Games are one of the most engaging and meaningful ways to practice social-emotional skills with children and young adults. While there are many fancy online games and activities, sometimes you can’t beat an old board game. Board games are simple, predictable, and easy to pull out whenever you have some extra time during class. In […]
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Using Whiteboard Messages to Build Social-Emotional Skills
Build social-emotional learning skills in the classroom in just 10 minutes a day using whiteboard messages. Whiteboard messages are prompts projected or written on the whiteboard where students can get up and write their own responses each day. By focusing these messages specifically on social emotional learning topics, whiteboard messages become one of the simplest […]
Using Quotes to Build Social Emotional Skills
Quotes can be a valuable tool to teach social-emotional skills. They are fun, meaningful, and easy to remember. Taking it one step further, quotes just naturally relate to critical SEL skills like empathy, confidence, friendships, self-control, perseverance (just to name a few). Stop for a moment and think about your favorite quote. You probably have […]
Social and Emotional Skills Are More Important Than Academics
It’s true. I said it. Social and emotional skills are actually more important than academic skills. Of course, academics matter. But the truth is that social and emotional skills are actually a prerequisite to success in the classroom (and outside of the classroom, too). Skills like empathy, self-awareness, managing emotions, and decision-making are some of […]
100+ Read Alouds to Teach Social Emotional Learning Skills
Social emotional learning skills are important. Every educator wants their learners to understand their own strengths and challenges, effectively cope with stress, persevere through challenges, have empathy for others, develop lasting friendships, and make positive decisions. These are really just a few examples of what skills social emotional learning can cover. There are numerous benefits […]
Using Games to Teach Social Emotional Skills
Games can be the perfect tool to introduce and teach social emotional learning skills to kids and young adults. These are the skills that help kids become more self-aware, develop positive relationships, show empathy towards others, manage emotions, use self-control, resolve conflicts, and make positive decisions. If you need more background on SEL, make sure […]
Teaching Social Emotional Skills With a Journal
Social and emotional skills are foundational for kids to be successful in and out of the classroom. They involve everything: having a firm grasp of our values, recognizing our strengths and challenges, understanding social situations, developing strong relationships with others, managing our emotions, making responsible decisions, and so much more. Sometimes, as educator we might […]
Executive Function vs. Executive Functioning Skills: What’s the Difference?
While executive function and executive functioning skills are strongly related, they are actually different abilities. They each play important roles in helping children, teens, and adults problem-solve and complete goals every day. Understanding the both the differences and how they are related can help educators and parents set the stage for success for our young […]
9 Executive Functioning Skills that Boost Academics
Executive functioning skills are inherently linked with academic skills. From planning to start writing an essay to managing time on a high stakes assessment, students use executive functioning skills every day in every class. This helps make the clear case that it is important to teach, practice, and foster these skills in the classroom. Making […]
End of the Year Activities to Keep Executive Functioning Skills Strong
The end of the year is always a great time to reflect on past experiences and reinforce skills you’ve learned along the way. This makes it an ideal time to continue strengthening executive functioning skills like organization, self-control, attention, and perseverance. Let’s face it: Kids and teens use executive functioning skills every day. From planning […]
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