Learn about the importance of SEL and 11 essential ways that teachers can incorporate social-emotional learning activities into the classroom today.
Some time back, I noticed posters like this in our school hallways. I found out from learning support that they were to help the children learn self-regulation. The posters were based on a con…
Learn about the importance of SEL and 11 essential ways that teachers can incorporate social-emotional learning activities into the classroom today.
This zentangle growth mindset project is one of my favorite activities for the beginning of the school year!
This Social Emotional Learning Poster Bundle contains 10 unique SEL posters that are perfect for your classroom, school counseling office, school bulletin boards, or even home! Each poster offers visual supports to remind students of ways to practice self-regulation, coping tools, positive self-talk, growth mindset, conflict resolution, mindfulness, and more. The Poster Topics Included Are: ✔ How Are You Feelings Today? ✔ Trauma Sensitive Classroom Rules ✔ Strategies to Focus & Pay Attention In Class ✔ Mindfulness ✔ Conflict Resolution ✔ Stress Management ✔ Growth Mindset ✔ Anger Management ✔ Coping Statements ✔ Reframing Thoughts Each Poster Set Comes With: ☀️2-3 different printing options: color with frame, color without frame, and black and white. ☀️ Files sized for 8.5"X 11" and 18"X24" printing. ☀️ Make-Your-Own Collage Poster Art Activity (Feelings Poster comes with a Feelings Check-In Form)
Have growth mindset fun with your kids using these 1 free cootie catchers! Includes print-and-go color and black-and-white versions.
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Teach children about emotions with activities to identify, express, and manage their feelings appropriately in school with these tips!
Teaching growth mindset can be done with read-alouds! Rosie's Glasses is a great book for this. Get ideas for using this book to teach being positive.
These fun activities will help your children train (and rewire) their brains to become more positive and gain positive self-talk.
Our twins were in preschool when I first heard them say things like, “I’m just not good at that.” Or “I can’t do that.” I remember feeling so disheartened. We’d made such an effort to encourage and emphasize growth and strengths in our home. I knew, of course, that adults have a strong negativit
I don't know about you, but one of the reasons I wanted to become a teacher is because I find the "aha" moment (also known as the "lightbulb" moment) so exhilarating. I love it when a student finally understands something he has found difficult in the past. I feel a rush seeing the delight on a child's face when she masters a topic in class. Oh, the triumph! But some students, and you know you've had a few, are so beaten down by past failures that the "I can't" attitude is difficult to break through. In college, I remember learning about the growth mindset vs. the fixed mindset. If someone has a fixed mindset, she believes that some people are smart and some are not. Period. (Oftentimes, this person also feels that she is not smart.) If a person has a growth mindset, she believes that people can improve and get better at things. (Thus, she can improve and get better at things.) There's a chart floating around the interwebs (I've seen it pop up on both Pinterest and Twitter.) It's a way to move kids from a fixed mindset into a growth mindset way of thinkin'. I love this! I love it so much that I made a copy to put in my classroom. But then I stepped back and thought a little more about doing that. Here was my inner dialogue: What if this just becomes visual clutter? Well, I'll go over it the first few days of school. That will be nice. But what if they don't listen to you? Well, they are going to be precious little angels and hang on every word I say. They won't be so rude to ignore me! Okay, but what if they are just pretending to listen, but it doesn't really sink in? Well, then... I will just... Um... You see... I'll... I'm quite used to having two sides of my brain debating and having an inner dialogue. Does this only happen to me? I digress... So, I didn't want this to just be visual clutter. I want this to make an impact. So, in order to do that, I want the students to get more involved in this chart. I typed it up in a sweet little document like this. I want to spend some time - on one of the first days of school - to go over this. I want the kids to know the difference between fixed and growth mindset. I want the students to know that after I failed the "gifted test" twice in 5th grade, I found myself STUCK in the fixed mindset. Those kids were smart. Obviously, I was not. Add in the fact that I really struggled with math in middle school and high school, and I was convinced I was no longer part of the "smart kids club." Then, in college, I started to move over toward a growth mindset. With unbelievably hard work, I went from being a failing math student to making a 99 average in statistics and a 101 average in an environmental logarithms class. WHAT ON EARTH? I found out that it was true. It IS possible to get better at things. If I can become smart at math, then by gosh, anybody could! The growth mindset is for real, y'all. So I want the kids to recognize the things they think and say. Those things are in the left column. I want them to brainstorm with partners or in small groups how they could CHANGE THEIR THINKING into a growth mindset point of view! If they work on putting together a growth mindset list of things they could say instead of that "stinkin' thinkin'" - well, they might be more likely to use those phrases. Later in the year, if I hear someone say, "I can't do this math problem," or "I can't understand this book," then I can gently say, "Hey, love, why don't you turn this into a growth mindset phrase? What can you say instead?" I'm hoping that having a REAL dialogue about this with the kids - and letting them discuss it with each other - will make this an idea that lasts all year. Have you seen this chart floating around? Do you teach your kids how to think in a growth mindset frame of mind? Tell us what you do! (Oh, and if you want a free copy of this chart for your students to use in your classroom, you can download it here.)
