As a school based counselor, I have to admit that I’ve always been a little jealous of classroom teachers. While I have absolutely LOVED my role, I’ve always wished that things were a little more… clear . My husband taught math for 10 years, and like many other classroom teachers, he had a
Try these self-esteem activities and lessons to help you build confident kids in kindergarten, first, and second grade.
I don't usually start the year off with a traditional "meet the counselor" lesson but I do have a lesson I love to use as my first of the new school year. My
These ideas, activities and resources are perfect for your January counseling and SEL lessons. Start the year off right by teaching about goal setting, growth mindset, and behavior expectations.
The Pathway 2 Success SEL Curriculum is a complete social emotional learning curriculum to teach critical SEL skills for the entire year. It is filled with over 180 lessons and activities targeting social awareness, confidence, SMART goals, social skills, study skills, managing emotions, understandi
Social emotional learning (SEL) videos and channels on YouTube can be a great way to target emotional and social skills for students!
If you’re here, it’s because you know how important social-emotional learning is. You know that there’s significant evidence that SEL positively impacts
The Pathway 2 Success SEL Curriculum is a complete social emotional learning curriculum designed for elementary learners. It provides lessons and activities to teach critical SEL skills for the entire year. It is filled with over 180 lessons and activities targeting skills for building confidence, d
Great activity for teaching empathy in your early childhood education classroom. This can also be used as an assessment tool to assess whether or not your students are understanding the meaning behind empathy.
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Social emotional learning skills are important. Every educator wants their learners to understand their own strengths and challenges, effectively cope with stress, persevere through challenges, have empathy for others, develop lasting friendships, and make positive decisions. These are really just a
Social and emotional learning, often known as SEL, is the process that helps kids learn critical skills, attitudes, and mindsets for social and emotional success. These skills cover five major areas: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationships, and responsible decision-making. I
Social emotional learning is playing a huge role this school year. Of course, SEL is important all of the time, but right now kids and young adults are in special need of support. In order for kids and teens to succeed academically, they also need skills for understanding emotions, problem-solving,
What better way to learn kindness than by practicing and experiencing it firsthand! Get ready to have a blast with your students - this is a fun one!! This download includes THREE interactive SEL activities to introduce kindness ideas, invite creative thinking, and provide "real-time" practice of t...
Last year I tried the cool glitter hand sanitizer thing. I couldn't quite get it to work out how I wanted to though (not fine enough glitter? sanitizer too
This resource is a complete unit for helping lower elementary students learn and master conflict resolution strategies. It will help develop a more positive and peaceful class culture – and develop these problem solving skills crucial for our students’ lives! You can use just the slideshows for completely no-prep lessons, or you can use the coloring sheets or mini-book as extensions. The lessons […]
Since I'm a strong believer in the power of thought, one of the lessons for 3rd grade's problem solving unit is on positive attitude/positive thinking. Enter:
Explore 15 impactful social-emotional learning (SEL) activities for elementary classrooms that can help empower students with essential life skills.
Use this list of free resources to use as social emotional learning activities to help you work with kids and young adults. As a special educator for 10 years, I can say without a doubt that we need more social emotional learning supports for kids and young adults. Some of my best days in the classr
