Whether we realize it or not, self-talk is almost always going on inside our heads. This is the voice that encourages us to work through a problem that seems too challenging in the moment. It’s the voice that calms us down when we’re upset. It’s even the voice that reminds us to continue loving ourselves […]
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10+ Free Calm-Down Tools
We all need strategies to cope with stress and tough emotions. This is especially true for children and teens who are still growing and learning. Specifically, I’ve put this list of calm-down tools together to act as a “toolbox” of supports for educators and parents looking for new ideas. They go beyond typical coping strategies […]
6 Simple Ways to Help Kids Manage Big Emotions
Being able to manage our own emotions seems like a simple task at first glance, but it’s actually quite complex, especially for growing children and teenagers. It involves understanding your feelings, managing stress, using coping strategies at the appropriate times, problem-solving through challenges, and knowing when to ask for help. This can be a lot […]
25+ Everyday Ways to Build Executive Functioning Skills
Executive functioning skills are the complicated processes in our brains that help us accomplish everyday tasks. For kids and teens, these tasks might be things like starting morning work after entering the classroom, working through a long-term project, bringing the correct materials to class, and raising a hand to share thought in class. For many […]
Strategies to Build Resilient Kids and Teens
Resilience is the social-emotional skill that helps us get back up after something doesn’t quite go our way. Use these strategies to help build strong and resilient children and teens.
10+ Phrases to Avoid Saying to Learners with Executive Functioning Challenges
Kids and teens who struggle with executive functioning challenges go through a lot every day. From trying to focus in class, remembering to turn homework in, and working through daily challenges that pop up, it can be stressful. Executive functioning challenges are real. What are executive functioning challenges? Executive functioning skills are the life skills […]
30+ Ways to Integrate SEL During Distance Learning
Integrating social emotional learning skills is a critical element to any classroom. These are the skills that help learners understand their strengths and challenges, recognize emotions, become socially aware, develop empathy for others, build meaningful relationships, and make positive decisions. Truthfully, the skills listed are only a fraction of what social emotional learning encompasses, but […]
Outdoor Activities to Build Social Skills
Working on social skills isn’t just an activity to take place in the classroom. We, as kids and adults, use social skills every day out in the real world. This gives lots of opportunities for practicing and strengthening those skills everywhere – even outside. Whether you are a parent looking to boost your child’s social […]
10+ Social Emotional Activities for Home
Social emotional learning isn’t just something that should be practiced and taught at school. SEL skills are life skills, of course! These include skills like empathy, self-control, and decision-making. Before I even get started, while I was writing this post, I decided to also create a set of SEL printables you can send home with […]
10 Reasons Why It’s Okay to Take a Sick Day
Educators need to be able to take sick days when they need them for physical and mental health needs. Instead of worrying about everyone else, teachers and support staff need to stop and focus on themselves! Here are 10 reasons why.
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