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5 Incredibly Fun GAMES to Teach Self-Regulation (Self-Control) | Early Childhood Development

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How to impress your parents by accepting "No"

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Self Control: Teaching Students About Their Greatest Inner Strength with Nathan DeWall

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How a student changed her study habits by setting goals and managing time | Yana Savitsky | TEDxLFHS

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10 Middle School Movies for Teaching SEL in the Classroom

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Relationships: the Tool That Was Never Taught | Dominique Smith | TEDxYouth@ASFM

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PBIS "Wise-Choices" | Jeremy Anderson | School Speaker

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SEL with Dr. Townsel- Responsible Decision Making

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TGIM | STEPH CURRY | HOW STEPH CURRY MADE A 3 POINTER WITH HIS EYES CLOSED!

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Sacrifice Good For Great (TGIM Season 10 Episode 3)

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After losing parents, 6-year-old boy seeks smiles

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Do you know your level of experiencing & manifesting life? Higher Awareness provides you the self-awareness test that will help in understanding and raising your level of awareness. Our self-awareness programs are specifically designed to raise self-awareness in your life.

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Connect content to students' personal lives. It is a more challenging task, but creates richer engagement. (Not that this should be done with every assignment or task, but just when the opportunities arise).

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Making It Relevant: Helping Students Connect Their Studies to the World Today (Published 2017)

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Four ideas for showing how the themes, issues, questions and ideas students explore in school play out in the news and in our culture.

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Mindfulness has been a growing trend with kids and young adults, and I have been a huge supporter from the beginning. About ten years ago, I started practicing yoga, which introduced me to the benefits of deep breathing, meditation, and mindfulness in my own life. Without a doubt, it has made a huge difference for me, so I love the idea of sharing some of those same strategies and practices with kids and young adults. Today, I have heard that many schools are getting on board with meditation rooms instead of detention and daily mindfulness practice during morning meetings. This just makes sense, so I wanted to share more about what mindfulness is and how you can practice it with your learners.

What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a practice that helps us to focus on the present, rather than the past or the present. Learning to be more present in the moment is a critical skill, especially in today's fast-paced world. When we work on this practice, we can actually improve our focus, strengthen our emotional control, increase positive feelings, and bring calm to our everyday lives. It's important to note that learning to be mindful doesn't happen after one activity or lesson. The idea is that it is a "practice" because it is something we are always improving.

When Can We Practice Mindfulness? Mindfulness can really be practice anytime! Some of the best times to practice mindfulness include right before a big test, after a noisy lunch, before or after a transition from one activity to another, or just in the morning as a positive start to the day. The biggest benefits to mindfulness are seen when it becomes a regular practice. So, try to incorporate it either once a day or once a week - whatever works best for you and your learners! Feel free to read up more on 10 Best Times to Practice Mindfulness in the Classroom.

Remember, that you don't need to be a mindfulness expert to start the practice with your students. Let them know you are learning and growing, too! If you notice that mindfulness is something you're interested in practicing with your learners, but still need extra support, I've got you covered. You can use my set of Mindfulness Activities filled with lessons, task cards, breathe boards, and crafts centered around helping kids become more mindful.
Here are five FREE mindfulness activities to help get you started today:
#1 Mindfulness Breathe Boards. One of the most important components to mindfulness is learning to control our breathing. Sometimes this can be abstract for students, so these mindfulness breathe boards serve as concrete visuals to help. Just have students trace their finger around the visual while breathing in and out. This should be done multiple times. Best of all, these breathe boards can be placed on a student's desk, in a binder, in a calm down area, or anywhere else a student might need them.

#2 Mindful Coloring. Drawing and coloring are often calming activities to begin with, of course. You can use these free coloring pages or just find any coloring books of your own. I often let my students choose from a huge pile of coloring books so they had more buy-in when practicing together. Start by explaining your students will be practicing mindfulness while coloring. It's important to highlight that if students feel like they made a mistake, they should just breathe in and out and let it go. Mindfulness is about being present in the moment, making judgments about what is good or bad. Let students choose their coloring page and give them access to the coloring materials you choose. Encourage the students to color quietly on their own. You can dim the lights and play calming music while they color.

#3 Practice Guided Meditations. Guided meditations are a short script or video clip you can play that helps students relax their minds and bodies. There are many free guided meditation videos for kids on YouTube and other video platforms. Have students sit comfortably or lie down on a rug. Have them close their eyes and practice their deep breathing. Turn the lights off for an added calming effect! As they get comfortable, start the guided meditation and let it play through. Kids might feel silly at first, but with just a few minutes, they will notice the calming effect this meditation can bring!

#4 Positive Affirmations. There is not much else better than positive affirmations! Teaching kids to read positive affirmations aloud to themselves or just in their heads can bring a sense of calm while also increasing confidence. It's a win-win! Use this free list of positive affirmations. Have students circle or highlight the positive affirmations they love the most. Have students read these to themselves or make index cards with their favorite sayings.

