This Week, On the Blog
Kindness Activities for Kids
How can we teach students the importance of kindness? If you ask any student, they can describe a time when someone showed them an act of kindness and how it made them feel. Using these kindness activities, students can develop social emotional learning skills in the classroom.
Goal Setting Lesson Plans and Books for Elementary Teachers
There are a wide variety of picture books which beautifully illustrate the process of setting and meeting goals with a growth mindset. Read how I use my favorite mentor texts to teach my students how to set personal and academic goals throughout the school year.
The Best Way to Help Students Set and Meet Their Goals
How can we teach our students to set academic and personal goals all year? After reading this post, you’ll understand:
What are SMART goals?
The process of setting attainable goals
How to teach students to maintain a growth mindset
Why Social Emotional Learning Is Important for Teachers
No matter if you teach pre-k, 3rd grade, special education, or music, understanding social emotional learning is important for all teachers. Learn the link between social emotional learning and academic achievement.
How to Integrate Social Emotional Learning into the Curriculum
You don’t have to change your schedule to incorporate social emotional learning into your routine. You don’t need a fancy curriculum to integrate social emotional learning into everyday instruction. After reading, you’ll have new ways to teach SEL with ease.
4 Tools to Help Students Regulate Their Emotions
Studies show that students are stressed and anxious have a more difficult time focusing on their academic goals. Learn how you can work with your students to teach them how to manage their emotions in a positive and healthy way. Learn how I use a Calm Down Caddy and the 4 tools that my students use to develop their social-emotional learning.
How to Make Sensory Bottles to Manage Student Emotions
Students are coming into our classrooms with undeniable stress and anxiety. It is important that teachers help students manage their emotions. Learn how to create sensory bottles to help your students calm down after a stressful situation. Sensory bottles are the perfect addition to your Calm Down Caddy. Simply follow these step-by-step directions to personalize your own glitter bottles.