Embedded Files
Here you will find information about the types of tools we use in both the Counseling Office and in the Classroom to help students feel supported, calm, and ready to learn.
Slumberkins (K-2)
Slumberkins (K-2)
Slumberkins promotes early emotional learning by using evidence-based techniques to teach children social-emotional skills. Through the use of each character and their story, Slumberkins teaches children how to be resilient, kind, confident, and emotionally intelligent.
Kimochis are a kid-friendly resource for communication of students' feelings and personal experiences. In each session, students pick out the Kimochi doll that corresponds with their current feelings and discuss their choices. The large characters are used to tell stories of common experiences that we have with our feelings and how to resolve them in healthy ways.
The Zones of Regulation are a resource we use to help students understand how their feelings affect their behavior and how to change their patterns to get to a "Green Zone." The concepts of the Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green zones help the students to assess their emotions and understand what can be done to help them be ready to learn and succeed.
Listening Larry
Listening Larry
When working with students, we use Listening Larry and the concept of "whole body listening" to emphasize the correlation between their attention spans and their body language. We refer to the poster to help them ensure that all five senses are engaged while in both counseling and the classroom.
The Problem Solving Wheel is used in and out of the counseling office to help students learn how to resolve conflicts on their own in order to cultivate their senses of independence and agency. Students see the Problem Solving Wheel around the play yard, in the counseling office, and in their classrooms. The members of Tiger Team also use this tool to help their peers to resolve conflicts.
We use the Superflex stories and posters to teach students about challenges they may face in the classroom and help them conceptualize the tools they need to overcome them. The visuals help students to identify what causes them to be challenged and how they can use specific tools to independently monitor them.
We use the Superflex stories and posters to teach students about challenges they may face in the classroom and help them conceptualize the tools they need to overcome them. The visuals help students to identify what causes them to be challenged and how they can use specific tools to independently monitor them.
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