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1 November 2024

Calming the Green-Eyed Monster; books for dealing with jealousy

Jealousy can be a complex emotion for young children; mixing sadness, anger, embarrassment. It can be a particularly tricky one to articulate, even adults struggle with it. It can bubble away under the surface making us feel resentful and confused. But, jealousy is a natural and normal emotion that we all feel from time to...

Anti-Bullying

Conflict Resolution

Family

Friendship

Jealousy
24 October 2024

Faiths and Celebrations – an Inter Faith Week post

November and December are months of big celebrations for lots of faiths and cultures around the world… Diwali takes place on the 1st November. Simultaneous, Dia de Los Muertos takes place across Mexico combining Catholic traditions and Aztec roots. This year, Hanukkah begins in December as well as Christmas on the 25th. Not to mention...

Celebrations

Religion
23 October 2024

6 books to celebrate all different types of families

Representation is something we are very passionate about at The Story Project. For reading to work as a vehicle for wellbeing, the books we use with children need to be inclusive and diverse. This is true for individual children and their classmates. Children must see their own experiences reflected in the pages of books they...

Books

Diversity

Family

LGBTQ+

News
14 October 2024

Using books to inspire positive masculinity in primary

The rise of influencers, such as Andrew Tate, has sparked increasing concern in secondary schools. Teachers and leaders are working hard to address this; speaking openly with students and engaging young people in the conversation. With younger and younger audiences accessing social media, the age at which these views seem to have influence is moving...

Anti-Bullying

Community

Empathy

Friendship

LGBTQ+

Mutual Respect

News

Toxic Masculinity
8 October 2024

Re-telling classic tales – engaging a new generation with modern twists

One of my favourite genres of books is a classic tale, re-told for a modern audience. There is something so special about seeing a childhood favourite re-imagined, looking at a different perspective or introducing a new story element. They are fun for adults, who can immerse themselves in the nostalgia, and great for children who...

Books

News
26 September 2024

7 books for autumn to delight and spook!

After the excitement and exhilaration (and possible exhaustion!) of September, the arrival of October and autumn can feel a little flat. It is raining, the sky darkens earlier and earlier, the heating is on, jumpers are out of storage…indeed, as I write this, the weather is simply frightful. Pouring with rain outside my window, I...

Autumn

Books

Halloween

News
26 September 2024

Using Reading to Support Wellbeing

World Mental Health Day on 10th October reminds us of the importance of looking after our wellbeing. Reading is one of our favourite ways to do this. Not only is it an excellent moment of calm in a busy day, but the actual process of reading has proven benefits for our mental health. This makes...

About TSP

News

Reading

Wellbeing
25 September 2024

Anti-Bullying; 6 books to add to your class reading list

6 books to use during Anti-Bullying Week and beyond. Support rich discussion and foster empathy in your primary classroom.

Anti-Bullying

News
24 September 2024

Some reflections on the word ‘hopeful’

‘Hopeful’… Over the last few weeks, we have been meeting with lots of fantastic schools. We collect feedback at the end of our training, so that we can continue to improve and reflect on what teachers need from our sessions. We ask teachers to describe our training in 3 words. We are so proud that...

About TSP

News
17 September 2024

Talk Money Week – A free resource for financial wellbeing

We are very excited to announce a special partnership with Just Finance Foundation (the organisation behind school programme, ‘LifeSavers’) on a resource for Talk Money Week. Talk Money Week is a great opportunity to open up discussions about economics and finance. Alongside JFF, we wanted to explore the themes of wellbeing and money; to find...

Community

Economic Wellbeing

Environmentalism

Freebies

Friendship

LGBTQ+

News

Wellbeing
16 September 2024

Books to Encourage Safe Outdoor Play

The playground; a core part of life at school and one that children build some of their strongest memories from. A safe and inclusive play space is a wonderful thing; helping children to develop confidence, communication, independence, gross and fine motor skills…the list goes on. The freedom of play fosters such wonderful opportunity for imagination...

Conflict Resolution

Playground
2 September 2024

Why are stories such a great way to teach PSHE and wellbeing?

Using books to support wellbeing and PSHE

Books

News

PSHE

Reading

Stories

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