Lesson video

Hello, my name is Ms Wroth.

Today we're going to be looking at the lesson called Our emotions toolkit: challenges.

This fits into the lesson unit Emotions: How can we manage challenges? In this lesson, we're going to be talking about the different challenges that we might face and how they might affect us.

So, let's get ready to begin.

Today's lesson outcome is I can explain that challenges look different for everyone and can impact people in different ways.

Let's begin by taking a look at our ground rules together, and we have some friends here to help us.

Laura says we should listen to others, and that means we're not going to interrupt when somebody else is speaking.

Andeep says we should respect privacy, and that means if somebody decides to share a story or their own experience, we're not going to repeat it to others outside of this lesson.

Jacob says, "No judgement !" And that means if somebody does decide to share a story or their own experience, that we're not going to make comments or judge them because of it.

And Izzy says, "Choose your level of participation," and that means you can decide if you simply just want to listen or if you want to share something throughout the lesson.

All of these ground rules are here to keep everyone safe in the lesson.

Here are today's keywords.

We have challenge, lonely, frustrated, and self-esteem.

So challenge in this context means a problem that is difficult to solve or overcome.

Lonely means sadness from feeling like you're alone or that you don't belong.

Frustrated means feeling mad or upset when things don't go the way that you want them to go.

And self-esteem means feeling good about yourself, knowing that you're a good person who deserves to be treated well.

Let's see if we can spot these keywords throughout today's lesson.

Here is the lesson's outline, and we're going to begin with: What challenges might you face in your life? We all face different challenges in life.

For example: friendship troubles, we might fall out with our friends or feel left out; finding school work tricky; learning or doing something new for the first time; pressure to fit in or feeling like we cannot be ourselves; and changes at home or school can be challenging, for example, starting a new school or a family member moving away.

Some challenges can feel difficult to manage.

Josiah says, "When I moved school, I found it tricky to make new friends.

Many of the other children had different interests and hobbies to me, and I felt pressured to change myself in order to have friends." Sophia says, "When my parents separated, my dad moved into a new house.

I found it very challenging as I didn't get to spend as much time with my dad." Other challenges can feel easier to manage.

Amara says, "I started playing cricket recently.

At first, it was daunting because I didn't know what I was doing.

However, with some practise, I overcame this challenge and now I feel more confident!" Jack says, "I signed up to be school councillor this year.

It was a challenge because I had never done something like this before.

My teacher helped me to feel more confident by explaining what I had to do and reminding me that it's okay to make mistakes as we can learn from them!" Okay, time for a check for understanding.

List three different types of challenges you might face in life.

Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Okay, so you might have said friendship troubles, for example, we might fall out with friends or feel left out; finding school work tricky; learning or doing something new; pressure to fit in or feeling like we cannot be ourselves; and changes at home or school, for example, starting a new school or a family member moving away.

These are all examples of the different challenges that we might face in life.

Different challenges in life can affect our emotions in different ways.

For example, experiencing friendship troubles can make us feel lonely, sad, rejected, frustrated or confused.

Learning or doing something new might make us feel determined, worried, curious, frustrated, confused, or proud.

Time for a check for understanding.

In Sophia's example, how might she have felt? Sophia says, "When my parents separated, my dad moved into a new house.

I found it very challenging as I didn't get to spend as much time with my dad." So in her example, how might Sophia have felt? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Okay, so well done if you said Sophia might have felt worried, confused, lonely, frustrated, and/or upset.

Josiah says, "When I moved school, I found it tricky to make new friends.

Many of the other children had different interests and hobbies to me, and I felt pressured to change myself in order to have friends." So in his example, how might Josiah have felt? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Okay, so well done if you said Josiah might have felt worried, upset, lonely, scared, and/or uncomfortable.

Time for a task now.

Create a mind map of the different challenges we might face in life.

Pause this video so you can have some time to do the task, and then we will go through the answers together.

Okay, well done for having a go.

Your mind map could look like this.

What challenges might we face in life? Friendship troubles; changes at home or school, like starting a new school or a family member moving away; pressure to fit in, or feeling like we can't be ourselves; finding school work tricky; and learning or doing something new.

Well done if your mind map looks similar to mine.

We're now going to move on to the second part of our lesson: What might affect the way you face a challenge? Our self-esteem and resilience can affect the way that we face challenges.

Self-esteem means how confident we feel about ourselves in general, including at school, with our family, or when trying new things.

Resilience refers to how easily bounce back after something difficult happens.

If someone has low self-esteem or resilience, they might find it more difficult to manage challenges.

If someone has high self-esteem or resilience, they might find it easier to manage challenges.

Time for a check for understanding.

What can affect the way we face challenges? Is it A, how intelligent we are; B, our self-esteem; or C, how resilient we are? Hmm.

What can affect the way we face challenges? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Okay, well done if you said B, our self-esteem, or C, how resilient we are.

Different people will respond to challenges in different ways, and that's okay.

Some people find challenges exciting and fun to experience.

Jack says, "Although I felt worried signing up to be school councillor, I was determined to do a good job! I wanted to prove to myself that I am capable of overcoming challenges." Other people can find challenges overwhelming and frustrating and will need more support.

