Wally Wombat Calm Corner Pack: Two Picture eBooks and 22 Calm Down Posters

This pack contains the two Wally Wombat picture ebooks and 22 matching posters for a calm down corner. It doesn’t include lesson plans or worksheets, so it suits anyone who wants the stories and posters on their own. Everything is a digital PDF, ready to print or display on a screen.

What you get:

• Wally Wombat: Anxiety Body Clues (eBook, 33 pages): a rhyming picture book about Wally Wombat noticing the signs of worry in his body, like a racing heart and butterflies in his tummy.
• Wally Wombat: Anxiety Strategies (eBook, 33 pages): a rhyming picture book where Wally learns nine ways to calm down: Cupcake Breathing, Five-Finger Breathing, Positive Self-Talk, Growth Mindset, Muscle Relaxation, Calm Colouring, Rainbow Grounding, Three-Three-Three and Yoga.
• 22 posters: 10 show a body clue and 9 show a calm down strategy with simple instructions, each illustrated with Wally.

How to use it:

• Read the books together to start a conversation about worry.
• Use the body clue posters to help a child name what they’re feeling.
• Display the strategy posters so children can choose a way to calm down on their own.

Who it’s for:

• School counsellors, psychologists and allied health professionals working with young children
• Teachers setting up a calm down corner
• Parents helping a worried child at home

If you’d like the six lesson plans and the student workbook as well, they’re included in the Wally Wombat Self-Regulation Unit.

Written by sisters Sarah, a primary teacher and teacher librarian, and Emily, an allied health professional. Illustrated by Kadri Kuusler.