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If you would like school meals delivered to your home please reach out to me.
If you would like school meals delivered to your home please reach out to me.
STUDENTS: I miss seeing and hearing from you! If you would like to check in with me, here's a way to do that. I will let your parents know I heard from you and we can set up a time to check-in.
FAMILIES: please reference the letter that went home to families about accessing the counselors at HES and Bromfield. We are an available resource!
Being at home while practicing social distancing can be stressful. Use this family emotional safety plan to come up with a plan for how each family member can respond when feeling anxious, angry, sad, etc. This will help prepare all family members to utilize emotional intelligence during conflicts and crises, both big and small.
See the Resources subpages for different activities kids can do at home and optional Social Emotional Learning lessons for students.
See the Resources subpages for different activities kids can do at home and optional Social Emotional Learning lessons for students.
Anxiety and Mindfulness for Students:
Book ideas to read and discuss with your child:
"Worries Go Away!" by Kes Grey
"The Invisible String" by Patrice Karst
"The Berenstein Bears Get Ready for School" by Mike Berenstein
"Wemberly Worried" by Kevin Henkes
"The Worry Glasses" by Donalisa Helsey
"When My Worries Get Too Big" by Kari Dunn Buron
Free Mindfulness Apps:
Relax Melodies - choose what sounds to listen to
Stop, Breathe, & Think Kids - multiple activities to choose from
Breathing Bubbles - blow bubbles to find calm. Use a ratings system to see how blowing bubbles was impactful
Breathe, Think, Do Sesame - helps to problem solve using breathing, thinking of a plan, action and practice
InnerKids.org - songs, videos and scripts
Feeling Mindful Lite
Calm
Headspace
Super Stretch - yoga for children
Mind Yeti (in English and Spanish)
Emotion Regulation for Students:
Books to read and discuss with your child:
"My Mouth is a Volcano" by Julia Cook
"When Sophie Gets Angry-- Really, Really Angry..." by Molly Bang
"The Way I Feel" by Janan Cain
"I Just Don't Like the Sound of No" by Julia Cook
Just Breathe video:
DIY: Directions to make a glitter jar with your child
Sesame Street Belly Breathing Video:
Death
Books to read and discuss with your child:
"When Dinosaurs Die" by Laurie Krasny Brown
"I Miss You" by Pat Thomas
"The Invisible String" by Patrice Karst
"What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies" by Trevor Romain
"Hugs on the Wind" by Marsha Diane Arnold
"Ida, Always" by Caron Levis
**If you are looking for additional resources please feel free to reach out to me.
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