If you don’t know Penelope Rex, you should. Thank you Ryan T. Higgins for creating these books! They are just perfect for teaching all sorts of social emotional skills with kids, and they are SO MUCH FUN. Last year in kindergarten we read We Don’t Eat Our Classmates (practicing social skills) and this year those Read More …
This year when I talked about GOAL SETTING with 3rd grade, I used the metaphor of the domino effect. I did a lesson using this PPT. In this lesson, I show this video showing how a tic tac size domino is all that is needed to start the domino effect where eventually a 100 pound Read More …
I was prepping for lessons this week while also prepping for a new PD I’m pitching on Gamifying Lessons… and I realized my lessons didn’t have games in them. Well, I fixed that real quick and immediately upped the ante in student engagement. I’ve always used games in teaching the “Power of Yet” in Mindset Read More …
If you can find enough lego to use, you have an engaging classrom or group lesson for every grade level (K-5… maybe even middle school). I have been doing this lesson for my end-of-year lesson in 2nd grade this week and I’m bringing it to 4th grade next week. Of course, for noise control… you Read More …
Going into 2022, we are bound for another loop de loop on the corona-coaster. I wanted to share some of my favorites from the year in hopes that these kid-tested and approved lessons are helpful to anyone reading this. You can always contact me if you have any questions. Little Butterfly that Could (Beginning of Read More …
I L.O.V.E. this book.A few weeks ago, I did lessons in 2nd and 4th grades using the book, The Invisible Boy by @trudyludwig , and as always it was a big hit. Kindness Week (formerly known as No Place for Hate Week) was coming up and this picture book was the perfect springboard. I got Read More …
Last semester I ran a virtual small group for 5th grade girls. The target behavior we worked on was dealing with anxiety and developing coping skills. Although I typically run groups that are 6-8 sessions, nothing about this year is normal… so I ran 5 sessions for this group. Below are these sessions in PPT Read More …
Now is the time for sharing! This will be a growing page that I will continue to edit. Click on the lesson title which will take you to the PPT. Click here for Tools to Increase Engagement for Virtual Lessons (check-ins, games, etc.) –Listening Skills and Games (K-2) –Positive Thinking vs. Garbage –Thoughts/ Mistakes are Read More …
Teaching face to face or virtually? These FREE SEL lessons are for you! The lessons are great for Back-to-School and can be an all-in-one lesson or 5 separate lessons. These virtual classrooms go along with my book Be Your Own Hero, and will be a great framework for your classroom norms. Students can click on Read More …
Here is one of my favorite lessons teaching neuroplasticity. I had several requests for this from an Instagram post so for anyone who wants it, here you go! It is from my Mindset Matters (2016) curriculum book (pg. 68-69), but slightly revamped. I’m putting it here for easy access. Here is a link to the Read More …
