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Created by Dr Sabreen Athwal, Educational Psychologist
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What’s Inside the 6-Week Map?
What’s Inside the 6-Week Map?
Each week is color-coded and builds from internal awareness to external action:
Week 1: The Emotion Explorer – Building a shared vocabulary by learning to name feelings and recognise them through "Interoception" (the ability to feel what is happening inside the body).
Week 2: My Engine Room – Introduction to the "Zones of Regulation." Students learn to check their "internal engine" and find tools to stay in the Green Zone.
Week 3: My Super Senses – Becoming "Sensory Detectives" to identify "Glimmers" (things that feel good) and signals they want to turn down.
Week 4: The Social Signal – Exploring communication styles and "Social Battery" levels, emphasizing that there are many valid ways to interact.
Week 5: My Planning Powers – Breaking big "mountain" jobs into small, easy steps using Now/Next/Then structures to increase independence.
Week 6: The Power of Yet – Shifting from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset. We learn that mistakes help our brains grow and that "I can't" just means "not... yet".
This 25-page professional toolkit gives you the "External Brain" you need during the high-stress morning rush.
Inside your Professional Toolkit:
* The Sensory Sensitivities Audit: Identify the 15 hidden triggers (tactile, auditory, visual, and internal) that cause the "Emergency Brake" to hit.
* The Neurological Battery Check: A visual guide to determine if your child has the actual capacity to attend school today.
* The Response Zone Manual: A4 deep-dives into Blue, Green, Yellow, and Red zones with exact EdPsych scripts and action plans.
* The "Won't vs. Can't" Strategy List: Professional techniques like the "Safety Object Transfer" and the "Autonomy Flip" to bridge the gap back to safety.
* BONUS: School Absence Reporting Script: A professional email template using medical language (e.g., "neuro-regulatory crisis") to protect your child's record and remind the school of their legal duties.
24 Page SEMH workbook based around the Worry Monster concept. Including socio-emotional education for kids as well as hands-on, engaging activities to help children identify their feelings, build a support network, and practice self-regulation strategies in a safe, fun, and non-threatening way. Perfect for parents, teachers, counsellors, and ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) sessions!.
"Stop Managing Behaviour. Start Supporting the Brain."
"A comprehensive Executive Functioning Toolkit for the modern classroom. Designed by educators, backed by Psychology." a comprehensive, "plug-and-play" system designed to move teachers from frustration to flow. We’ve done the heavy lifting of translating complex Educational Psychology into practical, classroom-ready tools that save you hours of prep and reporting.
Inside, you’ll find:
Staff Briefing: Power-point to introduce EF and the impact on learners.
Identify: Pinpoint the exact cognitive gap with our 15-minute observation checklist and environmental audit tool.
Intervention Pack: Including organisational tools and Dopamine Menu to jumpstart student independence.
Report: Professional phrase bank for IEPs and parent meetings.
Full Plan, Do, Review Package for school staff.
ALSO INCLUDES A CPD CERTIFICATE FOR 2 HOURS OF SELF-GUIDED STUDY
12 page SEMH workbook. Channel your child's inner pocket-monster trainer to help them master their emotions! "Poke-MIND: The Trainer's Quest to Calm" is an engaging, gaming-themed workbook designed to support Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) in children.
This interactive printable uses familiar gaming concepts to help children identify their feelings, build a support network, and practice self-regulation strategies in a safe, fun, and non-threatening way. Perfect for parents, teachers, counselors, and ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) sessions!
The 13 page Brain Rot Survival Guide is a one-of-a-kind emotional regulation workbook that speaks the language of today's internet culture. Disguised as a meme-filled survival manual, this workbook actually uses proven therapeutic concepts—like mindfulness, cognitive behavioural strategies, and body scanning—to help users manage stress, build a support system, and communicate their needs safely.
This 12 page package is a tech-themed emotional regulation toolkit designed for children to help them manage their internal world through "system reboots" and "neural links". It frames self-awareness and regulation as high-performance system maintenance.
