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Possa Bill, our enthusiastic PLS program mascot, plays a vital role in helping children engage with the PLS program. Integrating Possa Bill into your daily routines supports the development of a growth mindset and positive behaviour. Here are some easy and effective ways to bring Possa Bill into your learning environment, tailored by age group: Birth to 6 Years • 🖼 Eye-Level Engagement: Display the Possa Bill poster at children’s eye level so it becomes a familiar and friendly part of their environment. • 🏠 Create a Special place: Set up a dedicated space or "Special Place" for Possa Bill where children can see and interact with him daily. This helps build connection and continuity. 2 to 6 Years • 🎶 Sing the Song: Introduce the Possa Bill Song from the media library. Use it during group time or transitions to reinforce key messages in a fun, repetitive and musical way. • 🧠 Mottos for Mindset: Display the Possa Bill Motto poster at eye level. Explore and discuss mottos such as "Learning takes practice" during play and learning activities, especially when children are working on new skills like climbing, drawing, or dressing. 3 to 6 Years • 📽 Watch and Reflect: Watch the "Possa Bill loves to learn" animation from the media library to prompt conversations about learning, effort, and persistence. • 💬 Talk About Practice: Encourage children to share what they’re learning, practising, or finding challenging. Link their efforts to Possa Bill’s growth mindset messages to reinforce positive learning attitudes. • 💡 Want to Learn More? Watch our previous PLS Information Session to dive deeper into the program and discover more ways to make Possa Bill a meaningful part of your daily practices. PLS Information & Demonstration session August 13th 2024 By embedding Possa Bill in daily routines, you create consistent, age-appropriate opportunities to reinforce social and emotional development and a positive mindset. .

Positive Living Skills has six core concepts for Early Childhood. Highlights, Feelings, Focus, Relaxation, Co-Operation, and Self-Esteem. Each month, I will post one of the six core concept videos to help you learn about each concept. Self esteem means I feel good about me. I am proud of who I am. I make good choices. I can make mistakes and that's okay. The learning experiences within Self-Esteem teach children the concept of ones’ own worth and personal value. Children build awareness of how they view themselves and others and how to build confidence and a healthy level of self esteem or self-worth. This Unit helps children to learn the skills to identify how they see themselves and others, and how to build confidence and a growth mindset, learning that to achieve our personal best we must try new things then practice and persist. Watch this short video on Self-Esteem and how you can help children develop a healthy self esteem. Self Esteem - PLS Concept We would love to hear how the Self esteem concept has helped in your learning environment for you, the children and the families. Share your experiences in the comments or shoot me an email: hailey@positivelivingskills.com

Positive Living Skills has six core concepts for Early Childhood. Highlights, Feelings, Focus, Relaxation, Co-Operation, and Self-Esteem. Each month, I will post one of the six core concept videos to help you learn about each concept. Cooperation means working together. It means I listen to others. I watch what they do. We share and help each other. The learning experiences within Cooperation introduce children to the concepts of working effectively with others in mutual support, to give and take and compromise, and to collaborate to achieve goals. This learning engages children through play and activities, helping them identify what it means to work collaboratively and voluntarily with others to achieve tasks with a common purpose or benefit. Children learn about achieving group goals and celebrating successes together and how they can work effectively with others to problem solve and achieve win-win outcomes. Watch this short video on Cooperation and how you can help children work together. Cooperation - PLS Concept We would love to hear how the cooperation concept has helped in your learning environment for you, the children and the families. Share your experiences in the comments or shoot me an email: hailey@positivelivingskills.com