📚 Beyond the Monster – Teacher Guide (downloadable)
$59.00
A ready-to-implement, structured and curriculum-aligned wellbeing program, delivered through nine 30-40 minute lessons over a 9 week period. Built around the story There’s a Monster on My Shoulder, this program integrates literacy and social-emotional learning, proactively supporting emotional regulation, resilience, and positive self-identity in early childhood and primary students.
Comprehensive 9-Week Teacher Guide (Digital Download)
Structured lesson sequences with clear objectives, discussion prompts, and reflective activities aligned to the Australian Curriculum. Designed for simple implementation with minimal preparation required.
Student Activity Book (Printable)
Interactive worksheets and creative exercises including journaling prompts, mindfulness activities, role-play tasks, and the “Monster Busting Toolkit” to support emotional regulation through hands-on learning.
Parent Guide
Practical strategies and conversation starters to extend emotional learning into the home, including printable affirmation cards, a worry jar template, and reflection activities to strengthen the home–school connection.
Mental Health Practitioner Guide
Adaptable strategies for school counsellors, wellbeing leaders, and support staff to facilitate emotional discussions, help students externalise anxiety, and build coping tools in individual or small-group settings.
Printable Visual Aids
Classroom-ready posters and visual supports to reinforce key concepts around emotional awareness, regulation, and positive self-identity.
Curriculum Alignment Overview
Clear links to the Australian Curriculum across English, Health & Wellbeing, and Personal & Social Capability.
Invest in your classroom wellbeing — a complete 9-week program, designed to support both teachers and students.
Curriculum Alignment
Aligned with the EYLF
Aligned with the Australian Curriculum in:
-English (Reading, discussion, reflective writing)
-Health & Wellbeing
-Personal & Social Capability
Description
Comprehensive 9-Week Teacher Guide (Digital Download)
Structured lesson sequences with clear objectives, discussion prompts, and reflective activities aligned to the Australian Curriculum. Designed for simple implementation with minimal preparation required.
🎞️Animated read-aloud of the book (sent separately after purchase)
Enjoy an engaging narrated video version of There’s a Monster on My Shoulder, created and read by author Erin Bernardi.
Featuring animated visuals and movement to enhance engagement and emotional connection, this version is perfect for classrooms, wellbeing sessions, therapy settings, and home viewing.
This…
- saves preparation time
- supports consistent delivery of the story/message
- increases engagement for visual and auditory learners
- works well for whole-class, small group, and individual support settings
Student Activity Book (Printable)
Interactive worksheets and creative exercises including journaling prompts, mindfulness activities, role-play tasks, and the “Monster Busting Toolkit” to support emotional regulation through hands-on learning.
Parent Guide
Practical strategies and conversation starters to extend emotional learning into the home, including printable affirmation cards, a worry jar template, and reflection activities to strengthen the home–school connection.
Mental Health Practitioner Guide
Adaptable strategies for school counsellors, wellbeing leaders, and support staff to facilitate emotional discussions, help students externalise anxiety, and build coping tools in individual or small-group settings.
Printable Visual Aids
Classroom-ready posters and visual supports to reinforce key concepts around emotional awareness, regulation, and positive self-identity.
Curriculum Alignment Overview
Clear links to the Australian Curriculum across English, Health & Wellbeing, and Personal & Social Capability.
Invest in your classroom wellbeing — a complete 9-week program, designed to support both teachers and students.
Curriculum Alignment
Aligned with the EYLF
Aligned with the Australian Curriculum in:
-English (Reading, discussion, reflective writing)
-Health & Wellbeing
-Personal & Social Capability
📄 Licence Information
This resource is licensed for single purchaser use only.
Sharing, forwarding, or uploading this file to other platforms is not permitted.
If others would benefit from this resource, please direct them to purchase their own copy at erinjoybernardi.com or consider enquiring about our whole school licence, available in the ‘School Wellbeing Program’ section of the website.
Thank you for supporting an independent Australian creator ❤️
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