Discover Social Emotional Learning for Child Development

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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,...

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...

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...

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

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