We often need resources and ideas for those students in our classrooms who haven’t yet learned certain social and emotional skills. Students especially need help with self-regulating their emotions and managing their behavior. As teachers, we can step in and give them the tools and resources necessary for social and emotional success and development. Related […]
Teaching Children about Emotions in the Classroom
Social emotional learning is a key component in teaching young children. You’ll likely find that a good part of your day is spent educating your classroom students about how to recognize, manage and express healthy emotions and feelings. Below are engaging ways to teach children about emotions in the classroom. Teach Children about Emotions in […]
Teaching a Growth Mindset in the Classroom
Children’s belief systems fuel their performance and academic success within the classroom. They will accept what they’ve been taught about their own abilities and potential, and we as teachers have the power within our classrooms to feed and encourage a growth mindset. The power of students’ beliefs about themselves affects them profoundly. Growth mindset is […]
Teaching Kindness in the Classroom
Kindness matters. It can turn a child’s whole day around, and when you have children who are kind, the day is brighter and more productive too. How can we as teachers improve our kids’ behavior and attitudes towards each other and create a pleasant learning environment through teaching kindness? These 6 ideas and activities […]
Teaching Listening Skills in the Classroom
As teachers, we always hope that our students are listening carefully to our lessons and assignment instructions. Unfortunately, we find that sometimes they aren’t paying close attention to what we’re saying and this can affect their learning. This becomes a problem when they miss key information during instruction. It’s a good idea to take some […]
Teaching Gratitude in the Classroom
We all know that the attitudes of the kids we teach have a huge impact on the culture of our classrooms. We want to inspire positive attitudes and increase empathy and community. Teaching gratitude in the classroom is one way to do that. In my series on building social responsibility, I am attempting to address […]
Rewards for Kids: 5 Creative and Cost Effective Ways
There is no doubt that children respond to rewards. The key is finding the right kind of rewards that don’t break the bank, yet keep motivation up. Teachers spend enough of their hard earned money already. Filling those treasure boxes with dollar store items can add up. It’s time for teachers to save their money […]
5 Helpful Ways to Transition in School
Everyday teachers work hard to create lessons, teach concepts, and design activities that engage learners. Teachers work hard to build classroom communities that ebb and flow nicely throughout the day. We all know that being a teacher isn’t solely about having great units or fun games for students to play. There is much more to […]
Creating a Classroom Contract
Creating a Class Contract Social Responsibility Social responsibility is about ethics and a duty for the greater good. As educators, we strive to teach students to understand and respect themselves, each other, and the world around them. It is promoting thoughtful interactions with others and thinking beyond oneself. It is about making the right decisions and solving conflicts. […]
End of the Year Goodbye Stars
This post details how to create the perfect end of the year keepsake for your students. End of the year goodbye stars include writing meaningful goodbye messages on individual stars for each student. The end of the year is a very busy and exhausting time for teachers. Students are finishing up projects and taking exams, […]
