The School of Play Curriculum
Primary School Grade 3 & 4
Week Twenty Five celebrates the powerful life skill of confidence, inspired by the bold and brilliant energy of Jupiter. Throughout the week, students are invited to recognise and express their strengths, practise bravery, and share their light with others. Each activity is designed to help students step into their own greatness, whether they are performing, creating, posing proudly, or reflecting on a moment that made them feel truly proud. This week encourages students to understand that confidence grows when we take small risks, speak kindly to ourselves, and celebrate what makes us unique.
Through activities that blend creativity, self-belief, and joyful expression, students explore what confidence feels like from the inside out. Star Performer gives each child a chance to shine, while My Super Self-Shield turns their inner strengths into colourful symbols of pride. Power Pose Challenge shows students how body language and affirmations can boost their inner courage, and Confidence Hearts gives them a simple, heartfelt way to share their achievements with someone they love. Together, these experiences reinforce a core message: when we shine our light bravely, we inspire others to do the same.
Weekly Lessons
Star Performer
Star Performer gives every student a special moment to shine, helping them explore confidence in a fun and supportive way. One at a time, students step onto a simple “stage” to share something they’re proud of, a dance move, a funny joke, a cool skill, a big smile, or simply the courage to stand in front of their peers. This gentle spotlight encourages children to recognise their strengths and celebrate what makes them unique. With a warm countdown and plenty of encouragement, the activity turns bravery into a joyful experience, reminding students that having a go is what truly matters.
As each performer finishes, the room erupts with cheers and claps, reinforcing a culture where every student feels valued and celebrated. This collective support helps children understand the power of lifting others up, creating a classroom community where confidence grows through kindness. Reflecting together afterwards helps students recognise that being brave often inspires others to be brave too, just like the glowing lesson from Jupiter in The Playful Astronauts journey. Star Performer leaves students feeling proud, connected, and ready to keep shining brightly, both for themselves and for one another.
Respectful Relationships
Communication and Empathy
Star Performer supports students to:
- Celebrate the strengths and talents of others by cheering, clapping, and offering positive encouragement.
- Listen respectfully and show appreciation when classmates are brave and share something special.
- Understand how it feels to be watched and supported, building empathy for peers who may feel nervous or excited.
Cooperation and Social Skills
Star Performer helps students to:
- Take turns fairly, recognising that everyone deserves a moment to shine.
- Build a positive group atmosphere by supporting each performer with kindness and enthusiasm.
- Strengthen class unity by creating a shared experience where every student is valued and celebrated.
Safety and Acceptance
Star Performer encourages students to:
- Feel safe expressing themselves in their own unique way whether silly, serious, quiet, or energetic.
- Accept differences in confidence levels, understanding that everyone shines differently and that all efforts are celebrated.
- Create an emotionally supportive environment where students feel brave enough to try, knowing they will be met with kindness and acceptance.
My Super Self-Shield
My Super Self-Shield gives students the chance to explore what makes them strong, unique, and proud. By designing their own hero-style shield, each child reflects on the qualities that help them shine, kindness, bravery, creativity, determination, or anything else that feels special to them. Using colours, shapes, and symbols, students turn their strengths into a visual masterpiece that represents their inner power. This creative process encourages self-belief and helps children recognise that confidence doesn’t come from being perfect, it comes from knowing who they are and valuing their own story.
Sharing their shields with classmates creates a moment of celebration, where students cheer one another on and appreciate the diversity of strengths in the room. Whether displayed, worn like an astronaut badge, or proudly held up during a sharing circle, each shield becomes a reminder that everyone has qualities worth honouring. This activity beautifully reflects Jupiter’s message in The Playful Astronauts journey: when we show our strengths boldly, we inspire others to do the same. My Super Self-Shield leaves students feeling brave, proud, and ready to carry their confidence into new adventures.
Respectful Relationships
Communication and Empathy
My Super Self-Shield supports students to:
- Share personal strengths and stories in a way that helps classmates understand and appreciate who they are.
- Listen respectfully as others explain symbols on their shields, building empathy for different identities and experiences.
- Use positive and confident language when talking about themselves, modelling self-belief for their peers.
Cooperation and Social Skills
My Super Self-Shield helps students to:
- Participate kindly in group sharing, celebrating classmates’ strengths with encouragement and supportive comments.