Upon completion, the child receives a certificate for performing a "System-Wide Scan," clearing "Critical Errors," and successfully installing "Emotional Intelligence v.1.0"
What’s inside the Loadout? 16 pages including:
The Storm Survival Guide: A dedicated space to log internal "weather" and identify "storm zones" like loud classrooms or busy hallways.
Tactical Support Squad: Tools to identify your "squad members"—the safe people you call when you're pinned down.
Global Inventory Management: A strategic system to categorize Primary Tools (calming techniques), Shields (peace-protectors), and Tactical Utility (problem-solving skills).
Daily Quests & Power Ups: Objective-based activities to keep "brain-stats" high, featuring "Chug Jug Breathing" to inhale good loot and exhale storm damage.
Safety Protocols: Visual "Clinger Checks" and "Red Barrels" to help children identify thoughts and triggers that make them feel like they are about to "blow".
The Game Plan: A customizable emergency response sheet for success during tough times.
Mimi’s Mood Cafe: The Kawaii Wellness Workbook
Step into a world of comfort with the Mimi’s Mood Cafe Digital Workbook. This beautifully illustrated, 13-page guide is designed to help you (or your little ones) navigate big feelings with a "sparkly" perspective. Using "Kawaii" characters and cozy cafe themes, this workbook turns emotional check-ins into a sweet, creative ritual.
What’s on the Menu? (What’s Inside):
My Sparkle Self: A creative space to draw your own Kawaii character—the version of you that shines for the world to see. Heart & Mind Check-ins: Sections like "My Quiet Heart" and "That’s A-lotl To Carry" help identify and process heavy or quiet internal feelings. Choco-Check-In & Tracker: A fun, visual way to colour-code your "Friendship Power," "Positivitea," "Sleepy Levels," and "Brain Energy". Plus MORE
Are you supporting a child in Key Stage 1 who is struggling with toileting? Accessing a formal EP consultation can take months. This pack gives you the exact strategies I use in schools, ready to download and print instantly. Move from "managing accidents" to building independence and confidence.
I have designed this Psychologically-Informed Intervention Pack to help you identify the hidden environmental triggers causing the anxiety and provide a structured, safe routine for the child.
What is included in this digital download?
The "Sensory Audit" Tool
A Neuro-Affirming Social Story Outline
Parent Communication Templates
Data Tracking Log and Implementation Guide
When a child struggles with turn-taking, personal space, or reading the room, generic advice like "be polite" doesn't work. They need a structured plan. The Social Communication Toolkit is a comprehensive, professional framework designed to demystify social skills. Created by Educational Psychology First, this package moves beyond basic checklists and provides a complete system for identifying gaps, targeting deficits, and scaffolding success.
What's Included in this digital download?
The Audit: A hierarchical skills checklist.
The Activity Menu: Targeted interventions for skill deficits.
Visual Support Tools: Cue cards for the environment.
The Review Cycle: Tools for reflection and progress monitoring.
This PDA Incident Review Tool is designed to shift the school’s perspective from discipline to discovery. By auditing the environment, the communication style, and the specific demands that triggered the "smoke detector" in the brain, staff can move from being "enforcers" to "detectives."
What’s Included in This Digital Bundle:
What’s Included in This Digital Bundle:
The Fillable Incident Review Form: A professional, easy-to-use PDF that guides staff through a non-punitive audit of the event.
The Demand Audit Checklist: Identify exactly which triggers (direct commands, public corrections, or sensory overload) led to the crisis.
The 4-Step Implementation Protocol: A clear guide on what to do with the data once it's collected—how to adjust the environment, repair the relationship, and update the student's support plan.
The PDA Sensory Sorting Toolkit is a low-demand, collaborative activity that allows the student to become the "expert" on their own nervous system. Instead of an intimidating interview, this toolkit uses a simple, tactile sorting game to identify what feels safe and what feels like a threat.
What’s Inside the Toolkit:
What’s Inside the Toolkit:
21 Sensory Category Cards: Clear, descriptive cards covering Auditory, Visual, Tactile, Movement, and Internal (Interoception) triggers.
