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����ý Moodboosters has teamed up with ����ý Children in Need for this ambitious new initiative to inspire primary school age children around the UK to get moving and learning about their mental health and wellbeing.

Famous faces from across the ����ý and beyond including Dr Ranj Singh, Amy Dowden, Ade Adepitan MBE and Oti Mabuse, lead videos to inspire children to boost their mood, feel good, and use movement to help them understand their emotions and manage feelings.

The short, simple and fun dedicated educational resources, inspirational videos and activities are available for free at bbc.co.uk/moodboosters.

Each Moodboosters activity promotes wellbeing and supports learning, whilst helping children develop key resilience skills.

Moodboosters has also worked in partnership with children's mental health charity stormbreak, to create classroom activities that use physical movement to be fun, enjoyable and give a sense of wellbeing.

Take a look below at some of the videos.

• Moodboosters provide teachers with interactive classroom activities thatcan be used throughout the school day

• Support the PSHE curriculum for 5 - 11 year-olds

• Give children the tools and language to help them manage theirfeelings and learn emotional and social skills

• Curriculum-linked videos along with a teacher guide to support using Moodboosters in lessons

• No extra equipment is required!

Several studies have shown a significant decline in the mental health of children across the UK and increased demands on children’s mental health services, and a need to support children with their mental health and wellbeing.

Evidence supports that movement can be used for teaching emotional literacy skills, helping to enable and empower children to recognise and manage their feelings.

When children and young people look after their mental health and develop their coping skills it can help them to boost their resilience, self-esteem and confidence. It can also help them learn to manage their emotions, feel calm, and engage positively with the school day.

We know learning doesn’t stop at the classroom door, so in coming months we’ll offer parents, carers and families bespoke activities and videos designed specifically for use at home to get children and grown-ups moving together in their living rooms.

Curriculum links: Moodboosters classroom resources can be used for teaching primary school pupils age 5 -11 PSHE in England, Health and Wellbeing in Wales and Scotland, and PDMU in Northern Ireland, and to support with Ofsted, Estyn and Education Scotland requirements.