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At The Mindful Explorer, our mission is to help children build balanced, confidence, and self-awareness with our engaging mindfulness journal that slots neatly into the school day. Our pages use short, age-appropriate prompts, breathing, grounding, gratitude, reflection, and creative doodling, to develop emotional vocabulary and simple regulation strategies in just 5–10 minutes per day. Whether you are a teacher planning PSHE and wellbeing lessons, a pastoral lead running form time, circle time, or nurture groups, or an SEN/SEMH practitioner supporting targeted interventions, the journals are flexible, inclusive, and easy to facilitate. You’ll get exclusive education benefits, clear bulk order discounts, PO/invoicing options, and friendly guidance on rollout, plus optional parent codes to extend practice at home. Everything is sustainably printed in the UK and designed for diverse learners, so you can confidently build a consistent wellbeing routine across your class, year group, or whole school. ✨🌿
Our mindfulness journals are also designed to support Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and PSHE education at Key Stage 2, helping children develop the self-awareness, empathy, and emotional literacy that underpin wellbeing and learning.
These journals offer a structured yet playful way to nurture personal growth, reflection, and resilience – both in and beyond the classroom and are excellent calm corner or wellbeing corner resources.
Each page encourages reflection through age-appropriate prompts, playful illustrations, and gentle mindfulness practices like breathing and gratitude. Together, either through one-to-one sessions, classroom excercises or circle time mindfulness as mindfulness strategies for children, these help to:
The journals are flexible tools suitable for:
Teachers and mentors can easily use short sections as starters, plenaries, or reflective follow-ups to PSHE themes such as friendships, managing emotions, resolving conflict, or setting goals.
Using SEL-inspired journals supports many DfE PSHE/RSHE learning outcomes, including:
Our mindfulness and SEL journals are also used as therapist and counselling resources for children, supporting emotional literacy, self-expression, and reflection during sessions. The guided prompts, breathing exercises, and creative spaces help children process emotions safely, build self-awareness, and communicate more openly with trusted adults.
Whether used by school counsellors, child therapists, educational psychologists, or pastoral staff, gratitude journals provide a gentle structure that complements therapeutic conversations, helping children develop lasting coping strategies both inside and outside of therapy.
Our journals are thoughtfully designed to be SEND and SEN-friendly, supporting children with a wide range of learning and emotional needs. The combination of simple layouts, visual prompts, mood trackers, clear language, and creative exercises such as mindful breathing excercises makes them accessible for children with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety, or sensory sensitivities.
Activities are flexible and can be adapted for 1-to-1 sessions, small groups, or classroom use, helping every child to participate at their own pace. Teachers, SENCOs, and support staff can use the journals to encourage emotional regulation, focus, and self-expression in a way that feels calm, achievable, and empowering.
Our mindfulness and SEL journals are powerful mental health resources for primary schools, helping children understand and manage their emotions in a safe, supportive way. Used alongside PSHE and wellbeing lessons, they give pupils practical tools to reduce stress, build resilience, and improve emotional regulation.
Each page encourages reflection, gratitude, and calm — promoting positive mental health and wellbeing across the whole school community. Teachers, pastoral leads, and mental health champions can use them as part of daily check-ins, calm corners, or wellbeing interventions, making mental health support proactive, engaging, and child-centred.
When children regularly pause to reflect, express and connect using classroom mindfulness activities, they develop lasting skills that improve classroom behaviour, empathy, and overall wellbeing.
By weaving mindfulness, SEL, and PSHE together as part of mindfulness lesson plans for primary schools, these journals help young people grow into more resilient, emotionally intelligent, and compassionate learners — skills that last far beyond school.
Transparent tiered savings make it easy to resource a class, year group or whole school:
By purchasing journals in bulk for a class, year group, or your entire school, you can make significant savings on each copy.
Many schools and youth organisations choose to either:
Bulk orders are available with flexible quantities, and invoice payment options for schools and local authorities.
RRP: £17.95. Discounts apply automatically based on quantity.
If you’d like families to purchase directly (e.g., when budgets are tight):
Ideal for youth clubs, charities, mentoring and holiday schemes:
Do you accept purchase orders or invoice schools?
Yes—email contact@themindfulexplorer.co.uk for a quote or invoice. ✅
Are sample copies available?
Yes—email us to arrange a sample for SLT/pastoral review. 📘
What age range are the journals for?
Designed for ages 6-10/KS2; adaptable with adult guidance. 🎒
How quickly will we receive our order?
Dispatch is prompt; delivery timeframes are confirmed at checkout where a number of options are available. 🚚
Can these journals be integrated into the PSHE curriculum?
Yes — our mindfulness and SEL journals are fully aligned with PSHE and RSHE learning outcomes at Key Stage 2. They support themes such as emotional literacy, resilience, relationships, and mental wellbeing. Teachers can use single pages or sections as reflective starters, plenaries, or calm-down activities during PSHE, pastoral sessions, or circle time.
How do you support children with low literacy or SEN?
The journals are SEND/SEN-friendly and designed to be accessible for all learners. Each book uses clear language, visual prompts, and creative drawing or doodle spaces to help children express thoughts and feelings in different ways. Staff can easily adapt activities for 1:1 work, small groups, or classroom use — making mindfulness and emotional learning inclusive for everyone.
What training do staff need to use them effectively?
No specialist training is required. Each journal includes guided prompts, breathing exercises, and clear instructions so that any teacher, TA, or mentor can use them straight away. However, for schools that want to embed mindfulness or SEL more deeply, we provide free digital resources and guidance on integrating journaling into PSHE and wellbeing sessions.
Can the journals be reused or refilled, or are they single use?
Each journal is designed for individual, personal reflection — children write, draw, and record their own thoughts over time, so they are typically single-use. However, teachers often keep a few sample copies to reuse prompts on the board or in group reflection activities. Schools can also order refill packs or class sets at discounted bulk rates.
How do I justify the cost to the headteacher or budget holders?
Many schools fund the journals through PSHE, wellbeing, or pupil premium budgets, as they directly support mental health, emotional literacy, and resilience outcomes. They can also generate a return by being re-sold to parents at a small discount or gifted as part of wellbeing initiatives. Journals provide a low-cost, high-impact tool that supports both emotional development and whole-school wellbeing.
How can these journals support mental health in primary schools?
The journals are designed as gentle, daily mental health resources for primary schools. They help children recognise emotions, manage stress, and express feelings safely. Regular reflection and gratitude exercises build resilience, empathy, and confidence – supporting positive mental health across the whole school community.
Are the journals suitable for counselling or therapy sessions with children?
Yes – our mindfulness journals are widely used as therapist and counselling resources for kids. Child therapists, school counsellors, and pastoral leads use them to guide conversations, encourage emotional awareness, and help children process their feelings through creative writing and drawing.
Do the journals align with Social Emotional Learning (SEL) frameworks?
Absolutely. The content supports all five core SEL competencies – self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Teachers can integrate prompts into PSHE lessons, circle time, or wellbeing sessions to reinforce social and emotional learning outcomes.
Can these journals be used in SEND or SEN settings?
Yes. The journals are SEND/SEN-friendly with simple layouts, clear fonts, and multi-sensory activities that support diverse learners. They can be used with children who have autism, ADHD, dyslexia, anxiety, or sensory processing needs – individually or in small groups.