News — self-esteem
Back to School Activities Round Up for Social Emotional Learning
Let’s take the BS out of BTS with my favorite Back to School resources for K-3. These tools will be...
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...
Fun Seasonal SEL Bulletin Boards Ideas for Teachers and Elementary Counselors
If the idea of frequently assembling bulletin board displays gives you hives, and you'll only dabble if you can change...
October Craft Ideas and Activities for Social Emotional Learning
If it smells like children and you’re feeling like you put the hag in haggard lately, you might be ready...
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...
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...
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...
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...
January Round-Up: The Best of Social-Emotional Learning Tools for Primary Students and Counseling Groups
[In a jazzy Michael Bublé croon] It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new year for...
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...
5 Mindful Parenting Tips for the Holidays
From Christmas to birthdays, holidays and mindfulness do not need to be mutually exclusive. Modeling mindfulness during the next big celebration starts...
How to Raise and Teach Confident Kids
What do growth mindset, positive relationship-building and academic success all have in common? They are all powered by a strong...