'I Wish My Teacher Knew...' Classroom Activity for Children

‘I wish my teacher knew…’ worksheet has been designed to support children and young people with identifying when they need support.

It is a tool for building emotional literacy and allowing insight into thoughts and feelings for the adults who are supporting the children or young person.

Some children and young people find verbalising their emotions challenging. They might be reluctant to share but this is supportive of writing/drawing how they are feeling in that moment.

How could this resource be used?

To support teaching emotional literacy and identifying issues surrounding mental health and wellbeing.
To support a child 1:1.
To support a wider class ethos of talking and normalising mental health and wellbeing.

Relevant Curriculum Links

England PSHE Statutory Curriculum Strands:

KS1: H19 – to recognise when they need help with feelings; that it is important to ask for help with feelings; and how to ask for it.
KS2: H20. strategies to respond to feelings, including intense or conflicting feelings; how to manage and respond to feelings appropriately and proportionately in different situations.
KS2: H21. to recognise warning signs about mental health and wellbeing and how to seek support for themselves and others.

Scottish Health and Wellbeing Curriculum Outcome(s):

I am aware of and able to express my feelings and am developing the ability to talk about them. HWB 0-01a / HWB 1-01a / HWB 2-01a / HWB 3-01a / HWB 4-01a.
I know that we all experience a variety of thoughts and emotions that affect how we feel and behave and I am learning ways of managing them. HWB 0-02a / HWB 1-02a / HWB 2-02a / HWB 3-02a / HWB 4-02a.
I understand that my feelings and reactions can change depending upon what is happening within and around me. This helps me to understand my own behaviour and the way others behave. HWB 0-04a / HWB 1-04a / HWB 2-04a / HWB 3-04a / HWB 4-04a.