Social-Emotional

Mindfulness with Mr. LaPietra

In Grace's Grade 5 classroom, Mindfulness is cultivated and practiced all year by Mr. LaPietra with his students. Mr. LaPietra has recorded some of his mindfulness lessons to continue this practice with his class during distance learning and has now shared them with all of you. These videos are made for kids but are great for adults too.

Friendzy.co provides teachers and families with an array of free social-emotional resources, including games, doodling activities, and more.

You know that great feeling when you get a letter or card in the mail? Friendzy has great snail mail templates so you can share that feeling with your friends and family. Click here to get started.

Click here for more information on this interactive scavenger hunt. It's designed to engage your five senses and help you stay in touch with friends and family from afar.


Sesame Street in Communities

Sesame Street has put together a vast collection of resources for families, including a library of videos.

Monster Meditation

Join Cookie Monster and Mr. Andy from Headspace for a game some Monster Meditation using all of your senses.

Belly Breathing

Common, Colbie Caillat, and Elmo teamed up to sing a song about belly breathing to help you calm your inner monster.

Feelings Dance Party

Abby is having a dance party! she is getting in touch with her feelings and dancing them out- you can too!

The Power of Yet

Janelle Monae and your favorite Sesame Street friends are here with a song to help you work hard and stay focused even when things get tough.

The Mind Yeti


Practice some breathing to help you feel calm and get focused.

Meet the Mind Yeti and learn how to get into your 'Yeti body.'

Hello Feelings! The Mind Yeti has some tips for noticing how you are feeling.

Class Dojo's Growth Mindset Series

Did you know your brain was like a muscle? Follow along with Mojo to see how he learns to exercise his brain, even when he feels like giving up.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5