My Mask and Me KS2 Toolkit

This "My Mask and Me" KS2 Activity Pack is a digital toolkit created by Educational Psychology First (EPF) to help children identify and manage social masking. It provides age-appropriate language to explain why "fitting in" at school can lead to exhaustion and after-school meltdowns.

What’s Inside the Pack?

• Relatable Analogies: Uses concepts like a shaken soda bottle, a tight spring, and a gliding duck to explain internal pressure and hidden effort.
• Identification Tools: Includes a Masking Checklist and School vs. Home worksheets to help kids spot their own "manual" social behaviors.
• Energy Management: Features a Social Battery tracker and a Check-in Doc to quantify daily mental fatigue on a scale of 1–10.
• The Calm Kit: Provides practical "Micro-Rest" strategies for school, transition tips for the commute, and Parallel Play ideas for home.
• Visual Communication: Contains printable Traffic Light cards (Green, Yellow, Red) and Grounding Technique guides for 5-4-3-2-1 and 4-7-8 breathing.

Perfect For:

• Parents supporting children through "post-school restraint collapse".
• SENCos and Teachers looking for neuro-affirming resources for the classroom.

Empower your child to understand their "Social Battery" and find safety in being their authentic self.