We are sure that many of you will be taking part in Place 2 Be’s Children’s Mental Health Week.

This year’s theme is Let’s Connect. This is the ninth year of this event which is aimed to raise awareness of the importance of children and young people’s mental health.

It is important that children feel comfortable to start to understand their own mental health and are comfortable discussing different feelings.

We hope your class enjoy reading and discussing our texts which consider different emotions in an age-appropriate way. We are also delighted to share some resources and activities which will hopefully encourage children to talk about their own mental health.

Key Stage 1

KS1 Children’s Mental Health Week Activities

This 'KS1 Children's Mental Health Week - Carousel of Activities' resource is an engaging and fully-resourced activity that KS1 teachers can use to discuss Children's Mental Health Week.

Key Stage 1

Reading Skills – Beegu

This Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about ‘Beegu’ by Alexis Deacon. The questions are organised into content domains to allow a focus on one or more specific skills.

Key Stage 1

Year 2 Reading Skills – Random Acts of Kindness

This Year 2 Reading Skills - Random Acts of Kindness resource contains a short poem about the different ways a young girl finds to be kind to others along with a range of questions.

Key Stage 2

Children's Mental Health Day LKS2 Activities

This 'Children's Mental Health Day LKS2 Making Meaningful Connections Discussion Activities' resource gives children the opportunity to explore the term 'meaningful connections'.

Key Stage 2

Year 3 Reading Skills – The Lost Friend

This Year 3 Reading Skills - The Lost Friend resource contains an exciting adventure story set in a woodland habitat involving danger, courage and overcoming fear along with a range of questions.

Key Stage 2

Reading Skills - The Last Wild - Chapter 1

This Reading Skills resource contains a range of questions about chapter 1 from ‘The Last Wild’ by Piers Torday. The questions are organised into content domains.

Key Stage 2

Year 3 Reading Skills – Kindness Is Catching

This Year 3 Reading Skills - Kindness Is Catching resource contains a newspaper article about Random Acts of Kindness Day and the joy of helping others, along with a range of questions.

Key Stage 2

Year 6 Reading Skills – Ella of the Tree

This Year 6 Reading Skills - Ella of the Tree resource contains a moving story about a girl and her family secretly living in a Swedish forest along with a range of questions.