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For questions regarding this program or to schedule your own class Q&A with MetroPark staff, contact Education Staff at FRMP_Education@metroparks.org

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Five Rivers MetroParks volunteers Austen and Oakley use yoga to become plants and animals while taking a break for the day. What kind of animal poses can you come up with? How do they make you feel?

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Embrace the wind as Five Rivers MetroParks volunteers Austen and Oakley use yoga to become a natural landscape, from mountains to coyotes. What kinds of nature will you become?

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Discover your power over nature as Kestra, a Five Rivers MetroParks volunteer, explores small creatures with you. What are your answers to some of Kestra's questions?

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Breathing is often the best way to step back from a tense situation. Here, Five Rivers MetroParks volunteer Chakotay talks us through how our breath is connected with all life on Earth. How do you feel after a deep breath? Where did your breath coming from? Where will it go after it leaves you?

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Oceans, lakes, and rivers: Sitting by water has always brought us peace. Water also keeps us alive. Relax as Five Rivers MetroParks volunteer Jaden shares how water flows through us and all other life on Earth. Find a spot near your home where you can sit by water. A fountain, pond, creek, or river are good choices. Ask an adult to make sure it is safe.

What did you see? How did you feel after your visit?

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Kindergarten through Second Grade

Competency A: Self Awareness

SEL A1. 1.a. Identify basic personal emotions

SEL A1. 4.a. Recognize that current events can impact emotions

Competency B: Self-Management

SEL B1. 3.a. Identify and begin to use strategies to regulate emotions and manage behaviors

Competency C: Social Awareness

SEL C1. 3.a. Define empathy and identify empathetic reactions in others

Competency D: Relationship Skills

SEL D1. 1.a. Identify and engage in positive communication skills

SEL D1. 3.a. Develop an awareness that people communicate through social and digital media

Competency E: Responsible Decision-Making

SEL E1. 1.a. Identify a problem or needed decision and recognize there may be multiple responses

SEL E2. 3.a. Identify how personal choices will impact the outcome of a situation

SEL E3. 1.a. Identify how certain actions can impact others

SEL E4. 1.a. Recognize that new opportunities may have positive outcomes

Third through Fifth Grade

Competency A: Self Awareness

SEL A1. 1.b. Identify a range of personal emotions

SEL A1. 4.b. Describe how current events trigger emotions

Competency B: Self-Management

SEL B1. 3.b. Apply strategies to regulate emotions and manage behaviors

Competency C: Social Awareness

SEL C1. 3.b. Demonstrate empathetic reactions in response to others’ feelings and emotions

Competency D: Relationship Skills

SEL D1. 1.b. Apply active listening and effective communication skills to increase cooperation and relationships

Competency E: Responsible Decision-Making

SEL E1. 1.b. Generate possible solutions or responses to a problem or needed decision recognizing there may be more than one perspective

SEL E2. 3.b. Predict possible future outcomes of personal actions in various settings

SEL E3. 1.b. Demonstrate the ability to respect the rights of self and others

SEL E4. 1.b. Explore new opportunities to expand one’s knowledge and experiences

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Raising butterflies and other creatures in the classroom can help prepare kids with the harshest of challenges: loss and death.

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Nature helps students challenge and discover worldviews and develop self-motivated learners.

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In Seeds and Trees, discover a young prince who gathers seeds both green and dark from those he encounters, and then gifts them forward. Words are powerful. They can hurt or they can heal, as kids and parents will see throughout this book.

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Kindness Rocks is a touching children's book about the power of kindness and how small things can inspire, motivate and uplift others in tremendous ways. Students can also take part in The Kindness Rocks Project.

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Kindness Rocks by Sonica Ellis | Kids Books Read Aloud

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Here is a video recording of the book Scribble Stones. This story starts off with a little stone who thinks he will be become something amazing but then soon realizes he had become a dull paper weight. He's on a mission to become something greater

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Scribble Stones by Diane Alber - Videobook For Kids

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This tool helps teachers identify where within lesson plans SEL practices are already present, or where they might be included.

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This tool helps teachers identify where within lesson plans SEL practices are already present, or where they might be included.

