Download and print out the POSTER here (PDF file)

Download our free solution focused counseling activity for kids; an effective problem solving intervention.

Use these social skills visual posters to teach, discuss, and practice social skills in the classroom! They include 9 unique posters with a total of over 80 social skills. Each poster highlights a different area of social skills, including basic skills, empathy and perspective-taking, academic skills, conversation skills, friendship skills, emotions, and decision-making skills. These posters are a fun way to integrate social skills and SEL in the classroom! Additional posters are included with several of the skills put together in one large poster. They highlight: Social Skills Kids Need Social Skills We All Need Social Skills We Are Building How Can I Use Social Skill Visual Posters? You can use these social skills posters in multiple ways to integrate social skills into the classroom. Here are some simple suggestions: Post these visuals around the classroom or school to provide reminders about critical social skills. Create a social skills bulletin board. Post one poster a week or month, highlighting each of the skills throughout that time period. Use the black/white version as a coloring book as you discuss each skill. Skills Targeted: Basic Skills: following directions, using manners, having a positive attitude, working with others, good hygiene, using polite words, taking turns, greetings, waiting and having patience, being a good sport, listening to others, understanding personal space Academic Skills: paying attention, starting tasks independently, taking pride in work, participating, asking for help, cooperating and collaborating, accepting criticism, self-advocating, staying organized, persevering through challenges, avoiding and ignoring distractions, presenting and speaking in front of others Conversation Skills: introductions and greetings, starting a conversation, expressing ideas and feelings, giving compliments, using active listening skills, taking turns in conversation, showing interest in others, noticing others' social cues, thinking before speaking, staying on topic, finding similar interests, leaving a conversation Friendship Skills: expressing ideas, feelings, and thoughts, getting along with others, showing interest in others, keeping social boundaries, disagreeing respectfully, compromising, sharing, bringing out the positive in others, apologizing, repairing relationships, resisting negative peer influence, showing empathy Empathy & Perspective-Taking Skills: thinking about others' feelings, reading social cues, seeing someone else's perspective, staying open-minded, helping others in need, treating others with kindness, appreciating differences, using flexible thinking, showing empathy, thinking before speaking or acting, accepting different opinions, solving conflicts with perspective-taking Emotional Skills: being self-aware, self-regulating emotions, labeling different emotions, expressing feelings, using coping strategies, dealing with disappointments, dealing with worries, using positive self-talk, staying calm in times of stress, adapting to change, dealing with anger and frustration, being resilient Decision-making Skills: understanding choices, using self-control, seeing how actions impact others, brainstorming solutions, developing healthy habits, taking responsibility, considering consequences, weighing options, admitting mistakes, being reflective, accepting consequences Digital Version A digital version for Google Slides is now included! This means you can use these posters to highlight social skills digitally with your students through Google Classroom or other digital means. Yearlong SEL Yearlong Curriculum If you are looking to integrate social emotional skills into the classroom, consider this Social Emotional Learning Yearlong Curriculum! It is filled with specific lesson plans, activities, projects, task cards, discussion starters, and more for a year of social emotional learning. Follow Me! { Click here to follow my store! } Tips for Customers: If you have questions, please contact me through Q & A and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! Please consider leaving feedback on this resource to receive TpT credits! I always strive for 5 stars and love hearing your feedback. Follow my store for notifications about new resources and freebies. Terms of Use: © Pathway 2 Success. One license is for the classroom/personal use for one educator and their students. Materials may not be shared with other educators without the purchase of extra licenses. Materials may not be posted on the Internet where they can be publicly accessed. Personal and classroom use only. Please see full terms of use for more information. Disclaimer: These resources are for supplementary support/education purposes and are not a replacement for education or other necessary supports. Educators, parents, and others who utilize these materials are encouraged to seek out additional support, as needed.

Check out this cumbersome discipline cheat sheet and imagine trying to use it in the heat of a kid meltdown. Not gonna happen.

we are the people our parents warned us against

Digital Meddle was started by artist Thomas Columbo in 2019 after the success of his Facebook page ‘Your Childhood Ruined’. The two platforms present whimsical work that takes a dark spin on childhood classics.

Image from www.fanpop.com Silly Faces Print out these Calvin & Hobbes faces. Let the kids copy the facial expressions in the mirror. Face Balloons Draw feeling faces on balloons. Talk about what to do when we feel sad, angry, happy, scared. Sing "If You Chance To Meet a Frown" Playdoh Faces Use face pieces from Mr. Potato Man and stick them in blobs of playdoh. Felt Faces Draw eyes and nose on a large felt circle with permanent marker. Give the kids a piece of red yarn. Have the kids tell a time when they were happy & place the yarn in a smile. Next, share a time when they were sad & make a sad face with the yarn. Continue with other emotions. Get some books on feelings from the library. Let your kids copy the faces and try to think of times when they felt the same way. snack idea: funny face cheesers (click the link for a recipe!)

* I recently discovered hannahsartclub.wordpress.com. It is an inspiring blog about creative projects for kindergarten and beyond, run by Hannah. She is a talented former art gallery and museum …

Here’s a free printable for teachers and parents. I drew this to teach kids how to help when they witness acts of bullying or exclusion. Parents, teachers, educators, you can download and print this for your classroom or your home. No commercial use […]

Francesca Woodman

copyright- estate of Norman Rockwell

Learn to identify common narcissistic abuse and manipulative tactics by parents and the lasting effects of each behavior on their children.

Seventeen-year-old Leelah Alcorn wrote a bitter farewell to her conservative parents. Then she walked into traffic.

WHAT AM I FEELING?

Gentle Parenting is a long term approach to discipline with a goal that the child would have a heartfelt willingness to do what's right.

There are eleven things that children really want from their parents - they are the keys to raising healthy, happy and resilient children

Gentle parenting has turned into a marketing buzzphrase that, often, is neither descriptive nor accurate. Here's how to tell when parenting is truly gentle.

Check out these 5 simple ways to react when your child misbehaves and learn how to remain a positive influence at the same time.

Have you ever thought about what your parenting style is and how is it impacting your child's behavior? Here are the 4 types of parenting styles and their effects on children.

No one wants a spoiled child who doesn't listen. But research and child experts say punishment doesn't work. Here is what you can do instead.

Happy parents do 5 things differently than you do. Want to find out what those things are?

Stressed? Try these 7 mindful and conscious parenting tips to simplify life and help you enjoy parenting! Stress reduction techniques included.

creating tools to raise a generation of empowered kids!

Are you having a challenging time with your toddler? Here are 10 phrases that work like magic when your toddler doesn't listen to you.