wellbeing during this time.
Wellbeing services
Brain breaks
Movement breaks
Mindfulness activities
Please also find below some resources provided by our School Psychologist to support your child and families wellbeing.
Staying Connected with Children
Tips for LFH in a Time of Uncertainty
Parent Line NSW
Emerging Minds- Suporting children during the COVID 19 19andemic
Emerging Minds- Using play to support children during COVID 19
Self-Care Plan (editable) Self-Care Plan (Example)
COVID-19 Resources for Parents
COVID-19: We’ve got this covered! Helping prevent anxiety and depression in children and young people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supporting children's mental health during the pandemic and beyond
Chatstarter- Helping parents and young people support eachover
GOT IT: A NSW Health Initiative- Resources
Screen Time
Home Learning Websites
Connection and Learning
Starting the Day Right
Movement Breaks
Visual Schedule
The 'Just Right' Challenge
The Importance of Sleep
Setting Up Home Learning
Learning Away from the Table
Learning at Home
Benefits of Hugging
Other Ideas
Please see below for other suggestions of activities to do at home:
Write a card for a friend or teacher to give when you are back at school. You can write a card for each person in your class even!
Yoga. Cosmic Kids Yoga is great!
Go on a virtual visit or tour of a real place. There are a whole heap of zoos, museums and historical places that have virtual tours and live webcams that you can check out. "Visit" these places as a family and chat about what you see.
- Melbourne Zoo live stream
- San Diego Zoo videos and live stream
- The Smithsonian Museum
- The Louvre
- The Great Wall of China
- Mars