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The Growth Mindset: Classroom Ready Resource Book

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The Growth Mindset: Classroom Ready Resource Book

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Created by teachers for teachers, this is the ultimate guide for unleashing students’ potential through creative lessons, empowering messages and innovative teaching. Studies show that growth mindsets result in higher test scores, improved grades and more in-class involvement. Available at the Dayton Metro Library

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BOOKS MOVIES MUSIC PROGRAMS + EVENTS NEWS JUST FOR YOU RESEARCH TOOLS USE YOUR LIBRARY

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Carl the earthworm spends his days happily tunneling in the soil until a field mouse asks him a simple question that stops him short: "Why?"  But it's not until the world around him has changed that Carl begins to realize everyone, no matter how small, makes a big difference just by being themselves. Available at Dayton Metro Library

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BOOKS, MOVIES + MUSIC NEWS JUST FOR YOU RESEARCH TOOLS YOUR 24 / 7 LIBRARY PROGRAMS

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What could be more fun for kids than to hop like a frog, slither like a snake, and roar like a lion—all while learning an empowering, healthy life skill? Zoo Zen: A Yoga Story for Kids is a delightful pose-along adventure for children ages four to eight. Available at Dayton Metro Library

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BOOKS MOVIES MUSIC PROGRAMS + EVENTS NEWS JUST FOR YOU RESEARCH TOOLS USE YOUR LIBRARY

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In this illustrated picture book, a young child learns to find comfort in silence when the world becomes too noisy. Available at Dayton Metro Library

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BOOKS MOVIES MUSIC PROGRAMS + EVENTS NEWS JUST FOR YOU RESEARCH TOOLS USE YOUR LIBRARY

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In this guided, illustrated meditation for kids, author Louise Bladen offers a simple mindfulness practice, not to banish bad thoughts, but to feel calm in the midst of thoughts that come and go. Available at Dayton Metro Library

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BOOKS MOVIES MUSIC PROGRAMS + EVENTS NEWS JUST FOR YOU RESEARCH TOOLS USE YOUR LIBRARY

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Sitting quietly in his garden, a little boy observes the eating habits of birds, bugs, butterflies, and other small animals. Includes instructions on how to make your own garden and a detailed illustration of plants typically found in a garden. Available at Dayton Metro Library

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This suggested booklist helps to open up conversations teachers can have with their students about regulating their emotions, and how a simple walk in a park or visit to a backyard garden can help build emotional strength.

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Listen as John Huston, Science Teacher for Dayton Public Schools shares how nature helps SEL in his classroom

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Short video activities to foster mindfulness.

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Incubating eggs in the classroom has improved classroom engagement, grow empathy for living things, and develop impulse control.

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School gardens have transformed his school learning.

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Embrace the wind as Five Rivers MetroParks volunteers Austen and Oakley use yoga to become a natural landscape, from mountains to coyotes. What kinds of nature will you become?

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SEL - Embrace the Wind as Nature through Yoga

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Five Rivers MetroParks volunteers Austen and Oakley use yoga to become plants and animals while taking a break for the day. What kind of animal poses can you come up with?

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Oceans, lakes, and rivers: Sitting by water has always brought us peace. Water also keeps us alive. Relax as Five Rivers MetroParks volunteer Jaden shares how water flows through us and all other life on Earth.

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Breathing is often the best way to step back from a tense situation. Here, Five Rivers MetroParks volunteer Chakotay talks us through how our breath is connected with all life on Earth. How do you feel after a deep breath? Where did your breath coming from? Where will it go after it leaves you?

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Discover your power over nature as Kestra, a Five Rivers MetroParks volunteer, explores small creatures with you. What are your answers to some of Kestra's questions?

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Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning: The OLS SEL Standards were built on the research of this collaborative. Use this resource to find the latest research and best practices in SEL.

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Advancing Social and Emotional Learning - CASEL

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CASEL is helping make evidence-based social and emotional learning an integral part of education, preschool through high school.

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Ohio's Learning Standards for Social and Emotional Learning

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Ohio's Learning Standards for Social and Emotional Learning

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In order to help teachers with rising emotional issues in today's children, the Ohio Department of Education passed SEL Standards in June, 2019.

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When exploring nature, sometimes children encounter their fears. This article helps teachers coach children through their fear. Common nature myths are also covered.

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Fears to Cheers- Interpreting the Scary Side of Nature