Apple's Friends Starter Activities
Here are some Starter activities to help children prepare for Apple’s Friends sessions. Choose the one which is most suitable for your class and the particular activity that you are going to do. You can use the same Starter each week – and create a ritual for starting the sessions – or try different ones, depending on what you find most appropriate for the theme or for the moment. You can also ask your children which Starters they most enjoy and find most helpful. Feel free to add your own ideas.
6. Relax!
Tell the children to:
- Sit silently
- Close their eyes
- Take a deep breath
- Hold their breath for a few seconds
- Let out the breath slowly
Repeat this three times.
You can make this activity more relaxing by putting on some soft music. You can also ask the children to imagine a lovely, calm place while they have their eyes shut.