How SEL Can Combat Teacher Burnout
Let me guess: you absolutely love teaching, but feel oddly disconnected from it at the same time. Yep, you’re not broken. And if the idea of adding one more strategy, meeting, or initiative makes your...
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Ways to Teach Perspective Taking
Unfortunately, I am certain that you know that perspective taking is a skill that does not magically appear just because a child can recite the classroom rules. Thaaaat would be too simple. Some kids are...
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The Third Thing Strategy
This post contains affiliate links. If you’ve ever tried to get a student to open up after a tough moment, you know it rarely works to sit them down and ask, “So what happened?” Most...
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Classroom Morning Chaos Ends Today
This post contains affiliate links. Three words we can all relate to: classroom morning chaos. Mornings can feel like a whirlwind. Buses arrive with big feelings and bigger stories. You are collecting homework and forms...
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Making the Yoto Mini Work for Your Classroom
This post contains affiliate links. Let’s be real, when you hear “Yoto Mini,” your first thought might be Oh cute, my toddler uses that at home to listen to Moana songs (which is accurate in...
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Why Math and SEL Belong Together
If you’ve ever taught a math lesson that ended in tears (either from a student or… you), you’re not alone. Math has a special way of bringing big feelings to the surface, especially for students...
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A Look at SEL for Teachers
Let’s be honest: when we hear “SEL,” most of us picture morning meetings, glitter jars, and “I statements” being practiced by 7-year-olds in a circle on a rug. And yes, social emotional learning is essential...
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Integrating SEL and the Science of Reading
If you’ve ever found yourself staring at a phonics scope and sequence thinking, Where do feelings fit into all this? – you’re as obsessed with SEL and emotional literacy as I am. I realize wondering...
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Supporting Students With Catastrophizing
We all know that moment. You hand back a quiz and a student says, “I failed. I’m going to fail the whole grade.” Or a classmate says something slightly off and another student cries, “Everyone...
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How to Use Restorative Conversations After Academic Meltdowns
We’ve all seen it: the slammed pencil, the watery eyes, the head buried in arms at the desk. Academic meltdowns can happen to any student—even the ones we least expect. Tests, time limits, confusing directions,...
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