Meet the Ants Pupil Leaflet – Item 612

This is a ‘Meet the Ants  pupil leaflet’.  It is written in a child friendly way so pupils will understand. This leaflet looks at unhelpful thoughts – ANTS – automatic negative thoughts.

Included in the ‘Meet the Ants pupil leaflet’:

• What are ANTS or NATS? – A simple view of what automatic negative thoughts are along with the CBT cycle.
• Example thoughts – Examples of negative thoughts
• Let’s meet them- Some of the common ANTS and what they do
• Shoo away the ANTS  – Evidence for and against and changing the thought
• More questions – More questions to challenge the ANTS

There is an editable part for you to put your contact details or just your name. Simply type in the blue box. Don’t worry the blue box doesn’t show when you print. You can of course just print it and handwrite your details.

There is also a BLACK AND WHITE version included in the pack.

Important information

This leaflet is meant to be used as part of ELSA Sessions or some other therapeutic session and shouldn’t just be given out to children without some input. Please DO NOT just give these out without that important input. They are purely reminders for the pupil to take away and for parents to get involved.

It is your responsibility to decide whether the information in this leaflet will be helpful to your pupils.

Under our terms and conditions these leaflets must not be put onto school websites.

They are for printing and giving to pupils at the end of a session or you could use them as a basis for your session. Work through each part with the pupil.

Here are some links to free activities that might help…

• Thoughts, feelings and behaviours
• Thought sort
• Unhelpful thoughts
• Change those thoughts

We love these leaflet holders. You could stack them in each section and pull out all those mini lessons to talk through and send home.