Children, just like adults, are prone to negative thinking. Their negative thinking can lead them to be avoidant, have meltdowns, get into fights, and take other harmful actions. The concept of thoughts can be abstract for children. Indeed, they are more challenging to understand than feelings and behaviors. When helping children change their thinking, make

As my 3rd grade students become proficient in coding with Scratch, I wanted them to depend less on me and more on building their own resources. I decided to give them some classroom real estate (AKA t

Critical thinking questions include, 'Why is this important? What are the causes and effects of this? How do we know if this is true?"

Teach your clients to challenge their negative thoughts and self-talk using this CBT worksheet. In this worksheet your client will be asked to take a step...

Have you ever had one of those parenting moments where you realize you thought you had taught your kids something, but realized you actually never had? I realized recently that my daughter doesn't know what being flexible means. I say it to her all the time and I always thought she understood w

Do you love having quick activities available for when your little ones only have a spare minute or two? That's what these writing sticks are for! Children simply grab a stick, copy the sentence and choose between the given words to fill in the blanks. Great for pairs or individual work. If the sentence is too hard to read they can still write the sentence and then read it together with a more advanced student or adult when they're done. Simply print off the free download (with 28 sentences), cut up the sentence strips, glue them to craft sticks and you're ready to go! I hope you enjoy this activity from Liz's Early Learning Spot and wish you happy teaching and learning.

This page contains free social emotional learning activities that can be used to help students in elementary and middle school.

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Find out what chronic fatigue really feels like. Understand what it's like to live with chronic fatigue day-in and day-out when you have a chronic illness.

If you're in a cycle of constantly thinking negative thoughts, it's time to change your mindset. Here's how to change negative thoughts into positive ones.

Five classroom layout seating ideas that will transform your lessons today! These classroom seating options are perfect for any activity!

It took me all of a few days of parenting twins to recognize that their brains were truly unique to them . It was fascinating (and a bit overwhelming) to see how differently they responded to the same exact circumstances. The debate over nature and nurture won’t be going away anytime soon. It i

Educators, need ideas to set up your indoor learning environments for children? Find all the inspiration you need in this blog post!

A Note from Lisa Pulliam Founder of More to Be & Stableminded If you’re wondering what happened to MoretoBe.com, you’re in the right place! Lean in, friend, for there is a good story to be told. In the spring of 2024, it became clear that the time has come to wrap up all things More to Be in a gloriously beautiful bow, recognizing that the blessed years spent producing biblically steeped life transformation resources was a worthwhile investment touching thousands […]

This free printable book about how to be a good friend is perfect way to get your kiddos thinking about what it means to be a good friend and have friends!

Hi all! The big day is Tuesday! That's my first day back with my little sweeties. I'm getting excited and nervous. Yeah, can you believe after all these years of teaching I still get excited and nervous! I'm starting again this year with 30 firsties and I'm sure it will increase. I guess I should be used to it but I don't think I ever will. I thought I'd share with everyone some little tools I print to have on hand when I'm working in guided reading with my kiddos. I print several copies and have a stack of each of these by my reading table so I can quickly grab some for my lessons. Let me start by telling you that I tell my firsties they are 'smart readers under construction'. We talk about what that means and I tell them I am going to help them in every way become a smart reader. I love the word 'smart' more than 'better'. It seems more positive to me. When I think of 'better', I think well maybe I'm not very good to start with and I want my kiddos the think of themselves as good reader and I'm just going to help them be smarter reader. The first is sorting pages. I have 2, 3, 4, and 5 way sort pages. I use these a ton of ways. I might have them list short vowel words, long & short vowels, word families, inflectional endings, root word and ending, suffixes, prefixes, characters and describing words, who & what, hard & soft c or g words, the list can go on and on. Sometimes I give the words, sometimes they find the words in their reading. You can use it with the low, middle and high kids. It's open to whatever you can think of to use it with. It's a fun, quick easy practice or assessment for your kiddos. I don't make them into a booklet because I want the kids to take them home so parents can see what we are doing. The next one is the character sheet. I use this one a lot especially after I've taught describing words. I can generally use this one at the beginning of the year with my high students too. Another one I use is Did You Know. This one is great for non-fiction books. These sheets don't have to be used only in guided reading. Sometimes I'll use them with the whole class like when I read Boxcar Children. We fill out a 4-way sort on the four characters and what we know about them. There are so many possibilities, just use your creativity. If you'd like a FREE download just click HERE. Oh and some super GOOD NEWS- I have a new grandson!! This is Elijah Ray Robison. Born August 15th. He was 10 lbs. 5 ounces. My daughter has BIG boys! I just LOVE all the dark soft hair! Thanks for stopping by. I hope everyone has a terrific week!

What is design thinking, and how is it useful in educational settings, for both students and teachers? VideoAmy's playlist of clips explores the topic.

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Ruminating means that you obsess over the same thoughts and just repeat them constantly. Here is how you can stop ruminating for good.

