Resources

All the things!!

• Boys Town Free Resources and Webinars

• FREE Ross Greene Trainings and Webinars (Collaborative Problem Solving)

ADHD

• Dopamine Menu for ADHD Brains

• Teaching and Managing Students with ADHD

• Article - Using a Dopamine Menu to Stimulate your ADHD Brain

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

• 10 AI Time-saving Hacks for Teachers

• 10 Ways Students Can Use AI for Deeper Learning - AMLE Article

• Free Course: AI Foundations for Educators (Common Sense Media)

• LUDIA - your AI-powered UDL partner

Arts Integration

• 40 Ways to Sneak in More Classroom Creativity 

• 43 Collaborative Arts Projects

• 52 Artworks Your Child Should Know

• Art Appreciation Worksheet Bundle

• Artful Thinking

• Collaborative Art Projects

• FREE Self-paced Online Course (as of 1/17/25) - Teaching Critical Thinking through the Teaching of Art

• National Gallery of Arts Video Playlist- Teaching Critical Thinking Through Art

• Thinking Palette from Artful Thinking

• The Ultimate Collections of Artwork to Show Your Students

Arts and Play

• Board Games

• Therapeutic and Vision Board Worksheet / PDF Copy

Assessment

• 28 Ways to Quickly Check for Understanding

Attendance

• Attendance Problem-Solving Blueprint - Character Strong

• Attendance Questions that Students Will Love

• Webinars to support attendance success

Autism

• Health Resources - Autism Society Webpage

• Social Narrative PDF - Dealing with Anxiety and Depression

• Visual Schedules

Back to School - For Teachers

• 35 Name Games to play with your class

•  25 Elementary Icebreakers to Start the Year off Right

• 60 Must-Teach Procedures and Routines

• First Day Rituals

Behavior Supports

• 3Cs - Connection, Consistency, Compassion

• Behavior Reflection Sheets

• Behavior Strategies that Work Before the Behavior (Noodle Nook)

• First / Then Visual Board

• Forced Choice Reinforcement Menu (Be Good People)

• Functions of Behavior

• Proximity & Redirection - Character Strong

• Student Reinforcement Checklist (Be Good People)

• Top 10 De-escalation Techniques for Teachers (CPI Institute)

Books for Families and Teachers (Resources)

• 35 School Counseling Books That Will Help and Inspire You

Books for Children that Teach SEL

• PLEASE SHARE - submit books for our CRABS Reading List

• 35 Aesop's Fables - PDFs

• Best Short Stories for Kids

• Book Lists by Months

• Books for Children who Worry 

• Book Lists by Topics

• Moving Away - Books about this topic

• PDF Book Lists by Topics

• SEL Questions to ask with any book

• Change the World Picture Books

• Growth Mindset Read Alouds

• Kindness Picture Books

• Social Skills Picture Books

Books - Holiday

• Multicultural books for the winter holidays 

Brain Breaks

• Brain Break Cards

Building Relationships

• The Student Becomes the Master (Character Strong)

Bullying Prevention

• Replays - Bullying Prevention Summit (Character Strong)

• Three Tiered Approach to Bully Prevention

Calm Corner / Peace Spaces / Break Spots

• Starting a Calm Corner Checklist

Character Education

• Sign up for free Monday videos to support character development

• Emergency Character Strong Sub Plans for PreK - 8

Check-ins

• Temperature Checks - elementary / secondary

• Thought Bubble Check In 

Confidence

• 5 Easy Ways to Encourage Positive Self-Talk in Students

• 10 Positive Affirmations for Kids

Coping Skills

• Coping Skills Every Kid and Teen Should Know

• Teens - Choose a New Mood Strategy - PDF Copy

Counseling Strategies

• PD in a Pinch Videos - Counselor Keri

CRABS Virtues

• Bathroom Expectation Matrix Sort

Differentiation Strategies

• FAQ: The Playlist Model 

Digital Resources & Responsiblity

• Google Tools to Support All Learners

• SMCPS Complication of Databases, eBooks and More

• Replay Webinar - Teaching Civil Discourse and Critical Thinking (Common Sense Education)

