Planning, organization, time management, and self-control. These are just a few of the extremely critical executive functioning skills that we use every day to accomplish tasks and be successful. We use them so regularly that we may forget their importance. But to kids and teens (and yes, even adults) who lack these skills, the struggle […]
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Executive Functioning Activities to Start the Morning
Use engaging and fun executive functioning activities to help jump start kids and teens in the morning. Simple activities like mindful breathing, brain games, journaling, and exercising, can help activate students’ brains in the classroom.
Coping Strategies
Coping strategies are the tools we use to manage tough emotions and cope with stress. While it is often an expected behavior to know how to handle emotions, it is not a skill we are born with. This is why coping strategies need to be taught and practiced on a regular basis. Strong coping strategies […]
Coping Strategies Resources
Coping strategies are the skills and activities we use to manage tough emotions. They are critical in helping kids and teens manage stress and persevere through challenges. Lessons and activities to explicitly teach coping skills to kids and teens. Lessons teach a variety of strategies from listening to music to using a calm down jar. […]
Using Positive Affirmations as a Morning Routine
Positive self-talk is a powerful social-emotional tool that can help kids and young adults in many ways, from managing tough emotions to persevering through challenges. Reading positive affirmations, or sayings, in the morning is a healthy strategy to create a routine that builds our positive self-talk voice. The power of positive self-talk is real. When […]
5 Steps for Leading a Morning Meeting Focused on SEL
Five simple steps for leading a morning meeting or circle time focused on social emotional learning in the classroom. Morning meeting is the ideal time to build relationships with students while also teaching critical SEL skills like empathy, self-awareness, and decision-making!
Morning Meeting
Morning meetings can help promote a positive classroom climate, build meaningful relationships, and promote social and emotional learning skills for all. Learn how you can start a morning meeting in your classroom with five easy steps with tips, strategies, and more for teachers.
Mindful Breathing Activities for Kids & Teens
Mindful breathing is a technique that can help improve focus and restore calm into the classroom. Best of all, it’s a strategy that helps develop self-regulation skills, something that kids and teens need throughout their lives. What is Mindful Breathing? The idea behind mindful breathing is that if we can control our breathing, we can […]
Positive Self-Talk
What is positive self-talk? Positive self-talk has the power to build kids and young adults up. These are the positive words and phrases we say to ourselves to help us feel encouraged and empowered to accomplish tough things. Of course, it’s important to note that positive self-talk isn’t a fix for everything. It won’t magically […]
Teaching Kids To Be Self-Aware
As an educator, I always felt I knew my learners extremely well. While it is great if an educator or parent knows their kids so well, it’s actually not enough. The real magic comes when we teach kids to start understanding themselves and develop strong self-awareness skills. Self-awareness is having a strong understanding of oneself. […]
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