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9 Fun and Easy DIY Spring Crafts for Kids to Boost Social Emotional Learning
It’s the changing of the season, which calls for a fresh spring in our step, as we dramatically shed our...
The Benefits of Using Collaborative Mural Posters and Art Projects in the Classroom
Hold the phones... Have you tried collaborative posters with your class, lunch bunch or small counseling group yet? Collaborative murals...
Mindful Winter Activities for Kids and Primary Classrooms on a Budget
My ideal winter can be described as immobile. Only breaking my hibernation for shopping breaks and to feed the chickadees,...
Creative Elementary School Bulletin Board Ideas for your Counseling Office
Bulletin boards- you either hate them or you love 'em. I remember the days of covering my face and running...
October Round-Up: The Best of Primary Social-Emotional Learning Tools
If it smells like children and you’re feeling like you put the hag in haggard lately, you might be ready...
How to Manage Blurting and Talking Out in the Classroom
Unsolicited yammering. Intentional interrupting. Blurt blasting. You’re tired, you’re disheartened, you’re a teacher who is ready to crack the code...
The Best YouTube Mindful Breathing Exercises to Calm Anxious Kids
Making room for pockets of mindfulness in your primary program is a no-brainer. One second- I'm pausing this blog post to...
Back to School Activities Round Up for Social Emotional Learning
Let’s take the BS out of BTS with my favorite Back to School resources for K-3. These tools will be...
How To Set Up a Calm Corner in Your Classroom or Home
In this blog post, we'll talk about why we have calm corners and how we can set one up to...
Mindfulness Picture Books and Read Alouds for Kids
Picture Books to Encourage Mindful Kids Most of us are just trying to stay afloat in a society that praises hustle...
Social Emotional Learning April Activities for the Primary Classroom
Spring is here! And by that I mean dull, dreary weather and a reveal of ghastly little treasures that...
Activities to Teach Kids Conflict Resolution Skills
Practical Activities to Teach Kids Problem-Solving Skills Picture this: You’ve been having a great day. Debbie didn’t spray her egg salad...
March Activities for Students for Social Emotional Learning in the Primary Classroom
St. Patrick’s Day isn’t the only reason why we might be feeling a little lucky come March. With spring break...
Social Emotional Learning Games for your Counseling Groups or Lunch Bunch
When it comes to your small counseling or Lunch Bunch groups, social emotional learning games are a phenomenal way of...
Reinforcing Rules in your Primary Classroom Back from Winter Break
And just like that, another winter holiday break has come and gone. The majority of us educators have successfully avoided our...
January Round-Up: The Best of Social-Emotional Learning Tools for Primary Students and Counseling Groups
[In a jazzy Michael Bublé croon] It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new year for...
December Round-Up: The Best of Social-Emotional Learning Tools
All may not be calm & bright, and they may only be silent at night, but we can do our...
How to Prevent and Handle Tantrums Through Conscious Parenting and Teaching
Read until the end for your sensory break freebie! Loud, wildly unpredictable, comes at the absolute worst time and has the...