Northbeam Kids · 2026 to 2027
The free wellbeing and character education calendar for students aged 7 to 11. One gentle animated story for every month of the school year, matched to Anti-Bullying Week, Children’s Mental Health Week, World Kindness Day and more.
Print it for the staffroom, share it with your PSHE lead and plan the year in five minutes.
Month by month
Every story has a free preview on YouTube and a $5 film and teacher pack with a 60-minute PSHE lesson plan, worksheets at three levels, answers and an award certificate.
Film + $5 packEpisode 7 is out now, in time for Anti-Bullying Week and its theme, Break the Silence.
Story: The Unkind Note
Also: The Empty Chair
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Film + $5 packEnd the term with a story about fair turns and making room for everyone.
Story: Maya's Rainbow Pencils
Also: The Empty Chair
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Film + $5 packA new year is a chance to own our mistakes, put things right and make everyone feel welcome.
Story: The Mistake Nobody Wanted to Admit
Also: Sami's Lunchbox
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Film + $5 packTalk about worry, and about the courage to say no to a dare.
Story: Leo's Worry Cloud
Also: The Dare Nobody Wanted to Refuse
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Film + $5 packUse a story to name big feelings and find calm ways through them.
Story: Ben's Big Red Feeling
Also: Ben Loses the Race
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Film + $5 packBuild a growth mindset before tests, performances and new challenges.
Story: The Kite That Would Not Fly
Get the $5 film and packFilm + $5 packSmall brave steps and calm strategies for anxious moments.
Story: Leo's Worry Cloud
Also: Ben's Big Red Feeling
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Film + $5 packWelcome, empathy and noticing who is left out.
Story: The Empty Chair
Also: Maya's Rainbow Pencils
Get the $5 packFilm + $5 packPrepare students for change, new teachers and new classrooms.
Story: The Kite That Would Not Fly
Also: Leo's Worry Cloud, Ben Loses the Race
Get the $5 film and packFilm + $5 packSet the tone for the year with kindness, fairness and inclusion.
Story: The Empty Chair
Also: Maya's Rainbow Pencils
Get the $5 packFilm + $5 packReturn to worry and kindness with a class that now knows the characters.
Story: Leo's Worry Cloud
Also: The Unkind Note
Get the $5 film and packObservance dates are for 2026 to 2027 and are set by each organiser, so please check them nearer the time.
Newest stories
Out nowEpisode 8 · For January
Sami opens the lunch his grandmother made, and classmates laugh at it. A gentle story about respecting differences and belonging: Ask kindly. Show respect. Keep everyone included.
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Out nowEpisode 9 · For Safer Internet Day
A dare in the class group chat starts to feel wrong, and Ben has to decide what to do. A story about online dares, peer pressure and three simple words: Stop. Think. Tell.
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Out nowEpisode 10 · For Sports Day
Ben practises all week, but on Sports Day Sami wins the race. A story about handling disappointment, calming big feelings and being a good sport, whether you win or lose.
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A school licence gives every teacher in one school every Northbeam Kids film and lesson pack for a year, plus new episodes released during that year. From $149 a year, by school size.