Whole School Matters draft manuscript
Community Matters draft manuscript
Getting Started on The Whole School Approach
MindMatters Recognition and Overview
MindMatters Planning Tools
School Audits and Surveys
Curriculum Links
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia
Community Partnerships
Whole Student Approach
Student Empowerment
School Stories

Enhancing Resilience 1 links to PDHPE

Activities & Sessions

Possible Outcomes

Welcome 

Name toss game - page 22

Mixing four things in common - page 23

Communicate! Find your partner - page 24

Sample questions - page 25

Four things in common (record sheets) - page 26

Matched pair cards (template) - page 27

4.1 - describes and analyses the influences on a sense of self

4.2 - identifies and selects strategies that enhance their ability to cope and feel supported

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Making agreements 

Name wave - page 28

Family cards grouping activity - page 28

Generating rules & expectations - page 29

Refining the rules - page 30

School support for rules - page 30

Rules and expectations task sheet (worksheet) - page 31

4.1 - describes and analyses the influences on a sense of self

4.2 - identifies and selects strategies that enhance their ability to cope and feel supported

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Chasing challenges 

Name chant - page 32

The ‘Anyone who …’ game - page 32

Hoops game - page 33

Sitting circle - page 34

Processing/reflecting - page 35

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Group construction 

Name race - page 36

‘Sweet belongings’ grouping activity - page 37

Team building: Construction challenge - page 37

Sample questions - page 38

4.3 - describes the qualities of positive relationships and strategies to address the abuse of power

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Name games

A range of name games to play with new groups 

Games for different classrooms - page 41

Name toss - page 42

The autograph game - page 42

I am and I like - page 42

Shake on it - page 43

Name chant - page 43

Name wave - page 43

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Grouping games

Grouping games protect participants from the pressure of choosing or being chosen 

Number off - page 44

Matched pairs card game - page 44

Deck of cards grouping - page 44

Sweet belongings - page 44

Families card groupings - page 44

Shapes - page 44

Jigsaws - page 44

Coloured cards groups - page 45

Name lotto - page 45

Blindfold pairs - page 45

Family card groupings (template) - page 46

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Mixers & energisers

‘get to know you’ games, games to wake them up, get them moving, begin grouping or as coathangers upon which to hang a theme 

Human bingo - page 47

Structured conversations - page 47

Fast foods - page 47

Anyone who… - page 48

Line ups - page 48

Human bingo (record sheet) - page 49

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Team building games

To enhance and examine cooperation and problem solving 

Knots - page 50

Balloon pairs - page 50

Foot fumblers - page 50

Life raft - page 51

Clap race - page 51

Sitting circle - page 51

Hoops & ropes - page 51

Human alphabet - page 52

Construction challenge - page 52

Sit down synchrony - page 52

Summertime relay - page 53

Human bridges - page 53

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Interaction mixing games 

Communicate and participate - page 59

Change - identity - belonging jigsaw - page 60

Find someone who... (record sheet) - page 61

Friendship and belonging cartoons (templates) - pages 62-66

4.2 - identifies and selects strategies that enhance their ability to cope and feel supported

4.3 - describes the qualities of positive relationships and strategies to address the abuse of power

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Changes & coping: making stories 

Making stories activity - page 67

Making stories worksheets - pages 69-74

4.3 - describes the qualities of positive relationships and strategies to address the abuse of power

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

4.16 - clarifies the source and nature of problems and draws on personal skills and support networks to resolve them

Picture your feelings: a lesson on metaphor 

Talking about metaphor - positive self-talk - page 75

Sample questions - page 76

Poetry in pairs - page 77

Poems (handout) - page 78

Feelings (worksheet) - page 79

Word pictures (worksheet) - page 80

4.1 - describes and analyses the influences on a sense of self

4.2 - identifies and selects strategies that enhance their ability to cope and feel supported

4.3 - describes the qualities of positive relationships and strategies to address the abuse of power

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Advice column 

Poetry reading - page 81

Paired advice - page 82

Feelings poems - page 82

Dear chicks (poem handout) - page 83

4.1 - describes and analyses the influences on a sense of self

4.3 - describes the qualities of positive relationships and strategies to address the abuse of power

4.8 - describes how to access and assess health information, products and services

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

Considering identity & culture 

Talking about identity and culture - page 89

Definitions - page 90

Caught in the middle position - page 90

Interview - oral history - page 91

Definitions (worksheet) - page 92

‘Caught in the middle’ position (handout) - page 93

Interview (handout) - page 94 - Oral history interview questions

4.1 - describes and analyses the influences on a sense of self

4.2 - identifies and selects strategies that enhance their ability to cope and feel supported

4.3 - describes the qualities of positive relationships and strategies to address the abuse of power

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

The changing face of Australia 

Group membership - page 95

Timeline - page 96

Discussion and research - invasion & migration - pages 96-97

Past class photo - page 97

School based research - page 98

Class of Australia - page 98

Coruna - children and their teacher (handout) - page 99

4.1 - describes and analyses the influences on a sense of self

4.2 - identifies and selects strategies that enhance their ability to cope and feel supported

4.3 - describes the qualities of positive relationships and strategies to address the abuse of power

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

4.15 - devises, applies and monitors plans to achieve short-term and long-term goals

4.16 - clarifies the source and nature of problems and draws on personal skills and support networks to resolve them

Towards tomorrow - stories of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 

One story - Mary Graham - pages 100-101

Research ‘before European settlement’ - pages 101-102

Reconciliation - page 103

Discussion - page 103

Presenting the research - page 103

4.1 - describes and analyses the influences on a sense of self

4.3 - describes the qualities of positive relationships and strategies to address the abuse of power

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

4.15 - devises, applies and monitors plans to achieve short-term and long-term goals

4.16 - clarifies the source and nature of problems and draws on personal skills and support networks to resolve them

This is Australia 

This is Australia - page 104

This is Australia - ideas for presentations (handout) - page 105

4.1 - describes and analyses the influences on a sense of self

4.3 - describes the qualities of positive relationships and strategies to address the abuse of power

4.6 - describes the nature of health and analyses how health issues may impact on young people

4.11 - selects and uses communication skills and strategies clearly and coherently in a range of new and challenging situations

4.12 - assesses risk and social influences and reflects on personal experience to make informed decisions

4.13 - demonstrates cooperation and support of others in social, recreational and other group contexts

4.15 - devises, applies and monitors plans to achieve short-term and long-term goals

4.16 - clarifies the source and nature of problems and draws on personal skills and support networks to resolve them