Discipline

• CPCS Response Flowchart 

• Follow Through (Positive Discipline)

• Follow Through in the Classroom 

• Use Enforceable Statements - Love and Logic

Divorce

• Helping your child cope with divorce - Empowered Connections

ELA 

• Free Story Maps and how to use them

Emotional Regulation & Resilience

• 15 Activities to Build Emotional Resilience

• Cheat Sheet - How to stay calm and co-regulate when children are melting down / PDF Copy

• Co-Regulation: The Power of Sharing Our Calm with Kids and Teens

• Social Narratives

End of Year - Teachers

• 50 Fun End-of-the-Year Activities

• Do these Eight Things at the End of the Year

• End of the School Year Prep for Next Year

• 14 Online Free (or almost!) Summer Courses for Teachers

Engagement

• CPCS Monthly UDL Strategies

Equity and Inclusion

• 52 LGBTQIA Children's Books

• Free Resources for Black History Month and Beyond

• September - Hispanic Heritage Month Resources

• SMCPS Equity for All Website with Resources

Executive Functioning

• 8 Ways to Bolster Executive Functioning in Teens and Tweens

• 50 Executive Functioning Skill Builders

• Checklist for Executive Functioning Skills

• Games to Boost Executive Functioning  Skills

• Lending Library Conscious Discipline

• Removing Barriers to Executive Functioning - Stetson

• Task Initiation - Games that boost this skill

• Tests and Quizzes - Accommodations 

• Ultimate Guide - 10 Executive Functioning Skills

Feelings

• Feelings Wheel

• We All Have Feelings (Video) - Everyday Speech

Flexible Thinking

• Picture books about flexible thinking

Function of Behavior

• Function Based Interventions

• Mistaken Goals Chart

• What's the Function Chart (Be Good People)

Grief and Loss

• Books to Help Children with Grief and Loss

• Grief and Loss Children's Book List - Google Doc

• 5 Tips to Help Parents Teach Kids about Grief and Loss

• 7 Beautiful Picture Books to Help Kids Understand Death

• Dougy Center -  Activities and Resources to Use with Children 

• Grief Resources - Children's Grief Foundation of Canada

• Helping a grieving child - an age by age guide - article

• How to tell a child that someone has died - article

• Loss Passage from Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy

• Readings and Resources from Judy's House

• When a child grieves, this is how schools can help - article

• Webinar Replay - Helping Children Grieve with Trish Watson of Hospice of St. Mary's

Goal Setting

• SMART Goals Booklet

Inquiry Based Instruction

• Genius Hour Student Check-in List

• Genius Hour Guide

• Genius Hour Pitch

• Genius Hour Project Proposal

• Great Teachers Don't Take No For An Answer

Interactive Modeling

• Playlist - Interactive Modeling Videos

• Steps of Interactive Modeling  by Responsive Classroom 

• What is Interactive Modeling by Responsive Classroom 

• What is Interactive Modeling by After the Bell Rings (Teacher Blog)

Kindness

• Kindness Ideas

• 31 Acts of Kindness

• K-5 Kindness Curriculum

• 6-8 Kindness Curriculum

• Staff Kindness Dares

• To the person who..... writing prompts

• Admin Kindness Dares

Middle Schoolers

• 8 New Characteristics of Middle School Students

• Middle School Walk and Talk Podcast

• Partnerships Make Middle School the Best It Can Be - AMLE Article

Mindfulness / SEL in the Classroom

• 54 Educational Brain Breaks

• FREE Teaching Mindfulness in Schools Guide (Breathe 4 Change)

