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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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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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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 […]

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12+ Social Emotional Skills that Board Games Build

October 18, 2022 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

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 […]

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15+ Classroom Practices to Build Self-Regulation Skills

October 10, 2022 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Executive Functioning Accommodations for Emotions and Behavior

September 20, 2022 by pathway2success 1 Comment

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 […]

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20+ Morning Meeting Activities with a SEL Focus

September 6, 2022 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

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 […]

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30 Social-Emotional Learning Activities for Every Classroom

August 9, 2022 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

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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Let's talk about strategy shares. They are probabl Let's talk about strategy shares. They are probably something you already do in your classroom, but being intentional about how you use them can build executive functioning skills in a powerful way!

This is a time when learners can explain to others how they have solved a problem or worked through a challenge.

By sharing their unique strategies, students get to learn from one another. The student explaining is building their metacognition skills as they think about their own thinking and the strategies they've used. 

At the same time, other students are practicing active listening, perspective-taking, and mental flexibility to consider new techniques.

To give this a try, let students be the teacher. For example, a student might show their step-by-step work on the board as they walk through how to solve a complex math problem. In other instance, a student might explain how they figure out the main idea of an article, pointing out specific points in the text.

You can also add questions to help deepen the conversation and learning like:

Can you tell me why you chose this strategy?

How did it work for you? What worked well and what didn't?

How would you teach this to someone else?

What steps were the most impactful?

What did you learn?

I hope you give this brain-boosting technique a try in your own classroom!
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Being able to disconnect from our phones and devic Being able to disconnect from our phones and devices is an important skill. Reducing technology use can help teens and young adults improve focus, build relationships, strengthen social skills, and give time for new experiences.

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Positive affirmations - Say positive statements to yourself aloud. You can start by introducing phrases and eventually kids can make their own individual lists.

Practice gratitude - Identify some things you are grateful for. Try to remember both the big things and the little things. They both matter!

Connect with nature - Spend a few minutes outside. If you can't get out there, take a moment to watch outside the window. Even just watching a bird fly by can feel incredibly calming.

Mindful breathing - Use mindful breathing activities to set the stage for a calm body and mind.

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