The Low-Demand Teacher's Guide: A one-page briefing for staff on how to facilitate the activity using parallel work and declarative language to avoid triggering demand avoidance.
What’s Included? SENCo Toolkit created by an Educational Psychologist.
What’s Included? SENCo Toolkit created by an Educational Psychologist.
Understanding the "Why": A guide to the four primary reinforcers of school avoidance (Sensory Stressors, Social Situations, Attention Seeking, or Outside Rewards).
The Push-Pull Framework: A breakdown of how negative school factors ("Pushes") interact with the perceived safety of home ("Pulls").
Assessment Tools: A student-led Card Sorting Activity and pupil voice scaling activity featuring common barriers to attendance.
Graduated Response Strategy: A reference guide of Reasonable Adjustments and four week plan, do, review, implementation guidance.
Post-review Decision Tree to inform next steps
Parent review meeting guide and relapse protocol.
What's Included in this Digital Download:
Task Organiser and Goal-setting Sheet: Helps kids define their objectives by mapping out an "Action plan."
Weekly HOMEWORK TRACKER: Keep track of assignments from "Monday" through "Friday".
Categorised Brain dump and Mind map: for brainstorming and organising abstract ideas.
Listen and Respond Guide: A brilliant active listening tool.
Blank checklist, Daily Routine Tracker and Targeted To Do List: Features specific sections to highlight a daily "Focus", important things to "Remember", and general "Notes".
Self-Regulation Cards: Four clear communication cards for moments of sensory overload or non-verbal needs, featuring "Help", "Break", "Walk", and "Exit".
What’s Inside This Digital Download:
Energy & Trigger Trackers: Visual pages like "Things that empty my bucket" and "What zaps my brain?"
Communication Guides: "Wicked Words" (phrases that trigger avoidance) and "Wonderful Words" (phrases that feel safe) to help adults adjust their language.
"This or That?" Choice Board: To use with a dry wipe pen to offer safe choices instead of strict demands.
Brain Break Ideas: A dedicated space for the child to write down exactly how adults can help when they feel "stuck".
Coping Cards: Printable cards (like an "EXIT" card) that the child can simply hand to an adult when they go non-verbal or need an immediate out.
"My Story" Social Script: A fill-in-the-blank empowering story to explain how demands feel and how having choices gives them their power back.
This KS2 Self-Regulation Workbook is a comprehensive, student-led resource designed to help children navigate their "Internal Weather" using the P.A.U.S.E., T.H.I.N.K., and A.C.T. frameworks. It bridges the gap between feeling an impulse and taking safe, regulated action through 20 pages of interactive content.
What's Included in this digital download:
What's Included in this digital download:
Real-World Scenarios: Includes relatable situations such as someone taking a pen, losing a game, or wanting to interrupt a friend with an "exciting thought".
Reflection & Quizzes: Includes deep-dive reflection questions (e.g., "What was the outcome?") and a multiple-choice quiz to test decision-making.
Scenario Flashcards: 16+ "Scenario Question" prompts for group discussion or individual practice, covering everything from playground teasing to long writing tasks.
Interactive Design: Features printable worksheets where kids can map out their own scenarios using the P.A.U.S.E. and T.H.I.N.K. methods .
What’s Included in this digital download?
What’s Included in this digital download?
Educational Sleep Facts: Clear explanations of the benefits of sleep, including improved memory, stress reduction, and immune system support.
Interactive Sleep Tracker: Tools to help students monitor their bedtime habits and track sleep quality.
Reflective Questionnaires: Prompts to help children identify personal "sleep stealers," such as late-afternoon caffeine or blue light from screens .
The "Rules of Healthy Sleep": A simple sleep hygiene guide to help students build consistent routines, such as eating dinner 2–3 hours before bed instead of right before.
Relaxation & Mindfulness Techniques: Step-by-step guides for Body Scanning and Happy Place Visualisation to help calm the mind before sleep.
Nightmare Protocol: A specialised exercise using Image Rehearsal Therapy to help children rewrite recurring nightmares into "Happy Endings" with positive outcomes.
