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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15+ SEL Activities to Strengthen Classroom Community
15+ SEL Activities to Strengthen Classroom Community
15+ Proactive Anger Management Strategies for Children and Teens
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 […]
50+ Executive Functioning Read Alouds
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 […]
9 Executive Functioning Abilities Learners Use In Every Class
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 […]
12+ Social Emotional Skills that Board Games Build
Games are one of the most engaging and meaningful ways to practice social-emotional skills with children and young adults. While there are many fancy online games and activities, sometimes you can’t beat an old board game. Board games are simple, predictable, and easy to pull out whenever you have some extra time during class. In […]
15+ Classroom Practices to Build Self-Regulation Skills
Self-regulation skills are one of the biggest keys for success for students in the classroom. These are some of the skills that help students focus during lessons, wait their turn to share in group activities, transition to a new task when time is up, and start tasks right away. Self-regulation skills are extraordinarily important in […]
Executive Functioning Accommodations for Emotions and Behavior
Students with executive functioning challenges may also struggle with managing their emotions and maintaining appropriate behavior in the classroom. This is because the umbrella of executive functioning also includes skills for self-control, flexibility, and perseverance. Additionally, some students may not fully understand the classroom expectations to be able to follow them through. In order to […]
20+ Morning Meeting Activities with a SEL Focus
Morning meeting is the perfect beginning of the day for students and teachers alike. That’s because morning meeting is a consistent start to every day, develops meaningful relationships, builds a positive classroom community, and provides a venue to work on social-emotional skills. And even better, morning meeting with a SEL focus is something every teacher […]
30 Social-Emotional Learning Activities for Every Classroom
How do I integrate social emotional learning? This is a question many educators are asking themselves. The good news is that there are countless ways to add SEL into the classroom, without it taking over your entire day. Social-emotional learning is a huge umbrella that accounts for the way we build relationships and teach meaningful […]
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