Recess is a time for students to let loose and simply enjoy being children for a while. It provides a crucial period of respite in a heavily structured routine that involves lots of sitting still and listening. It also plays an important role in children’s social-emotional learning. The amount of daily recess for elementary […]
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How Social-Emotional Learning Helps Students Cope with Mental Illness
Social-emotional learning is all about teaching children how to manage their emotions so they can handle real-life challenges. While these skills can and should be taught in schools, these same schools can also be a significant source of stress for students on both academic and social levels. These high-pressure situations can increase students’ risk of […]
Three Fun Ways to Incorporate Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom
Social-emotional learning (SEL) should be relaxing. We believe that relaxed teachers teach better, and relaxed students learn better. Attempts to incorporate SEL into the classroom will be less successful if teachers are stressed or students are bored. The key to effective SEL curriculum is getting everyone involved, and the best way to get everyone involved […]
Three Ways Teachers Benefit from Teaching Social Emotional Learning in the Classroom
Ask any teacher, and they’ll tell you teaching is a stressful job. Not only do teachers need to manage a classroom full of children, they also have to handle administrative paperwork, parent emails, curriculum development, extracurricular responsibilities, and more. Studies show that up to a startling 50% of new teachers quit the profession within five […]
Child Friendly Meditation for Your Kids
Child Friendly Meditation for Your Kids When most of us picture meditation, it doesn’t involve children. Perhaps it’s time for that image to change. For those who have practiced meditation for any length of time, the benefits to health and wellbeing become obvious. What all parents and educators want for their children’s social, emotional, […]