Social Skills
Develop student's social abilities with this collection of lessons, activities, counseling resources and curriculum. Being able to manage emotions and build healthy relationships is an important part of a child's education.
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Perspective Taking Lesson
Perspective taking is a skill that our students need before they can demonstrate empathy - sometimes you need to start with a lesson that gives students the chance to practice looking at someone else's point of view! This post breaks down a 4th grade perspective taking lesson.
Self-Control Books for Kids
One of my favorite ways to teach kids about self-control and controlling their impulses is through the use of picture books! Children are able to connect with books in a different way, and they're a great way to teach important skills you'll be covering with your counseling students. In this post, I'm sharing a list of my favorite picture books I use for teaching self-control and a brief description of each book along with tips for how I use it with my students. Get the self-control book ideas!
Teaching Kids Self-Control Through Play
Self-control is a skill that needs to be repeatedly modeled and reinforced with our elementary students, and a great way to do this is through play! Your students will love being able to practice self-control through fun and engaging hands-on activities. In this blog post, I'm sharing multiple different ideas, tips, and activities for ways you can use games to teach self-control.
Self-Control Activities for Kids
Self-control is a skill that needs to be modeled and reinforced over time in order for our students to really be able to apply it! In this post, I'm sharing 4 great ways that you can teach self-control to your elementary students. This includes the basics such as teaching what self-control is all the way to practice the skill through play. Get all of the self-control tips, ideas, and fun activities right here in this blog post!
Sorry! Book Companion on Peer Pressure and Staying True to You
Upper elementary students need help avoiding peer pressure and staying true to their own values. Sorry! by Trudy Ludwig is a great story to start a lesson about this. Read through this guidance lesson or SEL lesson for engaging book companion activities for this story!
Books for Teaching Kids About Identity
Social justice is a really broad concept. Teaching Tolerance broke it down by creating standards in four smaller topics that each build-up to an understanding of social justice: Identity, Diversity, Justice, and Action. I followed this model in creating guidance lessons about social justice. My book recommendations are broken into those categories as well starting with: Identity!
Books for Teaching Kids About Identity
Social justice is a really broad concept. Teaching Tolerance broke it down by creating standards in four smaller topics that each build-up to an understanding of social justice: Identity, Diversity, Justice, and Action. I followed this model in creating guidance lessons about social justice.
Teaching Diversity to Kids
Teach your 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students about diversity and tolerance with my Teaching Tolerance aligned lesson and activities. My resource provides guided discussion, recommended books, a printable for parents, and more! Plus, it also comes with interactive Google Slides, so you can use if for guidance lessons that are virtual!