This KS1 Calm Kit is a comprehensive, visually engaging resource designed to help children aged 5-7 navigate big emotions, build resilience, and develop a positive mindset.
What’s Included in this digital download:
What’s Included in this digital download:
1. 8 different Interactive Breathing Exercises
1. 8 different Interactive Breathing Exercises
2. Visual Emotional Literacy Tools which fit well with the Zones of Regulation programme.
2. Visual Emotional Literacy Tools which fit well with the Zones of Regulation programme.
3. Diverse Coping Strategies including a selection of 'tools' for children to print and keep in their 'toolkit.'
3. Diverse Coping Strategies including a selection of 'tools' for children to print and keep in their 'toolkit.'
The kit includes a "What Worked Well for Me" log. This allows parents or educators to record the date, the child's feelings, the strategy used, and the result. This data helps identify patterns and refine the most effective coping skills for different situations.
This KS2 Calm Kit is a comprehensive, visually engaging resource designed by Educational Psychology First (EPF) to help children aged 7–11 navigate big emotions, build resilience, and develop a positive mindset.
Perfect for classrooms, calming corners, or at-home use, these cards provide practical, evidence-based tools for emotional regulation and anxiety management.
What’s Included in this digital download:
What’s Included in this digital download:
Included are 30+ A6 printable cards incorporating :
1. Breathing Techniques
2. Growth Mindset & Cognitive Reframing
3. Grounding & Sensory Regulation
4. Emotional Literacy & Release
5. Daily Affirmations & Self-Care
This "My Mask and Me" KS2 Activity Pack created to help children identify and manage social masking. It provides age-appropriate language to explain why "fitting in" at school can lead to exhaustion and post-school restraint collapse.
What’s Included in this digital download:
What’s Included in this digital download:
Relatable Analogies like a shaken soda bottle and a tightly coiled spring are used to describe what masking can look like.
Identification Tools such as a Masking Checklist are to help kids spot their own social behaviours and identify hidden pressures.
Energy Management tools including a Social Battery tracker are provided to children quantify daily mental fatigue on a scale of 1–10 and conduct social check-ins with themselves..
The Calm Kit provides practical "Micro-Rest" strategies for school, transition tips for the commute, and Parallel Play ideas for home.
Visual Communication tools include printable Traffic Light cards (Green, Yellow, Red) and Grounding Technique guides for 5-4-3-2-1 and 4-7-8 breathing.
This 22-page comprehensive digital workbook is a trauma-informed resource designed to help children (KS2 and above) to navigate the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) by combining neurobiology with creative, interactive activities .
What’s Included in this digital download:
What’s Included in this digital download:
- Exploring Your Story: A multi-page creative project where children explore their Roots (ancestry/past), Trunk (skills), Ground (present life), and Branches (dreams and wishes) .
- Understanding the Brain: breakdown of the Thinking Brain (Frontal Lobe), Emotional Brain (Limbic System), and Survival Brain (Brain Stem) .
- The Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn Responses: Descriptions of the body’s natural reactions to threat, and interactive pages to raise self-awareness.
- Personal Regulation Tools: for children to log specific triggers and identify the intensity of their worries .
Self-Care Menu: A list of practical ideas for self-regulation
- Adult Support Guide: to help "insulate" children from stress
Mind-craft is a therapeutic workbook designed to help children navigate their way through the 'deep dark' of their feelings.
Mind-craft is a therapeutic workbook designed to help children navigate their way through the 'deep dark' of their feelings.
What's included in this digital download:
What's included in this digital download:
Level 1: The Spawn Point – A character creator and emotional check in on current "HP" and "Energy" levels.
Level 2: The Inventory Check – A crafting grid to identify the "tools" and people that help most.
Level 3: Mining for Feelings – A deep-dive activity to find the "Diamond" truths hidden under "Stone" layers.
Level 4: Defusing the Creeper – A "TNT" themed guide to identifying triggers before they explode.
Level 5: The Splash Potion – A brewing station for creating instant "cool-down" strategies.
Level 6: Setting the Respawn Point – A tactical plan for handling tough moments and "glitchy" days.
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