The Backpack Connection Series
to help young children develop social emotional skills and reduce challenging behavior
to help young children develop social emotional skills and reduce challenging behavior
The Backpack Connection Series was created by TACSEI to provide a way for teachers and parents/caregivers to work together to help young children develop social emotional skills and reduce challenging behavior. Teachers may choose to send a handout home in each child’s backpack when a new strategy or skill is introduced to the class. Each Backpack Connection handout provides information that helps parents stay informed about what their child is learning at school and specific ideas on how to use the strategy or skill at home. This series was developed in collaboration with Pyramid Plus: The Colorado Center for Social Emotional Competence and Inclusion and Bal Swan Children's Center in Broomfield, Colorado.
The Backpack Connection Series includes handouts in four categories:
• Addressing Behavior
• Emotions
• Routines and Schedules
• Social Skills
The handouts can be found at:
http://challengingbehavior.fmhi.usf.edu/do/resources/backpack.html#emotions