Take social-emotional learning activities outside with a nature walk that uses students’ five senses. Explore the changing color of leaves, different leaf shapes, pine cones, and more. Listen for birds and othe
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Related Reading: Interesting Social-Emotional Learning Activities for Classroom 3. Improve Concentration Playing lets your child focus on a task for a more extended period. Activities introduced early will help your child improve their concentration. This can pay off later in your child’s academic ...
When it comes to school kids, little things make a mightier impact. Often, elementary school kids are not well-versed in daily morning greetings. However, if you teach them, everyday greetings might help them with social and emotional learning. The thought of customary greeting might excite stu...
Many kids on the spectrum can spend years learning emotional regulation skills. It can be tough going for them. By the time you, as a teacher, SLP or mental health professional, are working with a child on these issues, the child may have already received a lot of t...
This is a social-emotional activity inspired by the Mo Willems book Sam, the Most Scaredycat Kid in the Whole World. But even if you haven't read it, kids can get the gist: They can paint pet "monsters" onto smooth, flat stones, then keep them in their pockets to either tell their...
Teach students the skills needed for success in and out of the classroom with these social and emotional activities and SEL lesson plans. Shaped Staff October 9, 2024 Read More 2025 First-Day-of-School Icebreakers for All Grades As you return to the classroom for back-to-school, try these...
Social-Emotional Skills ~ For both social play and independent play, sensory activities allow children to play cooperatively or side by side. My son has had many positive experiences with other children over a bin of rice! Language Development ~ Sensory play increases language development by experie...
To lead a healthy life, it's vital for seniors to stay active. This article offers 24 activities for seniors that have been proven to improve health.
Whilst the social manifestations of fun are relatively easily explained, trying to say what fun feels like is not so straightforward. We are comfortable referring activities as fun, and when we do so we anticipate that the person we are telling will iden