Looking to find Social Skills Worksheets for Kids to help you incorporate social emotional learning (SEL) in your curriculum? Get 15+ fantastic hands-on materials which will help engage and motivate your students with SEL!
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Kira is working hard on her spelling test, pressing down hard with her pencil as she's writing. Suddenly, the pencil breaks and she bursts into tears. "My pencil broke!!!" she yells to no one in particular.
Games can be the perfect tool to introduce and teach social emotional learning skills to kids and young adults. These are the skills that help kids become more self-aware, develop positive relationships, show empathy towards others, manage emotions, use self-control, resolve conflicts, and make posi
Here are 12 Self-Control TALK Conversation Starters to help you teach your child the concept of self-control.
Behavior worksheets can be a valuable tool for teenagers seeking to improve their habits and attitudes. These printable resources provide a structured approach to address and explore various elements of behavior, allowing individuals to gain self-awareness and make positive changes. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or counselor in search of effective strategies to guide teenagers towards better behavior, these printable behavior worksheets offer a practical solution.
Laura DriscollAn overly-caffeinated school psychologist passionately trying to bring social-emotional learning to every student at every tier. Click here for hands-on resources for the classroom and counseling. https://www.socialemotionalworkshop.com
This was one of the first books in the series of Superflex books from Social Thinking® and Michelle Garcia Winner. Out of all of the Superflex books, I like it the best.
The 12th annual International Anti-Street Harassment Week will take place April 3-9, 2022, led by our partners Red Dot Foundation/Safecity, with support from groups like ChalkBack, StandUp and Right to Be. We encourage you to speak out about street harassment in whatever way feels safe and empowering to you, from writing chalk messages on local […]
You Are a Social Detective is a great introduction to Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking , written especially for kids who struggle in social situations. The book is divided into 3 different sections. Whenever I use this book as a teaching tool, I read one section at a time. The firs
With my small group pull-out sessions limited to half-hour increments, I'm always looking for quick, engaging reading and writing activities to reinforce literacy skills. I used to think dice games were only for teaching math and probability, but I'm starting to discover that there are ENDLESS possibilities for using dice with literacy. Are you looking for a few ideas? Well... let's shake and roll! 3 Roll-a-Dice Activities for Reading & Writing My roll-a-dice resource collection continues to grow, but here are a few resources that I've added to my literacy toolbox that may be perfect for your students. 1. Roll-a-Story
One’s life should revolve around a number of values. Values indeed can define people to the core. In the day and age when everything is changing at a very fast people, often people fall astray of what they must do and what they end up doing.
Guided by SEL learning outcomes, our free PDF writing prompts exercise written communication and promote the development of self-esteem and resilience.
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Download this free and easy-to-use positive self-talk journal for kids (and adults!) who need a boost of confidence and positivity.
If you’re a new homeschooler it’s just a matter of time before someone asks “but what about socialization?” Here are some fun responses.
I've been working on a few things for Behavior Management so I thought I'd join the party! Check out The Lesson Plan Diva to see others who have linked up! I've seen a lot of clip charts and stop lights in blog land and I have to say that I am not a fan. Don't get me wrong--I think they are pretty, easy to use, and a quick visual for the teacher at the end of the day when getting things ready to go home. BUT I strongly believe that kids should not be publicly embarrassed for their behavior. EVERYONE makes poor choices from time to time. Would you want the entire staff to know when you missed a deadline or made a mistake? I know this is not the intention, but it happens anyway. Instead I use a binder. I wish I had a photo to show but sadly it is locked up at school. In the binder is a chart with student numbers instead of names. When students make poor choices, they are asked to visit the behavior binder where they place a check mark next to their number. There is also a copy of our Quality Student they should quickly review. When sending students to the binder, I make sure to do it privately so the student is not embarrassed. Each Monday we discuss the previous week's data, celebrate if we made a goal, and make new goals for the coming week. The binder is also handy at conference time. As a class, we set goals for the number of checks we will try to stay under per week. Students also may have personal goals for how many checks they will have each week or grading period. Recently I found Homeworkopoly on Ladybug's Teacher Files and decided to teacher-lift it. She uses this for students who consistently complete their homework, but I decided to use it as a behavior incentive. ALOT of people have been posting about doing away with the prize/treasure box and this could work for that too. I included two "prize box" places on the board but you could easily replace them with something else. I am still working on the Chance cards and I also added a spot for "Student-written questions." My plan here is to have students write their own review questions for topics already covered. So my printer is running low on ink and the colors are a bit distorted but this is the basic idea. My plan is to post it on the chalk board and use pictures of the kids faces to make magnetic playing pieces. Students who made it the entire week without any checks in the behavior binder (or who met their personal behavior goal) will get to take a turn on the Behavioropoly Board. Check out Ladybug's Teacher Files to see how she runs the game. ***Update*** Due to a high volume of requests I am no longer sending out my template by email. You can go to my TPT store and download the files for free!
