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title: "KS1 Wellbeing - Free SOW Unit"
url: https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/units/ks1-wellbeing-91/
description: "Learning outcomes - Developing wellbeing through various activities based around the ‘5 ways to wellbeing’. Develop collaboration and teamwork skills, as well as learning things about friends they may not have known before. Understand the importance of wellbeing and ways to help their own wellbeing through different activities."
---

# KS1 Wellbeing

Developing wellbeing through various activities based around the ‘5 ways to wellbeing’. Develop collaboration and teamwork skills, as well as learning things about friends they may not have known before. Understand the importance of wellbeing and ways to help their own wellbeing through different activities.

## Knowledge Organiser

### Prior Learning

Worked as part of a team. Become more coordinated to perform tasks. Thrown and caught a variety of objects. Become flexible when performing actions. Linked different actions to make a sequence.

### Unit Focus

Developing wellbeing through various activities based around the ‘5 ways to wellbeing’. Develop collaboration and teamwork skills, as well as learning things about friends they may not have known before. Understand the importance of wellbeing and ways to help their own wellbeing through different activities.

### We are learning...

1. to improve hand-eye coordination through ball skills.
2. how yoga can help our mental wellbeing.
3. to copy and repeat actions from martial arts and aerobics.
4. how paying attention and listening are key to mindfulness.
5. to connect with others to complete a difficult set of tasks.
6. to act out a scene to entertain our classmates.

### Key Questions

1. What is wellbeing?
2. What are some of the things that make up mindfulness?
3. Why does connecting with other people help us feel better?

### Equipment

Physically active, give to others, mindfulness, connection, learn new skills, act, improvisation, meditation, surroundings, suggestion.

### Vocabulary

Physically active, give to others, mindfulness, connection, learn new skills, act, improvisation, meditation, surroundings, suggestion.

### Concepts

**5 Steps to wellbeing** 

1. Connect with others
2. Be physically active
3. Learn new skills
4. Give to others
5. Take notice/mindfulness

### Assessment Overview

**Head** – Show confidence to improvise and act out a scenario.

**Hand** – Show balance and control in different yoga poses.

**Heart** – Show perseverance and determination when learning new skills.

### Diagram

![An image of KS1 Wellbeing](https://media-prod.pehub.eject.pro/cms-sync/cG9zdDoxNzg4ODE1)

## Lesson Overview

#### KS1 Wellbeing Lesson 1

1. **Connect** – Work with a partner by communicating clearly to complete tasks together
2. **Acquire a new skill** – Learn new ways to move and control a ball
3. **Mindfulness** – Practise narrowing your focus to help clear your mind

**We are learning:** to improve our throwing and catching by playing different games

**Activity:** Partner throwing, ball skills, mindful breathing

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#### KS1 Wellbeing Lesson 2

1. **Connect** – learn more about my friends by asking questions
2. **Mindfulness** – use Yoga to help with body control and mental wellbeing

**We are learning:** How yoga can help our mental wellbeing

**Activity:** Getting to know you task, yoga poses

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#### KS1 Wellbeing Lesson 3

1. **Learn new skills** – Copy and repeat aerobic and martial arts actions
2. **Physically Active** – Combine martial arts and aerobics into a sequence
3. **Mindfulness** – Enjoy colouring in

**We are learning:** to copy and repeat actions from martial arts and aerobics

**Activity:** Aerobics, martial arts, mindful colouring

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#### KS1 Wellbeing Lesson 4

* **Physically Active** – Work with your group to navigate challenges
* **Connect** – Use maths knowledge to organise their group
* **Mindfulness** – Become aware of the mind-body connection

**We are learning:** how paying attention and listening are key to mindfulness

**Activity:** Traffic light jumble, sorting snake, acrostic poem

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#### KS1 Wellbeing Lesson 5

1. **Physically Active –** Work collaboratively to protect their bib
2. **Connect** – Work sensibly and in cooperation with others to complete a complex task
3. **Mindfulness** – Be aware of the surroundings

**We are learning:** to connect with others to complete a difficult set of tasks

**Activity:** Tornado tag, the floor is lava

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#### KS1 Wellbeing Lesson 6

1. **Physically Active** – Work cooperatively to complete a task
2. **Give to others** – Improvise set scenarios to entertain their group
3. **Mindfulness** – be present and take notice of what is going on around you

**We are learning:** to act out a scene to entertain our classmates

**Activity:** Frog crossing, drama club, meditation

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## Unit Resources & Videos

- [Wellbeing](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/resources/wellbeing-presentation-494/) — Mixed Key Stages · Presentations · Wellbeing
- [KS1 Wellbeing - Pairs Throwing](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/resources/ks1-wellbeing-pairs-throwing-938/) — Wellbeing
- [KS1 Wellbeing - Ball Skills](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/resources/ks1-wellbeing-ball-skills-939/) — Wellbeing
- [Mindful breathing poster](https://thepehub.co.uk/free-content/resources/mindful-breathing-poster-1697/) — Mixed Key Stages · Wellbeing