A calm, shared language for feelings and behaviour in your classroom
The Parts of Me Classroom Collection gives you a picture book, ten lesson ideas, ten classroom posters and a Teacher Companion, so every child can learn that feelings and behaviour are messages, and nobody has to be singled out or share anything personal.
By Angela M. Carter, Registered Social Worker and IFS trained therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience. Illustrated by Aaron Randy.
See how Parts of Me fits into a classroom
A short look at the lessons, the posters and how teachers use the story with a whole class.
Video for teachers
Video coming soon
Your classroom sees big feelings every day
A child who calls out, withdraws, argues or cannot begin is often telling you something in the only way they can. Teachers notice this all day, and rarely have the time or the words to explore it.
Parts of Me gives the whole class a gentle way to talk about feelings using characters, colour and story. Nobody has to share anything personal. Children can join in by listening, drawing, moving or watching, and the language you build together makes it easier to respond with curiosity and steadiness.
Three things it gives you
One language for the whole class
Characters and posters give everyone the same kind words for feelings and behaviour, offered to the whole group and never used to label a child.
Regulation without singling anyone out
Regulation Cards and a class support menu make calming options part of ordinary classroom life, available to everyone.
Every way of taking part counts
Every lesson starts with fictional characters and builds in choice, so children can listen, draw, move, work with a partner or pass.
Exactly what you receive
Everything is a PDF in your own members area, ready to project or print for the children you teach. Use one lesson or several, in any order.
For the children
The Parts of Me book
The full illustrated story of the superhero team inside every child, ready to read together one page or the whole book at a time.
Printable activities
28 pages for drawing, making, pretending and wondering that you can print for the children you teach, from the Superhero Team to Part Harmony.
24 Parts Cards
Cards such as A Part That Worries and A Part That Wants to Be Brave help children notice which part is showing up and get curious about what it is trying to do.
24 Regulation Cards
Gentle ideas for movement, sensory noticing, rest, connection and settling, such as I Can Feel My Feet and I Can Shake Out Some Energy. Always optional.
For your classroom
Ten classroom posters
From My Body Talks in Clues to Every Part Belongs Here, ten posters to bring the language of the story onto your classroom wall.
Classroom Ideas: ten lessons
Ten flexible lesson suggestions of 15 to 40 minutes. Each has choice built in and a gentle close, plus a page of tiny classroom moments.
Teacher Companion
A gentle guide to introducing parts language safely, reading with a whole class, small groups, behaviour as communication, privacy and consent, and when to pause.
Start Here guide
A gentle guide to choosing, printing and using everything, with a simple chooser for when you are not sure where to begin.
Understanding the Child series
Five research informed guides that bring together child development, IFS and nervous system perspectives, so the language in the story carries into everyday moments.
A look inside
A few of the pages, so you can see how they would look in your room.
Tap or click any page to see it larger.
Lessons and posters, ready when you are
Ten creative lessons
Each idea can stand alone or follow a reading from Parts of Me. Every lesson has choice built in and finishes with a gentle close.
Ten classroom posters
- My nervous system is always noticing
- My body talks in clues
- My body tries to protect me
- Safe enough, ready to learn
- A part is not all of me
- No bad parts
- We settle better together
- Different bodies, different helps
- Pause, notice, choose
- Every part belongs here
A simple shape for every lesson
One licence for each teacher
Your licence is for one named teacher. Use the resources with the children you personally teach, print the activities for your students and display the posters in your own classroom.
Colleagues each need their own licence, and the files are not placed on a school drive or shared platform. When a school buys several licences together the price comes down, and you invite each teacher by email so everyone has their own login.
Choose the number of licences on the right and the price updates as you go.
The full wording is on the licence terms page.
Get the Classroom Collection
Choose how many teachers need a licence. Your login arrives by email straight after you buy.
The Classroom Collection
- The Parts of Me book, in PDF
- 28 printable activity pages
- 24 Parts Cards and 24 Regulation Cards
- Ten classroom posters
- Classroom Ideas: ten lessons
- Teacher Companion
- Start Here guide and Understanding the Child series
Also available: Home Collection, Practice Collection or the Complete Collection.
Angela M. Carter
Angela is a Registered Social Worker, an IFS trained therapist and a trained DBR practitioner with over 30 years of clinical experience. She is the founder of the Trauma Release Centre and lives in Renwick, Marlborough, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Parts of Me is her children's book applying the principles of Internal Family Systems, illustrated by Aaron Randy, and this collection brings the story together with practical resources for home, school and practice.
Good to know before you buy
What do I receive, and how?
Straight after you buy, you get a login by email. Inside your members area you can download the book, the printable activities, the Parts Cards and Regulation Cards, the ten posters, the ten lesson ideas, the Teacher Companion, the Start Here guide and the five Understanding the Child guides.
What ages is Parts of Me for?
Parts of Me is aimed at children up to 11 years of age, so it opens the door from kindergarten right through the primary and elementary years. Some younger children enjoy the story and pictures, and you choose the lessons and activities that suit your class. Adults who have read the book have also told us they found it very informative for themselves.
Do I need to know anything about Internal Family Systems or trauma?
No. Adults do not need specialist knowledge to begin. The Teacher Companion explains how to introduce parts language safely and gently, and every lesson is written for an ordinary classroom.
Will children have to share personal things?
No. Every lesson starts with fictional characters, colour, movement or story, and passing is always allowed. The Teacher Companion is clear that a child should never need to disclose personal experiences in order to take part.
Is this a behaviour programme?
No. It is a gentle shared language and a set of creative activities. It is not a diagnostic tool, a behaviour programme or a substitute for therapeutic support, and the Teacher Companion explains how to use it alongside your usual limits and school processes.
How long are the lessons?
The ten lesson ideas run from 15 to 40 minutes. Each stands on its own, and a short activity that leaves children settled is enough. There are also tiny classroom moments of two minutes.
Can my whole school use it?
Every teacher who uses the digital files needs their own licence. Choose the number of licences above and the reduced pricing is applied for you: 10% off for 2 to 4, 20% off for 5 to 9 and 30% off for 10 to 24. For 25 or more, ask for a quotation.
How does each teacher get access?
After you buy, you see a My licences page. Enter each teacher's email and they receive their own login. If a teacher leaves, you can move their licence to someone else.
Can I put the files on our school drive or learning platform?
Not with a single licence. Each teacher uses the files through their own login. If you would like an arrangement for a whole school, ask us for a quotation.
Do you offer refunds?
Because Parts of Me is a digital download that you can open as soon as you buy, all sales are final and we do not offer refunds. Please look through the pages and the list of what is inside before you buy. If a file will not open or download, get in touch and we will put it right. This does not affect any rights you have under consumer law.
