Set the tone for a year of growth and achievement with the Hopes and Dreams Wall - Banner and Speech Bubbles Resource! This versatile activity allows students to reflect on their goals and dreams for the year using a choice of five themed banners and a variety of speech bubble prompts. Teachers can encourage students to personalise their speech bubbles, which can be displayed as an inspiring class wall that grows throughout the year. Includes black-and-white and colour options to suit all classroom needs.
Explore how to seek, give or deny permission respectfully when sharing possessions or personal space
Describe how choices and actions can be influenced by stereotypes
Listen for key points and information to carry out tasks and contribute to discussions, acknowledging another opinion, linking a response to the topic, and sharing and extending ideas and information
Describe how respect, empathy and valuing diversity can positively influence relationships
Interpret ideas and information in spoken texts and listen for key points in order to carry out tasks and use information to share and extend ideas and information
Use interaction skills such as acknowledging another’s point of view and linking students’ response to the topic, using familiar and new vocabulary and a range of vocal effects such as tone, pace, pitch and volume to speak clearly and coherently
Describe factors that can positively influence relationships and personal wellbeing
Interpret ideas and information in spoken texts and listen for key points in order to carry out tasks and use information to share and extend ideas and use interaction skills
Explores strategies to manage physical, social and emotional change
Explains and uses strategies to develop resilience and to make them feel comfortable and safe
Explains how empathy, inclusion and respect can positively influence relationships
Demonstrates self- management skills to respond to their own and others’ actions
Demonstrates a range of interpersonal skills that build and enhance relationships and promote inclusion in various situations
Communicates in a range of informal and formal contexts by adopting a range of roles in group, classroom, school and community contexts
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting
• Provide sentence starters or scaffolded templates for students requiring additional support with writing their goals.
• Allow verbal sharing of goals as an alternative for students who prefer not to write.
• Use larger font or pre-written examples for younger students or those with visual impairments.
• Challenge advanced learners to reflect on steps they can take to achieve their goals and document these beneath their speech bubbles.
• Incorporate regular "goal check-ins" throughout the year to discuss progress and celebrate achievements.