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Mental Health Awareness Month and Children's Mental Health Week Ideas for the Classroom and Counseling
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the US and also kicks off Children's Mental Health Awareness Week in Canada. According...
The Power of Classroom Check-Ins for Student Well-Being and Academic Success
Beyond the Quiz I remember sitting in my Career Studies class, tapping at the keyboard of my sad beige desktop computer...
Creative Anti-Bullying Activities, Unity Day and Pink Shirt Ideas for Elementary Students
If you teach or support primary students, you may have noticed a distinct pattern when you mention the word bully. It...
9 Fun and Easy DIY Spring Crafts for Kids to Boost Social Emotional Learning
It’s the changing of the season, which calls for a fresh spring in our step, as we dramatically shed our...
How to Support Children With Anxiety: Coping Strategies and Tips for Parenting and Teaching
Disclaimer: In this blog post, we are discussing mild to moderate levels of intermittent anxiety that impacts the majority of...
Mindful Winter Activities for Kids and Primary Classrooms on a Budget
My ideal winter can be described as immobile. Only breaking my hibernation for shopping breaks and to feed the chickadees,...
Gingerbread Week Ideas for Social Emotional Learning in the Primary Classroom
Gingerbread Week is typically celebrated shortly before Christmas/ winter break in elementary school. But don’t get your gumdrops in a tizzy if...
7 Deep Breathing Tools that Help Kids Get Calm
Don't forget to read to the end to grab your free deep breathing bracelet exercise for kids! Ever default to,...
How To Set Up a Calm Corner in Your Classroom or Home
In this blog post, we'll talk about why we have calm corners and how we can set one up to...
Mindfulness Picture Books and Read Alouds for Kids
Picture Books to Encourage Mindful Kids Most of us are just trying to stay afloat in a society that praises hustle...
Our Current Top 10 Children's Books for Self-Esteem
So you want your child to feel more self-assured. Unfortunately for our quick fix-it minds and weary hearts, higher-order self-confidence comes...
Social Emotional Learning Games for your Counseling Groups or Lunch Bunch
When it comes to your small counseling or Lunch Bunch groups, social emotional learning games are a phenomenal way of...
Fun and Engaging February Resources for Social Emotional Learning in the Primary Classroom
Ah, February. The grueling grind that January brought has finally subsided, leaving you to identify as one of two...
Why Your Early Learning Program Needs Dramatic Play
What is dramatic play? Dramatic play, or pretend play, is the act of using our surroundings and resources, to take on...
December Activity and Craft Ideas for Social Emotional Learning
All may not be calm & bright, and they may only be silent at night, but we can do our...