With children and young people's mental health so badly effected by lockdown and prolonged absence from school, this year's Children's Mental Health Week has a particular resonance.

Former primary school teacher Laura Steele of education experts PlanBee has gathered a week's worth of fantastic FREE resources in one downloadable pack.

Parents can use them to help their children explore their mental health and give them the tools to express their thoughts and feelings.

Tuesday: an emoji that fits your mood

Use these 16 feelings and emotions cards to develop discussion around a range of different feelings, using the questions below each emoji. If your children cannot think of an example, you could describe and explain a time when you felt this way. They could also be asked whether each of the cards represent a 'warm fuzzy' or a 'cold prickly' feeling, picking up on yesterday's discussions.

You could then challenge your child to use the Design your own Emotion Emojis sheet to create their own versions. Encourage them to think about their personal experience of each emotion, and think carefully about the shape, colour, size and facial expression they choose.

The I am Lucky Because... activity sheet may be more suitable for younger children, where they are encouraged to think about and complete the sentences, 'I am lucky because I can...', 'I am lucky because I am'... and 'I am lucky because I have...'.

You can download PlanBee's Children's Mental Health Week Activity Pack, which includes all of the resources mentioned above, for FREE here.