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Social and Emotional Learning
Social and Emotional Learning
Have you heard your student talk about their Seahurst "Classroom Charter"? Do they sometimes talk about their feelings and use colors to describe where they are at on the "Mood Meter?"
Have you heard your student talk about their Seahurst "Classroom Charter"? Do they sometimes talk about their feelings and use colors to describe where they are at on the "Mood Meter?"
These ideas are part of a program called RULER that support students and teachers in creating healthy and happy classroom environments where students thrive. Below are three short videos that introduce some of these concepts and how they can be applied at home. Check it out!
These ideas are part of a program called RULER that support students and teachers in creating healthy and happy classroom environments where students thrive. Below are three short videos that introduce some of these concepts and how they can be applied at home. Check it out!
Creating a Family Charter
Creating a Family Charter
How do we want to feel as a family?
What kind of behaviors do we need in order to feel that way?
What will we do when a conflict comes up?
Understanding the Mood Meter
Understanding the Mood Meter
Using the mood meter to communicate with your family.
A mom describes how she uses a Meta-moment to be her "Best Self"!
A mom describes how she uses a Meta-moment to be her "Best Self"!
Our role-modeling is powerful, check this out!
How do we help our children learn skills like compassion, self-control, honesty or gratitude? Scientists have studied this, watch these fun, short animations to see what they've learned!
How do we help our children learn skills like compassion, self-control, honesty or gratitude? Scientists have studied this, watch these fun, short animations to see what they've learned!
How to help your kids feel loved.
How to help your kids feel loved.
Help your child's compassion grow.
Help your child's compassion grow.
Encouraging your kids to develop self control.
Encouraging your kids to develop self control.
How to help kids grow their gratitude.
How to help kids grow their gratitude.
Encouraging kids to be honest.
Encouraging kids to be honest.
Understading Forgiveness
Understading Forgiveness
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Home Expectations & Rules
Home Expectations & Rules
Parents, try watching this read-aloud video of the book Clark the Shark together with your student. Then, use the ideas below to talk with your child about what rules are needed at home, now that we are schooling at home.
Clark the Shark has to learn there’s a time and place for everything.
Clark the Shark has to learn there’s a time and place for everything.
What rules or expectations do you have in your class at Seahurst?
What rules or expectations do you have in your home?
Think about a time when you have been too loud or wild at home or school. What happened? How did that effect others?
What rules or expectations do you think you'll need at home to help everyone get along?
Helping your child label their own feelings and to identify feelings in others is an important skill. Consider playing the "guess and learn" game below with your child, then following up with a family game of Feelings Charades!
Helping your child label their own feelings and to identify feelings in others is an important skill. Consider playing the "guess and learn" game below with your child, then following up with a family game of Feelings Charades!
Now that you know how to read someone else’s body language. Write down a list of 10 emotions and play Emotions Charades with your family at dinner.
Now that you know how to read someone else’s body language. Write down a list of 10 emotions and play Emotions Charades with your family at dinner.
How to play: Take turns acting out different feelings with your family members trying to guess the feeling. This can sometimes be tricky because there are many different emotions! Once they have guessed correctly, everyone name one time they felt that way.
Explore these free resources for finding calming and relaxation.
Explore these free resources for finding calming and relaxation.
Click here for a link to some great free resources from the Calm App Blog.
Parenting Podcast: Quiet
Yucky Bug
Yucky Bug
A video story for parents to share with their young children to understand Coronavirus and how to prevent the spread.
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