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On this page, you will find resources complied to help promote Social Emotional Learning at home. There are various crafts, worksheets, games and even movie ideas to help not only pass the time but help teach important lessons! During this trying time, it is important to know the community is here to support everyone. The resource links provided are aimed to help our families in various areas they made need.
Social Emotional Activities
Social Emotional Activities
Self-Care
- Self-care is an extremely important concept to take on when confusion and conflict arise. The following self care ideas can be made using household items and are excellent projects to do with the family!
- Self Care Plan
- Creating a self care plan can help organize your thoughts as well as ways to clearly see ways to help take care of yourself.
- Mindmap
- A mindmap is creative and virtual tool to help you spark creativity, define goals, and renew a sense of purpose
- Aromatherapy Stress Balls
- Calming Jars
- Self Care Plan
Coping Skills
- There are many resources and tips of coping skills that can be used. During times of uncertainty, anxiety and stress may be more present than ever. Using coping skills can help calm and settle nerves to be able to manage what is going on around them.
- Various coping skills activities
- “Brain Dump”
- A “brain dump” is an organizational tool to help organize thoughts and help make a to-do list to stay productive!
- Parent focused coping skills for their children
Growth Mindset
- Growth mindset is the practice to take negative thoughts or ideas and change the way you think to think in more positive and helpful ways. Growth mindset can help individuals tackle challenging moments and make positive decisions and outcomes.
Mindfulness
- Mindfulness is an important therapeutic technique that help brings breathing and calming skills together to help settle and calm an individual
Board Games and Activities to use for Social Emotional Learning
- Using games and coloring sheets that can be printed at home can help connect families by using social-emotional focused activities to help pass the time!
- Jenga Questions
- Get to know you UNO
- Calming coloring sheets found on Pinterest
Social Skills Streaming Videos and Websites
- www.modelmekids.com
- www.tdsocialskills.com
- My Everyday Speech
Resources
Resources
Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019: Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/talking-with-children.html
If you have fallen upon hard times and could use some additional resources and support, please email me at f.ahearn@wi.k12.ny.us
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