• Integrating SEL Throughout the Day

• Mandalas

• Mindful Breathing Activities for Kids and Teens

• Using Transition Times for Check-ins

Morning Meetings / Advisory

• 15 SEL Activities to Strengthen Your Classroom Community

• Community Circle Intentions

• What is Morning Meeting by Responsive Classroom

• Alphabetical Listing of Greetings and Activities

• Greetings for Morning Meetings

• Sample Group Activities

• 11 Morning Meetings Games Kids Will Love

• Sample Greetings

• 10 Student Check-ins

• Strategy: The Temperature Check

Movement

• 21 Awesome Ways to Get Your Students Moving

• 25+ Brain Breaks for the Classroom

Natural Consequences

• Positive Discipline: Natural Consequences Tool Card

Nature

• 25 Fun and Easy Nature Crafts

Nervous System

• Body Sensations Word Chart

Neurodiversity

• The ABCs of Neurodiversity

• Sensory Friendly Space Checklist

Organization

• Calm virtual timers - Counselor Keri playlist 

• Get Ready, Do, Done!  Strategy

Perseverence

• Small Steps 

Planning Instruction

• Bloom's Taxonomy Question Guide

Podcasts for Teachers

• 11 Podcasts You Need to Listen to Right Away

• 13 Educator Approved Podcasts

• Middle School Walk and Talk Podcast

• PBL Simplified Podcast

• Science of Reading: The Podcast

• TeacherToolkit

• The 17 Best Education Podcasts for Teachers

• The Balance by Dr. Catlin Tucker - Blended Learning; Writing; Planning

• The Burned-in Teacher Podcast

• The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

• The House of #EdTech Podcast - 

Posters, Graphics, Etc.

• Daring Classrooms Posters and Quote Cards

Problem-Solving

• Conflict Resolution Choice Boards

• Poster - Problem Sizes and Matching Reactions

• Student Worksheet - Personal Problem Solving

Project Based Learning

• Blog Post - What is PBL? 

• Download - What is PBL? 

• How to Authentically Use PBL Products

• PBL Simplified Podcast

• Video - What is Project Based Learning? 

Reflection Forms

• Choices / Think Sheet Bundle

• Intermediate Reflection Form

• Primary Picture Reflection Form 

• Writing / Flow Chart Reflection Form

Responsibility

• Oooops! Routine

• Teaching Responsibility to Students - Responsive Counselor

Safe Space / Peace Corner

• How to set up a Peace Corner and how to teach kids how to use it

• Peace Corner: Creating Safe Space for Reflection 

School Counseling

• Group Counseling Ice Breakers

• How to Run Small Groups - Bright Futures Counseling

School Refusal

• School Refusal and Anxiety - SMCPS School Psychologist Newsletter

Self-Awareness

• Using a Body Check Activity

Self-Discipline

• Accepting No - Boys Town Lesson

• Changing Habits based upon Tendency

• Four Tendencies for Parents, Teachers and Coaches

• How to Help Children Form Good Habits 

• Teaching Kids Self-Control

Sewing Patterns / Ideas

• Cat Bandanas

• Crayon Roll Pattern

• Crinkle Cat Toy Pattern

Social Problem Solving

• MS/HS Social Problem Solving Scenarios

Teacher Inspiration & Wellbeing

• Teachers: Our Most Daring Leaders by Brene Brown

• Teacher Wellbeing with the Four Tendencies

Team-building and Games

• Best Team-Building Games

• Minute-to-Win-It Games

Technology

• 25 Jamboard Templates (including some for class meetings)

• Connection between social media and teen girls - Blog post by Empowered Connections

• Fun Podcasts for Curious Kids

• Screen Use and Impact on Children's Development - article

• Technology and Your Child's Brain - article

Token Boards

• How to Start a Token Board

• How to Fade a Token Board

Total Participation Techniques

• Back to Back/ Face to Face / Side to Side (Character Strong)

Trauma

• What is Trauma-Informed Teaching? 

Work Refusal

• Choose to Refuse Student Slip

Writing Resources

• 12 Writing to Learn Activities - article

• 40 Best Mentor Texts for Narrative Writing

• Learning to Write, Writing to Learn - article

• Low-stakes Writing - Edutopia Video

• Probable Passages (Full Sheet) - Templates

• Probable Passages (NB Sheet) - Templates

• SWBS & SHAS Summary Organizers

• They Say, I Say Full Sheet Template

• They Say, I Say Notebook Template

• Writing Strategies to Engage All Writers - Article by Kelly Gallagher

Virtual Field Trips

• 40 Amazing Educational Virtual Field Trips

• 18 Virtual Zoo Field Trips

• Wonders of the World - Virtual Tours