Letting Go of Worries: Autumnal Leaf Activity

‘Letting Go of Worries: Autumnal Leaf Activity’ has been designed to support children and young people with letting go of worries.

How could this resource be used?

To support emotional literacy and self-regulation.
To support a child 1:1.
To understand one strategy for letting go of non-practical worries (worries that cannot be solved).
To help children let go of worries.

Relevant Curriculum Links

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.

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.