This morning the boys started the day by imagining their safe space. Jackie told us his safe space is his bed and Harry told us his is a massive island called Moneyland which looks like a £1 coin. On this island Harry is very small and he likes to chill.
I think visualising their safe space is a good strategy for them to use if/when they get upset 🙂
Today we visited the Lagoons in New Cumnock with Howie and Charlotte from Dean Park. They taught us lots about the pond life and how to use a Kelly Kettle with supervision. They even treated us to hot chocolate and a huge toasted marshmallow. Yum!
To finish, we tried our hand at starting a fire using flint and steel.
A great morning was had by all! 🙂
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday the boys are being taught three different techniques to help manage their emotions.
Here are the boys this morning taking part in Visualisation where we imagine ourselves in a safe/favourite place e.g. the beach, the park or our own bedrooms.
We take some deep breaths to help ground ourselves and feel calmer 🙂
We are hoping the different strategies will help the boys over time.
The NCDT had plants that needed a home so they let us gift them to special people to brighten up their day!
We had our weekly visit to NCDT today to water our plants. We could see a huge difference in our plants. Tammy was kind enough to let us take some produce from their free table. We took fruit and vegetables and made a healthy snack 😋
Our HWB group enjoyed a beautiful sunny walk today. We stopped to take in our scenery for relaxation and drew using the inspiration around us.
Today, we had a fantastic time when Howie Pitman, the Dean Park Ranger came to talk to us about Dams, Flooding and creatures we might find in the River Afton.
Here are some pictures of the experiment we carried out measuring which material; big rocks, small rocks or sand was the best to hold back water. We talked about giving some advice to the men building the flood defences at the river just now :0
Here was the time it took the water to go through the big black rocks…
the small rocks..
the sand…
and then the sock i.e. makeshift sandbag…
This morning we were learning about American brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright. These brothers were responsible for inventing the first ever aeroplane. The picture below shows the timeline of flight and the boys were able to answer questions about what we learned.
This morning we decided to help our Sunflowers by adding a stick and tying it to help the stem grow straight. Check them out below, they are getting tall!
