
The question is no longer IF SEL improves academic performance, but rather HOW you are going to weave it throughout your day. #SEL #education #buildingcoomunity
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Being very intentional about routines—and giving students a chance to practice them authentically—can set the stage for a fun and functional classroom all year long. 🤩
Building Strong Foundations With Classroom Routines
Investing time early in the year to establish procedures and expectations lets teachers and students enjoy a classroom that runs more smoothly (almost!) every day.
Joy and gratitude are deeply intertwined.
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The name or names we go by are very much a part of who we are. Often there is a whole story tied to a person's name.
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Reframing our thinking is not easy.
Our best version of selves responds, coregulates, and is calm.
Yet we are human.
Reframing our thinking is like treading down a walking path in a field or forest. The more it is used the easier it becomes.
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#empathy is “Breathing with the same lung as someone else”- Mary Gordon.
Schools are the perfect social settings to #model & #practice Empathy. Check out the steps below:
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Help! Need a fast fun no-log in online warm-up for that meeting today in-person or shared screen! I got you! My current favorite wordwall.net/resource/268379… You're welcome
A good starting point for introducing social and emotional discussions is to equip students with the vocabulary to identify what they are feeling.
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We all carry various things in our invisible backpacks. We aren’t always aware of some of the things people are managing in their lives or battling.
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Exploring the meaning of rights and responsibilities as well as their relationship is an important step in establishing a healthy functioning classroom community.
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Incorporating quick check-ins can be part of a daily routine to ensure you circle back to those students that are struggling and needing emotional support.
Our 62 page resource on building community is filled with student pages and ideas.
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“The Proudest Blue", by Ibithaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali, is a story about a hijab, two sisters, and the support of their wise mother. It is a story about celebrating diversity.
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Only for KINDNESS week, 25% off all SELspace units!
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American friends, prices are in Canadian dollars so your dollar goes even further. 😊
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Random Acts of Kindness Day is February 17. Here are five simple ways to bring both planned and spontaneous gestures of generosity to your classroom. (From 2020) #RandomActsofKindnessDay edutopia.org/article/simple-…






















