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A set of ten posters, one for each of the Wellbeing Stories characters, each with a brief description of the character. -
The six Wellbeing stories for 8-11-year-olds are about alternative ways of thinking. There are ten characters to represent different kinds of self-talk. These are either helpful to you or really not helpful at all and get in the way of your wellbeing. The positive characters give you good ideas and good feelings but the negative ones usually make you feel horrible. Recognising these different voices shows there are choices about how you see the world and how you deal with what happens to you. More information on the wellbeingstories.com website -
These six Wellbeing stories for 8-11-year-olds are about alternative ways of thinking. There are ten characters to represent different kinds of self-talk. These are either helpful to you or really not helpful at all and get in the way of your wellbeing. The positive characters give you good ideas and good feelings but the negative ones usually make you feel horrible. Recognising these different voices shows there are choices about how you see the world and how you deal with what happens to you. More information on the wellbeingstories.com website -
These six Wellbeing stories for 8-11-year-olds are about alternative ways of thinking. There are ten characters to represent different kinds of self-talk. These are either helpful to you or really not helpful at all and get in the way of your wellbeing. The positive characters give you good ideas and good feelings but the negative ones usually make you feel horrible. Recognising these different voices shows there are choices about how you see the world and how you deal with what happens to you. More information on the wellbeingstories.com website -
BENJI AND THE BEAUTIFUL BLESSINGS is about a primary school teacher who is a real misery. No one wants to be in his class even if he does get good results. He is best friends with SoBS who makes him think that he is entitled to everything and everyone else is a waste of space. Things change when Belle arrives at the school as a new teacher and to Benji’s great surprise takes an interest in him and then introduces him to the Beautiful Blessings. This turns out to be transformative. -
BENJI AND THE BEAUTIFUL BLESSINGS is about a primary school teacher who is a real misery. No one wants to be in his class even if he does get good results. He is best friends with SoBS who makes him think that he is entitled to everything and everyone else is a waste of space. Things change when Belle arrives at the school as a new teacher and to Benji’s great surprise takes an interest in him and then introduces him to the Beautiful Blessings. This turns out to be transformative. -
BENJI AND THE BEAUTIFUL BLESSINGS is about a primary school teacher who is a real misery. No one wants to be in his class even if he does get good results. He is best friends with SoBS who makes him think that he is entitled to everything and everyone else is a waste of space. Things change when Belle arrives at the school as a new teacher and to Benji’s great surprise takes an interest in him and then introduces him to the Beautiful Blessings. This turns out to be transformative. -
DANA AND THE DOOM MERCHANT addresses issues of loss and change. Dana has a history of successfully moving schools but now she is distraught because she is going to a different high school from her friends. This gives the Doom Merchant an opportunity to seed thoughts that things will never be good again. ZIP comes along and points out that the Doom Merchant is a fraud who takes away optimism and hope. Dana tells this story from the point of view of now being in High School where things have turned out OK. -
DANA AND THE DOOM MERCHANT addresses issues of loss and change. Dana has a history of successfully moving schools but now she is distraught because she is going to a different high school from her friends. This gives the Doom Merchant an opportunity to seed thoughts that things will never be good again. ZIP comes along and points out that the Doom Merchant is a fraud who takes away optimism and hope. Dana tells this story from the point of view of now being in High School where things have turned out OK. -
DANA AND THE DOOM MERCHANT addresses issues of loss and change. Dana has a history of successfully moving schools but now she is distraught because she is going to a different high school from her friends. This gives the Doom Merchant an opportunity to seed thoughts that things will never be good again. ZIP comes along and points out that the Doom Merchant is a fraud who takes away optimism and hope. Dana tells this story from the point of view of now being in High School where things have turned out OK. -
IRFAN AND THE IF-ONLY ELF deals with the dangers of perfection. The Mousa family are all doing well but high aspirations go too far. If-Only Elf works through family members to blame each other for any mistake. This all comes to a head when Irfan is in the school team for a spelling contest. The story is told by Selina, Irfan’s sister, and with the help of Common Sense she gets the family back on the right track and puts the If-Only Elf in his place. -
IRFAN AND THE IF-ONLY ELF deals with the dangers of perfection. The Mousa family are all doing well but high aspirations go too far. If-Only Elf works through family members to blame each other for any mistake. This all comes to a head when Irfan is in the school team for a spelling contest. The story is told by Selina, Irfan’s sister, and with the help of Common Sense she gets the family back on the right track and puts the If-Only Elf in his place.
