- Thrive in Five Set 1 – Listening Skills
- Thrive in Five Set 2 – Having a Voice
- Thrive in Five Set 3 – Emotional Regulation
- Thrive in Five Set 4 – Social Skills
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by Educational Psychologists Dr Paula Williams, Sharon Evans, Dr Julia Crane, and Hope Education Thrive in Five is a collection of short, easy-to-do activities that support children’s social, emotional and communication skills in a fun and active way. Created by three Educational Psychologists for children at Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, or older children with additional needs. Each activity takes 5-10 minutes and can be used as a ‘warm up’ or ‘time filler’ when a short activity is needed. The perfect grab and go! From blowing up imaginary balloons to becoming a sound detective, children will love them all. Each set contains 20 activity cards. -
by Educational Psychologists Dr Paula Williams, Sharon Evans, Dr Julia Crane, and Hope Education Thrive in Five is a collection of short, easy-to-do activities that support children’s social, emotional and communication skills in a fun and active way. Created by three Educational Psychologists for children at Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, or older children with additional needs. Each activity takes 5-10 minutes and can be used as a ‘warm up’ or ‘time filler’ when a short activity is needed. The perfect grab and go! From blowing up imaginary balloons to becoming a sound detective, children will love them all. Each set contains 20 activity cards. -
by Educational Psychologists Dr Paula Williams, Sharon Evans, Dr Julia Crane, and Hope Education Thrive in Five is a collection of short, easy-to-do activities that support children’s social, emotional and communication skills in a fun and active way. Created by three Educational Psychologists for children at Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, or older children with additional needs. Each activity takes 5-10 minutes and can be used as a ‘warm up’ or ‘time filler’ when a short activity is needed. The perfect grab and go! From blowing up imaginary balloons to becoming a sound detective, children will love them all. Each set contains 20 activity cards. -
by Educational Psychologists Dr Paula Williams, Sharon Evans, Dr Julia Crane, and Hope Education Thrive in Five is a collection of short, easy-to-do activities that support children’s social, emotional and communication skills in a fun and active way. Created by three Educational Psychologists for children at Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, or older children with additional needs. Each activity takes 5-10 minutes and can be used as a ‘warm up’ or ‘time filler’ when a short activity is needed. The perfect grab and go! From blowing up imaginary balloons to becoming a sound detective, children will love them all. Each set contains 20 activity cards. -
by Educational Psychologists Dr Paula Williams, Sharon Evans, Dr Julia Crane, and Hope Education Thrive in Five is a collection of short, easy-to-do activities that support children’s social, emotional and communication skills in a fun and active way. Created by three Educational Psychologists for children at Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, or older children with additional needs. Each activity takes 5-10 minutes and can be used as a ‘warm up’ or ‘time filler’ when a short activity is needed. The perfect grab and go! From blowing up imaginary balloons to becoming a sound detective, children will love them all. Each set contains 20 activity cards. -
Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme by Dr Paula Williams and TTSCalming Kittens offers young children in early years and KS1 a toolkit to understand and manage their emotions. Through engaging strategies, children learn to calm themselves and gain better emotional self-control.
The activity cards assist practitioners, teachers and parents in discussing emotions with children. By using these tools, they can help children understand that feelings are natural and guide them in developing effective coping methods.
The materials are organised into five color-coded sections, with each kitten symbolising a calming activity: controlled breathing, singing, chanting, repetitive actions, and exercise. These activities are designed to teach children effective coping methods while ensuring they have fun. When children enjoy themselves, their bodies release oxytocin – a hormone that boosts feelings of happiness and well-being.
Designed for younger children, these smaller cat versions are easier to handle. The activities maintain the same impactful benefits as those in the original Calming Cat set.
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Mental Health and Wellbeing Programme by Dr Paula Williams and TTSOur mental health and wellbeing programme, helps children to talk about their feelings, thoughts and behaviours, as well as offering coping strategies. The engaging, huggable, tactile cat can help to facilitate conversations and can also be used as a worry aid.
Developed by Educational Psychologist Dr Paula Williams, Calming Cat and its content are designed for any child or young person, who needs to learn about their bodies reaction to feelings and how to manage them. Can be used in one to one sessions or as a whole class resource.
Contains over 140 coaching cards, giving insight, advice and activities to develop knowledge, skills and understanding, an example of them can be downloaded from our website. The appealing cat design has soft, soothing fur and a weighted body making it calming to hold. There is a tummy pocket that can be used for a personal comforting object or for a child to put a worry or concern. The openings at the side are great for little hands to cuddle the cat. Its multi-sensory materials will help keep children stimulated and calm. Perfect for younger children as a worry buddy for sharing feelings and worries. Can be used during an adult and child discussion as a comfortable communication medium for children. The calming cat worry toy is available to be purchased separately. Wipe clean with a damp cloth or antibacterial wipes.
Calming cat plush toy suitable for age range 3+, Calming cat and coaching cards suitable for age range 5+. The different coloured coaching cards will help address a variety of feelings, as well as giving greater understanding of the physiological causes and effects of emotions: Green – Knowledge – About our bodies and how we respond, Blue – Skills – Effective strategies to add to a personal resources bank, Pink – Fun – Ensure children make time for fun on a regular basis, Yellow – Understanding – Stimulate thoughts and reflection about feelings and behaviours and Grey – Warnings – Reminders to recognise when worries might be starting to appear.