PATHS Updated 29/6/2020 (Promoting Alternative Thinking Skills)
Here you can find a number of resources and ideas to support the development of emotional well-being and resilience with pupils during this period of uncertainty and change. Barnardos and the PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Skills) programme has brought together a weekly online resource using the online curriculum. Barnardos are able to offer this online resource free of charge during the Summer Term and the content will cover and address a range of emotions, thoughts and feelings and more importantly how children can develop resilience skills and coping strategies during this time.
Week 13 (13th July):
Date Shared with you ↓ | Day we launch resource on social media → | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
SEL Study Guides for Popular Books | SEL Lessons & Activities | SEL Brain Breaks | SEL Activity Sheets | SEL Blogs for Parents & Activities | ||
Friday 10th July | Week 13: WC: 13th July | 13 July The Gruffalo’s Child Under the Hawthorne Tree | 14 July Lesson 13 – Social Awareness | 15 July Imagine my world | 16 July Word Search (7-11yo) | 17 July Decision Making 2 |
- Problem Solvers Colouring In Sheet
- Responsible Decision Making Poster – Barnardo’s SEL
- SEL Brain Breaks – Imagine My World
- SEL Study Guide – Under the Hawthorne Tree
- Novel Study SEL The Gruffalos Child
- Feelings wordsearch 7-11yo
Week 1 (20th April):
- SEL Picture Book Guide – Everybody Feels Happy
- SEL Study Guide – The Worst Witch
- Self Awareness (SEL Blog 1)
- Feelings Printables to Accompany Blog
- SEL Activity Roll With It
- SEL Brain Breaks – Would I lie to You
- SEL Lesson 1 Complimenting Video
- SEL Lesson 1 Complimenting at Home Supplementary Activites
- SEL Lesson Plan 1 Complimenting at Home
Week 2 (27th April):
Date Shared with you ↓ | Day we launch resource on social media → | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
SEL Study Guides for Popular Books | SEL Lessons & Activities | SEL Brain Breaks | SEL Activity Sheets | SEL Blogs for Parents & Activities | ||
Friday 24th April | Week 2: WC: 27th April | 27th April Hamilton’s Hats The Midnight Gang | 28th April Lesson 2 – Self Management | 29th April Consequences | 30th April SEL word search (4-7yo) | 1st May Pre-School |
- Pre-school Blog 1st May 2020
- SEL Brain Breaks – Consequences
- SEL Picture Book Guide – Hamilton’s Hats
- SEL Study Guide – The Midnight Gang
- Feelings Wordsearch 4-7yo
- SEL Lesson Plan 2 Self Management Calming Down
- SEL Lesson 2 Calming Down Supplementary Activities
Week 3 (4th May):
Date Shared with you ↓ | Day we launch resource on social media → | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
SEL Study Guides for Popular Books | SEL Lessons & Activities | SEL Brain Breaks | SEL Activity Sheets | SEL Blogs for Parents & Activities | ||
Friday 1st May | Week 3: WC: 4th May | 4th May Everybody Feels Angry The Breadwinner | 5th May Lesson 3 – Social Awareness | 6th May Noughts and crosses | 7th May SEL Maze | 8th May Self- Management |
- Self Management (SEL Blog 2)
- Self Management Printables to Accompany Blog
- SEL Brain Breaks – Noughts and Crosses
- SEL Maze
- SEL Picture Book Guide – Everybody Feels Angry
- SEL Study Guide – The Breadwinner
Week 4 (11th May)
Date Shared with you ↓ | Day we launch resource on social media → | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
SEL Study Guides for Popular Books | SEL Lessons & Activities | SEL Brain Breaks | SEL Activity Sheets | SEL Blogs for Parents & Activities | ||
Friday 8th May | Week 4: WC: 11th May | 11 May Snowball The Butterfly Lion | 12 May Lesson 4 – Relationship Skills | 13 May Who am i? | 14 May SEL Bingo | 15 May Social Awareness |
- Social Awareness Blog (SEL Blog 3)
- Social Awareness Printables to Accompany Blog
- SEL Study Guide – The Butterfly Lion
- SEL Brain Breaks – Who Am I
- SEL Picture Book Guide – Snowball
- SEL Bingo
Week 5 (18th May)
Date Shared with you ↓ | Day we launch resource on social media → | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
SEL Study Guides for Popular Books | SEL Lessons & Activities | SEL Brain Breaks | SEL Activity Sheets | SEL Blogs for Parents & Activities | ||
Friday 15th May | Week 5: WC: 18th May | 18 May Everybody Feels Scared The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 19 May Lesson 5 – Responsible Decision Making | 20 May Hangman | 21 May SEL Sudoku | 22 May Relationship Skills |
- SEL Brain Breaks – Hangman
- SEL Picture Book Guide – Everybody Feels Scared
- SEL Study Guide – The Lion, the Witch and the Wardbrobe
- Emoji Sudoku Activity
- Relationship Skills (SEL Blog 4)
- Relationship Skills Printables to Accompany Blog
Week 7 (1st June)
Date Shared with you ↓ | Day we launch resource on social media → | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
SEL Study Guides for Popular Books | SEL Lessons & Activities | SEL Brain Breaks | SEL Activity Sheets | SEL Blogs for Parents & Activities | ||
Friday 29th May | Week 7: WC: 1st June | 1st June My Big Shouting Day Kensuke’s Kingdom | 2nd June Lesson 7 – Self Management | 3rd June Pictionary | 4th June SEL Crossword | 5th June Responsible Decision Making |
- Responsible Decision Making
- Printables to Accompany Blog
- SEL Brain Breaks – Pictionary
- SEL Picture Book Guide – My Big Shouting Day
- Responsible Decision Making Blog (SEL Blog 5)
- Feelings Crossword
- SEL Lesson 7 Managing Difficult Emotions
- SEL Lesson 7 Managing Difficult Emotions Supplementary Activites
Week 8 (8th June)
Date Shared with you ↓ | Day we launch resource on social media → | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
