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18 Mindfulness Activities for Outdoors

June 23, 2020 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

Mindfulness is a critical self-regulation strategy for people of all ages. It can help us feel calm, focused, and in control. Learning to be mindful doesn’t have to be confined to the four walls of a building or classroom. In fact, there are numerous opportunities to practice mindful activities outside. Here are a few outdoor […]

Filed Under: Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Tips for Teachers Tagged With: mindfulness, social emotional learning

Outdoor Activities to Build Social Skills

June 6, 2020 by pathway2success 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Social Emotional Learning Tagged With: sel, social emotional learning, social skills

Using Positive Affirmations as a Morning Routine

February 4, 2020 by pathway2success 2 Comments

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 […]

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Mindfulness Journal Ideas You Can Try Today

January 20, 2020 by pathway2success 1 Comment

Mindfulness journal activities for kids and teens to help feel calm, focused, and happy. Mindful activities teach self-control, emotional management, growth mindset, self-love, and so much more. Use this as a daily morning practice or in your calm down area. Perfect for home or school. This post has printable and ideas you can use right away!

Filed Under: Managing Challenging Behaviors, Positive Behavior Supports, Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Teaching, Tips for Teachers Tagged With: mindfulness, sel, social emotional learning

5 Steps for Leading a Morning Meeting Focused on SEL

January 6, 2020 by pathway2success Leave a Comment

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!

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Teaching Kids To Be Self-Aware

September 1, 2019 by pathway2success 5 Comments

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. […]

Filed Under: Social Emotional Learning Tagged With: sel, self awareness, social emotional learning, social skills

100+ Read Alouds to Teach Social Emotional Learning Skills

August 24, 2019 by pathway2success 4 Comments

Social emotional learning skills are important. Every educator wants their learners to understand their own strengths and challenges, effectively cope with stress, persevere through challenges, have empathy for others, develop lasting friendships, and make positive decisions. These are really just a few examples of what skills social emotional learning can cover. There are numerous benefits […]

Filed Under: Social Emotional Learning, Special Education, Teaching Tagged With: empathy, sel, social emotional learning, social skills, special education, teaching, teaching ideas

20+ Strategies for Teaching Empathy

August 13, 2019 by pathway2success 1 Comment

Teaching empathy is important. In the simplest of terms, empathy is the ability to notice, understand, and share the emotions of others. It is a critical social skill for all people to have. In many ways, empathy is the social skill that paves the way for all other social skills. It helps us to take […]

Filed Under: Social Emotional Learning, Social Skills, Special Education Tagged With: empathy, perspective-taking, sel, social emotional learning, social skills

12 Basic Social Skills Kids Need

May 1, 2019 by pathway2success 5 Comments

Social skills are a critical element to helping kids succeed socially, emotionally, personally, and even academically. These are the skills are the behaviors that help kids join in conversations, collaborate with peers, develop lasting friendships, self-advocate when they need help, and so much more. It would be ideal if all learners walked into classrooms equipped […]

Filed Under: Autism, Classroom Management, Managing Challenging Behaviors, Social Emotional Learning, Social Skills, Special Education, Teaching, Tips for Teachers Tagged With: social emotional learning, social skills

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Summer time is the perfect time to talk about outd Summer time is the perfect time to talk about outdoor social skills activities. Even when it wasn't summer, my students loved water plants and helping see something grow that they helped nurture. Gardening is so therapeutic!
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