Primary School Overview
Note: Grade levels are recommendations only. You can adjust these to suit your school population.
A comprehensive social and emotional school learning program
Grade Prep & One: Ready, Set, Go!
Students use the Ready, Set, Go! Story Books and Posters to learn about feelings and how to get along with each other. The learnings are consolidated through games and fun activities. Teachers acquire a deeper understanding of behaviour and are able to create a great learning environment.
Resources
- Ready, Set, Go! Story Books (Digital)
- The Get Happier Toolbox card set
- Comprehensive Teacher Guide
- Posters
- Songs for Travelling on the Open Roads
- Colouring Pages Open Roads for Working Together
- Fun Colouring to Get Happier
Grade 2 & 3: Life’s an Adventure
Teacher reads The Amazing Adventures of Doug Dragster to their students. The teacher leads the discussion as students complete the activities in their My Get Happier Travel Journal. Students write, draw, create constructions and play games.
Resources
- The Amazing Adventures of Doug Dragster story book
- My Get Happier Travel Journal (students journal)
- The Get Happier Toolbox card set
- Comprehensive Teacher Guide (71 lessons including additional games and activities)
- Posters
- Songs for Travelling on the Open Roads
- Colouring Pages Open Roads for Working Together
- Fun Colouring to Get Happier
Grade 4 & 5: The Magic in Life!
Students complete activities in Doug Dragster’s Magic Book to build their understanding of behaviour and further develop social & emotional skills.
Resources
- Doug Dragster’s Magic Book Part One and Two (students journal)
- Comprehensive Doug Dragster’s Magic Book Teacher Guide (43 lessons including additional games and activities)
- The Get Happier Toolbox card set
- Posters
- Songs for Travelling on the Open Roads
- Colouring Pages Open Roads for Working Together
- Fun Colouring to Get Happier
Grade 6: Get Happier in Action
Students work in teams to create projects to increase happiness in the school and community. They use their acquired knowledge and apply it to different projects and learn the skills of project management and leadership.
Resources
- The Get Happier In Action Student Project Book (students journal)
- Comprehensive Teacher Guide to The Get Happier In Action Project
- Posters
- Songs for Travelling on the Open Roads
- Colouring Pages Open Roads for Working Together
- Fun Colouring to Get Happier
For all parents in the school
Personal copy of How to Raise Positive and Empowered Kids
For Teachers & Schools
Copy of Strategies for Creating the Self-Managing Classroom
One or two day training for all staff
