Kindness and wellbeing teaching resources
Resources to help children and young people build resilience, boost wellbeing and explore the importance of kindness.
Support children and young people to learn about the importance of kindness and looking after each other.
These British Red Cross resources, suitable for late KS1 and KS2, will help learners explore how resilience can help us cope with challenges and change.
Learners can also practise kindness towards others and themselves with the kindness calendar.
You can also explore our wellbeing support resources for adults.
For questions or feedback about these resources, contact us at redcrosseducation@redcross.org.uk.
How to build your resilience
Use these activities to help young people build resilience whilst showing kindness to themselves and others.
Kindness activity pack
This pack includes activities around kindness, coping, recognising feelings and learning new skills.
Kindness calendars
Spring kindness calendar
Explore the power of kindness this spring, with our new kindness calendar resource. Available for ages 5 to 11.
Summer of kindness calendar
To support children and young people during the summer holidays we're continuing with our kindness calendar. Suitable for learners ages 7 to 18.
Building resilience
To help young people and children learn about the importance of wellbeing and teaching them techniques for coping with anxiety and loneliness. Suitable for learners ages 7 to 18.
Wellbeing activities: Managing stress
Use these activities for young people and children to explore the resources they have to manage and understand stress. Suitable for ages 7 to 18.
Help students build resilience and ease stress
Activities for children and young people to learn how to build resilience in themselves and the community through kind acts and active listening. Suitable for learners ages 5 to 19.
Back to better
Support young people and children to build resilience and cope with change, challenges and uncertain situations. Suitable for learners ages 5 to 18.
Emotional support in a crisis
Advice and an activity for teachers to use with pupils on how best to support someone who is upset. A quick activity suitable for learners aged 11 to 19.
Tackling loneliness
Use a range of mixed media resources to explore loneliness and how we can help people who feel lonely. Suitable for learners ages 7 to 18.
Activities to help build resilience: Create healthy habits, positive routines and ways to cope
Develop resilience and encourage kindness through activities on building routine, coping mechanisms and acts of kindness. Suitable for learners ages 7 to 18.
Being inclusive
These activities help young people develop empathy and understanding of the experience of refugees.
Black History Month teaching resource
Use our Black History Month secondary school teaching resource school explore the stories of Black British humanitarians. Suitable for learners ages 11 to 18.
How to talk to children and young people about race and racism
Our guide will give you confidence to talk to children and young people about race and racism and develop their understanding and awareness. Suitable for learners aged 3 to 18.
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