23TRA469 Teacher Webinar- Supporting the Well-being of young children in Early Years Settings

Date:      Monday, 16 October 2023
Time:      7 pm - 8 pm
Venue:   Online via Zoom

TARGET AUDIENCE: Junior Infant & Senior Infant Teachers

This webinar will look at practical strategies that Educators can use in Junior Infants & Senior Infants classes to support the well-being of their pupils. The tutor discuss and demonstrate different fun well-being strategies that can be used on their own or as part of a well-being lesson in the classroom.  Some of the different strategies demonstrated will be

• Fun mindful breathing techniques
• Nursery rhymes to support language development
• Brain Gym techniques to support brain regulation.
• Movement and stretching games to support their physical development.
• Examples of picture books to support emotional literacy.
• Sharing different Story Massages
• Ending with a relaxation to support your own self-care as educators.

This webinar will support any teachers who take part in the practical workshops with their class.

Bio of Presenter: Una Curran

Una Curran teaches Mindfulness and Well-being to children, teenagers and adults in a variety of settings.  Una is a parent to three children and her background is in Primary schools as a classroom teacher in London, Support teacher with children with social, emotional and behaviour needs in Dublin 8, supporting children on a 1:1 in pre-schools and in her own Well-being therapy room. Una taught and cared for many children with special needs over the years.

The programme Una offers to Pre-schools, Primary & Secondary schools, Community groups is based on her teaching experience in a variety of educational settings, being a parent and her professional training over many years. Una has found that within a class some children need movement and some need stillness as our sensory bodies are all unique. By teaching different techniques each child should learn a technique that helps calm their own body and mind. Her is to plant the seeds of well-being early and that children will use the techniques independently when they need it in school and out of school.