Creating a Calm Down Corner: Fostering Emotional Regulation in the Classroom
In today’s fast-paced and often overwhelming world, it is essential to teach students how to navigate and regulate their emotions effectively. One powerful tool that can significantly contribute to emotional
Nurturing Empathy in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Guide
As educators, we strive to prepare our students not only for academic success but also for a fulfilling and compassionate life beyond the classroom. One essential life skill that plays
Parent Teacher Communication Hack
Let’s be honest – communicating with parents about a child’s behavior can be a challenge. This can be particularly true for first-year teachers. But I’ve learned that bridging the gap between home and school can be invaluable when it comes to dealing with behavior concerns in the classroom. There are a few things I swear by to make parent-teacher communication a little bit easier and more effective.
Effectively Implement a Calm Corner in your Classroom in 6 Steps
Having a calm corner in your classroom can be a game changer. A calm corner is a dedicated space in the classroom for students to manage their reactions to big
Decision Making in the Classroom
Social-Emotional Competency Series: Responsible Decision Making We are wrapping up our social emotional competency series with the final piece of the SEL framework, responsible decision making in the classroom. This
Relationship Skills in the Classroom
Social Emotional Learning Blog Series: Relationship Skills In the latest blog series, been spending time looking closely at each core competency of the CASEL framework. The 4th edition of this
Social Awareness in the Classroom
Social Emotional Learning Blog Series: Social Awareness For the 3rd installment of the social emotional competency series we are going to explore social awareness. The last two topics, self-awareness and self-management, looked
Self-Management in the Classroom
What is Self-Management? In this 2nd post in the Social Emotional Competency Series, we will dive into self-management in the classroom. If you missed the first post, all about self-awareness,
Self-Awareness in the Classroom
A Blog Series on the 5 Competencies of Social Emotional Learning Self-awareness in the classroom is a key component of social emotional learning. Perhaps you’ve heard a lot about social
Self Love for Kids in the Classroom
Self-Love in the Classroom February is the month of love! Valentines celebrations in the classroom are great, but I like to spend February focusing on SELF-LOVE for kids. Showing kindness
Benefits of Social Emotional Learning – FOR TEACHERS
Teachers Benefit from Social Emotional Learning, Too! You probably know how students can benefit from social emotional learning. But did you know that practicing and implementing SEL actually has major
Why Social Emotional Learning is Important (Now More Than Ever)
Social Emotional Learning in a Pandemic This pandemic has created a lot of buzz words describing the times. Perhaps you’ve heard things like “unprecedented” or “pivot” a lot lately. They
Create a Classroom Climate for Social Emotional Learning
Social emotional learning is big right now, and for good reason! There are so many benefits to incorporating SEL into your classroom. This approach improves emotional regulation and behaviors, promotes responsible decision
How to Add SEL into your Distance Learning Schedule
With schools closed due to Covid-19, social emotional learning instruction can sometimes get pushed to the back-burner. In reality, it’s now more than ever that students need a focus on