I am still on a high from the WBT Midwest Conference this past week and can't wait to get back to Colorado to start piecing the different pieces and parts together. In the meantime, I am still in Ohio hanging out with my family and loving it :) Until then, I am leaving you with some Whole Brain Teaching freebies! New to my TpT store- Class Rules with adorable clip art from Scrappin' Doodles: These rules come straight from Whole Brain Teaching and do vary a bit from the ones I have used in the past. You can read more about those rules HERE. This set coordinates with my other WBT signs: Both of these are available FREE in my TpT Store! Happy weekend :)

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Help your kids understand the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors with this collection of 14 social thinking activities for kids!

The vicious cycle of depression refers to the persistent patterns of negative thinking, emotions, and behaviors that can reinforce and continue symptoms of depression. This vicious cycle can then create a downward spiral making it challenging to break free from depression. This worksheet offers a breakdown of this cycle, and a visual representation of the vicious cycle. It can be used to gain more insight around the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that may make up an individual's own vicious cycle of depression, and further identify interventions that may be necessary at each stage.

A friend shared this puzzle on Facebook and I thought it would make a nice challenge to keep the kids thinking during their time off of scho...

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If you've got the urge to get some stuff out of the house, start with this list of items you can say goodbye to right now with no impunity.

So one of the classroom management strategies I am loving this year is my Owl Behavior Clip Chart. I have fifth graders, so I know that ...

After what seems like barely even a winter (not one single snow day or even a school delay for my county!) spring has officially arrived. I realized yesterday that there is very little time left be…

Let's talk about teaching catechism in the household. The What, Why, and How of using catechism for the whole family to get closer to God. First you must choose a catechism to use. After that, it's just a matter of making the time each day/week to practice the questions with your kids.

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Therapeutic Intervention for Teenagers to explore situations and decisions from a number of different perspectives. This resource encourages students to move outside their default thinking style and helps them self-reflect and move towards a more rounded and robust viewpoint. This is a great resource for teenagers with anger management, conflict resolution, limited personal insight and emotional regulation difficulties. Great to use in an individual, small or large group setting. This resource is versitile and can be utilised in many ways. Looking at things from a different perspective are a vital life skill. This resource includes 7 different glasses which encourages the student to explore a situation or problem from each of these lens. These include looking at a situation from various lenses including emotional, intuitive, creative, pessimistic, reactive, problem solving and analytic. The seven types of glasses include: Optimistic Glasses, Pessimistic Glasses, Problem Solving Glasses, Reactive Glasses, Reactive Glasses, Analytic Glasses, Flying High Glasses and Growth Mindset Glasses. This resource will encourage students to look at the positives and negatives of each of the different perspectives. NOTE: This resource does not include hypothetical situations or decisions as it is encouraged to use day to day situations that arise organically to make the reflective practice more important and powerful. Please check out some of our BEST SELLERS! Remember – Please follow our STORE! Thank you WORKBOOKS – Just print! Behaviour and Feelings Workbook Self Esteem and Feelings Workbook Emotions & Self Care Workbook My Anger Management Workbook SOCIAL SKILLS, PUBERTY, PROTECTIVE BEHAVIOURS, RELATIONSHIPS AND SEXUALITY Puberty Lesson and Activity Book Appropriate V's Appropriate Things to Say Learning about Bodies and Puberty Workbook Protective Behaviours, Relationships and Puberty Special Game Stranger Danger Education Road Safety Social Story Fire Safety Social Story Safety In The Community Activity and Educative Book AUTISM, SOCIAL STORIES & ACTIVITIES How My Engine Runs Social Story Teaching Children about Personal Space Noises Hurt My Ears - Social Story - Sensory Defensiveness When a loved one dies - grief and loss social story Understanding Divorce Social Story Being Nice and Making Friends Social Story Doing a Poo on the Toilet Social Story SPECIFIC TEACHING AND COUNSELLING RESOURCES Supporting Students to Gain Insight through Reflection Supervision and Reflective Practice Templates Increasing a Child's Attention Span Behavioural Strategies for Fostering Self Esteem Anxious Children - Behavioural Strategies Children with Attachment and Abandonment Issues: Behavioural Strategies Recognising Defences in Children ANGER MANAGEMENT Anger Management Plan Anger Management Activity Worksheets Anger Management Traffic Lights Activity My Anger Management Workbook BEHAVIOUR ASSESSMENT AND BEHAVIOUR SUPPORT PLANS Managing Aggressive Behaviours and Outbursts Understanding Behavioural Triggers Behaviour Reward Chart - Girls (editable) Behaviour Reward Chart - Boys (editable) Behaviour Thermometer - Incident Prevention and Response Plan (editable) If you download it, PLEASE leave feedback! Also – become a fan by clicking “follow me” at the top of this page. You will be alerted of new products and free downloads. Thanks! *************************************************************************** TERMS OF USE - Please read my Terms of Use regarding personal and commercial use of All Therapy Resources. You can download the free document here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Terms-of-Use-Clarification-For-free-paid-purchases-All-Therapy-Resources-4714723 *************************************************************************** STORE CREDITS - Did you know...? • Each time you give feedback on a product, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. Feedback to TpT Sellers, just like feedback to students, is a valuable tool to aid improvement of future products. Go to your "My Purchases" page to view past downloads, and provide a rating and comment. • You can be the first to know about new discounts, freebies and product launches. Look for the green star next to the TpT store logo and click it to become a follower and receive email updates about the store. ***************************************************************************