One resource. Ten stories. A whole library of conversations, activities and practical tools.
Much more than a collection of worksheets
The resource has been designed to help teachers use the stories as starting points for meaningful learning and discussion.
Inside you'll find teacher guidance, curriculum links, discussion ideas, practical strategies, emotional wellbeing and behaviour resources, neurodiversity information, classroom activities and a large collection of photocopiable pupil resources and tools.
The activities offer different ways for children to think, talk, draw, write, reflect and problem-solve, making it easy to select resources that suit an individual child, small group or whole class.
Designed for real classrooms
You don't have to work through 275 pages from beginning to end.
Think of the pack as a resource library that you can return to whenever you need it.
Choose a story because it connects with something happening in your class. Pick a discussion prompt because a child needs help finding the words. Use a practical tool to explore anxiety, anger, self-esteem, concentration or organisation. Or use the resources more widely to encourage empathy, understanding and acceptance of the different ways children think, feel and experience the world.
You don't need all 10 books to get started
The Stories With A Difference picture books are sold separately, so schools can begin with the stories most relevant to their children and add further titles over time.
Buy one or two books to address a particular need, or build the complete 10-book collection to create a story-led emotional wellbeing and neurodiversity resource for your school.
The Teacher Resource Pack is there to grow with you.
Created from experience
The Stories With A Difference series and its supporting resources have been created by Belinda Wells, Author, Emotional Wellbeing Therapist and Parenting Coach, drawing on more than 30 years' experience working with children and families, including work in schools, teaching, therapy and foster care.
The aim is simple: to help children feel heard, understood and less alone, while helping other children understand that somebody who thinks, feels, learns or responds differently isn't necessarily doing something wrong.
Sometimes a story can start a conversation that a question can't.
275 pages | Digital Teacher Resource | One-School Licence
The picture books are sold separately. Schools can purchase individual titles or build the complete collection over time.
Created to accompany the complete Stories With A Difference collection, this comprehensive 275-page Teacher Resource Pack gives primary schools a flexible, practical way to explore emotional wellbeing, neurodiversity, behaviour, difference and acceptance through story.
These aren't simply stories with a moral. Each book creates a gentle starting point for conversations that children can sometimes find difficult to have directly. Through familiar characters and situations, children can explore feelings and differences at a safe distance, while discovering practical ideas, tools and coping strategies along the way.
One resource covering all 10 books
The pack supports:
Arthur Ant's Hyperactivity – hyperactivity
Barney Butterfly Can't Concentrate – attention and focus
Bertie Beetle's Cloak of Sadness – sadness and low mood
Carla Caterpillar Doesn't Like Change – change
Dora Dragonfly's Dyslexia – dyslexia
Flora Fly's Impulsive Nature – impulsivity
Gary Grasshopper Couldn't Get Organised – organisation and executive function
Lizzie Ladybird Didn't Feel Good Enough – self-esteem
Sally Snail's Anxiety – worry and anxiety
Sammy Spider's Terrible Temper – anger and emotional regulation