#5 Mindfulness 5-4-3-2-1. This is one of my favorite strategies for practicing mindfulness because it can be done anywhere and anytime. You don't need any special props! Have students sit comfortably and just look around the room. Tell them to use their senses to observe the immediate environment. Slowly go through the list. Have them identify 5 things that they can see, 4 things they can touch, 3 things they can hear, 2 things they can small, and 1 thing they can taste. Take your time with each and remind students to absorb the feelings they experience.

Give one or two strategies a try! It might take some time, but it's wonderful to see students really getting into their own mindfulness practices. Of course, mindfulness is always helpful for adults, too!

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A personal manifesto describes your core values and beliefs, the specific ideas and priorities that you stand for, and how you plan to live your life. This acts as both a statement of personal principles and a call to action.

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To begin this activity that teaches active listening, separate your class into groups of four or five students. Have students take turns answering a get-to-know you question. If any student interrupts the person talking, remind them that everyone gets to a turn sharing their answer.

Here are a few question ideas:

Where would you travel if you could go anywhere in the world?

What makes you feel happiest?

If you were an animal, which one would you be?

Who do you look up to the most and why?

When you grow up, what do you want to be?

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Teaching diversity in the classroom is an essential component of social awareness. During read-aloud story times, try to pick books about people of different cultures, race/ethnicities, religions, and other backgrounds. After reading one of these books to your students, discuss how differences make the world a better place and ask what they learned from the story.

Here are a few popular children’s books about diversity to get you started:

It’s Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr

Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler & David Lee Csicsko

Families, Families, Families! by Suzanne Lang

Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown

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GOALS: To increase awareness of individual diff erences and similarities; to increase inclusion; to increase respect for diversity in modes of communication STANDARDS: SS 1 Culture; S&L 3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood. MATERIALS: None PROCEDURE: Call the children’s names, but mouth the names instead of speaking them out loud. Discuss how diffi cult voiceless roll call is, especially how hard it is to keep paying attention. Encourage children to guess whose name is being called, and discuss the relationship between the shape of lips and sounds. Have children try out the techniques. When the children get the idea, tell them voicelessly what activities are available and ask them to make choices. ACCOMMODATIONS AND INTEGRATION: If children do not understand their name, whisper it. Increase the length and complexity of the information you give them voicelessly. You may have to practice a bit before you are comfortable calling roll this way. Discuss how difficult it is to pay attention when you cannot hear or understand and why it might be challenging for a child who has a hearing impairment or is an English language learner to participate. Help children decide how to include those children who cannot hear or understand English.

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Have each student address an envelope and write a letter to him/herself reflecting on their current situation and where they hope to be in six weeks, six months, or a year.  Instructor should give the letters to the students at the end of the agreed upon time.

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Grounding techniques are a stress management exercise used to orient someone in the present when they’re emotionally overwhelmed. By focusing on their senses instead of their thoughts or feelings, grounding techniques can teach students how to calm down and manage their emotions when they are upset. Teach grounding techniques as a class and help students practice them when they feel stressed.

Here are a few grounding techniques for you to try out with your students:

Name five different things you can see around the room

Listen to energetic or relaxing music for one minute

Hold an object in your hands and focus on the color or texture

Take ten deep breaths, counting each one as your chest rises

Eat a piece of candy and choose three words that describe its taste

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Self-motivation is an essential component to social-emotional learning. If you’re not sure how to self-motivate your students, try challenging them to reach their potential by setting SMART goals as a class.

At the beginning of the month or quarter, work with each student to set a SMART goal for themselves. SMART goals must be Specific, Measurable, Agreed-Upon, Relevant, and Time-Bound. Check in with your students several times throughout the month to measure their progress and support them if any challenges arise.

If your students meet their goal by the agreed-upon end date, give them a piece of candy or other reward. If they don’t, offer encouragement and work with them to accomplish their goal.

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One way to encourage responsible decision making is by collaborating with your students to create a classroom contract. An effective classroom contract should contain two things: your expectations as a teacher and your students’ own hopes and needs for the school year.

Putting a contract together with your students can help them feel like their voices are heard and that you’re willing to listen. To make this activity interesting for your students, you can even include “exciting” information like class parties or rewards for meeting academic goals. It’s fun and, more importantly, establishes your classroom environment as one where everyone’s choices matter.

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Practicing how to make tough decisions can help your students learn how their actions affect others. Give your students a list of situations in which they would have to make an important choice. Have them write down an answer to each situation by themselves, then discuss their answers as a class.

Here are a few problem-solving scenarios to get your students started:

While playing with your little brother, he accidentally breaks your favorite toy. What do you do next?

You see a new girl playing by herself at recess. What do you say to her?

You’re eating a sugar cookie and your friend asks if he can have a bite. How do you respond?

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