Hand-Brain Model A4 Display Poster for Children
‘Hand-Brain Model Poster’ has been designed to support children and young people with what we mean by ‘flipping our lid’.
It is inspired by Dr. Dan Siegel, a clinical psychiatrist.
This resource utilises a simplistic hand-model of the brain. We can use this model to explain to children how different areas of their brain are in action when they are feeling BIG feelings.
This is a very simple representation but one that can be used to support children and young people with exploring feeling regulated vs. feeling dysregulated.
How could this resource be used?
- To support emotional regulation.
- To support emotional literacy and understanding.
- To support self-regulation.
- To support a child 1:1.
- To be used as part of a classroom display.
Relevant Curriculum Links
England PSHE Statutory Curriculum Strands:
- KS1: H18 – different things they can do to manage big feelings, to help calm themselves down and/or change their mood when they don’t feel good.
- KS2: H20 – how to manage and respond to feelings appropriately and proportionately in different situations.
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.
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