- Build stronger peer relationships by recognising and valuing diverse talents and unique personal qualities.
- Create a classroom culture where everyone feels seen, appreciated, and proud of what makes them special.
Safety and Acceptance
My Super Self-Shield encourages students to:
- Feel safe expressing who they are, knowing that their strengths and qualities are accepted and celebrated.
- Recognise that everyone has different “superpowers,” promoting appreciation of individuality without comparison.
- Build confidence by contributing to an activity where all identities are respected and every student is valued for being themselves.
Power Pose Challenge
Power Pose Challenge invites students to discover how strong and confident their bodies can make them feel. With big, bold poses, like stretching wide like a star, standing tall like a mountain, or lifting arms high like a rocket, students learn to use movement to express courage, balance, and inner power. Saying short, positive phrases while holding each pose helps children connect their bodies with their emotions, teaching them that confidence can be built from the inside out. This playful combination of movement and affirmation encourages students to celebrate their strengths and recognise the powerful light they carry within.
As the class moves through each pose together, a sense of unity and encouragement forms, with students cheering themselves on while supporting their peers. Finishing in a shared pose helps them feel proud, steady, and connected, reflecting the glowing lesson from Jupiter in The Playful Astronauts story: when we stand tall and believe in ourselves, we inspire others to do the same. Power Pose Challenge leaves students feeling uplifted, energised, and ready to take on new challenges with confidence and joy.
Respectful Relationships
Communication and Empathy
Power Pose Challenge supports students to:
- Use positive, confidence-building language that models self-belief and emotional expression.
- Listen respectfully as peers share which poses or affirmations help them feel strong.
- Recognise that everyone feels brave in different ways and that confidence can look different for each person.
Cooperation and Social Skills
Power Pose Challenge helps students to:
- Participate together in shared movement activities that encourage encouragement, teamwork, and group pride.
- Celebrate classmates’ strengths by applauding and supporting one another’s poses.
- Build a positive classroom culture where bravery, effort, and self-belief are recognised and valued.
Safety and Acceptance
Power Pose Challenge encourages students to:
- Feel safe expressing themselves through movement and affirmations in a supportive, judgement-free environment.
- Accept that confidence grows at different speeds for everyone and that all power poses, big or small, are welcome.
- Strengthen their sense of belonging by engaging in an activity where every student is seen, included, and empowered.
Confidence Hearts
Confidence Hearts gives students a gentle moment to recognise something they feel proud of, whether it’s a new skill, a brave action, or a kind choice they made during the week. By drawing or writing their proud moment on a bright heart-shaped card, children explore their strengths in a creative, personal way. Decorating the heart with colours, patterns, or symbols helps them celebrate their confidence visually, turning a simple idea into a keepsake that reflects their unique identity. This activity supports self-belief and reminds students that recognising their own achievements is an important part of growing.
Sharing their hearts with peers or taking them home to someone special extends the celebration beyond the classroom, strengthening both connection and confidence. When students speak proudly about what they’ve accomplished, and listen to what others are proud of too, the whole group begins to appreciate how many different ways courage and growth can look. This links beautifully to the lessons from Jupiter in The Playful Astronauts journey, where shining brightly helps others shine as well. Confidence Hearts leaves every child feeling valued, capable, and proud of the light they carry within.
Respectful Relationships
Communication and Empathy
Confidence Hearts supports students to:
- Share something they feel proud of in a way that helps others understand their feelings, strengths, and personal growth.
- Listen with kindness as classmates express what makes them feel confident or special.
- Recognise that everyone has different strengths and unique feelings of pride, fostering empathy and understanding.
Cooperation and Social Skills
Confidence Hearts helps students to:
- Participate respectfully during optional sharing time, taking turns and celebrating each other’s proud moments.
- Build positive connections through supportive comments and acknowledgment of peers' achievements.
- Strengthen classroom unity by creating a culture where expressing confidence and recognising strengths is encouraged and valued.
Safety and Acceptance
Confidence Hearts encourages students to:
- Feel safe expressing their personal achievements and emotions in a calm, supportive environment.
- Understand that pride can look and feel different for everyone, and all forms of confidence are welcome and respected.
- Develop a sense of belonging by contributing to a classroom space where identity, strengths, and self-belief are celebrated.
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