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Moodboosters – Live Lesson: Watch now

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Take a deep breath and relax into this BBC Moodboosters Live Lesson in partnership with BBC Children in Need, to children's mental wellbeing.

What to expect in the Live Lesson

Rhys Stephenson and Evie Pickerill host a jam-packed show full of gentle mood-boosting moves to help us recharge our minds and bodies.

In the Live Lesson we share tips and techniques for dealing with our worries, building self-belief and ing pupils’ mental health during exams and other challenging times.

Mental health expert Dr Tharaka Gunarathne is on hand to offer and we’re ed by some famous faces throughout the lesson – including a very special appearance from Pudsey Bear!

What is BBC Moodboosters?

BBC Moodboosters is an initiative to get primary school children around the UK moving for mental health and wellbeing.

We've teamed up with Children in Need to provide short, simple and fun videos featuring famous faces from across the BBC and beyond.

Moodboosters videos can help children understand and express their emotions and feelings.

Below you will find links to the videos featured in the Live Lessons and the full collection can be found here.

The 30 minute Live Lesson is available to watch now on this page.

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Curriculum links

  • National Curriculum, England - Key Stage 2 – Primary Mental Wellbeing & PSHE
  • National Curriculum, Northern Ireland - Key Stage 2 – Personal Development and Mutual Understanding
  • Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland - 1st and 2nd Level – Mental, Emotional, Social and Physical Wellbeing
  • Curriculum for Wales - Progression steps 2 and 3 – Health and Well-being

Learning objectives

  • Understanding that mental wellbeing is a normal part of daily life.
  • Knowing that there is a normal range of emotions that all humans experience.
  • How to recognise and talk about emotions.
  • How to judge whether what they are feeling is appropriate and proportionate.
  • Where and how to seek if they are worried about their own or someone’s mental wellbeing.
  • Enabling children to become confident in their ability to achieve well and persevere, even in the face of setbacks, and to respond calmly and rationally to challenges.
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How to get involved:

This programme was accompanied by a live website commentary feed for schools.

We read all your messages and added as many as we could to this live commentary page throughout the day.

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Teaching guide and activity sheets

These resources can be ed or printed to use alongside the Live Lesson.

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Moodboosters videos

These Moodboosters videos are featured in the Live Lesson.

Use your imagination and turn your room into a forest with Rhys Stephenson.

A Moment in Nature

Oti Mabuse inspires pupils to explore breathwork and conscious movement.

Breathe and Be

Dr Ranj Singh leads pupils through a series of strong and empowering poses.

Self-Belief Warriors
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Where next?

Information about our 2025/2026 Live Lessons for 7-11 year olds.

Live Lessons for 2025/2026

Take a look at this Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 Live Lesson for inspiration ahead of our 2025 programme.

Watch again: Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 – Live Lesson

Fun curriculum-linked resources to inspire children to get moving for mental health and wellbeing

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