S.T.E.M. and Growth Mindset concepts complement and reinforce each other perfectly, so teaching them together is a perfect match! Here's how I combine them.
We ALL have beliefs about ourselves and the world around us. How we understand and react to that world depends on our mindset. Discovered by psychologist Dr. Carol Dweck, mindset refers to the way we look at our abilities and intelligence as qualities we can change and grow. Check out the
Growth mindset teaches children that they are a life learner, they can do hard things and that their brain is always growing. Check out our top tips and book suggestions!
Teach kids to have a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset. Teachers can use these growth mindset books and videos during social-emotional learning lessons and activities with kids.
Mindful Morning Meetings: The Brain and Mindfulness is the second unit in the Mindful Morning Meetings curriculum. Children learn about their amazing brains and become empowered to "train the brain", fostering growth mindset and self-regulation. This unit is also chock-full of strategies for calming the mind and body, including breathing techniques, yoga poses, a script for mindful "brain breaks" and much more. Mindful Morning Meetings are an intentional way to start the day in a calm and supportive manner while teaching self-regulation strategies and techniques that will be used throughout the day. Each week focuses on a specific social emotional learning goal, helping children identify their emotions, learn about their brain, practice conflict resolution skills, and much more. This curriculum has been used very successfully in schools across the country. The Mindful Morning Meeting units contain 4 days, 8 weeks of completely scripted daily 10-15 minute lessons. Each weekly lesson builds upon the previous week and includes a vocabulary word wall and printables to use as bell work, extensions and/or review. No teacher preparation is needed. The yearlong Mindful Morning Meeting curriculum can be purchased at a discounted price in a bundle here.
The Zones Of Regulation program is an evidence based approached designed to help students learn self-regulation. It can be a very powerful technique to address classroom management and behavior management. As a teacher, it can be overwhelming to try and integrate the zones enough for them to be effective. Here are some tips and ideas […]
A goal setting template where students identify the smaller aspects that they will focus on to achieve one main goal.
WOULD YOUR STUDENTS BENEFIT FROM A GROWTH MINDSET…. Have you heard of the “growth mindset” concept? It says that people, […]
I love to start the year building classroom community with Peter H. Reynold’s books like The Dot and Ish. They are great read aloud books to begin a growth mindset activity. Both books are great for teaching kids that it is okay to take risks and make mistakes. Those books also go very well […]
Teach kids self-regulation in the classroom and beyond with this collection of super fun Zones of Regulation activities, games, worksheets, and lesson plans!
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"Mistakes are GOOD!" The first time I said that to a class of second graders, they looked at me like I was crazy. They were incredulous. "You mean you actually want us to make mistakes?" they asked in disbelief.
How to use and set up the Growth Mindset Escape Room where students apply skills, solve puzzles, and have fun.
Having a growth mindset can be challenging when students start school. Kids will make mistakes, fail, and come face to face with obstacles during kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. We can teach them to have a growth mindset, persevere, and change their mindset. The Magical Yet is a top-notch growth mindset book for kids to help illustrate the power of "yet" and the importance of goal setting. You'll also enjoy FREE smart goal journal templates for your students in the classroom!
