Inside: 11 Morning Meeting SEL Activities for Educators to use to start the day with more kindness and connect with students. When I taught Kindergarten, I cherished my morning meeting time with my students. It was a great way to start the day off, connect with students, get them excited about the day, and sneak […]
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Year of Social Emotional Learning Curriculum for Elementary
Inside: Use this year of social emotional learning curriculum to intentionally teach 12 concepts: kindness, empathy, antibullying, gratitude, sportsmanship, etc. If we want kind students and kind classrooms, we have to create positive classroom environments and intentionally teach social emotional learning. Related: How to Encourage Kindness in Your Classroom And while we are required to […]
What is Social Emotional Learning and Why Is It Important?
Inside: What is social emotional learning and why is it important? SEL includes these 5 essential components every kid needs to learn. When I first taught kindergarten, I was overwhelmed with all the things I had to teach in a very short time frame. Our half day kindergarten program didn’t have time for playing or […]
Black History Emergent Reader for Social Emotional Learning
Inside: Use this Black History Emergent Reader to focus on and learn about amazing Black Americans during Black History Month in February. As an elementary school teacher, I always laughed when February came around because we were expected to fit so much in. February has Valentine’s Day, Groundhog Day, the 100th Day of School, and […]
Celebrate our Differences Bundle
Inside: Use this celebrate our differences bundle to teach kids to celebrate and appreciate each other for our differences with these fun and hands on activities. Ever since I was a little girl in Girl Scouts, we celebrated World Thinking Day in February. It was a day to learn about and celebrate other countries and […]