Blob Anxiety

By Ian Long and Pip Wilson48 cards to encourage discussion about anxieties surrounding CoronavirusA wide variety of Blob images relating to feelings and emotions experienced due to Coronavirus.These cards provide a series of approaches to help all who are struggling, with structured opportunities for reflection and discussion. Feelings can be expressed, considered and supported through the different activities.All ages. 48 cards, 90 x 130mm.Teacher notes for guidance with suggested activities...

By Pip Wilson and Ian LongBlobs are a way of communicating using two of the first languages that we learn as children – body language and feelings. Before we can speak, before we can write, we have all learned to read the signs in our parents' faces, and appreciate being held and hugged. This means that Blobs are an all-age resource. Ian has used them in schoolwork with children as young as four who have already begun to recognise when they feel like these 'funny people'. Blobs live in a strange...

Winston the Worried Whale is a fun and captivating storytime resource that will help teachers approach the sensitive subject of worries with young children.Age: pre-school to 8Written by Alice Griffin, Illustrated by Heidi RivoltaIn this imaginatively illustrated picture book, loveable character Winston takes children on a journey through his worries, in turn helping them to think about how they can ease their own. The additional resources - printable from a FREE CD-Rom - offer numerous...

Use this Blob Tree Poster to initiate discussion of feelings during this unprecedented time.By Pip Wilson and Ian LongAll agesSet of 4 identical posters, A3 sizeTeacher Notes for guidance included

Use the uniqueness of the Blobs to explore and enhance resilienceBy Pip Wilson and Ian LongThe field of Emotional Resilience is rapidly expanding. This book is about developing resilience trough a series of exercises, quotations, reflections and images. It does not provide answers; instead it offers a framework for discussion along with questions which can be made easier or harder depending upon the audience. Areas covered include:Signs of low resilience * Building resilience * Resilient traits...

48 cards to encourage discussion about anxietyBy Ian Long and Pip WilsonA wide range of Blob images depicting feelings that have been described by anxiety sufferers. Some cards include visual strategies for managing feelings. The guidance booklet contains twenty activities to use one-to-one or with groups, for example:Choose one Blob and write all the words that you can think about them, all the times you felt like them and what you would like to say to help them.Choose two cards to depict how...

Over 50 individual blobs on one giant poster!Set of 5 postersBy Pip Wilson and Ian LongThis extraordinary resource is designed to stimulate discussion and sharing of HOW one feels and WHY.Put it up in the staffroom and watch your colleagues gravitate towards it, which Blob do they feel like today? A great way to promote team communication, understanding and empathy.Put one up in the classroom and see how children and young people gather round, work out which Blob they feel like and really get...

By Pip Wilson and Ian LongThis set will open up the topic of depression using Blobs rather than words.Includes: Blob Depression96 page photocopiable book to start discussions about depression Blob Depression Cards52 cards to help talk about depression Format: Book, CardsAge: Primary, Secondary