Tantrums Don’t Help Me Fix a Problem is a social story created by TAP. This particular social story is written to help children understand why tantrums will not fix their problem. It also hel…
Program i-THINK, Peta Pemikiran diperkenalkan. Peta Pemikiran bukan kurikulum yang baru, tetapi merupakan alat berfikir yang membolehkan guru menyampaikan kurikulum yang sedia ada dalam bentuk yang lebih bermakna. Peta Pemikiran adalah merupakan alat berfikir yang dipersembahkan dalam 8 bentuk Peta Pemikiran secara visual yang mudah digunapakai dan difahami merentas kurikulum. Setiap Peta Pemikiran mempunyai proses pemikiran tersendiri. Penggunaan peta ini boleh disesuaikan mengikut tajuk atau unit pelajaran.
Have you ever thought about using wordless videos in your speech therapy lessons? It increases engagement! Start with these videos...
I have a confession---when I see something good, I take it and use it. I don't like to recreate the wheel, and I'm really not all that creative. I also work with people that are very hard-working and creative, so when I stepped into my co-worker's office (Heather Petrusa, SLP) and saw this homemade self-regulation scale, I grabbed it (with her permission) and told her that this was worth using and sharing with all of my blogging friends! She said that our mutual friend, an autism itinerant teacher, Leah Wilson, was actually the one who created it, and she (Heather) just tweaked it. I'm sure Leah won't mind sharing, so here it is! Anyone who works with children with autism knows the difficulties in regulating emotions. Within an hour, a child can go from 'sleepy' to 'boiling' and not have strategies to get to the 'green' area. I liked this scale that Heather and Leah developed because it integrated elements from the 'How does your engine run?' program with emotional states and specific strategies (worded with 1st person statements encouraging more independence with handling regulation in the classroom.) A therapist and teacher can use this scale to first teach emotions, strategies, and self-reflection, and then teach the child to apply these in the classroom. So---thanks Heather and Leah! I'm so happy to work with you! I'm sure your kids are too! To download in Boardmaker, click here! (You can then edit to fit your child's particular needs) To download in pdf, click here! .
Carol Dweck, who parsed the difference between a “fixed” and a “growth” mindset, clarifies her theories of intelligence.
Listening with your whole body involves integrating all of the body senses (sensory processing), along with executive functioning (self-control of brain and body), and perspective taking (thinking of others and what they are saying). This is not an easy task. Many children do not fully understand what is expected of them or may not be able to meet the expected demands when it comes to listening. In teaching whole body listening we are providing a tool not a rule. We know this concept will continue to be challenging for many people but through this teaching we can encourage all individuals to expand their idea of how they listen to what is going on around them in a more meaningful manner.
In the immensely growing world that we live in, the interactions that humans have with interfaces is becoming more and more personalised…
What you see is only a small part of what’s really there. Like an iceberg, the bulk of behavior’s “mass” is found below the surface; it is what gives rise to the part that i…