SEL Study Guides for Popular Books | SEL Lessons & Activities | SEL Brain Breaks | SEL Activity Sheets | SEL Blogs for Parents & Activities | ||
Friday 5th June | Week 8: WC: 8th June | 8th June Everybody Feels Sad The BFG | 9th June Lesson 8 – Social Awareness | 10th June Alphabet Feelings | 11th June Indoor Scavenger Hunt | 12th June Interactive Games |
- Novel Study SEL Guides Everybody Feels Sad – Copy
- Novel Study SEL Guides Everybody Feels Sad
- Indoor scavenger hunt
- Interactive Games for Families
Week 9 (15th June)
Date Shared with you ↓ | Day we launch resource on social media → | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
SEL Study Guides for Popular Books | SEL Lessons & Activities | SEL Brain Breaks | SEL Activity Sheets | SEL Blogs for Parents & Activities | ||
Friday 12th June | Week 9: WC: 15th June | 15th June
The Gruffalo The Boy at the Back of the Classroom | 16th June
Lesson 9 – Relationship Skills | 17th June Hot Potato | 18th June SEL Say What You See | 19th June
Self-Awareness 2 |
- Self Awareness Poster – Barnardo’s SEL
- All Feelings are Ok colouring
- Novel Study SEL Guides The Gruffalo
- Say What You See
- SEL Brain Breaks – Hot Potato
- SEL Study Guide – The Boy at the Back of the Class
- SEL Lesson 9 Relationship Skills Rules Supplementary Activities
- SEL Lesson Plan 9 Relationship Skills Rules
Week 10 (22th June)
Date Shared with you ↓ | Day we launch resource on social media → | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
SEL Study Guides for Popular Books | SEL Lessons & Activities | SEL Brain Breaks | SEL Activity Sheets | SEL Blogs for Parents & Activities | ||
Friday 19th June | Week 10: WC: 22nd June | 22 June Elmer Holes | 23 June Lesson 10 – Responsible Decision Making | 24 June Animal Farm | 25 June Spot the Difference | 26 June Self Management 2 |
Week 11 (29th June):
Date Shared with you ↓ | Day we launch resource on social media → | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
SEL Study Guides for Popular Books | SEL Lessons & Activities | SEL Brain Breaks | SEL Activity Sheets | SEL Blogs for Parents & Activities | ||
Friday 26th June | Week 10: WC: 29th June | 29 June The Rainbow Fish There’s a Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom | 30 June Lesson 11 – Self Awareness | 1 July Five in a Row | 2 July Dot to Dot | 3 July Social Awareness 2 |
- Novel Study SEL Guides The Rainbow Fish
- SEL Brain Breaks – Five in a Row
- SEL Study Guide – There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom
- Social Awareness Poster – Barnardo’s SEL
- Treat Others The Way You Want to Be Treated Colouring Page
- Dot to Dot Puppets
- SEL Lesson Plan 11 Self Awareness Uniqueness
- SEL Lesson 11 Self Awareness Unique Supplementary Activites
Many Primary Schools will be familiar with the PATHS programme and use it extensively with great results. The following letter is from Banardos to explain the resources further:
Dear parents,
As some of you will know, Barnardo’s have been supporting a number of St Helens Primary Schools with the implementation of the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Programme, The PATHS® Programme for Schools (UK Version). The PATHS® Programme is an evidence-based programme aimed at 4 – 11 year olds (primary age), that teaches pro-social skills, emotion understanding, social problem-solving and self-control. It covers five areas of SEL:
- Self-Awareness
- Self-Management
- Social Awareness
- Relationship Skills
- Responsible Decision Making
The programme supports the positive mental-health and well-being of children, and in St Helens Primary Schools during 2018-19 we saw results of a 65% reduction or stable score in aggression and disruptive behaviour, 75% improved or stable score in concentration and attention, 73% improved or stable score in social and emotional competence, and a 64% improvement in pupils’ empathy. In studies in the US, PATHS® and SEL programmes have also been shown to have a positive impact on academic attainment. “It’s so encouraging that PATHS facilitates ways to support children to feel good about themselves. Positive mental well-being is so important and this prioritises it within the school day – every day” – Pam Potter, Head Teacher at Garswood Primary, one of the schools enrolled on the PATHS® Programme.
During this period of school closures we are acutely aware that the mental health and well-being of children is more important than ever, and the effects of this situation may last for a long time. In order to try to support children’s well-being at home, the Barnardo’s team have been working hard to continue providing SEL at home. We are providing a large range of materials that will be suitable for all children aged 3-11, and while these materials are designed to be completed with parental support, there will also be materials that can be completed independently.
With the support of St. Helens CCG we are making our resources available to all St Helens Primary Schools. These resources will be issued to all Primary Schools weekly on Fridays, commencing Friday 17th April 2020, and will be provided in advance of their official launch on our social media channels. These materials will be provided to you via a simple downloadable link which can then be shared with your pupils and their families via your online learning platforms, virtual lessons, or other methods of online curriculum. We will continue to launch our materials on a daily basis on our Facebook and Twitter pages and we would ask that if you plan on using these materials, please do not share on social media until after we’ve shared them. Attached is a full work plan which takes us to the end of the academic year if required in the current circumstances.
PATHS Socials and website: