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

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How to build your resilience

Activities co-produced with young people to help them build resilience whilst showing kindness to themselves and others. Suitable for learners aged 10-19 years.

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Kindness activity pack

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Kindness activity pack

This engaging activity pack helps children aged 5 to 14 learn about the power of kindness. The pack includes activities around kindness, coping, recognising feelings and learning new skills.

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Kindness calendars

A monthly calendar with pale blue rectangles for each day of the month and drawings of bees plants and flowers scattered around with 'Spring kindness calendar written in bold black to the left

Spring kindness calendar

With the Spring kindness calendar, 5 to 11-year-olds can learn about the power of kindness in supporting others and for their own wellbeing.

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An illustration showing two hands making a heart shape to represent the power of kindness, with a mobile phone and a bag of apples next to them.

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.

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Building resilience

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Wellbeing activities: Being kind to yourself

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.

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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.

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Messages of kindness from young children during the coronavirus period

How to 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.

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Back to better

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.

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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.

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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.

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A close-up of a young woman's hands holding cut-out paper hearts in different colours and sizes.

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.

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Being inclusive

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Understanding people's experience of migration

Activities co-produced by VOICES network ambassadors to help children and young people develop empathy and understanding towards people with migration experience. Suitable for learners ages 10 to 16.

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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.

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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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