Interoception: A Classroom Activity for Emotional Management

by Charlie Merrow | Jun 30, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

Should we teach students emotional management? Let’s do a classroom activity for emotional management to get our heart rates up and then we’ll see if we can bring them down. If I asked you right now to tell me how quickly your heart is beating, do you think you would...

I Statements for Kids

by Charlie Merrow | Jun 17, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

How does that make you feel? Using I Statements to Communicate Emotions You may recognize the “I Statement” as an effective tool for kids to identify emotions, understand beliefs, and influence behavior. But why are feelings so important for children?...

6 Tips for Evaluating a Social-Emotional Learning Program

by Charlie Merrow | Jun 12, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

How do I evaluate a social-emotional learning program? You’re a school administrator, you’re busy. You may want to implement social-emotional learning, but you don’t have the time! Here are the top 6  tips for a time-efficient evaluation of an SEL program....

Benefits of Mindfulness for Children

by Charlie Merrow | Jun 10, 2020 | Mindfulness in the Classroom

Benefits of Mindfulness for Kids If you’re the type of educator like I was a number of years ago, you might immediately feel like mindfulness isn’t for you – I invite you to challenge those assumptions. Mindful awareness for children doesn’t...

SEL and Racial Equity

by Charlie Merrow | Jun 3, 2020 | Trauma-informed Teaching

  How Does SEL Support Racial Equity? SEL teaches children the lessons they need to understand and practice racial equity. Social emotional learning starts with bringing an end to racism and injustice. But how do we have these tough conversations with young people? We...