Lucetta Adams, paololx@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Karen Anderson, anders10@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Kristin Kendall, kendalkd@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Stacy Masset, massetsc@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Introduces students to five social concepts to help them think about others as they learn to be part of a group.
Introduces student to five core concepts related to social executive functioning skills used in the classroom or group work.
Teaches students about self regulation, how to adapt more effectively across situations, and take control of their own thinking and behavior. Introduces key vocabulary terms to help enhance self regulation.
This book gives educators sensitive new ways to see autistic students and instantly useful strategies for teaching and welcoming them in general education classrooms.
A tool to help professionals understand and assess social cognitive deficits. It provides in depth explanations and examples to help teach perspective taking, communication, having successful conversations, developing & maintaining relationships, and managing your physical presence.
Assessments are included.
Includes mini lessons for parents and teachers to help guide social learning. Topics include, but are not limited to: thinking about your own behavior, self-monitoring, friendships, problem solving, and being part of a group.
Reinforces social thinking and uses social thinking vocabulary. Topics included, but not limited to: being part of a group, hidden curriculum, observing others.
Ties concepts to academic standards.
"The Zones of Regulation" book outlines a curriculum framework that uses four color-coded zones to help individuals, particularly children, understand and manage their emotions by identifying their current state of alertness and energy level, providing strategies to regulate their feelings and behaviors across different situations, with the goal of promoting better self-regulation and emotional control.
Need ideas to help tweens and teens learn to manage their emotions and self-regulate? Tools to Try Cards for Tweens & Teens is a multi-sensory strategy card deck to help explore, choose, and practice 50 self-regulation tools at home, in school, or in therapeutic and community settings. The 2-sided cards are divided into 5 categories that describe strategies to focus, calm, think, move, breathe, and connect, and pair well with concepts in the popular Zones of Regulation curriculum.
Helps students learn how to regulate an monitor their own behavior. Designed to help you describe feelings, behaviors tied to escalation, and provide coping strategies for each level.
We have a page on this site dedicated to 5 point scales, for your reference.
FLIPP the Switch: Strengthen Executive Function Skills is a book written by parents and educators to help people
working with young people who have challenges with executive function (EF). The book's goal is to help readers learn
how to improve EF skills and support positive social-emotional development in children and students.
Support your students in special education by equipping them with a vocabulary for social emotional learning. This workbook will help develop an SEL tool kit for teens looking to practice social skills. Use these activities in a small group setting, as social skills curriculum in your classroom, or one on one with your child.
Written by a special education teacher, this workbook is perfect for teens on the autism spectrum!
30 weeks of ready-to-use, interactive activities for each high school & middle school grade level—designed to build the core competencies of social-emotional learning (SEL).
50 Social Emotional Learning Lessons is a comprehensive curriculum that teaches crucial skills at a pivotal time in our society. This book synthesizes the best practices of personal development, life coaching, and mindfulness into a clear set of instructions for teachers. There are ten units of instruction that span a broad spectrum of essential SEL skills and values. Each unit is a self contained set of lessons that can be taught independently or sequentially as part of a year long curriculum. Every unit meets all of the Social Emotional Learning Standards created by CASEL.ORG.
50 Social Emotional Learning Lessons, Volume 2, is a standards-based curriculum that covers new SEL terrain. These units are a blueprint to achieve all five SEL standards. Students will be able to identify and manage their inner experience, build positive social relationships, and become responsible members of their community. The SEL journey is a special adventure that will transform your classroom experience immediately and will impact your students for a lifetime.
Connecting with Students outlines dozens of positive strategies for bridging the gap between teacher and student through personal, academic, and social connections. Easily tailored to any learning environment, the activities and guidelines provide you with the tools you need in the classroom, from the "H & H" greeting to the "2 x 10" method and the "4H," "think-aloud," and "paradoxical" strategies.
It's every educators worst fear: losing control of the classroom. Regain the focus of challenging and resistant students with this practical resource on classroom management, discipline, and motivation. The dedicated authors re-examine the root causes of student misbehavior and offer a range of easy-to-implement instructions and activities along with real-world stories of these strategies in action to prevent and defuse future disruptive classroom moments.
Transform any space into a serene retreat where children can relax, reflect, and regain their inner balance. Our calm-down corner set offers a range of tools to support their emotional development, building and enhancing resilience. The calming corner kit set includes posters, sensory tools, and calming toys to provide sensory stimulation, physical release, and mental relaxation.
This body sock offers compression, body awareness, and can help sensory seekers with balance, body, and spatial awareness.
Small body sock (5)- user height 38”-45” tall
Medium- user height 46”-53” tall
Larger- user height 54”-61” tall
XL body sock (3)- user height 62”+ tall
(It is recommended to size down if a student is on the cusp of moving to a larger size.)
This chair rotates 360 degrees on a 21 inch based and can hold up to 220 lbs. It can help students who are sensory seeking vestibular input.
Twelve labeled sensory mats for tactile input
Six 12x12 sensory tiles for creating sensory paths or visual input
Double sided, 13.4 " wobble cushion can be used to support movement regulation while seated.
Handheld massager with four speed settings. Uses two AAA batteries (included.) Can be helpful for students seeking tactile and/or proprioceptive input. ***Please note that the battery compartment for this massager can be easily opened (no screw is used to secure the compartment) so this device can only be used with young children under direct adult supervision.***
This plastic scoop seat allows students to rock gently to support regulation. Students seeking vestibular input may benefit from this chair. Please note: the maximum weight limit for this chair is 60 lbs.