Lucas says, "If I experience a challenge at school, like learning something new or falling out with a friend, I often feel overwhelmed.

My teacher helps me to overcome challenges by listening to my feelings and doing some mindfulness breathing with me." Time for a check for understanding.

True or false? People respond to challenges in the same way.

Give me a thumbs up if you think that's true or a thumbs down if you think it's false.

Hmm.

People respond to challenges in the same way, true or false? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Okay, well done if you said false.

So this statement is false because different people will respond to challenges in different ways.

Some people find challenges exciting and fun to experience.

Other people can find challenges overwhelming, frustrating, and difficult to manage.

Our resilience to overcome challenges can change depending on the situation.

Josiah says, "I can manage challenges easily when they are related to school work or learning new things.

However, I find overcoming bigger challenges more tricky.

For example, when my dog passed away, I needed more support." It's important to know that it's not a bad thing if you find it tricky to overcome a challenge.

Some challenges take more time, effort, or support to get through, and that's okay.

Ms Walsh says, "Remember, your trusted adults are here to help you!" Time for a check for understanding.

True or false? Some challenges take more time, effort, or support to get through, and that's okay.

So give me a thumbs up if you think that's true or a thumbs down if you think it's false.

Hmm.

Some challenges take more time, effort, or support to get through, and that's okay.

True or false? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Okay, well done if you said true.

Time for a task now.

Tell your partner two things that might affect the way you face a challenge and why.

Pause this video so you can have some time to do the task, and then we will go through the answers together.

Okay, well done for having a go.

Your answer could include: our self-esteem and resilience can affect the way we face challenges.

If someone has low self-esteem or resilience, they might find it more difficult to manage challenges.

If someone has high self-esteem or resilience, they might find it easier to manage challenges.

Well done if your answer was similar to mine.

We're now going to move on to the third and the final part of our lesson: What can help me overcome challenges? There are different things we can do to help us overcome challenges in life.

We should have a positive mindset.

Having a positive mindset will help build our self-esteem and resilience when overcoming challenges, especially when learning new things at school or when trying new activities for the first time.

We can have a positive mindset by viewing challenges as an opportunity to learn something new.

With any challenge, we might think to ourselves, "This seems hard," and we might even fail; but by having a positive mindset, we can try again and find a different way to overcome it.

And by the end you might think to yourself, "I've done it! Now I've learnt something new." Time for a check for understanding.

Fill in the missing words in this sentence.

Having a, will help build our self-esteem and resilience when overcoming challenges.

So what are the missing words in this sentence? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Okay, well done if you said positive and mindset.

Having a positive mindset will help build our self-esteem and resilience when overcoming challenges.

We can also break our challenges down into smaller, manageable steps.

For example, you might be facing this challenge: you've fallen out with your friend.

So we can break this challenge down into smaller, manageable steps.

First, we can take some deep breaths to calm down.

(breathes deeply) Then, we can take accountability and apologise.

And finally, we can listen to your friend and together decide how to move forward.

Time for a check for understanding.

Laura is struggling with her homework and is beginning to feel overwhelmed.

Break the challenge down into smaller, manageable steps for Laura.

Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Okay, so your answer should look like this.

Take some deep breaths to calm down.

Identify the question that is tricky to answer.

Ask for help from a trusted adult or sibling.

And work together to solve the problem.

We can ask for help from our trusted adults, such as parents and carers and teachers and school staff.

Some challenges can feel too difficult to manage on our own, especially big changes, like starting a new school or a family member moving away, and so it's important to ask for help.

We should also remember to look after ourselves when we're facing a challenge.

This means getting enough sleep each night, eating a balanced diet, exercising regularly, and doing something we enjoy to relax and feel calm.

Time for a check for understanding.

When is it especially important to talk to a trusted adult about the challenges we are facing? Pause this video so you can have some time to think about your answer.

Okay, well done for having a go.

You might have said when something big changes, like starting a new school or if a family member moves away.

Time for a task now.

Create a poster of different ways that can help us overcome challenges.

Try to include at least three ways and pictures.

Pause this video so you can have some time to do the task and then we will go through the answers together.

Okay, so your poster could look like this.

How can we overcome challenges? We should have a positive mindset and view challenges as an opportunity to learn something new.

We can break our challenges down into smaller, more manageable steps.

We should ask for help from trusted adults such as parents, carers, or teachers.

We should remember to look after our bodies when we're overcoming challenges.

We need to get enough sleep, eat a healthy diet, and exercise regularly.

Well done if your poster looks similar to mine.

This leads us to the end of our lesson.

Here is a summary of everything that we've covered today.

We all face different challenges in life.

For example, we might experience friendship troubles, or feel pressure to fit in.

Our self-esteem and resilience can affect the way we face challenges.

Our resilience to overcome challenges can change depending on the situation.

Some challenges take more time, effort, and support to get through, and that's okay.

There are different things we can do to overcome challenges.

For example, we should have a positive mindset and break challenges down into smaller, manageable steps, and ask for help from trusted adults.

Here is a slide with a place that you can get support.

We have the Childline, which is a website and phone line which is able to offer confidential advice and support.