This IRO ‘All About Me’ toolkit consists of a number of activities to use with children and young people – to explore how they might be feeling and what has happened to them since their last review meeting.
Many of the activities involve the IRO playing alongside the child – allowing opportunity for the child/IRO relationship to develop.
Some of the activities are for use with older children – intention being to explore how the child or young person is feeling about themselves and their future. It’s hoped that the activities will also help planning and thinking about what the child or young person wants to talk about at their review.
The Toolkit consists of activities for children and young people across a range of developmental stages. Intention is that the tools are used flexibly in accordance with the child’s specific needs.
Idea is for the Toolkit to be used creatively as a ‘pick and mix’ of work sheets and games. Activities can be used as a developing piece of work to be revisited, revised and updated with the child or young person ahead of each review or as one-off activities as part of an individual meeting with the child or as part of the review meeting.
Please use the tools flexibly in accordance with the child’s wishes and circumstances – building on, varying and adapting them as part of a bespoke approach to the child’s needs.
We aim to add more tools for use over time so do share feedback, thoughts and ideas.
♦ Tool: Me and My World Review activity booklet
An activity book to help children contribute to their review.
Downloads: A4 size Pink Me & My World Review Planner (A4) – Pink A4 size Blue Copy of Me & My World Review Planner Album size Pink: Me and My World Review Activity Book-3| Red: Me and My World Review Activity Book – Red version-7 |Activity stickers: Me and My World – Stickers | Me and My World – My note-its | Me and My World – River of Life Activity Stickers | Emotions Emoji’s & labels | Big Emotions labels via www.childhood101
♦ Tool: My Best Hopes
To help children and young people identify what they want from planning and review – what they want to focus on.
Download guidance & tools: Me and My World – My best hopes
♦ Tool: My Tree of Life
Helping to strengthen child’s relationship with their history, culture and significant relationships.
Download guidance & tools: My Tree of Life
♦ Tool: My River of Life
Helping the child reflect on their personal experiences and influences and what they would like to change in the future. In subsequent reviews can help promote an understanding of the child’s history, adding to the river over several reviews to explore significant life events and what may have changed since the last review.
Download guidance & tools: The River of Life | Me and My World – River of Life Activity Stickers
♦ Tool: My Three Houses
Benefits of using this tool
Invites the child and their network to pay attention to what’s going well and hopes for the future.
Download guidance and tools. Including youtube: Me and My Review – My three houses
♦ Tool: Certificates or Thank you cards
Celebrating achievements at the end of every review (or be included as the main activity within it). Modelling positive feedback and praise – giving and receiving.
Download: Thank you card
♦ Tool: My Strengths
Support the child/young person to think about some of the actions/changes that they have made that they feel have been positive for them. Encourage them to link this with the good things/qualities they see in themselves.
Download worksheets: Me and My World Review – My Strengths
♦ Tool: Growing Happy Feelings
Encourage the child/young person to imagine that they can grow happy feelings just like they can grow a flower – what helps them to be at their best.
Download worksheet: Me and My World Review – Growing Happy Feelings
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