Weaving Well-Being is a five-level, whole-school, mental well-being programme for primary school children (ages 7.5 to 12+). It is designed to enhance primary school children’s well-being across all dimensions – social, emotional, spiritual, physical and mental. Enhancing children’s well-being can lead to a wide variety of other successful outcomes, including improved academic performance, stronger relationships, and greater resilience. (Waters, 2011; Park & Peterson, 2008).
The programme is grounded in evidence-based interventions from the field of Positive Psychology, the science of well-being. It is underpinned by the concept that a state of well-being is not simply the absence of the negative, but the presence of the positive. The Weaving Well-Being programme gives children the opportunity to weave positivity into their daily lives through a range of activities in a variety of areas.
Each level includes a Teacher Guide that provides 10 structured lessons with clear teaching guidance and engaging classroom activities. Accompanying the Teacher Guide is
a comprehensive Digital Companion Page (DCP) containing PowerPoints for every lesson, videos, posters, additional classroom resources and more. The accompanying but separate Pupil Activity Book allows children to record their reflections and develop a personal portfolio of their strengths, while a parental pull-out guide explains each week’s learning and encourages home-school connection.
Positive Emotions:
This Positive Emotions programme is suitable for use with children aged 8.5 to 9.5 (3rd Class). Its ten lessons are designed to promote and cultivate positive emotions using five specific strategies. Each strategy is presented as an ‘ingredient’ which becomes part of the child’s ‘Positive Emotion Potion’. The ‘Positive Emotion Potion’ can then be used as a daily resource to help to provide opportunities to create and enhance positivity.
The 10 Lessons in Positive Emotions:
- Let’s Learn How to Weave our Well-Being!
- Introducing Positive Emotions
- Positive Emotion Potion
- Exploring Ingredient 1: Attitude of Gratitude – You can try this lesson for free
- Exploring Ingredient 2: Feel-Good-Flow
- Exploring Ingredient 3: Random Acts of Kindness (R.A.K.)
- Exploring Ingredient 4: Glimmer/Rainbow Moments
- Exploring Ingredient 5: Healthy Body, Happy Mind
- Positive Emotion Potion – Mix and Enjoy
- Positive Emotions Review
About the Authors:
Fiona Forman is an author, speaker and ‘Well-being in Education‘ consultant with an M.Sc. in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of East London. A former teacher with over 30 years’ experience, she is dedicated to placing well-being at the centre of school life. Fiona is the author or co-author of several widely used well-being whole-school programmes , including Welcome to Well-Being (lower primary), Weaving Well-Being (middle to upper primary), Wired for Well-Being (lower to middle secondary) and Tools to Thrive (middle to upper secondary). Since founding ‘Fiona Forman Well-Being‘ in 2020, she has delivered courses and talks in schools, teacher education colleges, in the media and at conferences. As a mother of two young adults, she is passionate about supporting young people to thrive. Her parenting book, Braver than You Believe: A Parent’s Guide to Building Children’s Resilience using Positive Psychology Skills, was published in 2022. More information on Fiona can be found HERE.
Mick Rock is a qualified Executive and Life Coach and a motivational speaker who has supported hundreds of people in enhancing their lives and achieving meaningful goals. As a parent of two boys, he is especially passionate about helping children navigate challenges, build happiness and well-being and realise their full potential. Mick is the co-author of this Weaving Well-Being programme for children in middle to upper primary classes. More information on Mick can be found HERE.
