Focus Area/Topic Name of the Book, What Year Groups What is the main concept / message from What

concept / message from What is a follow-on class activity you could

Author & Illustrator do you think this book? do after reading the book?
book is suitable for?
Food & nutrition Piranhas don’t eat Year 2-6 This text introduces healthy food choices in Rate the foods mentioned in the story from
bananas – Aaron Blakey a fun and exciting way to students. The text most favourite to least favourite
follows the story of one piranha who likes Create a dish using 3 of the food ingredients
healthy choices- fruit/ veg etc. listed in the text
 Healthy food choices

Doctor Gemma Years 2-4 This text is an effective way to introduce to
Author: Margaret Wild concept of drugs to younger children.
Illustrator: Kerry Students follow the story of Gemma who is
Millard unwell and requires help from the doctor to
get better through a prescription medicine.
 Prescription medication
 Seeking professional help- doctors
Using the image on page 15- students are to
investigate the different categories of
prescription medicines such as first aid &
skin care/ colds and coughs and list
different medicines to help cure people

Drugs & alcohol

Healthy relationships and Why should I help? K-2 This text covers in details the benefits of This would be a great text to introduce to
Author: Claire Llewellyn helping others and the outcomes on the the younger years at the start of the school
Illustrator: Mike Gordon individual and the person that is helping. year- from this you count construct some
 2-way relationships class rules where students are held
 Helping others accountable to help around the classroom –
working together where everyone helps
each other- fostering healthy positive
relationships.
sexuality

Focus Area/Topic Name of the Book, What Year Groups What is the main concept / message from What is a follow-on class activity you could
Author & Illustrator do you think this book? do after reading the book?

Health benefits of physical
activity
book is suitable for?
I am Yoga All years This book includes a guide to 16 yoga poses
Author- Susan Verde to strengthen, calm, and inspire. Main
Illustrator- Peter H concept of this text is about promoting
Reynolds physical activity (yoga) whilst
simultaneously boosting the positive effects
of mental health and wellbeing from
choosing this form of physical activity.
 Benefits of physical activity
 Yoga
Introduce as part of a daily mindfulness
program where students pick poses from
the text after reading to practice and do
them. Students may then like to create their
own yoga book where they pick 5 of their
favourite poses using images in the text and
take them home in a book form to practice
at home.

Mental health and wellbeing
Take the Time Year 1-4 This text has been developed to help Students use the writing on the pages to
(Mindfulness for kids) students consider how they can become brainstorm different ways they can be
by Maud Roegiers more self-aware and mindful in situations mindful, listen, feel better to become more
that are causing them stress or to feel better. self-aware/ mindful of their actions.
 Mindfulness For example: page 11- “I take my time to do
things that make me feel good”- each
student receives a post it notes and writes
something that makes them feel good. They
share and then stick it onto the
corresponding page

Safety Izzy on holiday Years 1-3 This text uses fictional characters to explore Students are to create a checklist for Izzy
Author: ken Spillman the concept of road safety. The text covers (text character) to take with her next time
Illustrator: Chris Nixon information on different types of safety she is to go in the car to ensure she is being
restraints (seatbelt, car seat), how to get in a safe passenger.
and out of the car safely, behaving safely in
the car
 Road safety
 Passenger safety