This week at school our focus has been on growth mindsets. In Primary 1 and in Primary 6 we have been comparing fixed and growth mindsets. This is something we believe is a fundamental part o…
These 31 life skills and well being poems are designed to develop essential life skills, while building reading skills and providing a creating outlet as students colour the pages. They're the perfect resource to include in your poetry and/or health/life skills units. Some of the life skills included: - gratitude - kindness - resiliency - confidence - communication - growth mindset - controlling anger - self regulation - positive self talk/affirmations
Ladies and Gentleman... we officially have the first week down in the books!! And what an AMAZING week it was!! #BestFirstWeekEver!! My kiddos are just awesome. We learned a lot and laughed a lot! My own children also had a great week (aside from a quick bout of a stomach bug that kept one home for a day!). My oldest, Drew, started 1st grade. My middle, Quinn, started Kindergarten. And my toddler twins, Addy and Chase, began two-mornings-a-week preschool. Additionally, Mr. Musings from the Middle School (my husband Dennis), started a new school year, too! Phew!! My head is spinning! Anyway, I hope everyone is having a great weekend and recovering from this busy time of year. This post is mainly a pictorial of some of the goings on in my classroom this week. As we settle into our routine, I'll be back with more "meaty" posts (and hopefully some new videos, too!). One of my favorite activities from the week was this Growth Mindset lesson that I adapted from here. Basically, the kids had to create the image on top using just a piece of paper and scissors. It was NOT easy... but that's exactly the point! As the kids worked, I wrote down some of the comments I heard. Things like, "this is impossible," and "I give up!" After I let them struggle for a while, I brought them back together and discussed the activity with them. It was eye-opening to see their words. They all agreed that their attitude was too negative so of course they would never have been successful. Then we read the Growth Mindset posters hanging in our room and discussed what each one meant. I closed with this video from Khan Academy. It was a fun and powerful lesson. One of the BEST purchases I made from TpT for this school year is the Icebreakers that Rock bundle from Cult of Pedagogy. This product contains three PowerPoint activities that allow students to talk to each other in an easy, comfortable way. What is great about these is that you can use them as one, big activity, or you can break them up, showing just a few slides here and there, as "brain breaks" through out the day. That is how I used them. So, on the first day, I did a big "Find Someone Who" activity with them. This allowed all the kids to learn each other's names. Next, I assigned them all their lockers and we practiced opening the combination locks (super-stressful for these first time locker users)! After that, we did a few slides from Icebreakers that Rock. Then, we went over the syllabus. Next, a few more Icebreakers that Rock slides. After that, I handed out and went over all the paperwork that had to go home and be signed (oh, the paperwork!!!). Then, a few more slides right before lunch. And then a few more right after lunch. Next up, a tour of the building. Then a few more slides before trying our lockers again. Finally, another slide right before dismissal. It was the perfect break/filler/attention-getter/distraction to use throughout the day... actually, I used the slides throughout the whole week! Run to TpT and pick this product up today! Totally worth every penny. (Some of the slides can be done silently. I LOVED these slides!!) Of course, we had to number our notebooks to get ready for ELA next week. I always tell kids that this is the easiest, most difficult task that we do all year :) I really the love smell of a Mr. Sketch anchor poster in the morning! This year, I'm starting with Reading Nonfiction: Notice and Note Stances, Signposts, and Strategies. My thinking is that it will really help with getting started with Article of the Week. Here is one of several of the posters I'll be using to teach these strategies. I'm jumping on the #ObserveMe bandwagon! Read more about it here. I'll keep you updated on how this goes throughout the year! Okay... that is enough for now! The beach is calling my name... nothing beats September here at the Jersey Shore! Hope the back-to-school season is treating you well! I'd love to hear how your school year is going so far. Happy Teaching!!
An in-depth look at the mind+heart Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum available for K-2 and Grades 3-5 for teachers and school counselors.
We have embarked on an exciting journey within our schools. Our goal is to increase self regulation amongst our students so they have the capacity to recognize and take control of their emotions an…
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Teach kids self-regulation in the classroom and beyond with this collection of super fun Zones of Regulation activities, games, worksheets, and lesson plans!
