‘Bear’s Necessities’ 🧸🧰

Bearing Up🧸💕

Bear’s Necessities 🐾

GIRFEC and the SHANARRI wheel/indicators are an absolute necessity when considering our Universal Provision within our classes, schools and into the wider community.

To help children relate these to their life and their inner bear’s heart why not create your own ‘Bear’s Necessities’ 🐾 interactive display.

Here are some ideas. These can be tweaked and tailored to meet the needs of your individual school.

To keep bear’s inner teddy bear heart in full health we need to make sure we are looking after ours too! 🧸💕

(Children and staff can post it note/display photos/posters, interactive videos with QR codes etc… showing how they do each of these. It can grow and change as your Bearing Up Journey grows!)

🐾 Safe – We make sure ours and bear’s inner teddy bear heart is safe through…

🐾 Healthy – Bear needs to have a health body and mind… We do this through bear breaks, bear breaths and bear bounces!

🐾 Achieving – To help achieve we make sure we feel secure, connected and significant. Bear knows that believing (in yourself) leads to achieving (beyond yourself)!

🐾 Nurtured – Caring for bear’s inner heart reminds us to be kind and caring to each other. Here is how we show we care…

🐾 Active – Having opportunities to take bear’s inner bear heart to participate in activities such as play and sport, contributes to healthy growth and development, at home, in school and in the community. Take a peek at where bear’s inner teddy bear heart has been this month… (This could be activities in school, school trips, weekend activities with children - as they all have one of bear’s inner heart so no one ever has to miss out! Even going on a holiday! The possibilities are endless.)

🐾 Respected – Bear’s inner heart can play an active role at circle time/ to hear and share opportunities for hearing your pupils’ voice through Rights Respecting School Activities/Lessons. (Can come into all 8 indicators.) Bear’s inner heart could be used as an opener to take the focus off the pupil and let it be bear’s voice to help grow confidence and acceptance in a respectful and safe environment.

🐾 Responsible – There are many creative ways to use your bear and his inner hearts to encourage responsibility. Ex. Bear’s Job List/ Bear’s Employment Agency! Allowing for opportunities and encourage children to play active and responsible roles at home, in school and in the community, and where necessary, having appropriate guidance and supervision.

🐾 Included – The very nature of all children having one of bear’s inner bear hearts fosters an ethos of inclusion. Team, class and whole school activities and events that include bear and bear’s inner teddy bear hearts can help to overcome inequalities and focus on kindness as part of your family, school and community.

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