Happy Breathing
During the Autumn Term, pupils at Worth learn about what happens to our brains when we feel stressed, angry or overwhelmed. They discover that the pre-frontal cortex and the hippocampus go to sleep, and only our amygdala is functioning. (Yes, even our Year 1s learn this vocabulary!) This is why we can't think or react rationally when we are in this state and why we are often told to "take some deep breaths". My Happy Mind teaches some specific ways of regulating our brains and allowing the different parts to work together again. The most important of these is called Happy Breathing.
We practise this together in the classroom and children are encouraged to use the technique regularly. If you sign up to the myhappymind app using our school code, you can access videos, audio files and scripts to practise at home. if you need help with this, please contact Mrs Naughton.