Moodboosters – Live Lesson: Friday, 9 May

Rhys Stephenson, Pudsey Bear and Evie Pickerill in front of a climbing wall

Take a deep breath and relax into this BBC Moodboosters Live Lesson in partnership with BBC Children in Need, to support children's mental wellbeing.

What to expect in the Live Lesson

Join Rhys Stephenson and Evie Pickerill for a jam-packed show full of gentle mood-boosting moves to help us recharge our minds and bodies.

In the Live Lesson we’ll be sharing tips and techniques for dealing with our worries, building self-belief and supporting pupils’ mental health during exams and other challenging times.

Mental health expert Dr Tharaka Gunarathne will be on hand to offer support and we’ll also be joined by some famous faces throughout the lesson – including a very special appearance from Pudsey Bear!

What is BBC Moodboosters?

BBC Moodboosters is an initiative to get primary school children around the UK moving for mental health and wellbeing.

We've teamed up with Children in Need to provide short, simple and fun videos featuring famous faces from across the BBC and beyond.

Moodboosters videos can help children understand and express their emotions and feelings.

Below you will find links to the videos featured in the Live Lessons and the full collection can be found here.

The 30 minute Live Lesson will be available to watch on Friday 9 May at 11:00 on the CBBC channel and from 09:00 on this page.

It will remain online afterwards to be used as a teaching resource whenever you need it.

Curriculum links: KS2/2nd Level Relationships Education/Health Education/Personal Development and Mutual Understanding/ Health and Wellbeing for 7-11 year-olds.

Curriculum links

National Curriculum, England - Key Stage 2 – Primary Mental Wellbeing & PSHE
National Curriculum, Northern Ireland - Key Stage 2 – Personal Development and Mutual Understanding
Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland - 1st and 2nd Level – Mental, Emotional, Social and Physical Wellbeing
Curriculum for Wales - Progression steps 2 and 3 – Health and Well-being

Learning objectives

Understanding that mental wellbeing is a normal part of daily life.
Knowing that there is a normal range of emotions that all humans experience.
How to recognise and talk about emotions.
How to judge whether what they are feeling is appropriate and proportionate.
Where and how to seek support if they are worried about their own or someone’s mental wellbeing.
Enabling children to become confident in their ability to achieve well and persevere, even in the face of setbacks, and to respond calmly and rationally to challenges.

Teaching guide and activity sheets

These resources can be downloaded or printed to use alongside the Live Lesson.

How to get involved:

This programme is pre-recorded and will be accompanied by a live website commentary feed for schools on this page. We’ll be updating it with your comments and shout-outs live throughout the broadcast.
Email your shout-outs to [email protected] with Moodboosters as the subject, or get in touch using #BBCLiveLessons.

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