Discover Social Emotional Learning for Child Development

Your Go-To Source

Welcome to Social Emotional Learning for Child Development, a unique blog here for you to explore. Social Emotional Learning for Child Development has added such value to my life, and I love having the opportunity to share my passions and thoughts with my loyal readers. Read on, and enjoy the real activities and experiences to help you reach your students socially and emotionally.

Breathing Strategies to Calm the Body

Do you ever find yourself asking your students to calm down or relax? Have you ever actually taught them how to calm their body and their...

Stephanie

Feb 12, 20203 min read

Managing Behavior

Managing undesirable behaviors can be challenging in any classroom, but it is important to have consequences that are consistent and...

Stephanie

Nov 12, 20194 min read

Building Relationships with Other Grade Level Peers

Last year in our building each classroom was paired up with a classroom in a different grade level to teach leadership habits. I'll be...

Stephanie

Oct 16, 20193 min read

Feeling Bench

If you are like me, you want your students to talk out minor situations with their peers without always having you involved. However,...

Stephanie

Oct 10, 20192 min read

Daily Kindness

An afternoon circle can be a difficult event to navigate. Your mind is on a million other things like students packing up, assigning...

Stephanie

Sep 3, 20192 min read

Creating Classroom Rules

Do you start every school year teaching your classroom rules? Do you already have them printed, posted and ready for the students to see?...

Stephanie

Aug 22, 20194 min read

Stop and Think Light

Ever wonder what type of a visual a student could use when they are feeling angry, frustrated or overly excited that would allow them to...

Stephanie

Aug 20, 20193 min read

Using "I" Statements

This is a great activity that you won't use just one time! This activity is something you can use ALL YEAR LONG to help your students...

Stephanie

Aug 6, 20192 min read

Cool Down Corner

The Cool Down Corner is a personal favorite of mine. I've had some very behaviorally challenging students who struggled with identifying...

Stephanie

Jul 26, 20194 min read

Teamwork Ball

Have you struggled with having your students work cooperatively on a project, during science, or even just sit next to each other?! This...

Stephanie

Jul 22, 20192 min read

Celebrating Each Student!

A great way to start and end each school year is by celebrating each student in your classroom! This activity is a phenomenal way for all...

Stephanie

Jul 15, 20193 min read

Mirror Reflection

Do your students have a tough time expressing how they are feeling in a situation? Do they struggle to understand how their emotions...

Stephanie

Jul 12, 20191 min read

Printable Sticky Notes!

Amazing Job Stickies! This has got to be one of my favorite things to do for my students!! I LOVE printing onto sticky notes, then adding...

Stephanie

Jul 12, 20192 min read

Friday Prompts for Students

Figure It Out Friday This prompt has endless possibilities as to what you want to focus it on! I have mainly used this prompt as a review...

Stephanie

Jul 12, 20192 min read

Thursday Prompts for Students

Think Outside The Box Thursday Behind "Warm a Heart Wednesday", this is my second favorite prompt! This prompt requires the students to...

Stephanie

Jul 12, 20192 min read

Wednesday Prompts for Students

Warm A Heart Wednesday This is by far my favorite prompt for the entire week! In a world where people continuously put each other down,...

Stephanie

Jul 12, 20192 min read

Tuesday Prompts for Students

Things Tuesday Things Tuesday is a favorite among my students! The ideas for this prompt are endless and can range from fun and silly, to...

Stephanie

Jul 12, 20193 min read

Monday Prompts for Students

Make Me Smile Monday Students think of a way to put a smile on another student's face. It could be a student in our own classroom, or a...

Stephanie

Jul 12, 20192 min read

Morning Work

Often times when we think about morning work for our students, we try to think of activities that will be engaging, fun, and meaningful...

Stephanie

Jul 11, 20192 min read

How do students acknowledge their feelings?

I always start my afternoon meeting off by asking the students how they felt that day while displaying the feelings poster below from the...

Stephanie

Jul 9, 20191 min read