Resources for Mental Health, Socio-Emotional Learning, and Mindfulness by Amanda Monk https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6 Mental Health Matters en-us 2022-04-25 17:55:13 UTC 2022-04-25 21:31:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9e0.png Finch Self Care App jonesar23 https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157079136 Finch is a self care app that allows you to care for a virtual pet while caring for yourself. It helps you to begin each day with a positive note. There are several self care exercises that range from simply getting out of bed to journaling your feelings. There is plenty of free content, but paid content is also available. ]]> 2022-04-25 17:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157079136 Mindful Schools jonesar23 https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157092801 Mindful Schools aims to help build a culture of mindfulness, equity, and well-being. They do this through foundational training and personal development. Teachers working  in low income districts are able to receive a discount.]]> 2022-04-25 18:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157092801 Moshi Kids: Sleep and Meditation jonesar23 https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157115012 This is an app for kids that includes hundreds of stories to help children breathe and meditate. It has options for day time and night time to help with sleeplessness. This app has lots of free content, but also has a paid option. It is something I have used in the classroom with stories for improving focus, calming down, managing emotions, and easing anixety. It has been a life saver for younger kids (although older kids may like it as well). ]]> 2022-04-25 18:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157115012 5 Little ways to Show your kids the importance of Mental Health. jonesar23 https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157129097 This is a great article with “easy” resources to teach kids about mental health. There is a book that can be purchased but it also includes ideas to use right away in your classroom. It includes a great resource for teaching kids to journal. ]]> 2022-04-25 18:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157129097 Mental Health Awareness: Resources & Professional Development jonesar23 https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157161628 This contains 46 recources about mental health. The include videos, webinars, blogs, and lessons. This is a resource for pre-k-grade 12. Topics include easing anxiety, dealing with tragic news, addressing suicide, and being mindful.]]> 2022-04-25 18:45:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157161628 Inside Out and SEL: Movie Guide and Lesson Plan jonesar23 https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157323685 This is a lesson plan for teaching children howe to identify their emotions using the film Inside Out. There are 16 clips with dicussion questions, or students can watch the movie as a whole. The Casel 5 Competencies for social and emotional learning Thinking Routines from the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero (both are linked in padlet) to teach socioemotional skills. 

]]> 2022-04-25 20:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157323685 CASEL-Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning jonesar23 https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157326994 The CASEL 5 addresses five areas of competence.  They are self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. The CASEL 5 can be taught and applied at various developmental stages, all the way up to adulthood. CASEL offers some free PDS and webinars.

]]> 2022-04-25 20:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157326994 Project Zero's Thinking Routines jonesar23 https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157338299 Project zero offers these thinking routines to people of all ages (into adulthood). They offer courses and PDS. The thinking routine “tool box” allows a person to explore many different topics. One program “Seek to See” teaches empathy and understanding thought a socio-emotional learning model.
https://pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Seek%20to%20See.pdf

]]> 2022-04-25 20:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157338299 How to Teach Kids about the Brain and Emotional Intelligence jonesar23 https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157364862 This article explains how to explain emotions to kids using brain science. The article references the upstairs brain or  neocortex which is our thinking brain, and the downstairs brain or  limbic system which is our feeling brain. The people who live upstairs are Calming Carl, Problem Solving Pete, Creative Craig and Flexible Felix. The people who live downstairs are  Alerting Allie, Frightened Fred, and Big Boss Bootsy. This teaches children about the purposes of their brains. The upstairs is for thinking and the downstairs is for survival. When we are downstairs in our survival brains, we can’t think. It refers to the downstairs  taking over as “flipping our lids” The article suggests things such as: 
1.Draw the brain house and all the characters 
2. Draw a picture of what it looks like in the house when the downstairs flips their lid 
3. Find a comic, cut out and stick characters into the downstairs and the upstairs 
4. Write stories about the adventures of the characters in the brain house 
5. Use a doll’s house or make one and fill it with the downstairs and upstairs characters.


]]> 2022-04-25 21:18:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157364862 Anxiety and Coping with Coronavirus jonesar23 https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157376740 This is a great article about anxiety, particularly anxiety caused by the pandemic. It gives some general anxiety symptoms in kids  such as seeking reassurance, reluctance to separate from parents, physical symptoms such as headaches and stomach aches, moodiness and irritability, tantrums and meltdowns, and trouble sleeping. It also offers some tips on helping with anxiety such as structure their day, avoid giving too much reassurance, model calm yourself, and look for the positive. ]]> 2022-04-25 21:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jonesar23/bgfr1807aktnf4d6/wish/2157376740