In this section we provide a specially designed trauma informed programme for Emotion Works roll-out across the Primary School to coincide with the transition back to school for pupils in Scotland.
A week-by-week schedule can be viewed here.
While presented as a 10 ‘week’ programme, the resources & activity ideas can be worked through at a pace to suit your pupils and school. Click on the coloured strips below to see an on overview for each ‘week’.
If you’re new to Emotion Works you may prefer to spread the programme out over a longer period of time, while schools who have been using Emotion Works for a while might progress through on a week by week basis.
Certainly we recommend a settling in and relationship building period before making a start on the core content of the programme.
Don’t forget we’re here to help and support as you work through the teaching programme…
Spend as much time as it takes before you start the teaching programme with a focus on building positive relationships with new pupils and reconnecting with those you already know.
A good relationship is an important foundation for successful learning & teaching, and for emotional learning it’s particularly important. The ‘Getting to Know You’ profile, resources and activities in this section will help with this process.
This week we will help you to introduce Emotion Works to your pupils using a simpler version of the Emotion Works Component Model which contains the first 5, rather than all 7 emotion cogs.
This week we will share a stimulus idea of an Emotional Corona-Coaster to help generate lots of emotion words that capture the emotional ups and downs of life during lockdown.
From this starting point we’ll provide further possibilities for learning activities at different levels but also encourage you to develop your own lesson ideas based on information shared by pupils.
For this Emotion Works roll out programme we are going to go with looking at the green ‘Behaviour’ cog next, although there is no fixed order for introducing the first 5 cogs so you are welcome to switch between the weeks if you prefer.
Differentiated resources and learning activities will be provided for follow up and home based learning.
This week will focus on thinking and talking about the body sensations we notice when we feel different emotions.
Differentiated resources and learning activities will be provided for follow up and home based learning.
This week will see us start to be explicit about making links between the cog concepts, alongside a focus on emotion triggers.
Differentiated resources and learning activities will be provided for follow up and home based learning.
Building on any regulation strategy practices carried out to date, this week will focus on identifying a range of different regulation strategies as ‘blue cog learning’ and to identify personal preferences.
Differentiated resources and learning activities will be provided for follow up and home based learning.
In week seven we’ll revisit the 5-part cog model. From this point forward the 5-part model can be used as an everyday reference tool to scaffold discussions about emotions in work tasks and everyday events and experiences.
Differentiated resources and learning activities will be provided for follow up and home based learning.
Week eight will see lower primary / Early level learners continue with consolidation and extension tasks using the first five cogs and the 5-part model across a range of curriculum areas.
Middle & Upper Primary or those working at First & Second level or above will be introduced to the ‘Intensity’ Cog and the 6-part Model.
Differentiated resources and learning activities will be provided for follow up and home based learning.
Week 9 for lower primary / Early level learners – continue with consolidation and extension tasks using the first five cogs and the 5-part model across a range of curriculum areas.
Middle primary / First level learners – work on consolidation and extension tasks using the first six cogs and the 6-part Model across a range of curriculum areas.
Upper Primary or those working at First & Second level or above will be introduced to the ‘Influencing Factors’ Cog and the 7-part Model.
Differentiated resources and learning activities will be provided for follow up and home based learning.
By week 10 you will have completed your roll-out of the Emotion Works recovery programme.
Depending on the level of cog model reached, the 5-part, 6-part or 7-part model should be used as an everyday classroom reference tool to scaffold discussions about emotions in work tasks and everyday events and experiences.
Consolidation and extension activities should be ongoing to fully embed the approach across your school.
As we approach the end of the programme we will be sharing news and ideas for practice sharing celebrations and showcase events across the community.
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If you have an individual license, you understand and agree to use any of the content of Emotion Works Programme for your private and personal purposes only.
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Emotion Works services and resources have been designed to support children and young people in educational contexts to develop emotional understanding and competence through learning and interactive activities with adults who know them well.
The premise is that such learning and interactive experiences contribute to positive emotional development and wellbeing based on current thinking and research in the field of child development. The Emotion Works programme is therefore focused around emotional learning and literacy outcomes – it is not intended to offer a therapeutic intervention and Emotion Works makes no claims in this respect. This statement forms part of our Terms & Conditions where further information is available make this a link to… https://www.emotionworks.org.uk/terms-conditions/
The Emotion Works Recovery Programme content is particularly focused on promoting a relational and trauma-informed approach to settling children back in to school following the Covid19 lockdown period. This involves establishing a sense of safety and positive regard for pupils and providing opportunities to talk and learn about emotions in ways that support re-engagement and well-being.
