Elementary Resources

Welcome!

Welcome to the elementary page designed to provide social emotional learning opportunities. Here you will find some information on ways to help support your child with activities, lessons, stories and other fun tidbits. While this is not everything that is out there, we will continue to work on updating and adding new information we might find. We hope you are staying safe and engaged during this time. We can't wait until we get back to school, but until then we hope you can find some fun activities here.

Dr. McKee

Check-In with Dr. McKee

Schedule a phone call or Google Meet through Calendly.

Live Lessons

Monday’s at 10am students/families can go to "The Nerdy School Social Worker" on Facebook for a free live social emotional lesson.

Staying Positive

Staying Positive #1 (1).pdf

Good Information

Staying Positive #2 (Self Care).pdf

Self Care

Stayig Positive #3 (Grief).pdf

Grief

Staying Positive #4 (Anxiety).pdf

Anxiety

Staying Positive 5 (Coping).pdf

Coping

Staying Positive (Healthy) #7.pdf

Healthy

Stay Positive (Resilience #8).pdf

Resilience

Aggie Resources

Self Care

Parenting


Other Aggie Resources

Call the COVID-19 Support Line at 517.237.7100, Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to to 4:30 pm.

The COVID-19 Support Line is available to anyone in Clinton, Eaton, or Ingham Counties. You do not need to be using CMHA-CEI services or have a mental health diagnosis of any kind. This line should not be used for crisis calls or medical emergencies. The COVID-19 Support Line is not meant to take the place of therapy/counseling or to treat or diagnose any physical or mental health condition. If the mental health professional determines that the issue is more severe than the COVID-19 Support Line can manage, they will refer to appropriate resources.

What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is simply noticing what is happening right now.

Mindfulness is taking notice of how your body feels and what you see, smell and taste. Maybe you even feel emotions in your body, perhaps through a tightness somewhere, or a good sensation.

When you notice what is happening around you, it can help you to calm down when you’re sad, angry or frustrated. Mindfulness helps you deal with tough emotions, and mindfulness can make you happy and feel good. To learn more about the benefits of mindfulness click here: Why Mindfulness?

Scroll down for some kid friendly video explanations.

Ozzy Explains Mindfulness

Recommended for grades PreK - Second

Kids Explain Mindfulness

Recommended for grades Second and up.

Practicing Mindfulness With Your Senses

By mindfully observing our senses we can better attend, enhance our memories, become better problem solvers, better our relationships, and increase creativity. Below are some lessons you could do with your child.

Mindful Seeing

Here is an activity to teach your child mindful seeing:

Mindful Listening

Here is an activity to teach your child mindful listening:

Mindful Smelling

Here is an activity to teach your child mindful smelling:

MindfulTasting

Here is an activity to teach your child mindful tasting:

Practicing Mindfulness With Breathing Techniques

Breathing techniques can help us calm our bodies by slowing our heart down, lowering our blood pressure, and sharpening our focus. Therefore, breathing can help us calm uncomfortable feelings such, as anxiety, hyperactivity or anger.

Mind Yeti: A Guide to Slow Breathing

(Part two can be found below)

Belly Breathing

Here is a fun video that teaches kids the technique of belly breathing through song. (Recommended for young ages)

More resources & videos for belly breathing can be found below:

What is Belly Breathing?

Breathing with Shapes

Here is a video that models how a child can use shapes for deep breathing. You can use this:

Shape Visuals for the Video

Additional shape breathing resources:

Practicing Mindfulness With Physical Movement

Mindful movement can help us release uncomfortable feelings in a healthy way. In addition, it can help us practice our breathing techniques and increase our concentration - of course, it also helps us promote a healthier physical body.

Calming Exercises for Kids: Breathing and Stretching

Here is a video of a monkey completing some stretches with calming music in the background. Have your child play follow the leader with the monkey while completing the same slow body movements while trying to mimic his breathing.

Cosmic Kids! Yoga & Mindfulness

Cosmic Kids! has a variety of yoga YouTube videos for kids 3+. See an introduction video of the the channel above and links to some of our favorite videos below:

Yoga for Kids l Yoga with Adriene

Here is a great option for students that are older & want to try yoga without any animation or stories.

Other Resources/ Activities:

Flow- GoNoodle is a great channel for many different mindful physical movements. Click below:

Other Resources/ Tools

Apps

Below are apps that utilize mindfulness techniques for kids:

** Stop, Breath & Think

** Smiling Mind

** Mindful Family

** Sleep Meditations for Kids

Headspace

Calm

**Free

7 Mindsets

We greatly appreciate you taking the time to review our elementary school page. We hope that you were able to find several resources to support your child's emotional health at home. However, if there are any other resources you feel that you would benefit from having, but were not found on this page, please contact us and we will do our best to update the page as needed.

Thank you,

Ms. Lloyd & Dr. McKee

Ms. Heather Lloyd

6-12 Counselor

Phone: 810-412-8705

lloydh@dansville.org

Dr. Eileen McKee

Psychologist

Phone: 989-372-0574

mckeee@dansville.org