10 Winter Picture Books that Promote SEL
This post contains affiliate links. I think we all know by now that I have a serious love for children’s literature. I am a children’s author myself, and I LOVE to create lists of picture...
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An Engaging Age Appropriate Craft for Older Learners
Do you work with upper elementary, middle school, high school, or transition age students? Finding an age appropriate craft to make for holiday gifts or to sell for a fundraiser can be really tough....
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4 Ways to Teach & Reinforce Goal Setting
This post contains affiliate links. The new year is a perfect time to teach lessons on goal setting for students. However, this is a super relevant and very applicable life skill year round. No need...
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3 Easy Ways to Structure Mindful Breathing in the Classroom
While breathing exercises aren’t a blanket coping skill that works for everyone, focusing on your breath and controlling it mindfully is going to help every person if they’re dysregulated. Here are some tools to help structure...
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3 Ways Mazes Can Teach Mindfulness
This post contains affiliate links. Mindfulness can be a tough concept for students to grasp! Using tangible tools, like structured mazes, can be helpful for this skill. You might be thinking, “Wait, mazes can teach...
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Teaching SEL Vocabulary in the Classroom
Social emotional learning is truly more than just a buzzword. SEL concepts are foundational for students to become the most independent, empathetic, and helpful people possible. There is a lot of SEL vocabulary that...
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Using Glyph Crafts to Promote Reflection
Have you ever used glyph crafts with your students? I love them – it’s such a fun way to target tons of skills, and share in our own uniqueness by looking at the end product!...
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5 Amazing Fall Picture Books that Support SEL
This post contains affiliate links. What teacher doesn’t love a seasonal read aloud? A perfect collection of fall picture books? While I think we ALL would respond with a resounding, “ME!” to that question, it...
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Effective Tier 1 SEL Strategies to Try at Your School
These days, social emotional learning, or SEL, feels like a total buzzword. We, as a society and as educators, are really learning how crucial it is to teach children social emotional learning skills. What can...
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4 Ways to Teach Kids that Mistakes are Okay
Do you have a student that is a perfectionist? Do they have difficulty coping with miscues or mistakes throughout the school day? I hear ya! This can be difficult to navigate in the classroom. Sometimes...
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