. Compassion for Self and Others: This theme helps children understand what it means to be compassionate towards themselves and others. It encourages empathy, kindness, and a sense of connection, laying the foundation for a compassionate community within the classroom. Activities in this theme include storytelling, role-playing, and group discussions, which allow children to explore concepts, such as kindness, helping others, and understanding different perspectives. The goal is for children to develop self-compassion and the ability to extend compassion to others. 2. Noticing Emotions: In this theme, children learn to recognize and understand their emotions. They develop emotional literacy by identifying and naming different feelings, helping them build awareness and begin to navigate their emotional experiences more effectively. Through guided activities, such as using emotion cards, mindfulness exercises, and reflective drawing, children are encouraged to recognize emotions in themselves and others. This theme emphasizes the importance of naming emotions as a step toward managing them, which helps children build a foundation for emotional regulation. 3. Strengthening Attention and Self-Awareness: This theme focuses on helping children build attention skills and self-awareness. Through playful activities, such as breathing exercises, sensory games, and mindful observation of their surroundings, children learn to observe their thoughts and feelings. This helps them enhance their ability to focus and become more mindful of their actions. Further, implementing activities like ‘mindful moments’ during daily routines encourages children to pause, reflect, and become aware of their actions and feelings in the present moment. 4. Building Resilience: Children are introduced to the concept of resilience and learn skills for managing challenges and regulating their nervous systems. This theme empowers children to develop coping mechanisms that support their well-being in the classroom and beyond. Activities include ‘Help Now’ strategies, which teach children practical techniques for self-soothing, such as grounding exercises, deep breathing, and identifying comforting resources. This theme also emphasizes the importance of recognizing when help is needed and how to ask for it, fostering independence and community support. 5. Relationship Skills: This theme emphasizes the importance of social connections and teaches children how to engage positively with others. They learn essential relationship skills such as listening, sharing, and cooperating, which help them navigate their social world and build healthy relationships. Activities in this theme include cooperative games, partner activities, and role-playing scenarios that allow children to practice active listening, effective communication, and conflict resolution. By fostering these skills, children learn to build trust, work collaboratively, and appreciate diverse perspectives.