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Using Nature to Build Social-Emotional Skills

April 19, 2023 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Being outside in the great outdoors is highly motivating for children and teens. There is so much to explore, learn, and be curious about. It’s one of the reasons why using nature to build social-emotional skills just makes sense. Spending more time outside is good for our physical and emotional well-being. Research even tells us […]

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Positive Self-Talk Journal Writing Activities

April 4, 2023 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Positive self-talk is a powerful tool with big results. Essentially, it is the technique that can help us direct our thoughts in positive, encouraging, and solution-focused ways. This can be especially beneficial for children and teens learning to cope with big emotions and navigate through life’s challenges. And teaching, modeling, and practicing positive self-talk on […]

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15+ SEL Activities to Strengthen Classroom Community

March 21, 2023 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

15+ SEL Activities to Strengthen Classroom Community

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The 7 Most Important De-escalation Strategies for Challenging Behaviors

March 7, 2023 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

De-escalation is the process of calming down a situation before it escalates further. It is helping to slowly bring the temperature down before it reaches a boiling point. This is critically important skill for all educators and parents because children and young adults feel overwhelmed and angry sometimes; we all do. With that said, learning […]

Filed Under: Coping Strategies, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning

What to Do When A Student Won’t Go to Class

February 21, 2023 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

What do you do when a student won’t go to class? As a special educator in middle school, this was a problem I commonly encountered. The student might stay in resource room, hang down at the nurse’s office, or even worse, wander the hallways. Basically, they will do anything to avoid being in their scheduled […]

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15+ Proactive Anger Management Strategies for Children and Teens

February 14, 2023 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Strong feelings of anger and frustration can cause kids and teens to shut down or even act out in aggressive ways. It goes without saying that this can become a challenge in the classroom, at home, or anywhere in a child’s life. Kids and young adults might experience anger and frustration for a variety of […]

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50+ Executive Functioning Read Alouds

January 18, 2023 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Literature can be a critical tool for teaching and strengthening executive functioning skills. Reading can be a simple, fun, and engaging way to approach skills like organization, self-control, attention, and perseverance. The idea is pretty simple: just read the stories and discuss the skills as they come along. Integrating reading and executive functioning skills is […]

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9 Executive Functioning Abilities Learners Use In Every Class

January 3, 2023 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Understanding executive functioning skills is important for every educator. That’s because students use many executive functioning processes in the classroom every single day. When we understand these abilities, we can teach, target, and support them when we need to. What are executive functioning skills? Executive functioning skills are the processes in our brain that help […]

Filed Under: Executive Functioning Skills Tagged With: executive functioning, study skills

12 Simple Ways to Practice Mindfulness

December 19, 2022 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Mindfulness is a self-regulation strategy. With practice, it can help us feel calm, confident, and focused. And while it’s very helpful for us, as adults, mindfulness is a powerful skill we can teach to children and young adults. The goal of this article is to promote simple mindful strategies you can try with your students […]

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20+ Homework Strategies for Parents

December 13, 2022 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Homework can be a big source of frustration for kids and parents at home. Even more, it can be a challenge that carries over from home to school when the child doesn’t complete the work and is behind in class. If your child is struggling with homework, read through these strategies and give some a […]

Filed Under: Back to School, Executive Functioning Skills, Special Education, Study Skills Tagged With: homework, organization, study skills, tips for parents

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Games are an awesome way to boost really any skill Games are an awesome way to boost really any skills, but especially social-emotional skills.⁣
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What are some games you play in the classroom?⁣
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The game here is Self-Control Speedway! I'll link in my profile @pathway2success1 if you're interested to see it.⁣
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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Self-Control-Game-SEL-Activity-for-Self-Regulation-Skills-4556149
Let's talk strategies and supports for kids who ar Let's talk strategies and supports for kids who are failing. Research has shown that just keeping kids back doesn't lead to any better outcomes.⁣
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Now, I know it's early on in the school year to be talking about keeping kids back. But I mention it now because I feel like the time to have these conversations is now (not months from now when a student is failing and getting a letter sent home).⁣
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Also, I'm not in any way saying we should just push kids forward without changing things. That certainly doesn't fix anything either.⁣
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But usually there is a middle ground. There are interventions and supports we can put in place. I believe struggling kids need more supports. I believe classroom teachers with struggling kids need more supports too.⁣
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And the responsibility shouldn't all fall on classroom teachers.⁣
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I plan to write an article on this, but I'd love to open it up for discussion.⁣
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What strategies and interventions do you use for kids who are failing or at risk for failing?
Social-emotional skills can actually boost academi Social-emotional skills can actually boost academic skills and abilities. Here are just a few!
Involving kids in their plans and interventions he Involving kids in their plans and interventions helps them feel invested. It helps them feel like they have a voice, and that's really important.⁣
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- Conference with them. Talk to them about what works and doesn't work for whatever challenge they're working through.⁣
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- Invite them to their IEP meetings. At the very least, have them come to the last 5-10 minutes  to review the plan and ask for their feedback before closing out.⁣
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- Invite them to their parent conferences if possible. If not, a phone conference with families and child may work too.⁣
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- Hold weekly check-ins about their intervention plans. Ask them: What's working? What could be better? Problem-solve together.
A daily emotions check-in is one of my top simple A daily emotions check-in is one of my top simple and effective way to integrate social-emotional learning. This page here is actually a freebie!⁣
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Emotions check-ins build self-awareness and help kids work through their emotions, instead of attempting to ignore them.⁣
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To read more about these strategies (and grab this free printable activity), check out the link in my profile @pathway2success1 !⁣
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https://www.thepathway2success.com/the-9-most-simple-effective-ways-to-integrate-social-emotional-learning/
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