RADHA:Oh! Hello you two.
BEN:Hello.
BREAGHA:Hi.
RADHA:So what do you think of my painting?
BREAGHA:Oh鈥 I love it, epically the rainbow.
RADHA:Aww thanks Breagha. You OK Ben? You don鈥檛 seem your usual self?
BEN:It's just seeing your picture made me remember鈥 I was painting a picture earlier and I really tried my best and it took me ages. But it didn鈥檛 turn out at all how I wanted.
RADHA:Oh I'm sorry to hear that.
BEN:And now I'm feeling all sinky inside. I think I might鈥 Cry.
BREAGHA:Oh Ben!
RADHA:I think you're feeling a bit sad.
BEN:Am I?
RADHA:'Have you ever found it hard to smile when your pet is ill?' 'Or been close to crying when you can't find your find your 'favourite cuddly toy?' 'Lots of things like this can make us feel sad.'
BEN:Oh yes Radha, that is defiantly how I'm feeling. I'm feeling sad today.
RADHA:Oh poor Ben, it's not especially fun to feel sad is it?
BEN:No.
BREAGHA:Why is Ben feeling sad Radha?
RADHA:I think it's because he put a lot of effort into the painting and when I didn鈥檛 turn out how he'd hoped that made him feel a bit sad.
RADHA:Do you think it might help if you told us a little bit more about what made you feel sad Ben?
BEN:OK then, I'll tell you what happened. 'I was painting a beautiful picture of you both as a surprise. 'It was of us all having a lovely day at the beach.
BEN:'I worked really hard on it, I used all my favourite colours. 'And spent a long time on it. 'I was so pleased with the finished picture.
BEN:'I was really thirsty after all the hard work. 'So I reached for my water to have a drink. 'But then, disaster!
BEN:'I spilt it all over my lovely painting! And now, it's ruined. 'I was so looking forward to showing it to you. 'And now, I can't. 'And that made me cry.'
RADHA:Oh I can see why that would have made you feel sad Ben, it's a real shame. And it was really kind of you to paint a picture for us.
BEN:I feel so sad, I have nothing to give you now.
BREAGHA:Oh poor Ben.
RADHA:There are lots of different ways that we can feel better if we're feeling sad. Why don鈥檛 we ask some of our feelings friends to join us?
BOTH:Oh yes, great idea Radha.
RADHA:Hello come in guys. Hello holly, hello Lisa.
ALL:Hello.
RADHA:So Ben here is feeling a bit sad and I thought if we put on some happy music and had a bit of dance that would cheer him up. What do you think?
CHILDREN:Yes.
RADHA:Brilliant let's do it!
JOYFUL MUSIC
RADHA:Brilliant!
BREAGHA:Well I'm feeling cheery now.
RADHA:How are you feeling now Ben?
BEN:Umm, a little bit better Radha. But I still feel a little bit sad.
RADHA:OK, Breagha have you got any ideas?
BREAGHA:Um, how about a fuzzy hug?
RADHA:That's a brilliant idea! Let's do it. Aww that's a lovely hug.
BEN:Oh that's lovely.
RADHA:How are you feeling now?
BEN:Oh I'm feeling much better now Radha.
BEN:That dancing and fuzzy hugging really cheered me up.
RADHA:That's brilliant.
BEN:And just by being around you all and talking it just makes me feel better. Thank you feelings friends.
CHILDREN:You're welcome.
RADHA:Thank you for all your help. Bye Holly, bye Lisa.
ALL:Bye!
Video summary
Dr Radha is joined by her two puppet friends, Ben and Breagha, to find out about feeling sad and together they explore ways to help you feel happier.
This clip is from the series Feeling Better.
Teacher Notes
You could ask your class to share times when they have felt sad and what other people did to make them feel happier.
You could then ask them to come up with things they could do when one of their friends feels sad to cheer them up.
This clip is relevant for use with children at Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Scotland.
It is also suitable for teaching PSHE at KS1 and Health and Wellbeing at Early and 1st Level.
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