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Summer Countdown SEL Activities Round-Up
Hello, is it peace you’re looking for? Since we all have such different end dates, but such similar #feels during...
Putting Emotions Before Academics In Our Primary Classrooms
I was supporting a Kindergarten class earlier this week and within moments of entering the snow-dusted, cootie-filled play area, I...
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,...
Creative Elementary School Bulletin Board Ideas for your Counseling Office
Bulletin boards- you either hate them or you love 'em. I remember the days of covering my face and running...
How to Manage Blurting and Talking Out in the Classroom
Unsolicited yammering. Intentional interrupting. Blurt blasting. You’re tired, you’re disheartened, you’re a teacher who is ready to crack the code...
The Best YouTube Mindful Breathing Exercises to Calm Anxious Kids
Making room for pockets of mindfulness in your primary program is a no-brainer. One second- I'm pausing this blog post 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...
Social Emotional Learning April Activities for the Primary Classroom
Spring is here! And by that I mean dull, dreary weather and a reveal of ghastly little treasures that...
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...
Infusing SEL into your STEM Programming
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and S.E.L (social-emotional learning) go harmoniously like PB and J. By using the two to...
February Round Up: The Best of Social-Emotional Learning Tools
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...
Reinforcing Rules in your Primary Classroom Back from Winter Break
And just like that, another winter holiday break has come and gone. The majority of us educators have successfully avoided our...