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The SPOT Program
The SPOT Program was originally developed by our team to take advantage of The SPOT series created by Diane Alber. The SPOT series explores different emotions and feelings that happen and give the students an easy and engaging way of learning more about them.
Since our original discovery of the books, Diane has published numerous additional books as well as two different sets of books looking at positive actions and life skills.
The original series includes: A Little SPOT of... Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love & Scribble Spot
The take action series includes: A Little SPOT of... Kindness, Responsibility, Patience, Respect, Honesty, Organization, Diversity, & Safety
The life skills series includes: A Little SPOT of... Courage, Perseverance, Teamwork, Talent, Thankful, Optimism, Creativity, & Giving
New releases for Spring 2021: A Little SPOT of Flexible Thinking & A Little SPOT of Empathy
The program includes the following lessons:
Part One:
Emotion Vocabulary building, check-in and mixed emotions. Book: A Little Scribble Spot
Facial Expressions and Body Language: A Little Spot of Feelings: Emotion Detective
Connection between Feelings and Emotions, How Am I Feeling, Big Emotion Coaching
Part Two:
Peaceful Spot (Book: A Little Peaceful Spot)
A Spot of Anger (Book: A Little Spot of Anger)
A Spot of Anxiety (Books: A Little Spot of Worry, A Little Spot of Anxiety)
A Spot of Sadness, Empathy (Books: A Little Spot of Sadness, I'm not just a Scribble)
Big Emotion Regulation
A Spot of Confidence, Relationship Skills, Classroom Community, Belonging (Books: Invisible Scribble, Sticks)
A Spot of Happiness, Teamwork (Books: A Little Spot of Happiness, Scribble Stones)
A Spot of Love (Books: A Little Spot of Love, Kindness Snippet Jar)
This SPOT Program guide was created adhering to Common Core standards and CASEL: Effective Social-Emotional Learning Programs. It was developed to be a fun and creative resource to teach FEELINGS & EMOTIONS to elementary school students. The activities and lessons are created for 5-8 year olds, but can easily be adapted for younger or older students.
MHCB Program Manager Notes:
The SPOT Program is a medium cost program. Basic materials cost $200USD, but there are many additional items and materials that can be purchased.
The SPOT Program is an American resource.
The SPOT Program is research-informed.
PM Note: Buying the SPOT books on Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader is more cost-effective than buying the physical copies of the books. Coaches can display these books (through Kindle Cloud Reader) onto a projector for the whole class to see and read.