This document discusses building resilience and looking on the bright side. It provides tools to help cope with challenges, including using a "helpful thinking helmet" to challenge unhelpful thoughts. It also emphasizes focusing on gratitude by making lists of things appreciated or collecting memories in a jar. The document suggests that how we think can affect our feelings, and finding different ways to look at situations can be helpful. It concludes by reminding us to always look on the bright side of life.

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Look on the Bright Side
P4-7 Assembly
26th April 2019

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Look on the Bright Side
“When you look into a field of dandelions,
you can either see a hundred weeds or a
hundred wishes.”
(Unknown)

4. Skipper has found that these ten tools help
him to cope with the river of life

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• The way you think can affect the way you feel
• There are different ways of looking at the same thing
• Focusing on what you are grateful for can help
Look on the
Bright Side
In this unit we will cover:

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Skipper is hurt by
unkind comments
One day Skipper overhears a friend
say, ‘Look at Skipper’s boat. It’s old
and tatty. He hasn’t been looking
after it very well, has he?’
Skipper is upset. He loves his
boat and he is sad to hear
what other people think.

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The way you
think can
affect the way
you feel

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Unhelpful thinking can bring you down
Skipper remembers what he
heard. The words go round
and round in his head. He
starts to think…
Maybe they are
right… my boat
is a bit old and
tatty
Perhaps I should
have done a better
job of looking after
it
All this thinking starts to
bring him down. It stops
him seeing clearly. It starts
to feel very dark and
gloomy on the boat.

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Thoughts can be changed
Skipper decides he needs to
stop thinking about it. He
looks in his tool box and
pulls out a Helpful Thinking
Helmet. He puts it on. He
asks himself the following
questions:
Is this true?
Is this helpful?
Is this kind?

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Use a Helpful Thinking Helmet
The Helpful Thinking Helmet
helps Skipper to realise what
was said is not true, not
helpful and not kind.
When he realises this he
begins to feel much better. It
doesn’t seem like such a big
deal anymore.
Ask yourself…
When could you use
a Helpful Thinking
Helmet?

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There are
different ways of
looking at the
same thing

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Big deal or little deal?
Like Skipper, if we see something
as a little deal, it is easier for us to
forget about it and move on.
If we see it as big deal, it can
weigh us down. Instead of just
thinking about it, we need to do
something about it.

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Two different ways of looking
at the same thing
What do you
think this
picture is?

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Look at the same thing in two
different ways
What are the
two things you
can see in this
picture?

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Looking at things in different ways
can help us to cope with them
For example, someone
else could see Skipper’s
boat as an old and tatty
boat. However that is only
their opinion.
In Skipper’s opinion, he sees
a boat that is beautiful because
it has helped him to cope with
all the challenges on the river
of life.

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Focusing on
what you are
grateful for can
help

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It can help to make a list of
what we are grateful for
To help, Skipper decides to
make a list of all the things he
loves about his boat.
When we focus on the good
things or good people we
have in our lives. It can help
us to feel better.

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Keep hold of things
you are grateful for
Think of yourself as an
‘Appreciation Collector’.
The more you notice things you
are grateful for, the bigger the
collection you’ll have.
Ask Yourself…
What are you
grateful for?

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Skipper has a clip by
Kid President about the 25
reasons to be grateful, big
and small….

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Family Activity
Class Task
Create your own
memory jar of things
that you are grateful for.
Add items to the jar
which reminds you of
good times.
Be appreciation collectors and
create a ‘class appreciation
station’. You can leave notes of
thanks for what others have
done for you.

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Always look on the Bright Side of Life
Some things in life are bad
they can really make you mad
and other things can put you to the test
when you're chewing on life's gristle
don't grumble, give a whistle
and this'll make things turn out
for the best and…
Always look on the bright side of life
always look on the light side of life

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When life seems jolly rotten
there's something you've forgotten
and that's to laugh and dance
and smile and sing
when you're feeling in the dumps
don't be silly chumps
just purse your lips and whistle
that's the thing and…
Always look on the bright side of life
always look on the light side of life

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Some things in life are tough
and you think you’ve had enough
and you’re being really driven round the bend
so keep your spirits up
don’t be a silly pup
this could be the beginning,
not the end and…
Always look on the bright side of life
always look on the light side of life
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Look on the Bright Side
“Happiness can be found, even in the
darkest of times, if one simply
remembers to turn on the light.”
(Albus Dumbledore/J K Rowling)

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Sat 27th National Cross Country Kirkcaldy
Tues 30th April 9.30am-11.00am HALL P5
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Article 14
I have the right to have my own
thoughts and beliefs and to
choose my religion, with my
parents’ guidance.
P7 INCLUSION AMBASSADORS
PHOEBE and CAELA CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AMBASSADORS