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Something Is Changing

Separate what is different from what is familiar, and make room for the questions nobody can answer yet.

Ages 4–8, with a grown-up
2-page illustrated A4 printable

PDF · A4 · 2 pages · 137 KB

Accessible web version

What this is for

An everyday-change page for a different routine, new classroom, move or unfamiliar activity. This page is separate from the bereavement resources.

What you will need

  • Printed page or plain paper
  • Drawing materials
  • A grown-up who knows about the change

Try it in your own way

  1. 1

    Write or draw what will be different.

  2. 2

    Add what you know will happen next, without guessing.

  3. 3

    Choose one familiar thing that can still be there.

  4. 4

    Write a question and agree who will find out and when they will tell you.

  5. 5

    Choose company, practical help, a quiet moment or your own idea for today.

Read every page of the printable here

The same words and prompts as the PDF, in selectable web text. Blank areas in the printable are spaces for your own drawing or writing.

Page 1

THE LITTLE WOODLANDS FEELINGS LAB MAKE ROOM FOR ONE LITTLE MOMENT Something Is Changing Separate what is different from what is familiar, and make room for the questions nobody can answer yet. Point, draw, talk, ask a grown-up to write, or pass. Your page can stay private. Free for one household, class or setting. Share the original link; not for resale. littlewoodlandsfeelingslab.digidentai.com 1 / 2 What will be different? What do we know happens next? A familiar thing that can stay A question I would like help with Who will find out, and when will they tell me?

Page 2

THE LITTLE WOODLANDS FEELINGS LAB USE THE PAGE TOGETHER A note for the grown-up No correct answers, finished pages or personal stories required. Point, draw, talk, ask a grown-up to write, or pass. Your page can stay private. Free for one household, class or setting. Share the original link; not for resale. littlewoodlandsfeelingslab.digidentai.com 2 / 2 A small example "Your class will use a different room on Monday. Your coat can still go on your peg. We don't know where the reading corner will be yet. I will ask and tell you after school." Separate change from death This is a routine-change activity. Do not use it to announce that someone has died. Bereavement needs clear, separate explanation and support. Leave room for several feelings A child can look forward to something and miss the familiar at the same time. Do not promise they will enjoy it, or ask them to feel differently. Describe what is known and acknowledge what is not. Avoid promises you cannot keep. If someone has died, use clear, separate explanations with a trusted adult; this routine-change page is not a way to announce a death. Original activity informed by: NHS: Anxiety in children (reviewed 5 September 2026). Not endorsed by the source organisation. Guidance and support: littlewoodlandsfeelingslab.digidentai.com/support

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