How can read-alouds teach social-emotional learning?

by Noah Teitelbaum | May 12, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

How can I use stories to teach social-emotional learning? Stories have been used for millennia to teach core values. If you use stories in your home or classroom to teach social-emotional skills, you’ll spark rich discussion. Create a routine, choose relevant stories,...

Teaching SEL Online

by Noah Teitelbaum | May 6, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

For obvious reasons, teaching SEL online is very important these days! Not only are teachers, social-emotional learning specialists, and counselors finding themselves forced online, the need for SEL has increased dramatically. We’re adding online teaching tips for...

How to Teach Kids to Self-Reflect

by Noah Teitelbaum | May 1, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

Want to learn a way to get students self-reflecting meaningfully? Then please play along for a moment and silently answer the following questions: What are the one or two best parts of the last 24 hours of your life? Got it? Now, what are the one or two worst parts?...

Supporting Parents during COVID-19

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

My name is Anthony and I’m an educator and therapist. During this unprecedented time of uncertainty and unpredictability, I would like to offer a therapeutic lens and resources for families struggling with this transition to having their children home full-time.  The...

5 Activities for Kids During Social Distancing

by Ashley | Mar 17, 2020 | Social-emotional Learning

As more experts recommend social distancing, parents wonder what to do with kids who are cooped up at home. We understand that COVID-19 is no snow day, but children need a break from the gloom of quarantine. Without losing sight of how serious the Coronavirus pandemic...

SEL Book Review: Small Things by Mel Tregonning

by Charlie Merrow | Oct 31, 2019 | Social-emotional Learning

Looking for a good book to help grades 3-6 students with childhood anxiety? I found a great one, with no words. This book is particularly relevant to me right now. Two weekends ago I went back to my elementary school reunion – over 30 years after we graduated....