/** * https://gist.github.com/samthor/64b114e4a4f539915a95b91ffd340acc */ (function() { var check = document.createElement('script'); if (!('noModule' in check) && 'onbeforeload' in check) { var = false; document.addEventListener('beforeload', function(e) { if (e.target === check) { = true; } else if (!e.target.hasAttribute('nomodule') || !) { return; } e.preventDefault(); }, true); check.type = 'module'; check.src = '.'; document.head.appendChild(check); check.remove(); } }());

PSHE KS1 / KS2: Recharge – LOL Time with Rhys Stephenson and Joe Tasker

CBBC presenters Rhys Stephenson and Joe Tasker lead this interactive activity that encourages children to work in pairs and copy a series of silly moves intended to make their partners laugh.

This classroom activity encourages playfulness and fun, helping the children to shift their feelings from potentially being annoyed or sad to being calm and happy.

The video can be used to remind pupils that we can control and change both our own and others’ negative emotions through simple (and sometimes funny) movements.

Taking time out can help us to stay healthy and well.

Teacher Notes

  • Phase and setting most suitable for: KS1 and KS2. Whole class movement.
  • When to use: Before or after break times to regulate.

See our Moodboosters School Timetable for more ideas.

Enrichment activities

  1. Mood Check-In
  • Instructions: Start by asking the children to rate their mood on a scale of 1-10. After doing a few funny movements, ask them to rate their mood again.
  • Discuss how moving our bodies and having fun can help us change our emotions.
  1. I Can Shrink Big Feelings Affirmation
  • Instructions: After performing some silly movements, ask the children to say the affirmation together. “I can shrink big feelings.”
  • Ask the group to repeat the affirmation three times while striking funny poses, like pretending to shrink into a tiny ball.
  • "Did your mood change? How do you feel now compared to before we did the movements">